How To Connect An iPod

Important:

Not all models are compatible with Samsung TVs, for example the iPod Touch and iPhone.

If the customer’s iPod will not connect the device is simply not supported.

If a customer would like to connect their iPod to their TV and use it there are a few limitations because of the way an iPod stores it files internally on the device.

• The TV will only be able to play mp3 files off the iPod. iPod by default will change the customers music to an AAC file format if the customers music is all in the AAC format the TV will not be able to play any songs off the iPod. If only part of the customer library is in mp3 format then only those songs will be available to play.
• The TV does not have a Shuffle functions it will play the songs in alphanumeric (in sequence 1, 2, 3, … a, b, c, ...) order and in whatever sorting you choose. Example if the customer select the view of “Genre” and selects the rock genre the TV will play all the songs tagged as rock alphanumerically.
• The TV may not be able to display Picture or Videos files off the iPod.
• Because of the way that the iPod stores the information you will not be able to go to the folder view and find an artist.

Example: If I wanted to find a specific song by "The Beatles" if I went to the folder view I would see not see the "The Beatles" folder. I would need to go to the "Artist" view and search that way.

After taking these things into consideration follow the steps below to connect an iPod to the customers TV.

1. The TV can be turned on or off when connecting the iPod, but the TV will need to be powered on in order to listen to music.
2. Take the proprietary USB cable for the iPod and connect the proprietary end of the cable to the bottom of the iPod

3. Connect the USB end of the cable to the USB 1 input on the TV.



Note: If the TV is powered on while you do this the TV will display this message.

If you select Media Play the TV will launch into media play and you can skip to step 5.

4. With the TV powered on and the iPod connected you can either press the Media P. button on your remote or go the "Application" section of the Main Menu and select Media Play.

5. Your TV will load into the Media Play Menu and the customer’s iPod should display "Do Not Disconnect".

6. In Media Play use the play button on the remote and select the Music option, and then press ENTER.

7. When you enter the Music section the view will be set to Folder (to see what view mode the TV is set to have the customer look at the top center of the screen)



Because the TV is in the folder view the customer will have to search through the different folder setups on the iPod for their music.

This is not the best way for viewing the music because, as mentioned before, the folders will not have names on them but will be classified as F01, F02, F03, etc. This will make it very hard to find a particular song.

If the customer wants to do it this way though have them follow this path to find their music. iPod Control > Music > F01.

What we recommend to do is use the up arrow and select "Folder", and then use the left or right arrow and select either the Artist or Title option.

8. The TV will begin to scan the device and load into the music section all compatible files. Depending on the size of the iPod and how many compatible files are on the iPod this can take a long time (20 minutes or more). Although some files may be displayed the “Loading” option may appear in the top right of the screen every few seconds until all the music is loaded

9. The Customer can now go and find the music they want and listen to it right on their TV.