FireWire message

I wonder, why might my Nano be telling me that "FireWire connections are not supported" and to "connect the USB cable provided" when, as I only own one iPod, it is already connected with the provided USB cable and happily playing songs through iTunes?
Answers on the back of a post card.

Thanks for your suggestions, but they had all occurred to me, and I know that a dock connector is used for connecting to odd devices, but why? When all I need to connect to a stereo is the 3.5mm jack? Who in their right mind uses their iPod connected to a TV? With TVs getting bigger and high definition starting to take off who is going to use the compressed data on an iPod to drive it?
We're getting into the realms of questioning Apple's decisions now and I'll get my posts dumped, again.
What I was hoping someone might know was:
Is the FireWire confusion a common issue?
And:
Was it something to do with the software, or could it be confused by a simple mechanical fault such as a bent pin or some other short that would not affect the normal operation of the iPod?
I carry my iPod around in my pocket (I assume most people do, there not being enough loonies in the world to have bought a lanyard to wear it round their neck or an elasticated band to wear it round their arm, or to synch it with their shoes, etc.....) and so the socket on the bottom fills up with fluff and other debris which may have been interfering with the connections.

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