I was given a nano and need to set up name and sync under me; how do I do this, undoing the link to the person I got it from?

I am currently looking at the manual under syncing with itunes, step 2 and it does not pull up for me to automatically to be able to put my info in so I am assuming it is using prior users.

Hello Jenamin,
After reviewing your post, I have located an article that can help in this situation. It contains helpful advice concerning restoring devices:
Restoring iPod to factory settings
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1339
Additional Information
How to rename your iPod
iPod does not appear in iTunes or on the desktop, an exclamation point or sad iPod icon appears onscreen
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Thank you for contributing to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
BobbyD

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