IPOD blanks on and off

Please help. Just bought 30GB iPod and thought it was charging, however it now simply flashes from a color apple icon in the middle of the screen, to a black and white one, then to a blank screen while making a quick sound like it is powering down. After trying to reset, use a different USB both computer and house outlet, and turn off computer--I've lost out on ideas. It seems to have a mind on its own. Itunes loaded just fine, or so I thought. FYI--it did show the charging icon a few times, but was stagnant--did not show a "pulsating" charging icon. Thanks.

Update--Went back to the store and got a new iPod. Reloaded all of the updates and software, then had the iTunes download all of my songs into the iPod. iTunes recognizes my iPod, but when it finishes downloading all of my songs, the iPod goes to a black apple icon and the iTunes is removed from the "source" column. Doing a reset only forces the iPod into the blank on and off mode with the apple icon. When I put the iPod into "disk mode", iTunes recognizes it again. When I attempt a reset from "disk mode" it goes back to the blank on and off. What gives? Why does it not recognize the iPod after completion of the transfer?

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