I'm having this problem too. I have two iPod shuffles - one for audiobooks and podcasts and one for music. Naturally, they are synced to different playlists and have different settings:
Shuffle 1 is named "Podcasts/Audiobooks" and is synced to:
An audiobook of my choosing under the auto-sync list>audiobooks tab in "device configuration"
A bunch of podcasts under the auto-sync>podcast subscriptions tab in "device configuration"
Shuffle 2 is named "Gym/Running" and is synced to:
A single playlist under the auto-sync>playlist tab in "device configuration"
Unfortunately, regardless of which iPod I plug in, it's sync rules become that of the last one I had plugged in, i.e. MM seems to think they are the same device and so syncs them both to just one of the above scenarios. So if I plug in the "Podcasts/Audiobooks" one, set up the sync rules above and sync it, then plug in the "Gym/Running" one it will also sync to the audiobook and podcasts rules.
Any suggestions on how to stop this happening and have MM treat them as discrete entities?
I know it seems dumb having two shuffles but I find them convenient to use (don't have to reach into your pocket and turn off a lock to pause it if you wanna talk to someone - just press pause) and I alternate the two so frequently that having just one would mean spending a LOT of time syncing it to one list then the other etc.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Matt
I'm having this problem too. I have two iPod shuffles - one for audiobooks and podcasts and one for music. Naturally, they are synced to different playlists and have different settings:
Shuffle 1 is named "Podcasts/Audiobooks" and is synced to:
An audiobook of my choosing under the auto-sync list>audiobooks tab in "device configuration"
A bunch of podcasts under the auto-sync>podcast subscriptions tab in "device configuration"
Shuffle 2 is named "Gym/Running" and is synced to:
A single playlist under the auto-sync>playlist tab in "device configuration"
Unfortunately, regardless of which iPod I plug in, it's sync rules become that of the last one I had plugged in, i.e. MM seems to think they are the same device and so syncs them both to just one of the above scenarios. So if I plug in the "Podcasts/Audiobooks" one, set up the sync rules above and sync it, then plug in the "Gym/Running" one it will also sync to the audiobook and podcasts rules.
Any suggestions on how to stop this happening and have MM treat them as discrete entities?
I know it seems dumb having two shuffles but I find them convenient to use (don't have to reach into your pocket and turn off a lock to pause it if you wanna talk to someone - just press pause) and I alternate the two so frequently that having just one would mean spending a LOT of time syncing it to one list then the other etc.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions :)
Matt