Thanks Tony. I understood that the on/off display is current - I've tried both and no joy. Also, yes, I understand that the shuffle will begin after the current song has done. I think perhaps what I've been doing is skipping forward to the next song before the current song has finished (to check if shuffle has worked), and perhaps this is keeping the playlist in order. Maybe I should just let it finish the current song and _then_ the shuffle kicks in? Worth a go.... I haven't used the remote yet at all.