Zen micro screen prob

ok well, i got my zen for christmas (this year) and i woke up this morning to use it so i turned it on and for some reasn the backlight comes on but nothng shows up on the screen! you can here the clicker when u move around the menus but cant see anything and when i press the play button i can still listen to music. anyone have any ideas of what i can do?

Thats interesting, try the reboot mode on it here how"?How do I enter Recovery Mode on my Zen Micro?To go into Recovery Mode
Take out the battery, press and hold the ON/LOCK button in the ON position and put back the battery back.
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Wait until Recovery Mode appears on the display
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You have the following options
Clean Up - (To rearrange your stored data)
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Format All - (To format and remove all data)
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Reload Firmware - (Reloads your player's operating system - Do not choose this option unless you have downloaded a firmware update from the Creative website)
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Reboot - (Restarts your Player)
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If that doesnet work contact creative by e-mail or phone, here is there e-mail
http://us.creative.com/support/custsup/welcomeds.asp
they respond within 24 hours.
Hope this hel
ps.

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