Sony VX 1000 on XP not recognized

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Check device manager to see if firewire is properly installed.
Camera is in play/vcr mode, powered by mains.
There is nothing in the cams menu which has disabled the firewire output?
like analogue out/pass through options which sometimes can.
Try another cam that is KNOWN to work in your pc,
or
Try your cam in a pc that is KNOWN to work with another cam.
Graham

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Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.simplydv.co.uk
"Marcus" <msforum@lanipage.de> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I am running Win XP with Service Pack 1 installed. When I
> connect my Sony VX 1000 via firewire (I tried three
> different cables) NOTHING happens. I plug the Camera in
> and really nothing happens. I tried everything: Turn the
> camera on/off during boot. Plugged in before/after boot.
> What else can I do?
>
> Thank you

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So everything I suggested was negative? I'd return teh cam as faulty.

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Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.simplydv.co.uk

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi,
> >
> >I am running Win XP with Service Pack 1 installed. When I
> >connect my Sony VX 1000 via firewire (I tried three
> >different cables) NOTHING happens. I plug the Camera in
> >and really nothing happens. I tried everything: Turn the
> >camera on/off during boot. Plugged in before/after boot.
> >What else can I do?
> >
> >Thank you
> >.
> >