FCP 6.02 and Canon HD camcorders

Can someone explain to me how FCP works with a Canon XHA -1 and how to properly set up a capture sequence?
By the way, while trying to do a test capture, I am not hearing the audio on my computer. I see the green VUs in the capture window showing a signal, but the main VUs of the program appear dead. I have gone through the audio-video settings several times.
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...and you'll be looking at feature film quality results - promise.
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