HP iPod User Manual page 40

Preventing iTunes From Opening Automatically
If you use iPod primarily as a hard disk, you may want to keep iTunes from
opening automatically when you connect iPod to your PC.
To prevent iTunes from opening automatically when you connect
iPod to your PC:
1 In iTunes, select iPod in the Source list.
2 Click the Options button and deselect "Open iTunes when attached."
Options button
Setting the Sleep Timer
You can set iPod to turn off automatically after a specific period of time.
Select Extras > Clock > Sleep Timer and select the time you want.
When you set the sleep timer, a clock icon and the number of minutes left until
iPod turns off appear in the Now Playing screen on iPod.
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