I WAS COPYING A VHS TO A DVD..WHEN FINISHED A MESSAGE APPEARED SAYING BIT WAS COPYING FILE INFO..THIS MESSAGE ALWAYS APPEARS AT THE END OF COPYING..THIS TIME IT DIDN'T GO OFF. AFTER ABOUT 1/2 HOUR, I UNPLUGGED THE MACHINE, AS IT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ANYTHING ELSE..NOW IT DOESN'T RECOGNIZE ANY DVD,RECORDED OR BLANK..I JUST GET AN "INCORRECT DISC" MESSAGE.

try dvd -rw disks.also you may try going to menu see if there is a factory reset. if so rest. and see if this is the problem. also this message will come up if what you are trying to copy is copy-protected.

You say "home made" - not sure what you mean by that. If it was a copy of something that was originally retail, it's possible the Macrovision encoding copied over with it - in which case your DVD recorder is working as it's supposed to to prevent illegal copying of disks. I'm a bit wary of getting into this in any depth, as it treads the lines of legality. If I found a way for you to bypass this copy protection, it would allow you to pirate movies freely. I'm not going to discuss my own feelings on that, but I will say that I'm not going to support such actions on a public forum. That being said, if for some reason your totally legitimate home made tape managed to get something that's being interpreted as Macrovision coding on it, you may want to do a google search for digital video stabilizer. That will point you in the right direction.

Did you follow directions on how to transfer VHS to DVD ? When the dvd is finished copying it MUST!! finalize the copy. If you attempt to eject DVD while in FINALIZING it gets stuck. Try and unplug the power for about 1/2 hour. plug in and eject. p.s. read the manual....the machine is complicated!!

this issue calls for a little info from my brain

have you tried to reset the recorder if so is there firmware updates for the burner
have you changed the brand of dvd disks lately if so sometimes a different disk has issues for some odd reason i have run into this problem before

Copy the following into notepad and save it as user.config

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
<userSettings>
<Roxio.VHS2DVD.Properties.Settings>
<setting name="EnableUEIP" serializeAs="String">
<value>False</value>
</setting>
<setting name="UEIP_GUID" serializeAs="String">
<value>1beff98f-c0f7-45fd-b1d4-83647eb9e606</value>
</setting>
<setting name="IsFirstLaunch" serializeAs="String">
<value>True</value>
</setting>
<setting name="FirstLaunchDate" serializeAs="String">
<value>30/10/2010 5:16:39 AM</value>
</setting>
<setting name="PlaybackVolume" serializeAs="String">
<value>50</value>
</setting>
</Roxio.VHS2DVD.Properties.Settings>
</userSettings>
</configuration>

Create the following directory(s) in Users-yourusername-Appdata-Local:
Sonic_Solutions\EasyVHS2DVD.exe_Url_hhfgkb1u0ycf2w3tdzo0dhp3nidmxflu\1.0.1.21

Copy the user.config file into the 1.0.1.21 folder and run VHS to DVD - worked for me!

You must be able to watch what is being reocorded.
After the part you want to record is finished stop it.
Also the recording can be set for a set amount of time.

Insert the VHS and rewind or fast forward to the point you want to begin copying from.
Insert the disc you plan to use and format it if necessary. It will usually prompt you if it is necessary to do so.
Put the television on the channel or input needed to view the recorder on-screen.
Select the DVD drive and set the record mode you prefer - XP, SP, LP or EP.
There are two things you can do:
1. Press and hold the dubbing/copying button on the recorder itself in the direction of the DVD for 3 seconds. If you are using a DVD-R/RW or +R you will receive a message stating to press Play to record without finalizing or press Record to record and finalize. If you are using +RW or -RAM, these cannot be finalized - therefore this message will not display.
2. You can access the Functions menu and go to Copy, then select the copy direction VHS to DCD and select Start Copying.

have u tried the seting on the vcr, you know how u can change the lenght of recording on the vhs

There are double layer DVD's that they make which usually have about 2x the memory. check to see if your DVD recorder supports these types of DVD's. You could also just divide your media on to two sides of a double sided DVD (each side has the mirror look and you can record onto both sides)(still the same disc) or you could record on to multiple DVD's (may be inconvenient but is still an option). Also, you could reduce the recording quality just a bit so that it is not noticable when you watch it but it still uses less space on the disk. I would tell you how to do these things but I have no experience with the individual model that you have.

The write-protect tab on the cartridge is set to "PROTECT" or the disc is protected witht the "DVD Management" settings.
Some video tapes on the market(including rental videos) are copy-protected to prevent illegal reproductions. Copy-protected video tapes cannot be properly recorded.
You cannot use the copying function when the FUNCTIONS window, the Scheduled Recording List screen, etc. are displayed.
I hope this information can be of some help to you all. Ms Tanya 2/12/08 3:54AM CST.