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Hi All. I'm pretty PC and MP3-literate, but a complete Newb to iPods, so I'm hoping those particularly familiar with and an Owner of iPod Nano 4th Generation player model can offer some info.
I'm considering purchase of an iPod Nano 4th Gen 8GB or 16GB player. It'll be installed on my 3rd GL1800, a soon-to-be-ordered 2009 model.
Still "on the fence" whether I'll hook the Nano up via 12V accessory socket and use the bike's AUX input, with an iJet remote, or go for the EC Adapter harness that integrates the Nano via the CD changer input.
I'll probably opt for the latter, but in either case the Nano will likely be mounted-stored-used inside the rear trunk.
Question # 1: I note the 4th Gen. Nanos have an "Accelerometer" feature whereby it will auto-shuffle through songs merely by "shaking" the unit. Can this feature be Enabled / Disabled? If not capable of being disabled, I'm wondering if "shaking" the Nano (on rough roads, etc.) will cause UNDESIRED music-track-shuffling? Any users experiencing any such problems?
Question # 2: I think I pretty much understand the purpose & function of the iTunes svc & software, that I can use for downloading or converting songs and building libraries & playlists. Most of my music collection is presently in MP3 file format and probably at pretty high level sampling compression bitrates for better audio quality. Can the 4th Gen. Nano play my MP3 songs "as is", or is it mandatory that I firstly convert all my MP3 songs to the native iPod "AAC" file format?
Question # 3: From what I've read thus far, it appears that whenever I import music tracks from the desktop PC to the Nano unit, it will "auto-synch" the entire Library on the PC to the Nano unit - thereby completely over-writing and recreating the library already previously imported onto the Nano and NOT including any songs I may have since deleted from the PC-based library itself. That's not really too much of an issue for me, because I do have oodles of free storage space on both internal and portable hard disk drives on the PC, but it seems rather constraining.
I guess the best way to phrase the question is when I am adding additional songs to the Nano unit, is it a MUST that I use the iTunes software? The home PC has Windows Vista Home Premium as its operating system. When I plug an MP3 player into a USB port on the PC, Vista automatically recognizes it as a "removable mass media storage device" and I can manually move or copy selected files at will from the PC's hard drive into the MP3 player's folder or playlist structures, using "Windows Explorer" or "My Computer". Will the Nano let me do same?
Last Question: (and apologies for being so wordy) - if anyone knows - if the EC adapter harness is used for integration of Nano via the CD Changer circuit - does the EC harness plug directly into the Nano, or does it have to be plugged into some kind of "docking unit" that comes with the Nano?
Please don't make any reference to the Microsoft "Zune" as alternative, because if I make the leap from MP3 to anything, it will definitely be an iPod, not a Zune format player.
Appreciative Thanks In Advance to anyone who can offer any helpful info.
I'm considering purchase of an iPod Nano 4th Gen 8GB or 16GB player. It'll be installed on my 3rd GL1800, a soon-to-be-ordered 2009 model.
Still "on the fence" whether I'll hook the Nano up via 12V accessory socket and use the bike's AUX input, with an iJet remote, or go for the EC Adapter harness that integrates the Nano via the CD changer input.
I'll probably opt for the latter, but in either case the Nano will likely be mounted-stored-used inside the rear trunk.
Question # 1: I note the 4th Gen. Nanos have an "Accelerometer" feature whereby it will auto-shuffle through songs merely by "shaking" the unit. Can this feature be Enabled / Disabled? If not capable of being disabled, I'm wondering if "shaking" the Nano (on rough roads, etc.) will cause UNDESIRED music-track-shuffling? Any users experiencing any such problems?
Question # 2: I think I pretty much understand the purpose & function of the iTunes svc & software, that I can use for downloading or converting songs and building libraries & playlists. Most of my music collection is presently in MP3 file format and probably at pretty high level sampling compression bitrates for better audio quality. Can the 4th Gen. Nano play my MP3 songs "as is", or is it mandatory that I firstly convert all my MP3 songs to the native iPod "AAC" file format?
Question # 3: From what I've read thus far, it appears that whenever I import music tracks from the desktop PC to the Nano unit, it will "auto-synch" the entire Library on the PC to the Nano unit - thereby completely over-writing and recreating the library already previously imported onto the Nano and NOT including any songs I may have since deleted from the PC-based library itself. That's not really too much of an issue for me, because I do have oodles of free storage space on both internal and portable hard disk drives on the PC, but it seems rather constraining.
I guess the best way to phrase the question is when I am adding additional songs to the Nano unit, is it a MUST that I use the iTunes software? The home PC has Windows Vista Home Premium as its operating system. When I plug an MP3 player into a USB port on the PC, Vista automatically recognizes it as a "removable mass media storage device" and I can manually move or copy selected files at will from the PC's hard drive into the MP3 player's folder or playlist structures, using "Windows Explorer" or "My Computer". Will the Nano let me do same?
Last Question: (and apologies for being so wordy) - if anyone knows - if the EC adapter harness is used for integration of Nano via the CD Changer circuit - does the EC harness plug directly into the Nano, or does it have to be plugged into some kind of "docking unit" that comes with the Nano?
Please don't make any reference to the Microsoft "Zune" as alternative, because if I make the leap from MP3 to anything, it will definitely be an iPod, not a Zune format player.
Appreciative Thanks In Advance to anyone who can offer any helpful info.