Ipod mini coming on automatically

This is going to sound really weird, but my iPod mini comes on by itself. After I turn it off, even if I put the hold button on, it will come on later and drain the battery all the way down. The next time I go to use it it will be completely dead. I don't know what to do because I am positive I turn it off and put the hold button on, but it still comes on. Has anyone had or heard of this problem, and is there any way to fix it? What should I do?
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Ok I'll try that, although I did try it earlier when I had iTunes 5.xx loaded, I think.
As to size of playlists, I have a master (900 songs) that defines what will fit onto the ipod , I then generate all the others as subsets of the master (not of the library)- hence I know they will all fit
Can you also clarify something for me: the dialogue box we are discussing is intended, I think, so that one can set the automatic synching of certain playlists between the PC & the ipod. Is that the only way one can select other playlists to go to the ipod - i.e. as static once-offs, not synchronised ?
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