Cannot delete songs of iphone

i have just uploaded the new IOS5 for iPhone4 and latest iTunes. However now i cannot delete songs off the phone in iTunes and i cannot make any adjustments to details of the song (such as eqauliser presets or volume) - its greyed out. I can still do this off my master iTunes library but not songs once on iPhone through the iTunes window. Any suggestions people.

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