yes that is correct, there is a cable box, plus an rf modulator, the rca jacks on the out on the vcr to the in on the dvd burner, cable box coaxial i disconnect, other wise i get the tv signal, w/o it i get no signal. i don't know if the rf wire from the vcr needs to be connected for this they say no "funai", i have burnt it both ways, connected i get the tv signal, disconnected i get the colored snow, this burner has no tuner but it burns tv signals fine. i can not see the vhs tape playing at all, i put it in another vcr and the tape plays, i have not reconnected the vcr to another tv to see if it does play, it's not that old not used much, i know from past experiences these had to be set up with the setup menu, but i've never done what i'm trying to do before by trying to dub from one unit to another, i have another unit that is a combination dvd vcr but these tapes are not stereo so i'd like to use this other one, its a magnavox and i don't have model # handy at the moment./ the coaxial goes to the cable box to the dvd burner to the rf modulator to the tv, funail says this doesn't matter., this is a sylvania dvd-r/// no roxio no pc involved here.
thanks again