Backlight doesn't work on brand new iPod

Hi, I just received an ipod today for my birthday and the backlight worked for about 10 seconds after I turned the ipod on and now it won't work anymore. Everything else seems to be working fine. I was able to load my music on and everything. Do I just need to return it or is there a way to fix it?

I just got my 30GB iPod with video on Monday and the center select button is rather stiff. It clicks like it's supposed to but in order for it to actually select something I have to press REALLY HARD. I spoke to Apple today and they said to send it back. So annoying, especially after I waited and tracked it from Shanghai, to Alaska, to Indiana, to Tennessee and then watched it sit at the local hub over the weekend before finally getting it. Now I've gotta send it back and wait for them to receive it before they ship it back. I wonder if the replacement will be coming from Shanghai again. Ugh. It was laser engraved so I'm sure that's adding to the headache. Has anyone out there needed to return an engraved iPod? Am I right in guessing that the replacement will be coming from the same place the original came from? Has anyone else had the center button problem?

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