Tracking Issue

[gifting]

When playing to adjust audio levels, the video playback screen says DVD/VCR and moves around. No error message. I hear the sound of the video. Thought Iwould move forward and burn the DVD anyway. Still not seeing video when recording but hearing the audio. I'm assuming I won't see the video when I play back the DVD. Why am I not seeing the video?

[ogdens]

Does it work ok when plugged directly into your TV.

[gifting]

Do you mean does the video play on the TV from the VCR? Yes it does.

[gifting]

I also bought a new S-video out cable, thinking that might be the problem, but I have the same result.

[gifting]

I also changed the order I pluged in the cable in the process, and now I get an Insert Disc message on my Sony DVD/VCR screen on the laptop. It's like the TV doesn't know it has the tape in the VCR.

[Jim_Hardin]

Is there any setting in the Setup portion of the VCR for where the output is to go???

 

I have one that I have to manually switch output to the one I am using

[ogdens]

What is the make and model # of the unit.

[gifting]

DVD/VHS Player is a Sony SLV-D560P.

[gifting]

No setup switching that I am aware of, I just use the remote to switch the output to Video 1, whether I am using the DVD or VCR on the player. TV is Component 1.

[cdanteek]

The TV in this case is your EV2D USB Dongle.

 

[ogdens]

The S-Video is only available when playing DVD's.

 

For VCR you would connect the Yellow/Red/White Line out jacks on the back of your VCR to the Roxio unit.

 

On your remote for the TV select the TV/DVD-Video, then select Video (page 10 in the manual)

[gifting]

If the S-video is only available when playing DVD's, how come the instructions tell me to connect it to record my VHS movies to DVD from my VHS player?

I have tried connecting the 3 cables and not the S-video cable to the VHS player and the instruction screen appears on the laptop on how to install the cables.

Nothing happens on the TV when I press the TV/DVD-Video button on the TV remote.

 

Does it matter that I have an AT&T U-Verse box connected?

[ogdens]

Q - "If the S-video is only available when playing DVD's, how come the instructions tell me to connect it to record my VHS movies to DVD from my VHS player?"

 

 

A - The Roxio unit has two sets of input connections. 1-S-video and 2 - Composite (Y/R/W). This allows the user to input from either of these two sources. Now, in your case, your combo DVD/VHS unit has two sets of outputs S-video and Y/R/W, and the VHS is ONLY on the Composite one. A lot of combo units are that way.

 

There should be a button on the front that has that function (page 121 in the manual)

 

As for the cable box connections I have no idea how you have that set up.

 

T

[gifting]

Its working on playback!!!!!!

 

Thank you for your patience. I get an F in cable connections.

 

I'll try recording the DVD now.

 

Thanks again!

[gifting]

My VHS plays fine when previewing, but when recording, the captured video looses it's tracking every 8 seconds or so. Why?

[ogdens]

Try using Record,Import,Edit instead of Record DVD.

 

 

 

Just do a short test run (2 or 5) minutes. Once you have finished the test, see if that runs ok.