There isn't any music in the new machine and there is little or even no electric power in the new machine, either. It seems that from the 4th generation of Apple, there is no charger with new machine that should be bought separately. It is better to use up the little power first and then recharge it for fully 12hours at the first three times. Sometimes it will be refilled in several hours but for new machine, it is better to recharge it longer, in the similar way of Mobile Phone. Some customers might not have charger. It also can be recharged through computer, but there are some disadvantages. For instance, It is troublesome that they should turn on the computer and also what they get is virtual power， which means that you should recharge for a very long time. Meanwhile, some customers use up all power, and then forget to recharge it in time without using it for half a month. When they want to use it, it cannot be turned on. Even if you don't use it, it also consumes a little power. It is in the similar way that you usually take out the batteries when we don't use the torchlight in our daily life. It is certain that the Apple machine cannot be opened. If so, you should recharge it with charger and activate it.



Apple is touch mode. When you listen to music or watch movies, the middle key could be Enter, "Menu" could be "Back". The circle beside is touch mode. When you listen to the music, touch the circle around after pressing the middle key to turn up or down, and then press the middle key again to speed the music with touching the circle. The keys on the left and right are for the former or the next music or photo. The bottom one is for stop, also for switching off (pressing it for 3s). The top one on the machine is for locking (HOLD). When you turn on the machine, unlock it first. When you listen to music, you also can lock it. Till now, the basic operation has been finished.

Then it is to download music. You need the software named iTunes which can be downloaded in the official webpage. You can set up it on your computer and shortcut in your desk. The latest iTunes is 7.0.2. Compared with 7.0.1, the compatibility with Windows is more perfect. From 7.0.0, click your "iPod" tag to set the function of managing by hand. In the previous versions, you should right click and there is "iPod" where you can set the "manage by hand". Mine is 7.0.1. First you should set up iTunes without which you cannot listen to music, look at photos and watch movie. If you copy them directly, it just can be used as a movable hard disk. When you turn it on, you can't find the music and listen to it.

After you set up the software, open the file on the left top of the software and it will show "Add your file into the database" or "Add folders into the database". The former one is for one single song or more, and the last one is for the all music in the whole folder. Of course you can use "import" (personal habit). This step is for import the music in your computer to iTunes, but we still haven't finished putting it into the iPod. Connect your Apple MP3, MP4 with your computer, and then an icon of iPod will appear in iTunes. (The names are different for each person.) Now click the icon, and you will find there is an abstract on the left of the iTunes page, and then click "manage by hand". Now you can drag the music to your iPod by hand, and it will recover automatically. And you also can delete the music in the iPod or iTunes by directly right click the music delete. Another method is to update automatically. That is to make the songs in your iPod and iTunes synchronous. To be synchronous is to have the same songs in the iTunes. If you have the music you like in your iPod but no in iTunes, the music will be gone once synchronized, which is the disadvantages of "Automatic Update". The process of downloading movie is the same as music. Apple can support three forms, MP4, MOV, and M4V. If other forms, the third software is needed.