New Nano problems

First of all my ipod nano 4Gb 2G will reset itself after a certain amount of time of staying on. It is fully charged and everything.
Second thing is that everytime i plug my ipod in there is a message that says "iTunes cannot read the contents of the iPod. Go to the summary tab in iPods preferences and click Restore to restore this iPod to factory settings". I have done this already and the message still comes up.
This is very frustrating, and i have been trying to fix it for a while now. Please help.

Hello, and welcome to the Apple Discussions!
It sounds like you just bought these off the iTunes Music Store. The reason that you are not able to sync the songs is that your computer is not authorized yet. You should have created an Apple ID or had an AOL ID to purchase the songs, you will need that to authorize your computer.
First open iTunes and click on the Store Menu. Once there, click "Authorize Computer". A dialog will pop up, type in your Apple ID or AOL ID and click Authorize. iTunes will then connect to the internet and authorize your computer.
Once that is completed, sync your iPod and all else should be good.
For more information on Authorizing your computer, look here: http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/store/authorization/
Hope this helps, and Merry Christmas!
~Cory

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