Analog to Digital capture issue

Not finding my answer after looking through this forum I am posting question.
I have successfully bridged a Sony Digital8 TRV330 through my SonyTRV50 to capture analog Hi8 video but cannot get capture to work in FCP 7.0.2
I have set to non controllable device.
When I press play on the hi8 I can see the video playing through the TRV50 lcd and in the preview pane of the log and capture window of FCP.
Here is where I am confused....
As I cannot click on the <play> button. When I click on <capture> <now> the black preview pane opens and the video in the log and capture pane turns to colored bars. Nothing being captured.
Can anyone please tell me what I am doing wrong?
Thanks!

I figured it out. In the <capture settings> tab of Log and Capture window, there is the place to set as <non-controllable device>. Then I could do it.

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