How to output a 16:9 movie to a DVCAM deck without letter boxing it

I need to take a 16:9 movie, convert it to DV codec so I can then export it to a DSR25 DVCAM deck. How do I squeeze the 16:9 footage onto the 4:3 DVCAM format, so when I play the footage from deck out of the deck it will be unsqueezed by the 16:9 monitor and play back normally?
I can't seem to find the setting or filter to tell FCP to export a squeezed version.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
Mike Kroesen
Freelance Editor, Seattle

I've never heard of a pro deck having a consumer dvd-style setting that automatically corrects for anamorphic footage. That would be a monitor setting if you ask me.
I'm a little confused by the question however, are you working with hd source material? Any 16:9 SD should be anamorphic anyway so the only thing necessary would be to play out to your deck as is.
What is the source footage? and the sequence setting?

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