Error box when I try and add songs

whenever I try to add new songs to my Ipod shuffle... a box comes up saying, "Ipod cannot be read or written to" and it won't add or delete any new songs. What should I do?

Tried to restore, but it doesn't work : I get another error box from iTunes ("unknown error (1418)").
So I cannot restore my brand new Shuffle...
Thanks for the answer though. Any other idea? (I've tried to reinstall iTunes, doesn't change anything)

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