Device control in FCE of Canon HV20

This question doesn't seem to be have answered very succinctly in other posts, though it seems to have been touched on.
I am trying to capture HDV footage into FCE from a Canon HV20 camera. I want to be able to log and capture the footage, but I can't seem to be able to use the log and capture function, as I cannot control the HV20 camera through FCE. Is this normal? I am able to do this fine in Final Cut Pro. Is there a reason why this would be different between the two apps??
Any help or plugins or just a "yeah, you're out of luck", would be much appreciated.

Hi Tom,
The original footage was recorded on a HDV tape. HV20 recording setup: HD STANDARD is "HDV", COMP OUT is "1080i".
My HV20 is connected via a DV cable (IEEE 1394) from the HDV/DV port to the Firewire 400 port on the back of the iMac. The only other connected component is the keyboard with a wireless mighty mouse. As for the HV20 setup, PLAYBACK STD is "HDV", COMP OUT is "1080i", DV OUTPUT is "HDV/DV". One thing I did notice, is that as soon as I connect the firewire to the HV20, PLAYBACK STD and DV OUTPUT are grayed out in the playback setup menu.
I'm using FCE 4.0 (pre-installed last week by Apple), set for HD, HDV Apple Intermediate Codec 1080i60, using "all rates". My scratch disk is defaulted to the iMac HD with over 450GB. When I then execute a capture, I first get prompted for a file name, then I get a black screen with the Apple logo in the center and the "Cueing Tape - press ESC..." msg while the HV20 tape begins to play. When this occurs, the HV20 LCD turns blue and the following text appears: PLAYBACK STD LOCKED, PLAYBACK IS RESTRICTED. Once I press ESC, the HV20 tape stops, the black screen disappears, and no capture files...
If I try a NTSC DV setting, I am able to capture from the HV20 - this said, as well as the fact that my iMac does recognize that I have a HV20 connected via the firewire port (see below), I am therefore assuming that my connection is correct and working properly.
Below are my current system settings:
*System Software Overview:*
System Version: Mac OS X 10.5.2 (9C31)
Kernel Version: Darwin 9.2.0
Boot Volume: Macintosh HD
Boot Mode: Normal
*Final Cut Express:*
Version: 4.0
Last Modified: 05/02/08 1:17 PM
Kind: Universal
Get Info String: Final Cut Express 4.0, Copyright © 2002-2007 Apple Inc.
Location: /Applications/Final Cut Express.app
*QuickTime Player:*
Version: 7.4.1
Last Modified: 13/02/08 7:42 AM
Kind: Universal
Get Info String: 7.4.1, Copyright © 1989-2008 Apple Inc. All Rights Reserved
Location: /Applications/QuickTime Player.app
*Hardware Overview:*
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac7,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.8 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: IM71.007A.B01
SMC Version: 1.21f4
Serial Number: QP806019ZCT
*FireWire Bus:*
Maximum Speed: Up to 800 Mb/sec
HV20:
Manufacturer: Canon
Model: 0x10
GUID: 0x8500014D0170
Maximum Speed: Up to 100 Mb/sec
Connection Speed: Up to 100 Mb/sec
Sub-units:
HV20 Unit:
Unit Software Version: 0x10001
Unit Spec ID: 0xA02D
*ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro:*
Chipset Model: ATI,RadeonHD2600
Type: Display
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 256 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x9583
Revision ID: 0x0000
ROM Revision: 113-B2250F-219
EFI Driver Version: 01.00.219
Displays:
iMac:
Display Type: LCD
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Depth: 32-bit Color
Built-In: Yes
Core Image: Hardware Accelerated
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported
Display Connector:
Status: No display connected
Intel ICH8-M AHCI:
Vendor: Intel
Product: ICH8-M AHCI
Speed: 3.0 Gigabit
Description: AHCI Version 1.10 Supported
*WDC WD5000AAKS-40YGA0:*
Capacity: 465.76 GB
Model: WDC WD5000AAKS-40YGA0
Revision: 58.01E02
Serial Number: WD-WCAS84640808
Native Command Queuing: Yes
Queue Depth: 32
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
Mac OS 9 Drivers: No
Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:
*Macintosh HD:*
Capacity: 465.44 GB
Available: 439.61 GB
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk0s2
Mount Point: /
Thanks for the help.
Buzz

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