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Archos 504 video input recognition issues and troubleshooting
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What the thread found
- Video input may not be recognized if the source is black and white and the device is set to color mode rather than black and white mode.
- A custom sled with separate 75 ohm video channels may resolve intermittent video signal detection problems.
- The Archos device may lose video signal and shut down when the battery becomes weak, even if it works normally when fully charged.
- The travel adapter for some Archos models may fail to charge the device while the same adapter charges correctly when used with a sled.
Depends on
- Users reported different experiences with whether a manual setting change is necessary for black and white video sources across Archos 400 and 504 models.
- One user's charging issue may have been specific to a faulty charging port rather than a universal adapter problem.
- The solutions were tested with specific sleds and cable configurations that may not apply to all setups.