This article explains how to transfer a VHS video to a DVD in three different ways.
How to Convert VHS Tapes to DVDs
Below are the steps to copy the contents of a VHS tape to DVD using a DVD recorder.
Connect the composite (yellow) video and RCA analog stereo outputs (red/white) of the VCR to the corresponding inputs of a DVD recorder.
Select the input on the DVD recorder to which the VCR is connected.