USB 2.0 only? Is the 2nd generation iPod Shuffle only able to sync to the computer via a USB 2.0 dock?
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When I bought the shuffle I didn't notice the whole USB 2.0 thing, till I got it home, connected it to my USB port and tried to transfer a song. I kept getting errors saying that the device could not be written to. I went and bought a USB 2.0 card with 5 ports for $32, installed it and everything worked fine from then on. Other people have told me that it should work with USB 1.0, just slower...but I didn't find that to be the case.
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I don't have my shuffle yet, but the nano also says that it requires usb 2.0 and it worked fine with usb 1.1, so I imagine the shuffle also.
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Try to update your computer to USB 2.0 if you can. iPods transfer music files at 60MB per second, but can only transfer at 1.5MB per second if you don't have USB 2.0.
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I had trouble with my Shuffle on my laptop with USB 2.0, so I tried my Desktop PC with USB 1.x and could not get any recognition of the device. Just an FYI.It worked fine on another computer with USB 2.0.
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I was having some "issues" with mine, nothing serious. Just occasionally disconnecting and then reconnecting. Checked which USB I had mine in, and it was in my USB1. Changed it to a 2.0; and haven't had a problem since then. So, in my experience, it worked with USB1; but was a little "funky" from time to time.
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It does work with the 4th generation Shuffle, but the Shuffle does not fit on the docking station. I had a stereo/headphone type adapter around the house and it easily connected it and the sound quality was fine. However, because it doesn't fit on the docking station it also does not charge the Shuffle, which was a big reason that I chose this particular speaker. It also does not come with an adapter, we just happened to have one. Right now I am searching for an adapter that will make the charge feature work, but I am not even sure that exists.
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Hey what's up! The actual dock is not lightning compatible....it does however come with a aux cable so you can hook it up with that
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No. The USB connection only seems to work with iPods/iPhones, etc. And the dock connection only works with the newer-model iPod/iPhones.
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The merchandise is only compatible with the Shuffle 2nd generation. The charger may fit newer generations of the Apple Shuffle, but it will not be able to charge or sync.
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I haven't connected an iPod up to it yet. It can be fully functional with any USB drive or other MP3 player though.
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I've used mine with my creative mp3 players and my computer - haven't got an ipod so can't try that
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There is a USB connection not an Apple connection. I haven't tried hooking my IPod up to it. It does pretty much everything else.
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You can't do it directly but, you can to a usb stick...then, to your ipod using itunes
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Hi Teresa! First off to clarify this is the 16gb version but the iPod is Bluetooth compatible so I don't think you'd have an issue syncing it up with it. Thanks! Matt
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What year is this Ipod? I need something that is able to sync with an old version Mac.
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Connect it to the computer. Check more info in the iPod manual at http://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1550/en_US/iPod_shuffle_4thgen_User_Guide.pdf
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Mine never worked. I have the most recent generation of iPod shuffle as of summer 2014.
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This speaker dock used the now-dated 30-pin connector. The newest iPods (all but the shuffle) have thenew lightning connector. There is an adapter, but it would be awkward to use in a speaker dock.
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Are you starting the music playing BEFORE you put the ipod on the dock ? I have an ipod touch gen 2 that plays on the Altec im 600 with the dock adapter that came with the touch 2 , I get a messege on the touch screen saying the device won't charge on the im600 put will play... I ordered a im600usb from Amazon but the box said im600 and I returned it as wrong item. I'm waiting for Amazon to send the im600usb when they get it in stock.
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It should work with the shuffle. I have an older version of that particular IPOD and it works fine with it.
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Ahhhhh....so you were sent the wrong Altec Lansing docking station. I still haven't ordered another one from Amazon yet. I was thinking about taking my IPOD touch (2nd Gen/16 GB) in to Target or Wal-Mart to try it on their docking stations. Has anyone ever tried that??Also, GM...I went through A.L. Tech support and none of the adaptors worked either. By the way, did you get a white plastic adaptor that came with your IPOD??? I found one here and it has 16 written on it. The black ones that I sent back to Amazon all had different numbers.Thanks,Seaturtlelady