2 ipods using the same itunes library

Hi
I have just given my hubbie an Ipod Nano for xmas and he already has an old one which he is now going to use just for when he is running.
He wants to use some of the music on his current library on his old Nano and also use all of the music he has on his new larger Nano.
How does he do this so he can update his old nano from time to time but make sure his new nano has all his tunes on it?
Thanks

Hello K Barnett,
There are several different ways for handling multiple iPods with one computer or iTunes library. For more help or information regarding these methods, see this Apple support document.
[How to use multiple iPods with one computer|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1495]
The way it sounds, your husband can just hook up with new Nano and set it up to sync his entire iTunes library and leave the configurations and settings for the old nano alone and continue syncing it as usual.
B-rock

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