Playing my iPod Classic thru my iMac

Forgive me if this sounds like a "How To Boil Water" kind of question...but how do you play an iPod Classic thru an iMac, or is that not possible?
I've got the iPod connected, but what do I do next in order to play it thru my iMac's speakers?
Thanks!

Hello Scott Ross,
In order to play the iPod through your iMac's speakers you will need to play it through iTunes. And in order to play it through iTunes, you need to have the *Manually manage music and videos* option enabled from under your iPod's Summary tab in iTunes. Otherwise, there is no other way.
Keep in mind if you currently have your iPod set to automatically sync that manually managing your iPod's contents if much different. Here is more information if you are interested.
[Managing content manually on iPhone, iPad, and iPod|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1535?viewlocale=en_US]
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