20 Most Recent Insignia IS-DVD1001 DVD Recorder/VCR - Page 7 Questions & Answers

1. Insert a blank DVD disc in the DVD deck and
close the disc tray.
2. Insert the VHS video tape you wish to copy into
the VCR deck.
3. Find the place on the VHS tape from which you
want to start dubbing using the PLAY, FF, REW
and PAUSE functions. For best results, pause
playback at the point from which you want to
record.
4. Press the DUBBING button on the Remote
Control or DUB on the front panel.
The Dubbing menu appears.
5. Use the arrow keys to select the desired Record
Mode: EP, LP, SP or XP.
6. Select [Dubbing] then press ENTER or DUBBING
to start copying.
7. To stop dubbing at any other time, press STOP (x).
Dubbing will stop automatically when the VHS tape ends.

Press "Setup"
Go to "Lock"
Press 0 seven times.
Press "Return"

Try a splitter on the main cable line.One line to the cable box the other to the vcr.

clean the disk with warm water and dish detergent >>> dry with a cotton towel >>> try again.
Hope this helps.
>>> check disk for excessive scratches .

Your video head are dirty
Needs cleaning
> use denatured alcohol and shamos sticks
> clean tape guides also / they will have residue that will transfer to the video heads.
> be careful not to snag the heads.<<< very delicate
> professional should do the cleaning
hope this helps.

Thanks, I already solved the problem. There was no "Setup" button (on the remote, anyway) to follow the instructions given -- in the manual, which I downloaded!.

Instead, I remembered that "Input" often allows you to select a source for something, so when I chose THAT button, I was able to choose the port that had my cam-corder.

Then I simply pressed record on the DVD player while Play on the C-C.

Mark H.

just go to the set up mode on remote (home) it will give you a list of things you can do.

also if you go to insignia you can download a copy of the book

i had same problem, the laser is going bad. soon it will not read any disks.
and had many disks not finalized. so i bought a new one (jvc) and it does read the other disks not finalized. hope this helps

Hi!!! i know what call this guy and tell him to bringt he old rubbing alcohol ,that unit is dirty..clean the laser lens....

hi bettmcc

are you aware some videos cant be copied due to the macrovision you may be able to transfer your home made videos but not shop one.

if you want to learn more send a p/m for this .


riz.

please tell me how to load chanel in to my dvd from my televition

not sure why you would need an rca to s-video adapter, almost every dvd recorder and vhs has rca input and ouput.

anyway here is the basics to record from vhs to dvd you would connect the OUTPUT video (yellow) and right and left audio OUTPUT (red and white) to the dvd recorders INPUTS.

I have the samne problem, hoiwever when I press the menu/setup button it says setup on the display but nothing changes on the tv, it does not have a navigation menu, any suggestions on what to do to remove the progressive scan from my screen

My mv303 karaoke machine words from the song on screen seem to go double image miss letters in the words while reading and singing the song. Is it the cdg itself that is worn out or what is it?

being that it is a display model , there are acouple of things it could be
first try cleaning the laser lens with a disk that goes in there , if that don't let it finalize then the laser lens should be cleaned manually, and if that don't do it then there is an internal problem ,which then it would need repair

Well LG makes this unless you can find a firmware up then you must order some DvD-RW with CPRM this allows you to copy your shows once then recording over them.I got this from LG.It's a common firmware problem that started when digital signals got sent with copy right protections.

I think u are using the component out to view, right.
First of all see whether u can see a yellow color RCA jack labeled video out.
Try using tht output and post back