| ITunes Agent Setup Instructions |
1. Download iTunes Agent and .net framework 2.0 from Microsoft. The following are two links that you need to go to to download the two software packages. iTunes Agent:and .net framework 2.0.
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| Download .Net Framework 2.0 |
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2. After downloading please install both packages. There will be no setup for .net framework 2.0, it will just install and end. You will however have to do setup for the iTunes Agent to operate and connect to iTunes.
3. After installation of iTunes Agent go to the program list by clicking the start button. Select iTunes Agent. It will startup. Its icon will be located in the task bar which is in the lower right hand of your screen. It looks like a little MP3 player.
4. Right click the icon. Select preferences.
5. A dialog box opens up. It is where you setup iTunes Agent.
6. Under the heading devices select Generic player.
7. Next go to Device Information heading.
8. The first item in the Device Information heading will be name. It should have Generic player in it.
9. The next line says Music folder. This is the folder on the MP3 Player where your music will be located. Click on the box to the right of the line. It will take you to Browse Folders. If your MP4 is connected it should be in the list of drives. It will be a removable drive. Locate it and open it. If there is a music folder located in it select it. If there is not one create one.
10. Once you have selected the folder click ok. This will take you back to iTunes Agent preferences. Now on the line that says music folder will be the name of the folder you selected on the MP4 player previously.
11. The next line below music folder says Recognize by folder/file:. Here you want to type in exactly what is on the line right above it.
12. The last line says Associate with playlist. Select Use device name...
13. Now click save at the bottom of the screen. iTunes Agent says it is setup. Now click close.
14. Open iTunes. The MP4 should be listed on the left side under My Devices. You are connected. If it does not show up in the list you may have to restart iTunes. Also make sure you have the latest version of iTunes installed. Lastly, keep in mind that you cannot play iPod formatted songs. These songs are in AAC format. They will have to be converted to MP3 to sync and be seen on the MP4.
15. Any song purchase through iTunes or anywhere else has to be first burned to a disk then ripped back to iTunes in MP3 format before you can Sync. This procedure gets rid of the encrypted copyright that Apple and other pay for song sites now employ. If your songs that are in iTunes are directly from CD's and were ripped in MP3 format then you can sync them immediately.
16. After your songs have been converted to MP3 format you can select them then right click one or many songs at one time. Now you right click the one song or several songs and a dialog window opens. Select Add To Playlist then Generic player. All of the songs you selected will now be under generic player under My Devices. To sync the songs to the MP4 all you have to do is right click the iTunes Agent icon on the task bar and select synchronize devices. Your songs are now being synced to the MP4.
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