I only have 3 songs in that particular playlist. I think I only have around 1000 songs in the player total.

When I first powerered on the empeg after sitting 3 months it said "player settings lost" I pulled power 2 or 3 times and it kept saying "player settings lost". I then went into the Hijack menu and did a reboot player. I have not seen the "player settings lost" since but I am not able to retain settings or the time from the RTC.

Wierd huh.