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Shuffle Ipod tracks when connected to home theater?

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I just got a Samsung HT-Z520 HTS. It comes with an Ipod dock so you can play your Ipod through your surround sound speakers. When you attach the Ipod, its control wheel becomes inoperable (you control the ipod with the HTS remote and see the display on your TV--cool feature).

The problem is, I can't figure out how to shuffle my songs. I have about 4000 currently on the Ipod. It would be nice to not have to listen to them in alphabetical order. Samsung Support basically told me via email, "If you can't figure it out, the feature doesn't exist."

The HTS receiver is also a 5-disc changer, but surprisingly, there is no shuffle button on the remote. I have found that there is a "shuffle" type feature in the Repeat Playback menu. It is called "Random" and will play cd tracks in random order. However, this function is not applicable when the Ipod is connected. The only options in the Repeat menu are: Track and All.

Sorry for rambling. I just wanted to add as much detail as I could. Someone please help, if you can! Thanks alot!
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Re: Shuffle Ipod tracks when connected to home theater?

Shuffle setting on the ipod has no effect, I take it? If not, perhaps it just can't be done.
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Re: Shuffle Ipod tracks when connected to home theater?

Could you maybe just choose shuffle on the iPod before attaching it to the Samsung, then hit play?
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Re: Shuffle Ipod tracks when connected to home theater?

It doesn't matter what the settings are on the Ipod. As soon as you connect it to the dock, it gives all control to the HTS.

Even if a song is playing on the Ipod, it stops and makes you manually choose what you want to listen via the menu on the TV.
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Have you found a way to do this yet?  I just got a Samsung HT-Z520 HTS and would like to be able to shuffle songs from my iPhone.
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