Hi Traci, I'm not sure there is a good solution to your issue with Spoken menus on the 5th generation Nano, but here are some things you can try. I suspect the problem lies in the fact that iTunes only generates new, speakable items when it thinks that your iTunes database has updated or changed. As an experiment, try creating one or two new playlists to replace the playlists that are not currently being spoken, then sync your device and check whether the new playlists have spoken menu items. An easy way to do this might be to use the shortcut for creating a new smart playlist, Option+Command+n, and then change the first pop up button from "Artist" to "Playlist" and then change the third pop up button from "Music" to the name of one of the playlists that does not have a spoken menu. (Your smart playlist rule will be "<playlist> <is> <name of your regular playlist>". That new smart playlist in the iTunes database might be enough of a change to force iTunes to generate a speakable menu item for the entry. Alternatively, you could go in and edit an existing regular playlist name to be slightly different, then sync your nano, and check whether the playlist with the edited name now has a spoken menu. I'd only try a test of one or two playlists this way as a test. The problem may be that iTunes has changed formats of entries in the iTunes music library database file since the time the nanos with speakable menus were introduced, and although the updates should correctly read all the old formatted entries, it may make a difference in the effectiveness of recognizing database updates for entries over time.
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