My ipod nano 4/5th generation goes black whenever i take it off my docking station?

i just bought new docking station for my ipod nano 4th/5th generation but when i take my ipod off the docking station it goes black. the docking station plays my music from the ipod, gets radio and does everything very well but when i take the ipod off, its like the ipod has no charge, even though when its on the docking station it says it has full battery ? please help!

Hey lissylouxxx,
Thanks for the question. That definitely sounds frustrating, we'll need to isolate the issue further to determine if there is indeed a hardware issue with the device. Does the same behavior occur after charging the iPod with the included wall/usb charger?
I highly recommend visiting the Support page for the iPod nano (4th and 5th generation), and specifically running through the troubleshooting assistant:
Apple - Support - iPod nano - 4th and 5th generation
http://www.apple.com/support/ipodnano/4th_5th_generation/
Apple - Support - iPod Troubleshooting Assistants
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/
Thanks,
Matt M.

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