Capture Device Offline! Please help

I edit and capture EVERYDAY, nothing has been changed between yesterday and today...NOTHING.
I have a MacPro, Canon XH-A1s, using Premiere CS4.
When I got to capture, it says capture device offline!
I have seen this before, but was with my old standard def Sonycam, not my HDV CAM.
Any thoughts?

A couple of thoughts:
Does you Mac "see" the camera, when plugged in and turned on? [On a PC, one gets a little tone and the camera shows up in Device Manager.]
Do you have another FW cable to test with?
Have you possibly chosen the wrong Mode for the camera?
Do other FW devices work on that FW connector?
Again on the PC, there can be an important flow with some cameras - some need to be plugged-in, turned on, and THEN PrPro launched, and then the Capture module. As you can see, there are several possible combos of steps. Maybe try a different order, like plugging in the camera, starting PrPro, and the Capture module, and THEN turning the camera ON.
Just thinking here, and good luck,
Hunt

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