A tutorial generation unit (100) is introduced for explaining to a user multimedia management behavior of a multimedia item management system (130) arranged to manage multimedia items (164, 166, 168, 169) according to user preferences by means of at least one multimedia management rule (MMR). The tutorial generation unit (100) comprises a processing unit (151), arranged to select at least one selected rule (MMR1) to be explained of the at least one multimedia management rule (MMR), the at least one selected rule (MMR1) being selected depending on a predetermined relevance value (R) indicative of a relevance to the user of the at least one selected rule (MMR1); and--a rendering unit (178), arranged to generate at least one explanation theme (104) comprising at least one audiovisual information presentation signal (108, 110, 112) based on the at least one selected rule (MMR1) to be explained, and arranged to generate a tutorial (102) intended for user observation, the tutorial (102) comprising the at least one explanation theme (104). This tutorial unit may be used e.g. in portable multimedia apparatus that generate song play-lists according to the user's preferences.