Archos 504 shuts off when I plug into tv and there is no sound, Help!!

Please open Battery cover and PRess Small Golden button just near the HDD , it will restart the Devie

im not sure about the docking station but to see movies with out the cinema plug in just add videos that are in .AVI format and u can watch them fine.

you gotta **** it

Problem fixed by going to 2nd menu group (left click the menu button) display>external display and selecting s-video (this is the cable I use)

check the connections again and in settings menu of video recording change the 'input mode' to auto.. if you still cant see the tv output on archos let me know..

does the archos come from europe and you are in the US, my point is if it is off say ebay theit will be set up for 240v and therefore is shall we say starved of power.

Corrupt data. update firmware from the archos website

bad battery bad ones will show charged but cant push out full violts pc needs ok buy new one 1st

The same thing happens to me. I've noticed that it is on the dvds and vhs recordings (ie, copy protected) that this happens. The other files (downloaded from internet, tv, etc) play fine. I think it has something to do with copy-protection that allows files to be saved to device, but not transmitted out. This allows you to save and view your commercial recordings on the Archos, but not let the program to be sent to a recording device such as a dvd recorder.

1. Connect the archos to the TV ( using the 3 leads red/yellow/white into the TV or DVD player) and the other end of the lad, a single jack into the back of the archos mini set-top box. Plug the single jack into the "RV Output". 2. Then start playing a movie on the archos. 3. Then press down on the flat silver button on the top of the archos device. Your screen should turn black/blank. This means your sending your movie to your TV. 4. Tune your TV to find the Archos movie in the same way you would tune your TV to find another pay TV set-top box ( like cable TV or Satelite). Problem solved. 
You can use the same steps to send archos music to your steroe. Just plug the audio leads (white & red) into your stereo instead of your TV.