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Need Basic Set-up Help for Dubbing with Pioneer DVR 220

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I have a new Pioneer DVD Recorder (DVR-220s) and need to connect a VCR to transfer VHS tapes to DVDs. Once I get the dubbing project done, the VCR will be disconnected. The manual shows these connections:


RCA jacks from recorder to TV

RCA jacks from VCR to TV

Cable from wall to recorder

RF cable from recorder to VCR

RF cable from VCR to TV


The manual states this is the set-up to use if you are planning to use both recorder and VCR to record off the TV. Would I use this same set-up for my purposes?



Any advice on how to go about performing the actual dubbing? For instance, I'm so green about this stuff, but I'm thinking that I would start playing the VHS tape and then start recording on the DVD recorder. Do I have to tell it any certain input/output?


Sorry for asking such simple questions, but I'll appreciate any advice.
 
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I suggest RCA cables as follows: VCR > recorder > tv. The 220 has 3 sets of inputs and you need to select the correct one with the Input Select button on the remote.


As you said, press play on the VCR and press record on the 220.
 
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Thank you, sync! In this situation, would the cable from the wall go to the IN of the DVD and another cable from OUT of the DVD to the IN of the TV? What then are the options for viewing on the TV? Or would I even need to turn the TV on? :confused:
 
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To record from cable you do need to plug that into the recorder, unless you have a cable box. You only need one connection from the recorder to the tv and I suggest RCA cables. You do want to turn on the tv so you can confirm that it's working properly.


I'm not sure what you mean by "options for viewing on the TV".
 
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sync, you bring up another subject about which I am ignorant. Could you explain the difference between connecting the recorder to the TV via the RF cable vs. connecting them with the RCA cables? The manuals seem to tell you to use both, but since I don't understand their functions, I just go along. (I do not have a cable box.)


As for "options for viewing on the TV," if I'm dubbing, would the signal pass from the VCR through the recorder and go to the TV -- on . . . the "video" selection?


If I'm not dubbing, does the TV know to look for the cable channels from the very same RCA cables used during dubbing?


Thank you SO MUCH for answering all my stupid questions!
 
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Your questions aren't stupid! :)


RCA cables give better results. For any given connection you can use one or the other, but you wouldn't use both.


>>would the signal pass from the VCR through the recorder and go to the TV -- on . . . the "video" selection?


Yes


>>If I'm not dubbing, does the TV know to look for the cable channels from the very same RCA cables used during dubbing

When dubbing, you select the VCR input on the recorder. If you want to watch or record cable you select that input on the recorder. You don't need to change anything on the tv.


If you want to watch cable without the recorder being on, you'll need a cable splitter, which you can get from Radio Shack.
 
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