iPhone 4 + iPad + iTunes sync without music?

[mole42]

I have an iPhone and an iPad. I want to sync them both with iCal and AddressBook on my MacMini. I want the movies and books on my iPad to stay there, and the iPhone to ignore those.
I don't have any music on either device, except for a ringtone which I want on the iPhone, not on the iPad.
I want the iPhone apps to stay on the iPhone, and the iPad apps to stay on the iPad.

When I sync, iTunes tries to put all the apps onto both devices, it tries to put the books onto the iPhone (and then tells me that since I don't have iBook I can't read them) and it duplicates all the addresses each time I sync.

Is there any way to get iTunes to act with any intelligence and treat each device as a separate entity that will be used for different jobs?

Any comments welcome!

Richard

 

[AdeFowler]

What you're asking for works for me; i.e. each device treated as a separate entity.

With one of the devises connected, select your desired settings (no music for example) and click Apply.

 

[guitardave62000]

Just use the tabs across the top of the itunes window with each device. There you can select what you want on each one.