IPod ignores iTune settings

I have programmed my smart playlists to play "least recently played song." But when I play the playlist on the iPod in the shuffle song setting, instead of heeding that instruction, it shuffles in random order, not by play frequency or recent play. Because it's using random shuffling, I can hear the same song twice within half an hour even though the playlist has 750 songs!
This also means that when I add new songs, instead of hearing them immediately, I can wait weeks before they're played.
Why bother programming a smart playlist if the iPod is going to ignore it? Is there anyway to get the iPod to honor the smart list programming?

It's been a week, but no one has come up with a solution to my issue. Woe is me. Any suggestions on what my next step should be? Any help is appreciated.

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- Have you tried another cable?
- Another USB port?
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About backups and what's saved: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4946
How to back up and restore:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
How to download apps for free again:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
Saving other data is also described here. How to back up your data and set up as a new device

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Connect the iPod to your computer and look at the storage used by the various categories as shown in the colored bargarph in iTunes.
Come back with the results.
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