I can't say for sure, but I'd be willing to bet you're having difficulty setting the input source for your VCR. I would suggest that you try recording from a source that you're sure about such as another VCR. Then you'll know you have indeed selected the right input source and you can try the Formac again. I don't think I would try to troubleshoot the connection without having a video monitor of some sort (TV or otherwise) connected to the output of the recorder. -- Laine Lee llee at txdirect.net http://www.txdirect.net/users/llee