Turn Your iPod into a Bars and Tone Generator

Any iPod that has video out can be used as a color bar generator.

Instructions for windows users can be found here.

You'll need the NTSC bars image file and the tone file (right click on the links to download them).

Create a new album in iPhoto called NTSC Bars.

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Drag the clrbars7.jpg file into it.

In iTunes create an album called Tone and drag the 1000hz.m4a file into it.

Plug your iPod into your computer and drag the Tone album from your iTunes library into your iPod.

In iTunes right click on the iPod icon and choose iPod options.

Under the Photos tab, choose 'Synchronise photos from iPhoto', "Copy selected albums only', and choose NTSC Bars. Click ok and your iPod will load the color bars image.

Unplug your iPod and scroll to the main menu. Click on Photos, then Slide Show settings. Choose 20 seconds under Time Per Slide, under Music choose the Tone album, and repeat should be on.

Now go back one to the Photos menu, click on NTSC Bars and click play.

You'll need an AV cable, then you are all set.

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