Smart Playlist Song Order Problem on iPod Nano 6th G

recently i got an iPod Nano 6th G after years of using my iPod Classic 5.5G, and so far it has been a bliss actually if it wasnt for one small thing
i have a somewhat large collection of music that i have - with a few exceptions - put in one big smart playlist with the rules provided in the pic to fit my needs
on my old iPod Classic when i sync it i find it in the ipod in the same ordered that shows on my iTunes, but with my iPod Nano that is no longer the case.... even the the same playlist in my iPod have the songs in the exact order as it is in my library on iTunes, once i unblug it the play list on iPod becomes arranged alphabetically by artist and obviousely that is my problem
so if anyone could guid me to correct it or even the cause of it i'ld be very thankful

Can someone point me to a forum somewhere where I can get help with this? I'm obviously posting to the wrong place. Thanks!

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I have an article here that can help you troubleshoot to resolve this issue:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3474
You can also walk through the steps of troubleshooting using the troubleshooting assistant, which can be found here:
Apple - Support - iPod nano (6th generation) - iTunes Troubleshooting Assistant
http://www.apple.com/support/ipodnano/6th_generation/assistant/itunes/
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