The Hold Switch is Messed up

I was listening to music and went to change a song then it looked like it was frozen so i switched the hold button thinking that was it, but it fixed itself in a few minutes. Then when the iPod came back on it said the hold switch was turned to on but it wasn't. Now i cannot do anything with it!!
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Restart your ipod. Turn hold switch on and off (even though your pod says its on, it might work) then hold the menu button and the middle button at the same time for ten seconds. It doesn't need to be connected to your computer. If you don't get it, refer to the documentation that came with your iPod.
If it doesn't work, restore it. If not, then we have to go a step further.
If you're still under store warranty, find your receipt and replace it.If not send it in to Apple. If you're still under warranty with them, they'll fix it for free. If not, then I'm not sure how much it'll cost, but probably from 20-50 dollars.

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Welcome to Apple Discussions
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Connect it to your computer and Restore it in iTunes.

Support by apple via google answered my question - toggle the hold switch on and off

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You can work through the remaining five 5 R's of troubleshooting.
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