Menu button on the new remote control

the menu button on the remote does exactly the same as the menu button on the ipod. same functionality.
the menu button displays the menu, or steps back a menu.
if you are in the first, main menu, pressing the menu button does nothing.

I'm not a Mac person, but could it be for FrontRow? Seeing how the remote works with both iPod and the new iMac?

(sorry if this is wrong, I don't have an iMac to support my answer)

Are you sure it does nothing... or are you just at the top menu on your iPod, as mentioned above?

I bought one and a friend of mine either. The Menu button does nothing! The remote looks completely useless if I can't use Menu to go back! Anyone have some clues what's is going on? I tried with Universal Dock + Mini, Nano and Video.

Please, help....

The Menu button does absolutely nothing! Dumb design. Expensive but worthless remote.

What you are experiencing with your remote and universal Remote dock is normal. It *****, but the Remote only Pauses, FF, ReWind, and goes to the next song/movie in the playlist, or the previous song/movie in the playlist. You cannot change playlist. You hand select the playlist you want. Then you can sit down and use the remote to play/pause/rewind/fastforward/skip to next song in playlist/revert to previous song in the playlist.
This is the normal operation for the Remote when used in conjunction with the Universal Dock. I purchased one and was appauled that I could not change playlist, as that in essence, takes away from the purpose of purchasing it. My remote came with my iMac though, so no money really wasted for me.

I have the same dock & remote and the menu button does nothing.

I wonder, how you would change a playlist, while being unable to read anything on the iPods screen, because you're sitting on the couch, too far away ... 😉

Griffins "TuneCenter" Dock is the better choice anyway... expensive though.