Recording Audio on VCRs

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I use my Sharp VC-H976 VCR to record audio from radio. There's an AV
input right on the front and I can use the timer. I connect two RCA
chords from my stereo receiver to the AV input and leave the video
input empty. It works great, so I decided to buy a second VCR, daisy
chain them, and use this rig to record music marathons (more than 8
hours). I found a SONY SLV-675HF at Salvation Army for $15-it plays
tapes and has Hi-Fi circuitry. Trouble is, it won't record from my
stereo: I tried it and got a completely blank tape.

I know from experience some VCRs won't play VHS without video. I found
this out when I recorded a CD onto my VCR and tried to play it on
another machine: It played back on my machine but not the other one.

My question is: Do certain brands not record audio only? If so, which
should I try and which should I avoid? Or is this a generational
problem, i.e., will most (all) VCRs not work this way if manufactured
after a certain date?

I hope this is an appropriate question for this group. Thanks in
advance!

[Gary A. Edelstein]

On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:07:30 -0800 (PST), wrote:

>I use my Sharp VC-H976 VCR to record audio from radio. There's an AV
>input right on the front and I can use the timer. I connect two RCA
>chords from my stereo receiver to the AV input and leave the video
>input empty. It works great, so I decided to buy a second VCR, daisy
>chain them, and use this rig to record music marathons (more than 8
>hours). I found a SONY SLV-675HF at Salvation Army for $15-it plays
>tapes and has Hi-Fi circuitry. Trouble is, it won't record from my
>stereo: I tried it and got a completely blank tape.
>
Try it again with a video input, say from the other VCR, and see if
that makes a difference. Make sure you set it to record from the aux
input and the machine is set in the menu to record from the input you
have the receiver connected to, be it the front or back A/V input.

Gary E
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[Matt Ion]

Gary A. Edelstein wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:07:30 -0800 (PST), wrote:
>
>> I use my Sharp VC-H976 VCR to record audio from radio. There's an AV
>> input right on the front and I can use the timer. I connect two RCA
>> chords from my stereo receiver to the AV input and leave the video
>> input empty. It works great, so I decided to buy a second VCR, daisy
>> chain them, and use this rig to record music marathons (more than 8
>> hours). I found a SONY SLV-675HF at Salvation Army for $15-it plays
>> tapes and has Hi-Fi circuitry. Trouble is, it won't record from my
>> stereo: I tried it and got a completely blank tape.
>>
> Try it again with a video input, say from the other VCR, and see if
> that makes a difference. Make sure you set it to record from the aux
> input and the machine is set in the menu to record from the input you
> have the receiver connected to, be it the front or back A/V input.

Seconded - it should only need to see a video signal, won't matter if
it's all black.