Argggh–it’s a Catch-22 situation: you need to connect up to fix the issue, but you can’t connect up to do so.
I doubt that this would work, but leaving the Clip connected to an AC source for a few days seems to result in a trickle charge, that sometimes gets the Clip moving again. However, this seems to be where the charge for the player has gotten below the bottom level, not for a system issue.
You might want to telephone SanDisk Customer Service and see if they have any workaround for the issue. In the U.S.: 1-866-SANDISK (726-3475). And other SanDisk contact information: http://www.sandisk.com/sandisk-support/contact-us
