I have a DishNetwork DVR and I want to record DVR shows onto VHS tapes using a Toshiba DVD/VHS Player/Recorder?
I have a Toshiba DVD/VHS Player/Recorder and I want to record my DVR shows onton VHS tapes from my Dish Network DVR. I only have one composite cable (red,white,yellow), and the DVR and the VCR are on the same channel (3). I am not sure that the DVR and the VCR are connected to each other the right way becasue when I play a DVR event and try and record it, the VHS Recorder only records a blank "No Signal" screen. I need to get the VCR to record what the DVR is displaying. I have the composite cable going from my DVR to the "input" at the back of the VCR. My TV works so that I can switch from TV to AV, with TV being where I can watch my DVR and AV being where I can watch my VCR so I want to be able to record my DVR using my VCR
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Does your DVR have an RF output jack (a coaxial F-connector, like your TV set’s antenna input)? Mine does, and it ouputs analog channel 3 or 4, like a simple converter box. You can connect that jack to your VCR’s antenna jack, set the VCR permanently to channel 3 (or 4), and record anything that the DVR sees. You just need to set your DVR to the desired channel and leave it there, and set up your VCR for the desired time to record.
You can verify that this works by connecting an analog TV to the output of your VCR while it is connected to your DVR as above. The VCR should be off (antenna pass thru mode). Set the TV to channel 3 (or 4), and look for a picture. If it’s good on your TV, it will be good in the VCR when the timer turns it on.