I can only add music to my iPod manually

I just restored my iPod because I got myself locked out. I have a 5th gen iPod touch with the latest software, the latest version of iTunes, and I have "Manually manage music and videos" unchecked. But when I click "Sync," it goes through the process but doesn't synchronize my music. I can still manually add songs to my iPod. It's like it's stuck on manual. Can I fix this?

Have you looked on the Device/Music pane and made sure that Sync Music is ticked (checked)? Until Sync Music is turned on, then a Sync will not put music onto your iPod.

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On my second Shuffle 2gig (replaced first one because of this problem)
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