My apple ipod nano 8 gb, all of a sudden won't let me play my songs, when I hit the middle button to play it, it goes to the screen like it's going to play but then pops back to the list of songs. any suggestions on what happened. The Ipod is brand new, just got it for Christmas. I just charged it and already the battery bar is down one or two bars.

The ipod nanos the smallest product in the Apple iPod line. The fourth generation Nano comes in two different capacities, each capable of holding thousands of songs.

Capacities
1. The fourth generation iPod Nano comes in 8 GB and 16 GB models. The 8 GB version can hold 2,000 songs, and the 16 GB version can hold 4,000 songs.
Tips
2. Song capacity estimates are based on music encoded in Apple's proprietary format at a standard, average bitrate. The higher the bitrate, the better the quality. Songs deviating from Apple's standard (for example, CD-quality music or high bitrate MP3s) will use more disk space.
History
3. Nano's predecessor, the iPod Mini, was released on January 6, 2004, and was available with a 4 GB hard drive. The Nano was first released on September 7, 2005, and was the first iPod to use flash memory. It was first available in 2 GB and 4 GB versions. The fourth generation Nano was released on September 9, 2008.
Size
4. The fourth generation iPod Nano is 3.6" tall and 1.5" wide.
Video
5. The third generation Nano, released on September 5, 2007, was the first Nano to feature video playback. Storing videos on Nano can dramatically reduce the amount of songs it can hold.

You should not plug the ipod to pc while it is playing because it is switches from the playing mode to sync and charging mode you can not play and use the ipod while it is connected with the software without ejecting it from itunes. Do a reset by pressing and holding the center and menu buttons at the same time until the screen goes back and apple logo pops up. This should reset your ipod and fix the problem.

idk if dis will work it dus for mine wat hapens is when the ipod isnt ative for such a while it goes into safe mode so its pretty much like an automatic lock to turn it on hold down the play and the middle button until u see a dim apple on the screen this restarts ur ipod dont worry everything will still b there songs pics games movies and anything else

hold down the menu button and the center button at the same time..it should reset itself

Turn repeat off in the menu.
Setting iPod nano to Repeat Songs
You can set iPod nano to repeat a song over and over, or to repeat a sequence of
songs. iPod nano repeats songs within the list you choose to play.
To set iPod nano to repeat songs:
m Choose Settings from the iPod nano main menu.
â To repeat all songs in the list, set Repeat to All.
â To repeat one song over and over, set Repeat to One.
To turn repat off, go to Repeat off.

Start with these five simple solutions: Reset, retry, restart, reinstall, or restore
Select your model and go on.
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/

Hi ali001,

You could try resetting the iPod, I don't remember off hand which combination of buttons you have to press but there will be help for this on Apple's website...

Please rate if at all useful, thanks!

your ipod needs service.

it may have songs that are no longer in your device you might ganna try reseting your ipod! hit the menu and the middle at the same time an apple will show as soon as you see that press the middle one and the play button at the same time, connect to computer and it should work!!

hi your ipod will shut itself if no action is on you can determine the period of time that will happen good luck