Black horizontal bars in log and capture

Hi,
big problem here, when I go to capture my video in the log and capture sceen it displays 5 think horizontal black bars accross my image..
tried restarting/launching
I never had this problem before, using Panasonic DVmaster tapes on a JVC BR3000 deck
HELP!!
thanks

Not sure... never ran across this before.
What do you see from the deck to a broadcast monitor?
How does it look when you've captured it?
Maybe switch out FW cables?????? Oh - is it going IN via FW or into a card?
Any chance you can hook up a cheap fw camera or any other deck to trouble shoot some of these issues?
Might also want to delete your preferences... google for FCPRescue5 or FCPRescue6 depending on which v you are using.
CaptM

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