IMovie sees my Sony HC3, but there is no imahe

Hello.
I just bought the Sony DSR HC3. I can control playback with capture, set in and outs, but there is no image opn the screen.
Any ideas. I did a search and there was one person that had a the same problem, but there was no resolution in the thread.
Thanks in advance for your help.
PS I tried with FCP initially because that is what I use to edit, but thought to try if iMovie worked... no dice

First-if your mac can control the camera but not see the video,
*Open Garageband
*Play a note or two
*Close Garageband
*Open iMovie
The camera should be recognized now.
If not, look here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=43000
really!
Sue

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