PP CS3 HD capture (my specific setup question)

I know this has probably been covered before, but I am trying to test my setup in case there is something specific I need to do:
EQUIPMENT
SONY HDR-HC9 HDV 1080i CAMCORDER
SONY GVH-D700 HDV VIDEO WALKMAN w/ 7" LCD (used to capture video to avoid constant plugging in/out of camcorder firewire)
Dell computer (3 GB RAM, not sure of the processor off-hand but it runs CS3 nicely...lots of resolution options with the largest being 2048x1536...I currently have it set at 1024x768)
I've run a firewire connection from the walkman into the computer. When I put a standard mini-DV tape in, PP captures like normal. When I try an HD tape with HD footage (1080i), PP tells me there is a connection but I get no image whatsoever.
I'm not sure if it has something to do with 1080i just not matching my screen resolution or what. If that's the case, would one of the higher resoltions do the trick?
Thanks for the insight!

It doesn't appear HDV split works with my capture deck (see first post). Is this designed soley for camcorders to be run through? When I open the program it just says nothing is connected.
As far as PP, although there is not an exact preset for my deck I can get the play, stop, rewind and fast-forward functions to work on the capture screen but I cannot record. I can even see the image in perfect clarity on the deck itself.
At this point I'm not sure how to capture HD! I really do not want to have to connect the camcorder each time as this was the whole reason why I bought the deck.
Thanks for the input, I'm anxiously awaiting your replies and insight!

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