Capturing From Analog Deck

I'm trying to capture video from an analog sony uvw-1800 beta sp deck. I'm using fcp 6 on a pre-current mac pro with the following specs:
2 3.2 quad core processors
8 gb ram
2 500gb 7200rpm drives
leopard 10.5.6
quicktime 7.6
I'm getting an error message when I open the capture tool that says:
capture preset must have a video or audio digitizer set to capture. please change to desired preset in audio/video preferences.
I'm also using the AJA Kona LHe card to connect the 1800 to my mac pro. Any thoughts?

If the AJA card isn't working, talk to AJA. It's not a Final Cut problem from where I'm sitting.
I think there's a Kona forum on the creativecow.net.
bogiesan

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