Final cut xprs 4 and capturing HDV from tape

Hi all
I just tried for the first time to get FCXP4 to capture from my Canon HV20 in hidef and the software didn't do what the manual says it would do.
Manual tells me to create a new bin in the browser and then hit command 8 and instead of the DV capture window it would start a dialog box to capture HDV.
Well, it doesn't. It just says I don't have a video device connected.
Even though the same camcorder is captured by the same software just fine in standard def. HELP!

Do you have any other devices connected? How is the camera connected? What settings are on the media? What settings are you using in FCE? Did you change the settings before you initiated capture? Does system profiler see the camera?

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