Auto name the clips as they import from camera?

Well I have had this Mac and FCE for almost 2 years now, and still not done anything with it. Have played with it and done a few bits from Tom Wolskys book FCE4 editing workshop, but still not done any real footage.
My girlfriend has dragged up 30 hours of home video footage to be cut down to something usable.
It is analogue, so importing via another camera, acting as analogue to DV convertor, so no splitting of clips automatically. Doing it all via Capture Now. Just imported one 3 hour tape in to about 10 segements.
I have a created a bin called Tape 1, but even with the bin highlighted, when Capturing, the clips do no go in the bin...and just get named Untitled, Untitled1 etc...So then you have to move them to the bin, rename them, rename the clips in Finder, the re connect the renamed clips with the media.
Is there a way to get the clips to capture straight into the bin...with the name of the bin...I am sure I have done it before...but now cant remember how to do it
Thanks
Neil

No...not solved at all...well not completely.
It captures to the correct bin, but there is no naming option given.
In the Capture tab there are option for
Capture Bin
Reel
Name
Decription
etc
But they are all greyed out.
The box next to Prompt is ticked, and cant be un ticked
The box next to description is Blue, so it look active, but also cant be un ticked, nothing can be changed or modified in this window/tab at all.
The only button that works is the Capture NOW...Clip or Project will not work as the DV cam is in AV in - DV out mode.
Any other ideas?

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ehm, what is your question....... ?
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