Panasonic NV-GS400 not recognized by Final Cut Express

I'm using a new Mac Pro with OSX 10.5.6, Quicktime Player 7.6 and Final Cut Express 4.0.1. After trying various settings in Easy Setup FCE still refuses to see my Panasonic camera NV-GS400. I'd be grateful for any advice that would solve this.

Trying lots of settings is a bad idea. There is only one correct setting for your media.
First, trash your preferences and repair permissions.
http://www.fcpbook.com/Misc1.html
Connect to the rear FireWire port of the computer. What other devices are connected to the computer? Turn on the camera in playback mode. Launch the application. Set the correct settings, some flavor of DV NTSC. Is the camera recognized by the application? If not do not go further. Check to see if it recognized in system profiler. If not, report back.

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