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    Well I have an annoying probem. I have a standalone Sharp dvd/vcr recorder, but I have been using a separate vcr to record from to the dvd, as dubbing won't allow pauses. The setting is Av2 on dvd recorder to record from the separate vcr. I found an old film I loved to put onto dvd, but now the vcr has sound dropouts and I don't have a head cleaner. No tape now sounds any good in it. So I wondered if I could record from my tv/vcr combi instead, which plays the tape fine. But do I have to change the scarts around? If I try to record from a tape in it at present, the dvd recorder just records the tv channel hiding underneath. And I don't know how to set up a 'video channel' on it. I'm confused.

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    It will only work if the TV (or more specifically VCR portion) has audio/video outputs. Most of the combination units don't provide outputs.
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    thanks. there are audio/video sockets at the front, along with the headphone socket, are these outputs? if so, i have a lead with a scart socket at one end and audio/video pins on other end. i have tried to work out where to put the scart head but...if it records at all it will just record tv prog. would it make any difference if i disconnected aerial leads??
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    It would help to reference the manual. Front panel connections are typically inputs (aside from the headphone jack obviously). Even the connectors on the back should be marked/labeled on the unit itself.

    Whichever unit is recording "TV", that is because you have a TV channel selected. Most VCR's cycle through the channels and various other inputs in sequence. For example, channel 3, channel 2, channel 1, input 1, channel 99, etc. Some also have a separate button to enable the external input. It varies by brand/model.
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