5thGen 80GB Classic Backlight in settings has no arrow no

80GB Classic ipod.
Suddenly there is no backlight. I need a flashlight to see what's playing and after having thousands of songs on here, it's just another apple frustrating issue with this ipod. It has been pretty much trouble free, except for a few hicups, but this time takes the cake.
I went into the main screen on the ipod and noticed there is no right arrow on the right hand side of the screen, it appears to be missing or blank,. but I can see all the other arrows on the right side of the screen. (EQ, Shuffle Volume limit, About, Repeat,etc.)
I went into SETTINGS, went to BACKLIGHT TIMER, which was set for 15 seconds. Went to BRIGHTNESS, and that's on high.
So I tried to RESET it, that did not wotk, it's really not any good info. I toggled the switch back and forth several times, then it tells me to put it on HOLD, then push the center button,then the top of the menu button at the same time until the apple logo appears.......OK, now what? I went to the next thing to do, but that was it! Once you get the apple icon, what to do next????? Not very good instructions.
I really don't want to RESTORE IT, because it will erase thousands of songs, which would be a pain to replace.
If the LCD screen is the problem that controls the backlight feature, and it went south, is this what I have to be stuck with from now on with my IPOD ? So it's basically useless without a flashlight to see what i want to listen too?
Please tell me what, if anything I should do to rectify this backlight problem? Thank you! :-(

,"Firewire connections are not supported to transfer songs. Connect the USB cable provided." And when I do this....
This is usually a good indication that there is debris lodged in your iPod's dock connector port or that some of the pins are damaged/bent/corroded. Try taking a can of compressed air to it and a small brush if you have one to try and clean it out.
B-rock

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