Capturing DV PAL signal - generates picture with horizontal lines

I am using:
iMac 2,8GHz
camera DV SONY DCR-PC100E, which is recoding/playout in anamorfic 16:9 mode
connected to computer via Firewire400
When I am importing the signal into the FCP, the image gets divided into horizontal lines, that are not aligned (line width roughly 5 pixels, visable best when there is activity in the picture like panning the scene, people running).
I have tried all possible settings:
-default
-DV PAL
-DV PAL anamorphic
-DV pal (786x576) anamorphic
but results are always the same.
What really drives me mad is that when importing into iMovie (06 or 08), these lines don't appear.
Where did I get it wrong?
Thanks.
gs

Thank you for your effort.
TV is 16:9 (SD) plasma TV (Samsung), with Pioneer DVR-630 DVD player.
The results are as follows:
-when played from the camera directly to the TV - the results are impecable - no lines no nothing, just crisp picture...
-when played from DVD - the lines...
Capturing:
-at first I captured everything on the default settings - with the lines
-i have changed the settings to match the camera COMPLETELY - still the lines
The funny part:
I just did a funny test:
-I have imported material with iMovie 08, using dafults (DV PAL, 16:9). The clips displayed in iMovie are OK (no lines, no nothing)
-I have coppied the files (the .dv files) into the project directory of the FCP (using 5.1), and the clips, that play so well in iMovie, now have the lines.
Again, this would make me think, that this is the Canvas problem, if he playout again (i made a test - export to QT) wouldn't have the lines again... But it does.
I feel like I am in a dead end street...
gs.

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