IPod touch frozen and cannot unlock

My son's iPod touch is frozen the screen will go on and just display "3MIHEHHR MOBN...." which seems like it's in a different language.  He said he was fooling around in languages.  When I plug it in via computer, i was hoping to set to default settings to unlock it.  But it knows the ipod is password protected.  Is there any other way of unlocking this device so I can get this working again for him?
Thanks,
Robin

Try:                                               
- iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
- If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
- Try another cable       
- Try on another computer                            
- If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar                                     

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