Things You'll Need:
- Computer with DVD burner DVD recorder with built-in hard drive. Stand-alone DVD recorder and a separate DVD player or computer Audio/video connecting cables
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Step 1
Insert the DVD to be copied into the DVD recorder or computer.
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Step 2
Launch the copying software that comes with your particular machine.
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Step 3
Select "Rip" or "Copy DVD" and launch the copying process to the computer or DVD recorder hard drive.
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Step 4
Remove the pre-recorded DVD and replace with a blank, recordable DVD.
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Step 5
Launch the copying and recording software.
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Step 6
Locate the DVD program information that has been copied onto your hard drive and select it.
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Step 7
Add the selected program to the field for tracks and programs to be burned.
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Step 8
Start the burn/record process to copy the program from the hard drive to the recordable DVD.
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Step 9
Check the disc copy to ensure the program has been copied successfully.
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Step 10
Delete the DVD program from your hard drive to free up computer space or make room on the hard drive of your DVD recorder.
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Step 11
For stand-alone DVD recorders with no internal hard drive, connect the recorder either to a computer equipped with a DVD player or a standard DVD player.
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Step 12
Connect the components by plugging the yellow RCA video cable from the source DVD player (which you will be copying from) to the video input jack on the DVD recorder.
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Step 13
Connect the black (left channel) and red (right channel) audio cables to their corresponding inputs on the DVD recorder.
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Step 14
Place the DVD to be copied in the DVD player and a recordable disc in the DVD recorder.
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Step 15
Depress the playback button on the DVD player and launch the recording on the DVD recorder.










