Sync iPhone with existing iTunes

I have an existing iTunes on my home computer that I used with my iPod - mostly by ripping my existing CD music. Now I have an iPhone 5 that sync'ed with a different computer. I want to sync it with the existing iTunes on my home computer. When I connect the iPhone to the computer and launch iTunes, it finds my account OK, but it doesn't show the home pages on my iPhone as I would expect. How can I sync the iPhone with that iTunes on the home computer?

Hello kckjayhawk1,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information on this, take a look at:
Using iPhone, iPad, or iPod with multiple computers
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1202
You can manage your iPhone, iPad, or iPod with multiple computers as long as you have set the device to "Manually manage music."
Best of luck,
Mario

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