Ipod nano 6th gen, wierd functionality problems

I got this ipod nano 6th gen refurbished from apple a year back. I just started using it and found that after I synced it with my itunes, i have the following problems :
1. The screen display is opposite than my previous ipod (landscape vs portrait).
2. I have to manually change to next song most of the time.
3. When I change songs, it plays a song a few seconds and then skips a few before stopping on a song.
4. The song playing is not the song displayed on the screen.
Tried restoring to factory settings. Same issues. Can someone help?

Hi zenpal1,
If you are having multiple issues with your iPod nano that persist after a factory restore, you may need to have your iPod evaluated or serviced. You may find the following page helpful:
Apple - Support - Service Answer Center
http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=servicefaq&geo=United_States&product=ipod
Regards,
- Brenden

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