ah!> ok .. I posted fast, just seen you did all this  - hope you got this figured, and it isnt an issue I may get -

Hi.. I have just seen this post... and I had the same issue, I was initially very peeved, as I love the sound/size, and feel of this little player, and loved the 'real' buttons!.. in the days of touch screens, allows blind operation!   To fix the issue .... all I had to do was connect my...