FCE - LOCATING TIMECODE BREAK - Why? Help please

Hello!
I'm trying to capture a video from camera miniDV.
I select "CAPTURE NOW" but after few seconds (when a scene changes), appears this error :
LOCATING TIMECODE BREAK
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My settings are these :
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Please help me...
Thanks bye

Timecode breaks could be caused by:
1. Actual timecode breaks on the tape.
2. Dirty heads in the playback system.
3. Bad Firewire cable.
4. Capturing to a USB hard drive
5. Capturing to an improperly formatted hard drive
6. Capturing while an anti-virus program is running
If you're using Capture Now, try setting FCP's Device Control to Non-Controllable Device.
-DH
Message was edited by: David Harbsmeier

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