Recording to tape

Is there any way from the Mac side to record an HDV sequence to a camera/deck tape? Am I dependent on the capability of the camera? I am aware of the "Print to Tape" but that is limited to what FCE gives you. (and I can't get it to work).
Thanks

This is sooo frustrating. I have tried about 50 times to get my video onto tape without success. Is there a trick? I am using a Sony camera - HDR-HC3. The editing went very well. The pictures just don't move over to the camera. The computer controls the camera but does not send any images.
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I thought I had tried that. Thanks, that was the answer.
I am aware of the danger of not having tape backup. Having worked with the new Panasonic AG-HVX200 it is a chore to free up the P2 cards fast enough to keep from starving the camera crew. Copying the P2 contents to a single hard drive is the practice but leaves the whole shoot at the mercy of a single point of failure.
As far as my capturing directly to HD, it isn't a problem for short podcasts that could be recreated quickly if lost. Also, I can still record to tape in the camera but avoid the second step of capture when I'm in my edit bay anyway.
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I am trying to record a scene from the timeline to tape. I have hooked up the camera and can get sound to record and, as I scroll through the timeline, the footage in the camera monitor keeps pace with the sequence in final cut. However, when I push play the the footage on the camera monitor is static (it stays on the photo that I started when I hit play but does not keep pace as the timeline plays in final cut).
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