FCE is capturing audio out of synch

I just captured some footage from my Sony V1 camera onto Final Cut Express. At the end of the capture session a sign came up saying the following:
"The audio sample rate of one or more of your captured media files does not match the sample rate on your source tape. Make sure the audio sample rate of your capture preset matches the sample rate of your tape."
Sure enough the audio was out of synch. I have no idea where to access these variables on either my camera or on FCE, or what the correct settings would be if I could access them.
Anyone out there know what I have to do to get the capture and source tape matched correctly? And why might it suddenly start doing this, as its never happened before.
Thanks...

Hi(Bonjour)!
See FCE 4 user manual at page 211:
"Common sample rates and bit depths used in the video industry are:
- 32 kHz/12-bit: Consumer mini-DV camcorders can record four channels of audio using these settings. This is not recommended for most productions.
- 44.1 kHz/16-bit: Audio CDs and consumer DAT recorders use these audio settings.
- 48 kHz/16-bit: DV, HDV, and DVD all use these audio settings.
- 48 kHz/20-bit: Some professional video devices record natively in this format.
- 96 kHz/24-bit: These settings are becoming increasingly popular for professional sound and music production, although most video formats still record with 48 kHz."
And in wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16bitaudio
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Höhe                                     : 1 080 pixels
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Codec-ID                                 : 40
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