Section 6. Configure Your iPod for Your Headphones or Speakers


6. Configure Your iPod for Your Headphones or Speakers

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

4 Connect Your iPod for the First Time


SEE ALSO

40 Auto-Level Song Volumes

74 Adjust the Global Equalizer

75 Adjust Equalizer Settings for Individual Songs


The iPod comes with a wide selection of internal "graphic equalizer" presetsadjustment curves applied to the spectrum of audio output frequencies, amplifying some frequency ranges and quieting othersthat you can select to compensate for the frequency range of your speakers or headphones. Because the iPod can be used with any of a nearly infinite range of sound output devices, from tiny in-ear headphones to large powered speakers, it's necessary to be able to choose an equalizer curve that matches the capabilities of the speakers you're using. For instance, earbuds with poor bass response might need to have the high frequencies dulled and the bass boosted; whereas large, deep stereo speakers might need to have the midranges and high frequencies boosted according to their own weak areas. Certain genres of music also have equalizer curves that enhance their typical range of frequencies, so you can set an appropriate equalizer preset if you're going to be listening to a certain style of music a lot (such as Rock or Dance ). You'll want to experiment with various equalizer settings until you get sound response that you find satisfying .

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Return to this task after you've filled your iPod with music and spent some time listening to it; after you've become familiar with the iPod's operation, you can select an appropriate equalizer setting with more accuracy.


1.
Navigate to the Equalizer Settings

Navigate into the iPod's Settings menu. Highlight the EQ (Equalizer) option and press the Select button.

2.
Choose an Equalizer Preset

Use the navigation wheel to browse the list of equalizer presets. The presets are named in ways that should help you choose an appropriate one. If you listen primarily to Rock music, for example, the Rock preset might be for you; if you have a small pair of earbuds or a small set of external speakers, try the Small Speakers or Treble Reducer preset.

It can be helpful to use iTunes to examine each equalizer preset's profile visually. Click the Equalizer Settings button in the lower-right corner of the iTunes window. All the same presets are present in iTunes' Equalizer window as are available in the iPod; simply choose one from the drop-down menu to see the amplification curve described by the blue sliders.

The Off setting (at the top of the EQ menu) means that the iPod doesn't apply any special amplification curve to the music as it sends it out to the headphones or speakers.

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If you define custom equalizer presets in iTunes (see 74 Adjust the Global Equalizer ), the iPod cannot synchronize those presets; the iPod's list of presets is fixed in its firmware and cannot expand to include any customized presets you have created.

6. Configure Your iPod for Your Headphones or Speakers


3.
Select a Different Equalizer Preset for Different Output Devices

Repeat steps 1 and 2 anytime you connect a different set of speakers or headphones to your iPod.

NOTE

If you have set equalizer presets for individual songs in iTunes (see 75 Adjust Equalizer Settings for Individual Songs ), those presets do not affect how the songs are played in the iPodthe iPod uses only the equalizer preset you've selected manually.




iPod + iTunes for Windows and Mac in a Snap
iPod + iTunes for Windows and Mac in a Snap (2nd Edition)
ISBN: 0672328992
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 152
Authors: Brian Tiemann

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