For folks who have owned other iPods, setting up the 5th generation iPod nano will seem pretty familiar – though there are a couple of new twists. For those who are enjoying the iPod for the first time with this nano, take heart: it's pretty easy to set up. Just follow these steps and you'll be using your iPod nano to listen to music or take videos in no time.
To begin, take the nano out of its box and click anywhere on the clickwheel to turn it on. Use the clickwheel to select the language you want to use and click the middle button to proceed.
With that done, you need to register the nano and begin adding content to it. To start that, connect it to your computer. Make sure that your computer has iTunes installed (learn how to install iTunes on Windows and Mac) and that you've got some music or other content to add to the nano (learn how to get music online and how to rip CDs).
A message will appear on screen saying that iTunes is "optimizing your iPod for your OS" and will then restart it. The iPod nano will show up in the Devices menu at the left in iTunes and you'll be ready to begin.
