6th Generation Classic - External Speakers

Previously, I had a 5th Generation Classic iPod (60GB) that when connected to external speakers, had an option (within the Speakers menu) to show large album cover artwork during song play. And when a song was playing, the album cover, on a black background, filled the display.
I'm now using a 6th Generation Classic (120GB) and the Speakers menu does not offer the "large album cover while playing" option. I've search throughout the various menus, and so far, have not found such a setting.
Can this be done on a 6th Generation? (Is so, where's it selected?)

This is the ipod touch forum.
Maybe you should post i the ipod classic forum.

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If you followed instructions from the apple support site: http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/classic/
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