My new iPod shuffle tells me there are no songs on it

I'm new to the Apple iPod thing, but I'm sure I have it pretty well figured out. I used my iTunes to autofill my ipod last night for the first time, and when the ipod is plugged in to the dock, all the songs show up on the ipod. However, when I plug in the headphones and try to listen to them, the green and orange lights flash alternately 4 times each. According to the information card, this means there are no songs on the iPod. What gives? Did I do something wrong?
Any info would be appreciated.
Phil

Thanks for checking in, but I got it resolved like 5 seconds after I submitted the question... I turned the ipod on while it was plugged into the dock, then removed it from the dock and now it works fine. No problems with subsequent syncs either.

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