ipod nano screen fade then locks

I figured out the cause of this problem, basically if you reset your ipod (menu and center), then the nano freezes and the screen image fades... has anyone had this problem? I'm also having a very very difficult time trying to get the nano back to a working state since none of the buttons work... when i plug it in to the computer, the screen shows an apple, backlight flashes on for a second then goes away, and it quickly jumps to a lightning bolt battery... unfortunately the battery is fully charged (green) from before the nano froze, and constantly plugging/unplugging the usb connector sometimes brings the nano back to normal working condition...

I was wondering, what happens on a normal nano when you reset it (menu and center) without being plugged in... does it freeze as well?

I also tried a full restore via ipod updater when i finally got it working, but the problem still exists and i hit menu+center and froze it and now i am plugging/unplugging to the computer to try to get that 1% chance it will boot up properly... any advice?

sigh... its looking like i wont ever be able to start this thing up again, i've been plugging/unplugging for an hour now and my finger is turning blue from holding the usb dock release buttons... btw, i am using usb 2.0 and leaving the nano in the 'plugged in lightning bolt empty battery' state doesn't do jack as i have left it in all last night (since battery is full anyways) and still no connection, no backlight, no startup...

hi jeffdc,
I figured out the problem, i took the ipod down to the apple store and they saw the problem and was going to replace it, then i removed the invisible shield and as soon as the front piece was removed, it started functioning normally... so the culprit was the invisible shield decal protector, i bet you a lot of people have similar problems if they installed their shield even slightly off (since it holds the clickwheel down at an angle)...