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Jason McDonald · October 5th, 2009, 11:07 PM

So for the last week I've been recording bits and pieces of stuff on my HV20 and capturing them via VEGAS through firewire. Usually when I plug in and turn on the camera the PC gives off a little 'ding ding' sound meaning a new device is attached. Today, no sound and it seems no device is being recognized. I tried turning off the PC, blowing in both the firewire ports for dust...pretty much everything except try it on another PC.

I don't have the receipt anymore...I don't think. I will have to ask my wife. Is this a firewire problem, or am I missing something else? What's a way around capturing with firewire?

Colin McDonald · October 5th, 2009, 11:15 PM

There isn't really - use another PC or use another camera, that's about it.
But first, try another FW lead.

There's always the RESET button on the back behind the battery, but not sure that will help with Firewire probs.

Dimitris Mantalias · October 5th, 2009, 11:26 PM

It may be the camera, it may be not. First thing I'd check is the PC. Some times and for various reasons, PCs fail to startup firewire. It may be for software or hardware reasons and it may not be recovered by simply rebooting. So, find another PC and check your camera.

Another problem (and a common one) may be your firewire cable gone dead. As above, find another one and test.

Also, have you changed any camcorder settings recently, like say, the capture and export settings?

Jason McDonald · October 6th, 2009, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Dimitris Mantalias

It may be the camera, it may be not. First thing I'd check is the PC. Some times and for various reasons, PCs fail to startup firewire. It may be for software or hardware reasons and it may not be recovered by simply rebooting. So, find another PC and check your camera.

Another problem (and a common one) may be your firewire cable gone dead. As above, find another one and test.

Also, have you changed any camcorder settings recently, like say, the capture and export settings?

Haven't changed the camcorder settings at all. Everything has been the same since I bought it.

My wife's PC doesn't have firewire so I'll have to check on a friends PC. If that fails, I'll get a new wire. If that fails...well, then if someone wants a good HV20 JUST for recording, I guess I'll have that up for sale.

Jason McDonald · October 6th, 2009, 02:30 AM

update:

I tried it on my friends PC. Didn't work. Changed the firewire cords. Didn't work. Made sure my PC was working with another device. It worked...

So...that means that the firewire port on the HV20 is fried...and I have no idea why. It was in heavy use over the last 2 years. This sucks...

Adam Gold · October 6th, 2009, 11:40 AM

Many, many threads on this here and elsewhere. Always have BOTH devices powered off when plugging in FW. If either was powered on you might have fried the port on the cam.

In theory, not supposed to happen. But yet it does...

October 5th, 2009, 11:07 PM	#1
Jason McDonald Major Player Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Japan Posts: 295	Firewire alternative for HV20 So for the last week I've been recording bits and pieces of stuff on my HV20 and capturing them via VEGAS through firewire. Usually when I plug in and turn on the camera the PC gives off a little 'ding ding' sound meaning a new device is attached. Today, no sound and it seems no device is being recognized. I tried turning off the PC, blowing in both the firewire ports for dust...pretty much everything except try it on another PC. I don't have the receipt anymore...I don't think. I will have to ask my wife. Is this a firewire problem, or am I missing something else? What's a way around capturing with firewire?

October 5th, 2009, 11:26 PM	#3
Dimitris Mantalias Major Player Join Date: May 2009 Location: Arta, Greece Posts: 342	It may be the camera, it may be not. First thing I'd check is the PC. Some times and for various reasons, PCs fail to startup firewire. It may be for software or hardware reasons and it may not be recovered by simply rebooting. So, find another PC and check your camera. Another problem (and a common one) may be your firewire cable gone dead. As above, find another one and test. Also, have you changed any camcorder settings recently, like say, the capture and export settings? Last edited by Dimitris Mantalias; October 5th, 2009 at 11:27 PM. Reason: Spelling mistakes

October 5th, 2009, 11:15 PM	#2
Colin McDonald Trustee Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 1,546	There isn't really - use another PC or use another camera, that's about it. But first, try another FW lead. There's always the RESET button on the back behind the battery, but not sure that will help with Firewire probs.

October 6th, 2009, 02:30 AM	#5
Jason McDonald Major Player Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Japan Posts: 295	update: I tried it on my friends PC. Didn't work. Changed the firewire cords. Didn't work. Made sure my PC was working with another device. It worked... So...that means that the firewire port on the HV20 is fried...and I have no idea why. It was in heavy use over the last 2 years. This sucks...

October 6th, 2009, 11:40 AM	#6
Adam Gold Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Woodinville, WA USA Posts: 3,467	Many, many threads on this here and elsewhere. Always have BOTH devices powered off when plugging in FW. If either was powered on you might have fried the port on the cam. In theory, not supposed to happen. But yet it does...