Cannot find setting to 'manually manage' ipod

I would like to connect my shuffle to a second computer, also running iTunes. I rang Apple Customer Support who advised I needed to plug in iPod on main pc and tick the 'Manually Manage Music' box on the Summary Page of Preferences and everything would work ok. The box is not there! Enable Disk Use is along with Open iTunes when this ipod is connected. I do not need to sync the iPod with the second computer. Thanks.

I would like to connect my shuffle to a second computer, also running iTunes. I rang Apple Customer Support who advised I needed to plug in iPod on main pc and tick the 'Manually Manage Music' box on the Summary Page of Preferences and everything would work ok. The box is not there!
The iPod shuffle doesn't have that capability; it can only contain content from a single iTunes library at a time.
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