Used Ipod Classic issue...

Hello all,
I was wondering if anyone could help me out here...
I purchased a used Ipod classic yesterday from a pawn shop (first time I have ever done this).
Ipod seems to be working fine when listening to headphones with the music(as undesireable as it may be) already on there.
Now, when I try to connect to my pc and try to add/delete music to it I keep getting an error that reads "Attempting to copy to the disk -69 error occurred".
There is plenty of space available (13.3GB) on the ipod, I have I tunes set to manage music manually(not syncing)
I purchased this ipod for my teenage daughter as a quick fix because her other ipod is full and she does not want to delete any music off of it because she says she listens to all of it.
i would appreciate any help I can get.
Thanks.

prov wrote:
I wasn't ever concerned about physical harm to myself, but I can assure you I did indeed FEEL the shocks. They were jarring and too substantive to continue working out under the conditions. I was also concerned about short-circuiting the iPod, but it sounds like that shouldn't be an issue, correct?
Ears are sensitive... you're really going to feel AND hear a static shock!
Electronic components are very sensitive to static charges and I can't speak to Apple's design. But, +in my opinion+, a static charge would pass through the protective shielding of the metal case back and not harm the electronics inside.
prov wrote:
Regarding "rubbing the device on your polyester shirt while exercising & listening to music" the device rested in a cubby near the control panel of the treadmill. I'm far from an expert in the realm of static electricity, but I have to assume the entire treadmill builds a charge while in motion. I just didn't expect the charge to be released into my ears!
Yes. The sliding rubber belt of the treadmill is the source of the build-up of charge in your body. The iPod is resting elsewhere putting it at a different "potential" than your body. The *difference in potential* (a.k.a. voltage) meets inside your ear between your skin and the earbud whenever the charge builds up to a level great enough to break-down the resistance of the air gap.
prov wrote:
Again, I'll play around with some variables and hopefully build this thread into something worthwhile for anyone else experiencing similar problems.
Try wearing, or better yet, holding your iPod... it should keep it at an equal potential to your body thereby eliminating the discharge through your ears.
NOTES: Voltage is also referred to as "Potential Difference"

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