My friend gave me his ipod when he moved and he didnt restore it and its not letting me restore it on my MAC

My friend gave me his ipod when he moved and he didnt restore it and it wont let me restore it please help me?

Try and force iPod into Recovery Mode:
1. Turn off iPod
2. Connect USB cable to computer; leave the other end alone
3. Press and hold the Home button down and connect the docking end of cable to iPod
4. Continue holding the Home button until you see the "Connect To iTune" screen
5. Release the Home button
6. Open iTune
7. You should see "iTunes has detected an iPod in recovery mode"
8. Use iTune to restore iPod
Note: You need to be patient and repeat the above many times to recover your iPad

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