Like I mentioned before about the problem of finalizing a disk after dubbing from a VHS tape to a DVD disk...I am using the DVD+R disk........I just don't know what or how to finalize the disk so it will play on other DVD players...I go to menu and make sure the Finalization is checked, and then go to doing as the book tells me to do in the dubbing process...but for some reason when I get done and the disk is stopped it doesn't finalize. Or if it does I don't see the progess of it doing it and if it does then why can't I play the disk on another DVD?

Depending on the procedure you may be pressing the record button instead of the D.Dubbing or Dubbing button. When recording from VHS to DVD you must first, load the blank DVD and VHS home movies, then play the VHS movies, then PAUSE the VHS movie when you want to START recording... then the only the you have to do is pressing the D.Dubbing button or the Dubbing button. If your VHS tapes starts to play after the Dubbing button is pressed you have been successful in Dubbing.

Hi,

It sounds like the disc were not finalized properly. Are you sure the player finalized the discs?

Fisrt, is it set up already to dub. It willnoe finallize if not. If so then just put a blank dvd in, push dubbing, insert tape, check source to make sure it is going to dvd then push dubbing again

I called the manufacturer and realized I was using the wrong type of recordable DVD disc to dub to. Non copy protected VHS tapes dub just fine as long as I'm using the proper disc.

The manual gives you incorrect info.
To FINALIZE disk:
1. Press [HOME] button;
2. select [SETUP].
3. Scroll down to DVD ICON and SELECT
4. Select [FINALIZE]

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Sounds like the DVD is not finalizing or not doing so properly. Check your setup options...

1. Insert a blank DVD disc in the DVD deck and
close the disc tray.
2. Insert the VHS video tape you wish to copy into
the VCR deck.
3. Find the place on the VHS tape from which you
want to start dubbing using the PLAY, FF, REW
and PAUSE functions. For best results, pause
playback at the point from which you want to
record.
4. Press the DUBBING button on the Remote
Control or DUB on the front panel.
The Dubbing menu appears.
5. Use the arrow keys to select the desired Record
Mode: EP, LP, SP or XP.
6. Select [Dubbing] then press ENTER or DUBBING
to start copying.
7. To stop dubbing at any other time, press STOP (x).
Dubbing will stop automatically when the VHS tape ends.

Maybe use DVD-R ?

The illustrations within the PDF is very help!
To play disc in other DVD players…
The disc needs to be finalized.
Page 37 of the manual has “Finalizing a disc”.
Recording from DVD to VCR…
Page 39 “Dubbing Mode”
http://www.funai-corp.com/support/manuals.aspx
Type in the box: MWR20V6

http://service.us.panasonic.com/OperMan/findmanual.aspx?model=DMRES40V

Try the Manual. It has a finalizing section. This is the link above.. Pat