Gen 4 Nano - Backlight not coming on

I've got a Gen 4 Nano that is about 2 months old. The backlight is not coming on. I've gone into the settings and made sure that it's set to some length of time (5 sec, 10 sec, 30 sec) none of which work. I've also done the recommended reset and have updated the latest version of iPod software.
This just happened today as I turned my iPod on but hadn't used my ipod for about 2 weeks. The device is fully charged.
None of this is working. Any ideas?

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