To play music from your iPod, simply plug your iPod into your system. Your iPod appears in the left panel in Helix Banshee. Select the song you want to hear, then click the Play button.
When the iPod is selected in the left panel, information about your iPod is displayed at the bottom left, including disk usage and , , and buttons.
There are three ways to manage the music on your iPod:
Manually: Browse your iPod and drag music between your library and the iPod.
Automatically sync: Automatically copies everything in your library to the iPod.
Automatic merge: All the music on your iPod that is not in your library is downloaded to your library, and all the music that is in your library and not in your iPod is uploaded to your iPod.
Use the iPod Properties dialog box to rename your iPod, and to view vital statistics.