Okay, when I select playlists, no lists come up. If I enter search mode all the letters are darkened. I don't think I'm actuallu interacting with the Empeg. The only thing I'm wondering about so far is: could fidsort somehow interfering with the program. I did install FIDSIFT.SH, don't know if that would be a proble or not. Don't know enough to be sure, but though I'd throw it out there as the only thing I can think of so far.