This may not be possible. Try this. I'm sure you've found folk to come over and show you how to fix or use things before. Contact them and ask them for a session on how to accomplish this with what you have. Take notes during the session.
I have purchased the relevant connections to carry out the above. I have the icon on screen, which presumably means that I have installed the software correctly. But I am unable to see anything to click to commence recording onto my laptop. I have a VHS recorder, and a small television to enable me to see what I want to record, but nothing to click on to do it.
By the way, no technical terms, as I am not very computer literate. Thanks.

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