IPod Classic not working unless docked

I have a new 7th gen iPod classic which is only 2wks old. It works perfectly fine when docked & states the battery is fully charged but as soon as I disconnect it becomes no responsive & the screen slowly fades until until it is off completely. Plug it back in & it works perfectly again. I've tried all the ways of trying to reset it but nothing appears to be working. Any ideas?

Since it is new, you should make a reservation at the Genius Bar, if there is an Apple Store conveniently located.
If there is no Apple Store nearby, look on the Contact Us link, at the bottom right corner of this web page. Under Product & Technical Support - Contact Apple Support, it says "Mac, iPhone, iPod and iPad customers within 90 days of ownership are eligible for complimentary phone support — one support incident per iPod..."
For something like this, which sounds like a manufacturing defect, I think you should be speaking to an Apple tech support employee, either at the Genius Bar or on the phone.

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This is very long, consumed a lot of time for you to read/for me to write. I guess making it longer would help me to kill time as I am running a ZERO OUT format on the 2nd ipod I own. :P
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