Problem capturing DVCAM material

Hi,
I have got some material shot in pal 4:3 on DVCAM. I am using a Panasonic AJ-D250 DVCPRO dec and Final Cut Pro 5 HD to capture and edit the material. However, when I capture the material using log and capture, Final Cut can read the timecode but there is no video/audio signal coming through?
I am capturing using
'DV PAL 48 kHz' with the 'Firewire Pal Basic' connection.
The deck is playing back ok when a monitor is attached.
Any help that you may be able to offer will greatfully received.
Many thanks
Ross.
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Dual 2 G5 Mac OS X (10.4.2) 2GB DDR2 SDRAM

DVCAM (sony) and DVCPRO (panasonic) really don't play well together at all.
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I don't think those two companies like each other too well. Best bet: rent a dv cam deck, or buy a dsr-11 if you're going to be doing a lot of this stuff.

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