02_120453 ftoc.qxp 5/30/07 2:29 PM Page xi Contents at a Glance Introduction .................................................................1 Part I: Getting Started ..................................................5 Chapter 1: First Steps with Your Zune.............................................................................7 Chapter 2: Installing the Zune Software ........................................................................27 Chapter 3: Handling the Zune Interface.........................................................................51 Part II: Managing Your Zune Content ...........................65 Chapter 4: Importing the Music You Love.....................................................................67 Chapter 5: Getting Video onto Your Zune .....................................................................93 Chapter 6: Adding Pictures to Your Zune....................................................................117 Chapter 7: Buying Music in Zune Marketplace...........................................................133 Chapter 8: Ripping CDs with Zune ...............................................................................159 Chapter 9: Making Your Own Videos ...........................................................................171 Chapter 10: Podcasts ....................................................................................................193 Part III: Enjoying Your Content..................................219 Chapter 11: Using Your Zune at Home.........................................................................221 Chapter 12: Watching Video on the Zune....................................................................231 Chapter 13: Getting Music, Video, and Pictures to Your Xbox 360..........................249 Chapter 14: Hooking Your Zune Up in Your Car .........................................................265 Chapter 15: Using Your Zune on the Road ..................................................................279 Chapter 16: Tapping into the Zune Community .........................................................291 Part IV: The Part of Tens ...........................................315 Chapter 17: Ten Great Zune Accessories ....................................................................317 Chapter 18: TenCOPYRIGHTED Tips for Parents..................................................................................333 MATERIAL Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Keep Your Zune Safe...........................................................355 Index .......................................................................367 02_120453 ftoc.qxp 5/30/07 2:29 PM Page xii 02_120453 ftoc.qxp 5/30/07 2:29 PM Page xiii Table of Contents Introduction..................................................................1 About This Book...............................................................................................1 How to Use This Book .....................................................................................2 How This Book Is Organized...........................................................................2 Part I: Getting Started ............................................................................3 Part II: Managing Your Zune Content...................................................3 Part III: Enjoying Your Content .............................................................3 Part IV: The Part of Tens........................................................................3 Icons Used in This Book..................................................................................4 Where to Go from Here....................................................................................4 Part I: Getting Started...................................................5 Chapter 1: First Steps with Your Zune . .7 Entertainment on the Go.................................................................................7 Getting Your Hands on a Zune........................................................................8 The big decision: Black, white, or brown? ..........................................8 Where to buy your Zune? ......................................................................9 Opening the box .....................................................................................9 Checking the battery............................................................................11 Charging your Zune..............................................................................13 Putting Your Zune through Its Paces...........................................................16 Get out those headphones ..................................................................18 Exploring the preloaded music ..........................................................18 Checking out the videos ......................................................................20 Flipping through the photos ...............................................................23 Tuning in the radio...............................................................................24 What’s Next? ...................................................................................................25 Chapter 2: Installing the Zune Software . .27 A Zune CD Overview......................................................................................27 Walking through the Installation Process ...................................................28 Setting Up Your Zune Account .....................................................................39 Browse the Zune Marketplace......................................................................48 Take Off and Go ..............................................................................................49 02_120453 ftoc.qxp 5/30/07 2:29 PM Page xiv xiv Zune For Dummies Chapter 3: Handling the Zune Interface . .51 Surely a Zune Has More than One Button!..................................................51 Taking Care of Your Basic Settings...............................................................53 The Wireless setting.............................................................................55 The Music setting .................................................................................56 The Pictures setting .............................................................................58 The Display setting ..............................................................................58 The Sounds setting...............................................................................61 The Radio setting .................................................................................62 The Online Status setting ....................................................................62 The About setting.................................................................................63 Part II: Managing Your Zune Content............................65 Chapter 4: Importing the Music You Love . .67 Getting a Handle on Digital Music Files.......................................................67 Music formats .......................................................................................68 Music quality.........................................................................................69 Digital Rights Management (DRM).....................................................70 The Library and Synchronization ................................................................74 Scouring the universe (or at least your hard drive) for music.......74 Setting Up to Sync ................................................................................78 The good, the bad, and the ugly of automatic synchronization ....78 Manual synchronization ......................................................................80 Automatic synchronization.................................................................85 Using FM Radio...............................................................................................88 Tuning into your favorite stations .....................................................89 To seek or not to seek..........................................................................90 Setting presets ......................................................................................91 Chapter 5: Getting Video onto Your Zune . .93 Finding Videos Already on Your Machine...................................................93 Finding the Right Kinds of Files....................................................................96 What file extensions can and can’t tell you ......................................96 Codecs ...................................................................................................97 Working with encoding options, parameters, or settings...............98 Supported Video Formats .............................................................................99 What does the Zune software support? ............................................99 What does the Zune device support? ................................................99 Converting Videos for Use on the Zune ....................................................101 Letting the Zune software do it ........................................................101 Converting videos outside the Zune software................................103 02_120453 ftoc.qxp 5/30/07 2:29 PM Page xv Table of Contents xv Getting Movies and TV onto Your Zune....................................................109 Ripping a DVD onto your Zune .........................................................109