My 2nd gen. ipod touch won't get off the 'slide to open' screen and it won't slide... Shows lock symbol at top. What do I do to fix it???

My 2nd generation ipod touch won't get off the 'slide to open' screen and won't let me slide to open. It shows the lock symbol at the top. This is my first time to have one so I'm a little lost... Is it fried or is there a trick to unlock and get it open? Yes, I'm an idiot when it comes to this stuff and I have no manuel to read and learn from. Someone please help!!!!

- First try resetting the iPod:
Reset iPod touch: Press and hold the On/Off Sleep/Wake button and the Home
button at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Then try restoring the iPod via iTunes. First from backup and if problem persists, restore to factory defaults.

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hello
i was wondering if anyone else have this problem / issue
what i notice in the 2nd gen ipod touch compare to the the 1st gen touch
is the the differences in contrast of the screen
1st gen ipod touch appears to be darker
and 2nd gen ipod touch lighter or "washed out"
the black in the 2nd gen doesnt appears to be black black, if anyone knows what im talking about
and when comparing to the magenta or blue 2nd gen also appears lighter
mind you i have set both brightness setting to FULL bright and NO Auto-brightness
i can understand that there is off course difference in LCD but the difference is quite noticeable
if anyone else have this issues please voice your concern I hope im not the only one out there.
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and is there a way to fix it?
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