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If not, set up some playlists with the music you want to transfer before synchronizing.

If your library of music on your computer is smaller than the size of your iPod, just select Synchronize all files and click Transfer. After the initialize step completes, click the Handheld Device menu item in the Action Window (the small pane on the lower left corner of MC) and click Synchronize to see the options for sending MC playlists to the iPod. It can also be done to reset the iPod to correct problems. This normally just needs to be done once. Initialize iPod deletes any existing music files in the hidden Ipod_Control directory on the iPod and resets the iPod database files to zero so your iPod will be ready to use with MC. It's not available with the Handheld Device icon in the action window. This option is only available from the right-click iPod menu in the tree view. If the dialog does not display, right click the iPod icon under "Drives & Devices" in the tree view and select "Initialize iPod". Take that option and initialize the iPod. If this is the first time connecting the iPod, Media Center should display a dialog giving you the option to initialize the iPod. Once fully connected, the iPod should display the message "Do not disconnect" and show up as a removable drive in Windows Explorer/My Computer. It can take up to a minute to connect and detect. The iPod should be detected automatically and show up as a node in the left hand panel tree view under "Drives & Devices". If you tried to install the iPod plugin listed online you should re-install Media Center 11 before starting. The iPod plugin is included with Media Center 11. How to use an Apple iPod with JRiver Media Center The power and flexibility of Media Center comes from the work of the entire JRiver team, but we have only SteveG to thank for making the iPod integration such a smooth experience.

Experienced users, please reply with corrections and suggestions to help new users enjoy Media Center as much as we do. It's not complete, but I hope it's mostly correct. This little how-to and reference should help others get started using an iPod with JRiver Media Center instead of Apple's iTunes.