Music library Greyed out (yet ipod is set to manual)

I just got my Ipod touch today, but im having some issues with managing my music. Im fairly certain i have my ipod set to manually manage. Yet if i want to view all songs on my ipod the option is Greyed out! whats going on here?

also, i can view some songs in there respected categories. such as, 90's music, top25 most played, ect. Yet if i want to view the entire music list of my ipod from the music tab, nothing shows up and all the options are greyed out!

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