Features
Audio Playback
Video
and Photo Playback
Features
Compatibility: The Apple
iPod nano is compatible with both Macintosh and Windows operating systems with
the following minimum requirements:
- Operating System:
- Windows:
Windows Vista or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pac 2 or
later
- Macintosh: Mac OS X
v10.4.8 or later
- USB Port: USB 2.0 (a USB 1.1 port can be used, but it'll provide slower data transfer than a 2.0 port)
- Software: iTunes 7.4 or
later (software not included, must be downloaded from Apple iTunes website)
Design: The 3rd generation iPod
nano features a super-slim design (6.5 mm thin) with a durable anodized aluminum
top and polished stainless steel back. This 8GB
model is available in a silver, aqua, red, green, or black finish.
Display: The 2.0" color liquid
crystal display has a 302 x 240 pixel resolution at 204 pixels per inch and is
65 percent brighter than last year's model.
Backlighting: The display's
white LED backlight illuminates the LCD screen for a selectable amount of time
each time a button is pressed. The backlight timer can be set for 2, 5, 10, 20
or 30 seconds, always on, or off.
Auto-Synching: Each time you
connect the iPod nano to your computer, the unit's Auto-Synch feature
automatically updates it with any changes made to the iTunes program on your
computer, including any new music purchased at the iTunes Music Store.
Storage Capacity:
This iPod
nano has a built-in 8GB flash drive, capable of storing 2000 songs
(4-minute song average--recorded in AAC format at 128 kbps), 7,000 pictures (iPod nano-viewable photos transferred from iTunes),
or 8 hours of video (1.5-Mbps video). In addition, you can use the flash drive to store data files as well.
Skip Protection: The iPod nano
uses a 8GB flash memory so it will not skip, regardless of activity level.
Controls: The iPod nano's
touch-sensitive Click Wheel controls are located on the front of the unit. There are 3 Playback Mode buttons (Play/Pause,
Previous/Rewind, Next/Fast-forward) and a Menu button located under the Click
Wheel. The Select button is located in the center of the Click Wheel. The Click
Wheel and Select button allow you to navigate through menus and song lists,
highlight the desired selection, and select the item. To avoid unwanted actions
due to accidental button pressing, you can disable the iPod nano's buttons with
the top-mounted hold button.
Headphones: The iPod nano comes
with earbud-style headphones with 18mm, 32-ohm drivers using Neodymium magnets.
The headphones offer a frequency response of 20Hz to 20,000Hz.
If desired, you can use any headphones with a 3.5mm mini-plug.
Clock Functions: The iPod nano
has an internal clock with time/date settings, a calendar, an alarm clock and
sleep timer. The calendar can be advanced a day at a time or a month at a time.
The alarm clock can be set to any minute up to 24 hours in advance and you can
wake up to either a beep tone or a playlist. The sleep
timer can be set to automatically turn off the unit in 15, 30, 60, 90, or 120
minutes.
Note Reader: The iPod nano has
a built-in note reader that lets you download text-based information and read it
on the screen.
Games: In addition to enjoying
music, video, pictures, and books, you can play one of three pre-loaded games on your iPod
nano.
The games that are available include Vortex, iQuiz and Klondike.
World Clock: The iPod nano's World Clock
feature allows you to choose different clocks for cities all over the world.
Stop Watch: The iPod nano's built-in
stopwatch lets you log your times during your workout.
Dock Adapter: This unit comes
with a white plastic dock adapter which allows the iPod nano to be docked in
full-sized iPod docks.
Computer Interfaces: The iPod
nano connects to your computer's high-power USB 2.0 port for downloading and
charging the battery. You can also charge the battery by an optional FireWire
cable (also called IEEE 1394 or i.LINK),
but downloading is done only by USB.
High-Speed Transfers: Transfer
time varies depending upon how much music you want to transfer from your
computer to your iPod nano. When you connect the iPod nano using USB 2.0, data
is
transferred at up to 480 Mbps.
Multi-Language: The iPod nano supports the following
menu languages -
Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German,
Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian,
Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese,
Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, and Turkish.
Power Requirements: The iPod
nano has a built-in rechargeable, non-removable, lithium ion battery. When the
iPod nano is connected to your computer, the battery charges. When fully
charged, the battery provides approximately 24 hours of music playback time, or
5 hours playback of slide show with music. The battery charges up to 80% of
capacity in 1.5 hours and fully charges in 3 hours. A battery life indicator
appears at the top of the display.
Software Note: The iPod nano
comes with no software on CD-ROM. You must download the latest version of iTunes
music management software from the Apple website.
Audio Playback
Audio Formats: The iPod nano
supports the following audio formats: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from
iTunes Music Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and
4), Apple
Lossless, WAV, and AIFF. When you import music from a CD using iTunes, it is
converted to AAC format by default.
Note: If you are using
iTunes for Windows, you can convert non-protected WMA
files to AAC or MP3 format.
Playback Functions: You can set
the iPod nano to repeat one song over and over, or repeat all songs in the list
(album or playlist) from which the song was selected. You can also have the iPod
nano shuffle all songs on the flash drive, shuffle all songs on the playlist, or
shuffle albums (when set to shuffle albums, it
plays all the songs on an album in order, then randomly selects another album
and plays it through in order). During Shuffle play, the songs do not repeat
until all songs have been played.
On-The-Go Playlists: You can
program the iPod nano to play the songs you want in the order you want. The
songs are queued in the On-The-Go Playlist. In addition to individual songs, you
can queue entire lists of songs (albums) in the Playlist. There is no limit to
the number of selections you can put in the On-The-Go Playlist.
Cover Flow:
With the Cover Flow feature on the iPod nano, you
can flip through your music via album art to find the album you want to hear.
Cover Flow lets you use the iPod nano's Click Wheel to browse music by album
cover, then select an album to flip it over and see the track list.
Listening to Podcasts: Podcasts
are downloadable radio-style shows you get at the iTunes Music Store. Podcasts
are organized by shows, episodes within shows, and chapters within episodes. If
you stop listening to a podcast and go back to it later, the podcast begins
playing from where you left off.
Audio Books: In addition to
music, you can download audio books from the iTunes Music Store (approximately
9,000 titles) or from Audible.com, an independent website with over 18,000
titles. The iPod will keep track of where you left off when you listened last
like a virtual bookmark, and when you sync up with iTunes, the bookmark will
continually update between the iPod and iTunes. You can also set the speed at
which the audio book is played back.
Equalizer: The iPod nano's
built-in equalizer has 22 EQ presets to change the sound to suit a particular
music genre or style. The presets include: Acoustic, Bass Booster, Bass Reducer,
Classical, Dance, Deep, Electronic, Flat, Hip Hop, Jazz, Latin, Loudness,
Lounge, Piano, Pop, R&B, Rock, Small Speakers, Spoken Word, Treble Booster,
Treble Reducer, Vocal Booster, and Off.
Maximum Volume Limiter:
The iPod nano provides an easy way for you to set a
maximum volume limit to prevent the volume from exceeding a certain level. This
feature works with any headphones attached to the headphone jack and with the
iPod Radio Remote; other Apple and third-party accessories are not supported
with this feature. You can also assign a combination to prevent the setting from
being changed which is ideal for parental control
Video and Photo Playback
Video Playback: You can
purchase movies, videos and TV shows, and download video podcasts at the iTunes
Music Store, and then download them to the iPod nano. You can then view and
listen to the videos on the iPod nano.
Video Formats: The iPod nano
supports the following video formats:
- H.264 video up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 x
480, 30 frames per second
- Baseline Low-Complexity Profile
with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48 kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and
.mov file formats
- H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640
by 480 pixels, 30 frames per sec.
- Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0
with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48 kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and
.mov file formats
- MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640
by 480 pixels, 30 frames per sec.
- Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio
up to 160 Kbps, 48 kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
Viewing and Listening to Videos on
iPod: Downloaded videos appear in the Videos menus on the iPod nano. Music
Videos also appear in Music menus. When you choose a video from a Videos menu,
you see and hear the video. When you choose a music video from a Music menu, you
hear the song, but don't see the video.
Watching Videos on a TV Connected
to iPod: With the optional iPod AV Cable, you can watch videos on a TV
connected to the iPod nano. First you set the iPod nano to display videos on a
TV, then connect the iPod nano to your TV, and then play a video.
Photo Playback:
The iPod nano holds up to 7,000 photos
which you can sync from your Mac or PC via iTunes. Using the Click Wheel you can
scroll through photo thumbnails. To see a photo full screen, all you need to do
is click the center button. You can also view your photo slideshows complete
with music and transitions. Using an optional Apple component or composite AV
cable you can view your iPod nano's photos on your connected TV.
Compatible Photo Formats:
The iPod nano will download and playback
the following still photo formats - JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PSD (Mac only) and
PNG.
SlideShow: Photos can be viewed
manually (one at a time) or automatically using the slideshow feature. When
using slideshow, several settings are adjustable: Time Per Slide (2, 3, 5, 10,
or 20 seconds), Repeat (on/off), Transition (7 options), TV Out (allows you to
choose On, Off, or Ask; if you set TV Out to Ask, iPod nano gives you the option
of showing videos on TV or on iPod nano every time you play a video), and TV
Signal (NTSC or PAL). Background music can be added to the slideshow and the
slides can be displayed in random order.
