Transfering VHS directly to DVD

Objective:
This job aid will guide you through transferring VHS tapes directly to a DVD. This method does not allow for any video editing.
 
 

Step one: Connect equipment
 

TV, VCR, DVD recorder (Sony Video Recordable DVD Drive)
Connect TV to the VCR and the VCR to the DVD recorder. (In OLL video lab, the TV should be set to channel 4, or video channel).

 

Step two: Insert a tape into the VCR
Insert the VHS tape into the VCR and rewind/advance to the point at which you want to start recording.
 

Step three: Turn on the DVD recorder

 
Turn on the DVD recorder (switch is on the back of the unit). Make sure "SYNC" is displayed on the display window (refer to page 18 in the Sony Video Recordable DVD Drive manual).
 

Step four: Insert a disk into the recorder

 
Press the eject button on the DVD recorder (top front of the unit) and insert a disk. The recordable side should be facing to the right. A new blank disk is formatted automatically. Wait until "Format" on the display window changes to "Ready".
 

Step five: Press "REC"

 
Press "REC" on the DVD unit.
 

Step six: Press "PLAY"

 
Start playback on the VCR by pressing "Play". If there is a portion of the tape you do not wish to record to the DVD, press "Pause" on the DVD unit to stop recording - the VCR will continue playing. Press "Pause" again to start recording again.
 
 

Step seven: Press "STOP"

 
When you have reached to end of the tape or the end of the segment you wish to record, press "Stop" on the DVD unit.
 

Step eight: Finalize the disc

 
Before the DVD will play, you must finalize the disc. To finalize the disc, press "Function/Enter" to display "Finalize" on the display window (refer to page 27 in the Sony Video Recordable DVD Drive manual). Press "Select" to select "Yes". Press the "Function/Enter" key. You will be asked to reconfirm this selection. Press "Select" and "Yes" to reconfirm and the disc will be finalized.
 
 

Step nine: Eject the disk

 
Eject the disk.