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iPod with Click Wheel (20 GB, 40 GB including U2 Special Edition) - Technical Specifications

Configurations (Mac + PC)

20GB iPod

40GB iPod

Model

M9282LL/A

M9787LL/A (U2 Special Edition iPod) introduced Oct. 26, 2004

M9268LL/A

Storage

20GB(1)

40GB(1)

Battery life

Up to 12 hours(3)

Skip protection

Up to 25 minutes

Display

2-inch (diagonal) grayscale LCD with LED backlight

Ports

Dock connector, remote connector, stereo minijack

Connectivity

FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 through dock connector

Charge time

About 4 hours (2-hour fast charge to 80% capacity)

Audio support

AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 (32 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible, AIFF, Apple Lossless and WAV

Size

4.1 by 2.4 by 0.57 inches

4.1 by 2.4 by 0.69 inches

Weight

5.6 ounces

6.2 ounces

Included software

iTunes for Mac, iTunes for Windows(4)

Included accessories

Earbud headphones, AC adapter, FireWire cable, USB 2.0 cable

Earbud headphones, dock, AC adapter, FireWire cable, USB 2.0 cable

Optional accessories

Dock; armband (iPod mini only); in-ear headphones; earbud headphones and remote; carrying case; AC adapter; USB 2.0 cable; FireWire cable; world travel adapter kit

Mac requirements

Macintosh computer with FireWire port; Mac OS X v10.1.5 or later (Mac OS X 10.3 or later recommended); USB 2.0 requires Mac OS X v10.3.4

Windows requirements

PC with FireWire or USB 2.0 port, or FireWire or USB 2.0 card; Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 or Windows XP Home or Professional

Documentation and support

Electronic documentation and getting started guide.

Limited warranty and service

Your iPod comes with single incident telephone support for the first 90 days and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan for iPod to extend your service and support to two full years. Only the AppleCare Protection Plan provides you with direct telephone support from Apple technical experts and the assurance that repairs will be handled by Apple-certified technicians using genuine Apple parts. For more information, visit Apple support or call 800-823-2775.

Options & Accessories

Available from the online Apple Store or an authorized Apple reseller.

Cables and adapters

FireWire Cable M9127G/A

iPod Stereo Connection Kit M9339LL/C

Docks

iPod Dock M9602G/A

Headphones

Remote & Earbud Headphones M9128G/A

In-Ear Headphones M9394G/A

Cases

Carrying Case w/ Belt Clip M9603G/A (20GB) M9129G/A (40GB)

Services

AppleCare Protection Plan M9404LL/A

Technical Specifications

Capacity

  • 20 GB or 40 GB hard disk drive(1)

    • Holds 5,000 or 10,000 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format(2)

    • Stores data via FireWire or USB 2.0(3) hard drive

Size and weight (20GB model and U2 Special Edition model)

  • Height: 4.1 in

  • Width: 2.4 in

  • Depth: 0.57 in

  • Weight: 5.6 oz (158 g)

Size and weight (40GB model)

  • Height: 4.1 in

  • Width: 2.4 in

  • Depth: 0.69 in

  • Weight: 6.2 oz (176 g)

Display (20 GB and 40 GB model)

  • 2-inch (diagonal) liquid crystal display with blue-white LED backlight

  • 160-by-128-pixel resolution, 0.24-mm dot pitch

  • Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Audio

  • Up to 25 minutes of skip protection

  • Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz

  • Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 (32 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible, AIFF, Apple Lossless and WAV

  • Upgradable firmware enables support for future audio formats

Customizable settings (iPod)

  • Customize main menu

  • Create multiple On-The-Go playlists

  • Adjust audiobook playback speed

  • Clicker playback through headphones

  • Rate songs

  • Shuffle songs or albums

  • Repeat one or all

  • Sound Check on or off

  • 20 Equalizer settings

  • Backlight timer

  • Display contrast

  • Alarms on, off or silent

  • Sleep timer

  • Date and time

  • Display time in menu bar

  • Contacts sort and display by first or last names

  • Clicker on or off

  • Menu Languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Swedish, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.

  • Display Song, Artist and Album Info in: Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish and Ukrainian.

Customizable settings (iPod mini)

  • Customize main menu

  • Create On-The-Go playlists

  • Rate songs

  • Shuffle songs or albums

  • Repeat one or all

  • Sound Check on or off

  • 20 Equalizer settings

  • Backlight timer

  • Display contrast

  • Alarms on, off or silent

  • Sleep timer

  • Date and time

  • Display time in menu bar

  • Contacts sort and display by first or last names

  • Clicker on or off

  • Menu Languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Swedish, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.

Headphones

  • Earbud-style headphones with 18-mm drivers using Neodymium transducer magnets

  • Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz

  • Impedance: 32 ohms

Input and output

  • Dock connector

  • 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack

  • Wired remote connector

Environmental requirements

  • Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)

  • Non operating temperature: -4° to 113° F (-20° to 45° C)

  • Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing

  • Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)

Power and battery (3)

  • Built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery

  • iPod playtime: Up to 12 hours when fully charged

  • Standby time: 1 month when fully charged

  • Charging via FireWire to computer system or power adapter

    • Fast-charge time: about 2 hours for iPod (charges up to 80% of battery capacity)

    • Full-charge time: about 4 hours

  • Charging via USB 2.0 to computer system or power adapter

    • Full-charge time: about 4 hours

Power adapter

  • 6-pin FireWire connector

  • AC input: 100V to 240V at 0.4 amp maximum

  • Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz

  • DC output: 12V at 1 amp maximum

  1. 1GB = 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.

  2. Capacity based on 4 minutes per song and 128-Kbps AAC encoding.

  3. Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced. Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings. See www.apple.com/batteries for more information.

  4. iPod and iTunes are for legal or rightholder-authorized copying only. Don’t steal music.

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