Apple iPod Classic 160GB - Black (MC297HN-A)

The vivid 2.5-inch display makes video come alive. Download video podcasts from the iTunes Store, then sync them to your iPod classic to watch anywhere, anytime.

Meet a musical Genius.
Say you’re listening to a song you really like and want to hear other tracks that go great with it. With a few clicks, the Genius feature finds the songs in your library that go great together and makes a Genius playlist for you. You can listen to the playlist right away, save it for later or even refresh it and give it another go. Count on Genius to create a mix you wouldn’t have thought of yourself.

Hold everything.
iPod classic gives you 160GB of storage capacity, good for up to 40,000 songs, 200 hours of video, 25,000 photos or any combination. And you get up to 36 hours of battery life, so you can keep on rocking for a long, long time.

Click to enjoy.
Finding exactly what you want to watch or listen to is easy. Use the Click Wheel to browse by album art with Cover Flow or navigate your songs and videos by playlist, artist, album, genre and more. You can also search for specific titles and artists. Want to mix things up? Click Shuffle Songs for a different experience every time.

Leave no tune behind.
With 160GB of space, iPod classic means you can always have your entire music and video library with you.2 Carry it from the living room to a party in the garden. Or take it on a cross-country road trip and never listen to the same song twice.

Watch videos.
The vivid 2.5-inch display makes video come alive. Download video podcasts from the iTunes Store, then sync them to your iPod classic to watch anywhere, anytime.

Play iPod games.
Blast through bricks and power up. Put your trivia skills to the test. Stack the cards in an old favourite. iPod classic comes with three games — Vortex, iQuiz, and Klondike. Designed specifically for the Click Wheel interface, they put hours of fun at your fingertips.

Share your photos.
iPod classic uses iTunes to sync the photos you have in iPhoto on a Mac. You can view photo slideshows complete with music and transitions on iPod classic, or play them on a TV using an optional Apple component or composite AV cable.

Technical Details

Brand  :  Apple
Model  :  MC293HN- A

Size and weight
Height  : 4.1 inches (103.5 mm)
Width  :  2.4 inches (61.8 mm)
Depth  :  0.41 inch (10.5 mm)
Weight  :  4.9 ounces (140 gramsƛ

Display
2.5-inch (diagonal) colour LCD with LED backlight
320-by-240-pixel resolution at 163 pixels per inch

Audio
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Audio formats supported: Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
User-configurable maximum volume limit

Capacity
160GB hard drive2
Holds up to 40,000 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format3
Holds up to 25,000 iPod-viewable photos4
Holds up to 200 hours of video5
Stores data via USB hard drive

Input and output
Dock connector
3.5-mm stereo headphone jack

Headphones
Earphones
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Impedance: 32 ohms

Battery and power6
Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Playback time
Music playback time: Up to 36 hours when fully charged
Video playback time: Up to 6 hours when fully charged

Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter (sold separately)
Fast-charge time: about 2 hours (charges up to 80% of battery capacity)
Full-charge time: about 4 hours

Video
H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats

Mac system requirements
Mac computer with USB 2.0 port
Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later
iTunes 10.7 or later7

Windows system requirements
PC with USB 2.0 port
Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later, 32-bit editions of Windows Vista or 32-bit editions of Windows 7
iTunes 10.7 or later7

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% non-condensing
Operating altitude: tested up to 3,000 metres (10,000 feet)

In the box
iPod classic
Earphones
Dock Connector to USB Cable
Quick Start guide