My Zen V Plus won't turn o

It turns on when i plug it into the USB cord but when i go to turn it on myself with the button it doesn't turn on!
HELP?
IS IT BROKEN?

kahuna wrote:
klifford wrote:
same thing happened to me but with the ZEN MICRO!!! How do i fix it's!?!?!?! I think i am pressing the right reset button, but nothing happens. Does this mean my battery ran out? How can i tell if my battery runs out?
To my knowlege the is no reset button on a micro - what button are you pushing?Do you get a blue glow around the edges of the player when it's plugged in?
Yeah i get the blue glow when it is plugged. The thing i was pushing was this really tiny hole to the right of the usb. O wait is that a microphone i didnt see the picture earlier. Anyways, its just that no matter how hard i push the "turn" on button to the left, it won't turn on.

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