Comcast digital video recorders allow your paid-for Comcast television programming to be time-shifted, much like a video tape recorder so that you can watch programs you select on your schedule, rather than the broadcasters' time schedule. You can also fast-forward and rewind through programming. Sometimes you may want to transfer programs from the DVR to another medium, such as a portable recording device.
Step 1
Connect a recording device, such as a VCR, that you can use to capture video and audio signals by plugging it in to the Comcast DVR. Plug color-coded AV cables -- the yellow, red and white-plugged cables -- into the jacks labeled "Input" on the VCR, and to the jacks labeled "Output" on the Comcast. Make sure the yellow-plugged cable that carries the video signal is connected to the yellow jacks. The jacks are usually labeled "Video." Plug the red and white plugs into the red and white color-coded jacks. Red is the right audio channel and white is the left audio channel. They are usually labeled, too.
Step 2
Insert media into the recording device. Make sure the length of tape, or capacity of the media, is equal or greater to the program you want to transfer.
Step 3
Press the "Record" function on the Comcast DVR, and then the "Play" function on the Comcast. The video signal and audio will be output to the recording device and transferred. The transfer will stop when the program ends, or the medium capacity is reached.
Tips & Warnings
- If the "Output" AV connections on the Comcast are in-use, for example for a television, use the pass-through function of the VCR. Plug the Comcast "Output" into the VCR's "Input" and then replicate the Comcast's original output setup on the VCR by plugging the VCR's "Output" into the television's "Input." The signal will be sent from the Comcast to the VCR and then on to the television.
- Before making further copies of copyrighted material, be sure to check out the laws pertaining to intellectual property. Distribution of copyrighted works is almost always not allowed. There are some exceptions, though.
References
- Motorola: DCH3416 Digital Video Recorder Operation Manual
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