Toshiba DVR620 DVD Recorder/VCR Combo

Hi! I have a new Toshiba DVR620 recorder to transfer old family VHS tapes to the DVD format.  I am able to record to the DVD ---HOWEVER, the dvd recording displays erratic flashes of sudden brightening of the picture throughout the dvd recording. You can see it on the TV monitor as it is recording. It is too annoying to keep as a video or send copies to the rest of my family. The flashes of brightening occur then it returns to normal light exposure till the next one ---It can occur 3x in a couple of seconds or 1x in 10 seconds. You can still see the video picture. It is like the picture overexposes for split seconds at a time. I took thhe exact tape that did this to the photo center at our CVS Pharmacy and it turned out perfect---no problem at all. I have tried changing the rca cables---it did not help. The TV I monitor it on is a Lg 47 in. flatscreen. This is MY THIRD machine and ALL THREE MACHINES---do exactly the same thing!   CAN"T figure this out! The other two machines were FUNAI very similar to the Toshiba I bought now---I returned both of them.    I use DVD-R DVD Verbatim X8 blanks.  I have tried Taiyo-Yuden JVC DVD -R X8 blank dvd's---same identical problem.  I do have the recorder sitting on top of my old analog TV and 2 old VCRs and a Blu-Ray player. However I do not have these on during operation of the DVD recorder. I note that initially it will display L1---not sure what this is---but like I said I have no problem recording.  The VCR side works perfect---plays the tape exactly like it is no light brigtening flashes at all. I just can't figure this out. I have spoken to Funai and Toshiba support--they don't have any suggestions. I really need to be able to record my own DVD's due to the high expense of sending them to some else to transfer----Anyone have any IDEAS??? electrical intereference  or what?  maybe I should try my old JVC VCR and buy a stand alone DVD recorder---don't know if that would make a difference.
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Some clarifications for you...
You'll press REC MODE on the remote multiple times to choose the speed to record (XP, SP, LP, EP, SLP). Be sure INPUT SELECT is pressed so that you see either L1 or L2 (but not L3). Then you will press DVD DUBBING to begin the VCR->DVD dubbing. Yes, you can then leave the DVR620 on its own (and turn off the TV or change to a different input on the TV). DVD recording will stop when the VCR encounters blank tape or no picture for 3 minutes, or when the tape runs out. And also, if you run out of recording space on the DVD.
You can finalize when you come back after the recording is done. Note that if you want to make multiple dubbings onto the same DVD, you don't finalize until after the last recording is made. Once you finalize a DVD+R or DVD-R disc, you can't record on it any more. (You can reformat DVD+RW and DVD-RW and reuse them).

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