Enabling your iPod® for disk use

1. Connect your iPod® to your computer
2. Open iTunes®
3. Select your iPod® device as the source
4. Click on the 'Summary' tab 
5. Select 'Enable disk use' or 'Manually manage songs and playlists'. Either will allow you to use your iPod® as a disk drive. If you select 'Manually manage songs and playlists', iTunes® will not automatically update your iPod® with the iTunes® library. If you want iTunes® to automatically update your iPod®, select 'Enable disk use' instead.

(obtained from http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61131)

Important notes:

• iPod® impose limits of 4kb per note file and 1000 note files. You must have your iPod® configured for use as an external hard disk
• Your iPod® will cache all the timetables you have loaded when you select Transperth in the Notes menu. This will take a few minutes to load onto your iPod® the first time you select the Notes menu. Once it has cached the timetables, the timetable list will load instantly. If you add additional timetables at a later stage, it will re-cache all the timetable files
• Transperth is not responsible for the performance, content and features provided by outside third party applications.

System requirements

• iPod® with a screen and Notes capability (3rd & 4th Generation iPod®, iPod Video® (5th Generation, iPod Mini®, iPod Nano®, iPod Photo®, iPod U2®). Does not work with iPod Shuffle® as it does not have a screen
• iPod® must be enabled for disk use
• Mac OS or Windows PC that works with iPod®.

How to use your iPod® to access your timetables

Downloading your timetables in a text format

1. Browse through the list of timetables
2. Click on the corresponding 'Download' link for your iPod®, iPod Mini® or PDA/Palm Pilots and save onto your desktop
3. Repeat steps 1 & 2 for multiple timetables
4. Unzip the contents of the Zip file(s) onto your desktop.

Transferring your timetables onto your iPod®

1. Ensure your iPod® is enabled for disk use. Refer to 'Enabling your iPod®' section
2. Connect your iPod® to your PC and load iTunes
3. Click and drag the folder 'Transperth' from your desktop onto the 'Notes' section of your iPod® devices menu.

OR

1. Ensure your iPod® is enabled for disk use. Refer to 'Enabling your iPod®' section
2. Connect your iPod® to your PC
3. Open My Computer and select your iPod® removable drive and locate the 'Notes' folder
4. Click and drag the folder 'Transperth' into the 'Notes' directory
5. Eject the iPod® by selecting 'Safety Hardware Remove' in your taskbar
6. OPTIONAL: You may wish to turn off 'Enable Disk Use' after transferring your Transperth timetables onto your iPod®. 'Enabling Disk Use' causes your iPod® to pause while mounting and has to be manually dismounted by the user when synching files or recharging the iPod®.

Access your timetable through your iPod®

1. Select 'Extras' is your iPod® main menu
2. Select 'Notes'
3. Select 'Transperth'
4. Select 'Published Timetables'
5. Select your desired timetable (i.e. Armadale/Thonlie Line)
6. Select your direction (Arma - To Armadale Stn)
7. Select your starting location (i.e. Cannington Stn)
8. Your iPod® will load the departure/arrival times for Weekdays, Satudays and Sunday/Public Holiday services. Please refer to the botom of the text files for information on stopping patterns
9. Click on the 'Menu' button to return to the previous menu.