Importing directly from Dvcam didn't work

I have a few cameras that go to a switcher, which is plugged into a Sony Dvcam (records to tapes). I stopped using the tapes a while ago and recorded live to iMovie with Fire wire.
I recently got a new MacBook Pro with Final Cut Pro, so I connected the Dvcam to it with the fire wire and a thunder bolt adapter.
Anyway, Final Cut Pro did not record directly from the Dvcam. On iMovie, I would just click Import and it would record. But I clicked import on Final Cut pro, and it looked like it was importing. After an hour, I clicked Stop Importing and I realized that nothing was recorded and I lost everything.
After messing with the Dvcam and FCP, I noticed that it does import if I have a tape playing. But it doesn't import if there's no tape??? I don't get it, why can iMovie do this but not FCP?
Another thing I notice is that FCP gives control to the Dvcam and vice versa, which I don't want. For example, if I click import while there's a tape in it, it will play whatever was on the tape and starts importing that. Or if I stop recording on the tape, the importing will end. Overall though, I don't even want to use tapes if I don't have to. But I use the Dvcam because I have the Fire wire output (which I now connect with the thunder bolt adapter).

So is there any way I can still record live from dvcam to FCP?
I would just record in iMovie and edit in FCP, but importing dv iMovie projects = no audio in FCP apparently.

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