Capture DVCPRO tapes in Final Cut

I have a Sony HVR-M15 series tape deck and FCP 6. My deck captures mini-DV media via firewire in FCP no problem. The deck also has the capability to handle the bigger DVCPRO tapes. I can play the DVCPRO tape just fine on my monitor but when I try to capture it FCP freezes or sometimes gives me an error message (this operation cannot be completed as there is no video). Any ideas?

Hi thanks for all your posts,
It looks like it is a compatibility issue with the deck. It still doesn't make sense that I can play the DVCPRO tapes but not capture them. http://www.globalmediapro.com/video/products/SonyHVRM15_HDVRecorder--1948.html This is my deck, and a list of the stuff that's compatible with it. It appears like the HD DVCPRO tapes are compatible so it seems like the normal ones should be.

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