Using Dual Screens & The Canon HV20 [encountering issues]

I'm running on an intel iMac, 2 gigs of memory, using FCP 5.1 and a 22 inch Vizio monitor. I have the Canon HV20 connected via firewire and at the moment I'm encountering the following issues.
1. FCP can't see the camera for import, it only sees the dual monitor
2. Sound is coming from the camera itself, but not through the actual monitor
I purchased the second monitor as I embark on a documentary, and I need some specific help so that everything will be up and running smoothl

Yeah, that's the first thing I tried [refreshing A/V devices] I've been using FCP for years.
Anyone else?

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I understand that links opening in new windows are opening in the active screen, not on the right, second monitor.
This may be helpful: [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/monitor-master/] the search recommends this.
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I use HV20 all the time with iMovie 06 and 08. Like many has pointed out the only thing 24p about HV20 is its sensor. It can scan 24fps progressively but records to tape as 60i using pulldown and the result is '24p looking video playback' on 60i system - just like many movie DVDs where the source is 24p but stored as 60i.
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Hi brokerbizwash,
Welcome to the HP Support Forums!
I understand that you are using two monitors, but not getting any audio on either one when connected to your HP Envy m6 Sleekbook. I will try my best to help you with this issue. Although you have two monitors the audio should be working from your Sleekbook. Has the audio been working and now has stopped.
Here is a document for No Sound from Speakers (Windows 8) that explains how to use the Troubleshooting tool to check your audio.
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Thank you and have a nice day!
I worked on behalf of HP.

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Ok... I may have answered my own question.
Can someone "in the know" please verify that my workflow makes sense...? and that I am not just "faking" things.
Just to reiterate what I had in the above post...
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Hi,
What apple are you running?
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Also, if apple would get their updates to the other groups (e.g CANON), then maybe these issues would not come up, but Canon told me "We just can not keep up with Apple updates, and we got the intel versions working, but PPC have toubles..."
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I'm not sure Color works properly with monitors connected in that manner. Color isn't accurate without proper monitoring, and you can't get proper monitoring with an iMac. By proper monitoring I mean an HDTV or broadcast monitor being fed a VIDEO signal via a hardware capture card (AJA, Decklink, Matrox). You can't get capture cards to work on iMacs, therefore you cannot properly monitor a video signal.
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