How to Use a Sony VHS to DVD Converter
The advent of DVD changed home video almost overnight with DVD recorders making traditional VCRs obsolete. If you have a stack of old VHS tapes and want to convert them to DVD, you can use a DVD recorder with a built-in VCR tape deck, such as the Sony RDR-VX series, to record or dub the VHS tape to a DVD disc. You also can record a DVD to VHS tape.
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Instructions
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Copying VHS Tape to DVD
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Insert a blank DVD.
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Press the "Rec Mode" button on your remote repeatedly to select a DVD recording mode. You can choose from eight modes, ranging from HQ (high quality), which allows 60 minutes of recording time on a standard DVD disc, to SLP (long duration), which allows 480 minutes.
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Insert the source VHS tape you want to copy to DVD.
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Press "Video" to control the VCR mode and start playing the VHS tape. Press "Stop" or "Pause" at the point you wish to begin recording to the DVD.
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Press the "← Video" button on the recorder to begin recording the VHS tape to DVD. Press "Stop" when you want to finish recording.
Copying DVD to a VHS Tape
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Press "Video" on your remote and insert a recordable VHS tape.
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Insert the source DVD you want to copy to VHS.
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Press "DVD" to operate the DVD recorder. Start playing the DVD, and press "Stop" or "Pause" at the point you want to start recording to VHS.
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Press "DVD '" on the recorder itself to begin recording to VHS. Press "Stop" when you want to finish recording.
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Tips & Warnings
These instructions are for the RDR-VX560 model, but they should be applicable to all Sony RDR-VX DVD/VCR recorders.
To play the DVD on other DVD players, you must finalize the disc using the "Disc Setting" menu.
You may encounter problems when trying to record copy-protected media.
DVD or VHS recordings made from copyrighted material are solely for individual use. Unauthorized editing of copyrighted material is prohibited by U.S. law.
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