Any ideas how to get my computer to recognize my PV-GS400?  I can't get
XP to recognize the camera though a firewire cable for passthrough and
I can't get the camera to recognize analog input to record to mini-dv
tapes (It just records a silent blue screen).  I am ready to chuck the
camera out the window. Panasonic tech support was useless.  Any help
would be greatly appreciated.

russelllk***@gmail.com wrote:
Just wanted to send this quick reply before you chuck the camera out of
the window.

There is some patch of Windows XP that fixes this problem. I had the
same issue with PVGS150 and I am guessing it will solve your problem
too.

I will do some research and send you a helpful link. If that does not
help, let me know where you are and I will come and stand outside the
window. :)

DNA wrote:
This may prove to be the best link you ever received.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810032

Thank you very much for your help.  I have the latest Service Pack
loaded - so would think this would have been automatically included but
I will try the "hotfix".  If that doesn't work, come to Miami - I live
on the 23rd floor so I'll have to try to throw it in your direction or
we'll set up a net...


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russelllk***@gmail.com wrote:
AFAIR,  I also had updated windows but needed that fix. Did that,
rebooted windows (might have done that a couple of times) but it
eventually worked and has been working ever since.

Good luck. Let me know if that worked.

It won't let me install the patch since I am not running SP1 but am up
to SP3.

Window time again?


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russelllk***@gmail.com wrote:
These questions may add to frustration.

1. Have you tried any other firewire devices to make sure that your
port is working ok?
2. Did you put the camera in tape-playback mode before connecting it to
the computer and powering it on?

Something to browse: ( I have a feeling that the first one may be more
helpful).

http://www.videohelp.com/forum/archive/t282199.html

http://www.camcorderinfo.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=106739&page=4

Thanks for your continued help/suggestions.  I'll try testing the port
with another firewire device (though I think I recall trying it with a
4 pin to 6 pin into my laptop as well with the same result as with my
desktop with the standard connector).  I'll also look at the links.

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? <russelllk***@gmail.com> ?????? ??? ??????
All I have to say, is don't give up.To make my sony dcr hc 32e work with my
cliptech firewire card, I needed an evening and a couple of hours in the
morning.Finally, I realized that 1.the cd that came with it had everything
but drivers (blame it on the chinese people's english-what they called
drivers was in fact add ons like ulead video studio and cool 3d, very useful
but without the drivers how could I make my setup work?There was no web
address on the package of the card.The obvious www.cliptech.com didn't work,
click on it and you'll see what I mean.After trying fruitlessly to find the
drivers in the cd, I tried to make the card work by the standard win 2k
drivers, I picked VIA chipset and firewire card and voila!In a couple of
hours more I had my first DVD.So, don't lose your courage, and of course the
camera is not fit for throwing out of the window.Of course I can understand
your frustation, I was almost at the point this evening to return the card
for a refund, if I would get any...

It's a problem with Windows, not the Camcorder.  I'll bet
it works perfectly on a Macintosh.

russelllk***@gmail.com wrote:
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Will the Macintosh solve this, as seen in the OP: "I can't get the
camera to recognize analog input to record to mini-dv tapes (It just
records a silent blue screen)"?

Just curious.

On 1/24/2007, M Berger posted this:

Hi,
I had trouble with my firewire card and both a Sony TRV320 and a NV GS400.
The strange thing was that the card worked fine under windows 98 but when I
went to XP (with exactly the same hardware) it would not connect to the
ccmera most of the time.

I purchased another generic (inexpensive) firewire card and both cameras are
now detected perfectly ever time.

Regards,

Martin



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