Oh no. What is the padlock symbol and why is it there?

Turned my ipod on this morning and there's a padlock symbol in the top left corner and ipod won't work. I havn't set anything and nobody else could have either. Screen is dark and dim until I connect to usb and then it lights up for a few seconds and goes dim again. What the heck is wrong with it?

Thanks, but mine doesnt have a switch when I plug in the cable.
There is hold button at the top of the Ipod Nano, and at the base is where you plug in your cable & your headset socket.
I havent moved the hold at the top, it is still in normal mode.
This happened to someone we know, apparently if the ipod gets a kncok to it, it locks the Ipod, they couldnt unlock theirs, I hoping someone can help me with mine, it is a few years old, but even still I dont want to have to folk out money for a new one.

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