Running an Alarm app (now removed) when I noticed my phone alternating between a blank screen & my passcode screen. Powering off and the hard shutdown did not resolve problem. Plugged in headset, phone works normal. Remove headset problem returns.

iPhone 4 - - I was trying out the Alarm 4 free app. I set the alarm for 2 minutes into the future for a test. After one minute my phone naturally went to auto-lock and into sleep mode. At approximately the time the alarm should have activated I noticed my iPhone 4 alternating between a blank screen with the apple logo to the passcode screen. The passcode screen is only visible for a short moment so I am unable to attempt to input my passcode.
I tride a normal shutdown and the "hard" shutdown. The shutdowns work OK but when the phone comes back up it returns to the blank screen with apple logo & passcode screen loop.
The interesting part - - I plugged in a headset and the phone works normal! Unplug the headset and the phone returns to the "loop".
BTW - yes I did remove the Alarm 4 application!
I also turned off the auto-lock feature. With the auto-lock off the phone loops between the blank w/apple logo screen and my home/slide-to-unlock page.
So - - - as long as I leave the headset plugged in the phone works normal. If I remove the headset my phone reverts back to the "loop".
Any ideas?

As a matter of fact I DID get my phone to work. "Google" the term "recovery mode for iphones".
You'll find lots of hits.
Here is an example -
http://www.tipb.com/2009/01/29/iphone-101-put-iphone-recovery-mode/
There are a few different explanations throughout the Google-world. Some are better explained than others.
Bottomline - it worked!!!!
Be advised the Recovery Mode is truly a last ditch effort. In essence you will completely wipe your phone of everything and "recover" it to straight-out-of-the-box. Be warned!
Good luck!

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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2526
iCloud: Locate your device on a map
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Report Stolen iPad Tips and iPad Theft Prevention
http://www.stolen-property.com/report-stolen-ipad.php
How to recover a lost or stolen iPad
http://ipadhelp.com/ipad-help/how-to-recover-a-lost-or-stolen-ipad/
How to Find a Stolen iPad
http://www.ehow.com/how_7586429_stolen-ipad.html
What NOT to do if your iPhone or iPad is lost or stolen
http://www.tomahaiku.com/what-not-to-do-if-your-iphone-or-ipad-lost-or-stolen/
Apple Product Lost or Stolen
http://sites.google.com/site/appleclubfhs/support/advice-and-articles/lost-or-st olen
Oops! iForgot My New iPad On the Plane; Now What?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303459004577362194012634000.html
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