How do I change sync from automatic to manual

Where do I go in itunes to remove the automatic sync process (whenever I connect my iphone) and do a manual sync? I dumped contacts from old Palm system & the contacts in Google are showing duplicates between 4 to 8 times for each contact.

Same thing happened to me. I ended up deleting all contacts again and overwriting them with the desktop version. No matter how many times I marked manual syncing, every time I reconnect the iphone it does an unwanted automatic sync. In fact it completely messed and mixed up all entries in my categories. Luckily I didn't trust syncing in the first place (been a burnt child by apple syncing) and had exported the contacts before I did the first sync. Every other simple sync utility also lets you decide to sync just one way, not so apple. I have given up on syncing altogether, this is only the tip of the iceberg of all the problems I have run into, trying to sync anything with iTunes. The upcoming cloud syncing capability may change that, hopefully for the better (but I am not holding my breath). Apple finally caught on to the fact that their customers refused to pay for a service (mobileme) that could be had for free anywhere else! My conclusion: Beneath the shiny exterior, and all the hollywood show like announcements of their CEO lies a rat infested engine. You better don't open the hood, otherwise you'll see the rats gnawing away on the electric system, bringing it down. Shame on you apple! Oh, i have been on a Mac since 1993, and seen this company go through very unwelcome changes especially lately. IMHO their developers should be feathered and tarred and driven out of town for wasting their customer's prescious time and throwing sand in our eyes!

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Here are the instructions as they are written in the IPod PDF manual:
In iTunes, select iPod nano in the source list and click the Summary tab.
2 In the Options section, select “Manually manage music and video.”
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