How to Download a Podcast Onto the iPod Nano
- 1). Plug the larger end of the USB sync cable into the slot on the bottom of the Nano. Insert the other end into a USB port on your PC.
- 2). Wait as your computer recognizes the Nano. By default, iTunes will open automatically and begin to sync with the Nano. Click the "X" in the iTunes display to cancel the sync. If iTunes doesn't open automatically, open the program manually.
- 3). Click on your Nano's name in the "Devices" area of iTunes. Then click the "Podcasts" pane.
- 4). Check the "Sync Podcasts" check box.
- 5). Click on the podcast in the left "Podcasts" column, then select specific episodes from the "Episodes" column on the right.
- 6). Click "Apply." The selected podcasts will download to the Nano.
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