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passionsfan79 · 10-10-2003, 04:11 PM

I have a question on how to make copies of dvd to video my dvd player and vcr is hooked to my tv. does anyone know how i can make copies? i i have the cords to them that i use for to make copies vhs to vhs. if anyone could help me out that would be great. thanks

passionsfan79 · 10-11-2003, 12:58 AM

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NotoriousViv · 10-11-2003, 10:17 AM

Hi,
I have my DVD hooked up to my vcr, and can tape no problem.
Follow this method:

You need the wires with the "4 ends" on each end of the wire. They are usually 2 white, and 2 red ends on each end (2 red/white pair). If you don't have these, go to your Radio shack.
The "4 ends" on one end are 2 stereo(red and white, and 2 video , red and white).

1) go to your DVD at the back, and hook the 4 "ends" into the "stereo out" and "video out" slots on the back of your DVD. If no "stereo outs", then just hook a pair of red and white ends into the "video out".

2) next, take the other end of that wire (which has 4 more "ends" (a pair of red/white), and hook them into the back of your vcr. Hook them into the "Line 2" slot that says video and stereo IN (not out!) one red/white pair into stereo in, one red/white pair into video in)

3) next , hook your vcr up to your Tv by connecting and normal connector from your vcr out to your tv in.

4) now to record, dvd to vhs, use your VHS remote, and get your VHS menu on the creen, and find the part where you can select "line 2 " as the recording source.

Hope that helped.
Notorious Viv

johnnyangel · 10-11-2003, 11:30 AM

It depends on the DVD, sometimes they will copy sometimes they will not.

VIV has the right idea, I have it the same way (where you run the dvd player through the VCR, if it hast he three prong hook-up,) but again some DVDs will still not copy.

passionsfan79 · 10-11-2003, 02:00 PM

I have another vcr that isnt hooked up to the tv would that work?

TVFactFan · 10-11-2003, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by johnnyangel
It depends on the DVD, sometimes they will copy sometimes they will not.

VIV has the right idea, I have it the same way (where you run the dvd player through the VCR, if it hast he three prong hook-up,) but again some DVDs will still not copy.

I want to know why when I recorded episodes off my DVD to VHS, the picture came out Black and White?

johnnyangel · 10-11-2003, 07:05 PM

Again, it depends on the dvd, and the vcr.

My vcr has the 3 front jacks (red, yellow, and white) marked as Input #2.

All I simply did was plug my dvd player in through those 3 jacks on teh front of the VCR, and turn on the VCR, set it to channel three as if I was just about to watch a tape. The DVD player 99 times out of 100 will run that way..

Some VCRs only have two jacks, red and yellow. Dvd players can still plug into them using two of the 3 input jacks, but the picture will be much darker with poorer sound quality.

How I record is just simply play the DVD like I mentioned above, only slip in a VHS tape and press record. Again, some of them record, some of them the screen goes black and wavy and it won't let you record..

10-10-2003, 04:11 PM	#1
passionsfan79 Proud to be Sara fan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 13, 2002 Location: MN Posts: 2,265	question on how making copies of dvds to vhs I have a question on how to make copies of dvd to video my dvd player and vcr is hooked to my tv. does anyone know how i can make copies? i i have the cords to them that i use for to make copies vhs to vhs. if anyone could help me out that would be great. thanks

10-11-2003, 10:17 AM	#3
NotoriousViv Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 26, 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 41	your problem Hi, I have my DVD hooked up to my vcr, and can tape no problem. Follow this method: You need the wires with the "4 ends" on each end of the wire. They are usually 2 white, and 2 red ends on each end (2 red/white pair). If you don't have these, go to your Radio shack. The "4 ends" on one end are 2 stereo(red and white, and 2 video , red and white). 1) go to your DVD at the back, and hook the 4 "ends" into the "stereo out" and "video out" slots on the back of your DVD. If no "stereo outs", then just hook a pair of red and white ends into the "video out". 2) next, take the other end of that wire (which has 4 more "ends" (a pair of red/white), and hook them into the back of your vcr. Hook them into the "Line 2" slot that says video and stereo IN (not out!) one red/white pair into stereo in, one red/white pair into video in) 3) next , hook your vcr up to your Tv by connecting and normal connector from your vcr out to your tv in. 4) now to record, dvd to vhs, use your VHS remote, and get your VHS menu on the creen, and find the part where you can select "line 2 " as the recording source. Hope that helped. Notorious Viv

10-11-2003, 12:58 AM	#2
passionsfan79 Proud to be Sara fan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 13, 2002 Location: MN Posts: 2,265	bump

10-11-2003, 11:30 AM	#4
johnnyangel Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 08, 2002 Posts: 329	It depends on the DVD, sometimes they will copy sometimes they will not. VIV has the right idea, I have it the same way (where you run the dvd player through the VCR, if it hast he three prong hook-up,) but again some DVDs will still not copy.

10-11-2003, 02:00 PM	#5
passionsfan79 Proud to be Sara fan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 13, 2002 Location: MN Posts: 2,265	I have another vcr that isnt hooked up to the tv would that work?

10-11-2003, 07:05 PM	#7
johnnyangel Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 08, 2002 Posts: 329	Again, it depends on the dvd, and the vcr. My vcr has the 3 front jacks (red, yellow, and white) marked as Input #2. All I simply did was plug my dvd player in through those 3 jacks on teh front of the VCR, and turn on the VCR, set it to channel three as if I was just about to watch a tape. The DVD player 99 times out of 100 will run that way.. Some VCRs only have two jacks, red and yellow. Dvd players can still plug into them using two of the 3 input jacks, but the picture will be much darker with poorer sound quality. How I record is just simply play the DVD like I mentioned above, only slip in a VHS tape and press record. Again, some of them record, some of them the screen goes black and wavy and it won't let you record..