Is it possible to capture from DV tape (OnLocation CS5)

I posted this question on the OnLocation forum but got not responses at all. I’m new to Premiere Pro CS5 so please bear with me. Is it possible to capture DV from my Canon HV40 using OnLocation? When I get OL and my camera connected and ready, it only allows me to capture Live recoding. But I would like to capture my already recorded DV from tapes. I know I can use PrePro under a new project each time but it would be nice to do capturing and import clips to whatever projects later. Do I have something set wrong or is this not possible using OL?

Hi Jeff
I realised once I'd said it that, provided a picture's being sent down the firewire, OL will record it. Doh!

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