Tape trouble check vtr

when i am logging and capturing, capturing stops and i get the message tape trouble check vtr. i read some post that it was an AJA problem and i called their tek support and they sent me the pulling txt file to put in my pluggins folder and the problem still is going on. i also uninstalled and reinstalled the AJA software. i am using a panasonic aj-sd930 dvc pro 50 deck running through the AJA IO using fcp 6.i have also trashed my prefs and still nothing. is there someting i'm missing?

I'm having the same problems but with a very different configuration. We tried everything from changing the wiring to trying a different setup for the capturing video card and no luck. At long last, trashing the preferences allowed us to digitize for 10 minutes straight instead of 2 minutes bits. Wether it was just a lucky break or really a temporary fix remains to be determined.
Btw, to which codec are you digitizing to?

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