HVX200A simply will not mount on my macbook pro!

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Gruper

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Hi there, I would sincerely appreciate if anyone out there is willing to help me troubleshoot the following issue.

I just purchased a (used) HVX200A w/ 16GB P2. I have shot some test footage in 720p/24p, and when it comes time to transfer to my macbook pro, absolutely nothing happens. Like the instructions suggest, I connect the firewire cable to the camera and computer before turning the camera on. I then switch to MCR which brings up the thumbnail view. I have installed the newest panasonic P2 Snow Leopard drivers. Disk utility shows nothing, and Final Cut Pro is unable to recognize the device. I was worried that the port might be damaged, but in my system profiler, HVX200 DOES show up under FireWire. My camera is updated to version 4.07-00-0.00. I have tried the same thing on a second macbook pro from the same generation, and likewise it does not mount.

Is there a known issue regarding the new macbook pros connecting to the HVX200A, or am I doing this completely wrong?

Thanks to anyone willing to read all that and comment.
 
keep the mcr buttion compressed til it mounts. When you see the thumnails it is not mounted, keep it compressed.
 
you left out a step:

1. I then switch to MCR which brings up the thumbnail view.
2. then PUSH again and HOLD IN THE MCR BUTTON for several seconds until the screen goes black and a "firewire device connect" message appears.
then it should appear on the desktop
 
Thanks guys. When I hold MCR after thumbnail view it loads a blue screen with "USB Device Disconnect". There is nothing plugged into USB of course. Is there some menu selection to change it to P2? Thanks again.
 
yeah. not sure about the menu arrangement of the 200a but on my 170 you go into menu > other functions > pc mode, to toggle between usb and 1394 device.

HOWEVER: i find i get better performance and connection reliability on a mac if i use USB instead of firewire. if you have a mini-b to type-a usb cable around, id just use that instead
 
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what is the mcr button on the mac book pro? Im having similar issues w/my dvx100b , it used to work but after i took my notebook to the mac store to update it, bam! it stopped working
 
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