How to Record a DVD Using a GoVideo VCR

Record DVD content onto a VHS tape.

A built in function exists in most VCRs, including the GoVideo VCR known as macrovision. This prevents the recording of DVD content on any VCR, including a GoVideo VCR. The signal is sent from the DVD player to other devices, letting the hardware know the DVD is a copy-protected video. However, if you want to make a backup copy of the DVD on your GoVideo VCR, a way can be found around this macrovision. As long as you are creating a backup to a DVD you currently own, and do not sell the resultant VHS tape or original DVD, the procedure is completely legal.

Things You'll Need

• 2 RCA to 3.5mm audio/video cables
• DVD player
• Digital video camera
• VHS tape

Instructions

1. Plug the red, white and yellow ends of an RCA to 3.5mm audio/video cable into the "Video Out" ports on the DVD player. Connect the 3.5mm end into the "Video In" port on a digital video camera. When the video camera absorbs the macrovision signal, it sends on the video content to the GoVideo VCR without macrovision, allowing you to record the content onto a VHS tape.

2. Attach the 3.5mm end of the second RCA to 3.5mm audio/video cable into the "Video Out" port on the side of the video camera. Insert the RCA red, white and yellow cables into the "Video In" ports on the GoVideo VCR.

3. Power on the DVD player, digital video camera and GoVideo VCR. Set the digital video camera to "Playback" mode.

4. Insert the DVD into the DVD player and insert the VHS tape into the GoVideo VCR. Press "Play" on the DVD player and the content appears on the digital video camera's LCD screen. Select "Play" and "Record" on the GoVideo VCR and the content records onto the VHS tape.