VCR dumb question?

[Cygnus X1]

I've searched, no complaints, but this place is way too big to find answers sometimes.

I want to archive some old Reel to Reel tapes onto VCR tapes.
(Don't ask..I already have some of them on the PC)

I have a Sanyo 4 head HiFi VCR, with the AV input on the front.
When I record audio only, the missing video signal messes with the
sound inputs. I don't have anything to plug into the video (yellow jack)
to simply "blue screen" it. Is there a simple dummy load I can use to
avoid having the video noise interfere with the audio?

[cusebassman]

Originally Posted by Cygnus X1

I've searched, no complaints, but this place is way too big to find answers sometimes.

I want to archive some old Reel to Reel tapes onto VCR tapes.
(Don't ask..I already have some of them on the PC)

I have a Sanyo 4 head HiFi VCR, with the AV input on the front.
When I record audio only, the missing video signal messes with the
sound inputs. I don't have anything to plug into the video (yellow jack)
to simply "blue screen" it. Is there a simple dummy load I can use to
avoid having the video noise interfere with the audio?

Do you have a television? Does it have composite video output on the back? Try running the video from a random TV station into it.

[Cygnus X1]

Originally Posted by cusebassman

Do you have a television? Does it have composite video output on the back? Try running the video from a random TV station into it.

Yeah, I have a small TV, and guess what...no jacks except the coax.
I hate to buy another small TV just to have a "dummy load". I was just
wondering if there was something, resistors, or whatever, that would give a noiseless blue screen.

[TimOBrien]

Got a camcorder or a DVD player with video jacks?????

That'll work....

[bennychico11]

I'd be interested in seeing if that actually fixes your audio issues...since the video and audio tracks are separate on VHS. And since the audio record/playback head is separate.

Have you tried a different tape? Or different recorder?