How to Copy VHS to VHS

Are you a recent broadcast journalism graduate who needs to make copies of your resume tape and lack the access to a studio to copy them or are you just needing to make copies of personal memories that you don't want to lose? Well you may think your living in the dark ages for needing the use of a VCR. However, the process of copying VHS is not that difficult. Here are step by step instructions on how to copy those almost prehistoric VHS's.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 2 VCR's
• A composite A/V Cable
• A blank tape
• A TV

1. Assuming that the "source" VCR (the VCR that will contain the pre-recorded VHS) is already hooked up to the television using a coaxial cable, connect the outputs of the source VCR to the inputs of the "target" VCR (VCR that will contain the blank VHS) using the composite A/V cable.

2. Next, plug everything in to the power source. Then turn the television, and two VCR's on.

3. Insert videos into the correct VCR's. The blank tape into target VCR and the pre-recorded tape into source VCR.

4. Next, make sure to switch your target VCR to line, line 1, or line 2 (L, L1, L2) depending on type of VCR, by pushing the input button or using the up and down arrows to go to the lowest channel or until it displays the correct line.

5. Then, hit RECORD on the target VCR and PLAY on the source VCR. You will be able to watch what is being recorded on the television.

6. When the pre-recorded VHS has played all the way through, hit stop on both VCR's.

7. Lastly, take the VHS's out of the VCR's. Double check the recorded VHS by placing it in the source VCR, rewinding it, and pushing play.

Tips & Warnings

• Do not attempt to hook up while electronics are plugged in. It may result in electric shock.
• Make sure the VHS to be recorded is being recorded at the same speed that it was recorded on.
• The quality on the second VHS may not be as great as the quality on the pre-recorded VHS.

[kaseysviewblog]

on 7/28/2008 Good to know.