Problems capturing from Panasonic PV GS-150

I am trying to capture from a Panasonic-MiniDV cam PV GS-150. I have it connected firewire to my MacBook Pro. The camera itself has a mini B 5-Pin output. (It took me forever to find that cable!)
When I click "capture" this is the message I receive:
"Attempted to capture a video device without a video device selected. Please select a video device in your capture presets and try again."
Is this referring to Easy Setup? I have already tried that. Is there an actual place to select a specific device?
Thanks!
Amy

Yeah, use the "easy setup" for DV (PAL OR NTSC, i.e. match what you shot) and see if that doesn't improve things.
Also might select "Refresh A/V devices" from the View menu at the bottom... that sometimes gets things going. Do this after you've reset the easy setup...
If that fails, try restarting FCP. With the camera connected and turned on using it's VTR mode. i.e. Playback mode, not camera mode... they get called all sorts of things on different cameras, but it's got to be in that mode for FCP to see it at all.
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