DVD Recorder ?

I recently bought a Panasonic SC-HT920 Home Theater system and hooked up a
Panasonic VCR and a Panasonic DMR E55 DVD recorder to it. The DVD recorder
records fine off the VCR and off the TV but it won't record off the other
DVD player on the Home Theater's receiver. Any reasons why?
I have the DVD Recorder on L1 and the Receiver DVD on L2. I know these are
dumb questions but you can never learn if you don't ask'em.

Thanks very much for your input.

The Man From Mars wrote:
I recently bought a Panasonic SC-HT920 Home Theater system and hooked
up a Panasonic VCR and a Panasonic DMR E55 DVD recorder to it. The
DVD recorder records fine off the VCR and off the TV but it won't
record off the other DVD player on the Home Theater's receiver. Any
reasons why?
I have the DVD Recorder on L1 and the Receiver DVD on L2. I know
these are dumb questions but you can never learn if you don't ask'em.

Perhaps because the dvd recorder is unable to get past the encoded blocking
signal --- Macrovison or whatever --- that is designed to prevent dvds from
being copied, just the way you were planning to do?

These DVDs were homemade...

Dave Bugg wrote:
The Man From Mars wrote:

I recently bought a Panasonic SC-HT920 Home Theater system and hooked
up a Panasonic VCR and a Panasonic DMR E55 DVD recorder to it. The
DVD recorder records fine off the VCR and off the TV but it won't
record off the other DVD player on the Home Theater's receiver. Any
reasons why?
I have the DVD Recorder on L1 and the Receiver DVD on L2. I know
these are dumb questions but you can never learn if you don't ask'em.


Perhaps because the dvd recorder is unable to get past the encoded blocking
signal --- Macrovison or whatever --- that is designed to prevent dvds from
being copied, just the way you were planning to do?



The dvd player might had macrovision pulses.

Can be remove with a video stabiliser.

Here's one!

http://www.citysouthelectronics.com.au/stabiliser.html

Have never tried it,

jean