Brand New iPod Classic stuck on hold!

So I just took my new ipod out of the box a few hours ago, charged it, ejected and disconnected, put it on hold, and then plugged it back in but forgot to take it off of hold before I did that. Now it's stuck on hold, the screen won't even go dark. I can't press anything and my computer doesn't seem to recognize it when I plugged it back in. I have tried moving the hold switch back and forth - nothing helps. Any suggestions? This is my first time having an ipod ever, and it's kind of frustrating to have it not working!
Thanks!

Have you tried resetting the iPod?
This is done by moving the hold switch to on, then move it to off and press the menu button and the centre (select) button together for (up to) ten seconds. This should cause the Apple logo to appear on the screen and the iPod to reset. You may need to repeat this step. This has to be done sometimes when the iPod gets confused!
If that does not work, then try the 5Rs, see here: http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/classic/ . Hopefully you will be able to reset it - try that first before the 5Rs.
It should not be necessary to turn the hold switch off before plugging the iPod into your PC.
Regards,

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