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firewire problem

Warslay
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Dec 21, 2005, 3:44 PM

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Hi i have a canon gl-1 and im triing to connect it to my computer, it did work before, about 2 months ago but now when i plug it in it deoesnt see it at all. No ping sound to annonce the detection, if i plug my laptop in the firewire of my desktop it does detect it right away. I have windows xp pro sp2 install on my desktop, im not sure if its the connection in my camera that is broken... Iwanted to open my camera to look at it but i cant find the way to do it.
Any help would be greatly apreciated.

Edward
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Dec 21, 2005, 3:55 PM

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Same wire in both cases? If yes, I'd say send the camera in for repair. If not, try a different cable first.
Edward Troxel
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Warslay
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Dec 21, 2005, 3:59 PM

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Yes it is the same cable.. But i im in costa rica and its a problem to have something repair here. Any where u know i can find the manual to be able to open my video camera to be sure there something wrong before sending it to the usa for repair.

AndrewMSV
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Dec 22, 2005, 8:14 AM

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before taking it in to a shop, i would try it on another computer first. It may be your firewire card on the PC side and not the cam's problem at all.

Also, try upgrading drivers for your NLE and capturing software as well as a downloading and upgrading the firmware on your capturing hardware.

Good luck.
Cheers!

Andrew
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