I connect my ipod to my computer-it only charges instead of downloadinsongs

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when i connect my ipod to my computer, it only charges instead of downloading my songs
it is now fully charged and it still wont download my songs
please help me someone.
pleasE?

They are all in the same place. If you pick preferences in iTunes, you have a bunch of tabs. When the iPod is plugged in, one of the tabs will be for the iPod. You can also get there by right clicking on the iPod name over on the left side of iTunes and picking iPod options from that pop-up menu. But either way it gets you to the same place, and that's where you can check if it's in automatic or manual update mode.

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