Have you tried putting the camera in VTR (playback) mode? With the two Canon's I have (XL1 and EluraMC2) the way to record from an external source is to put the cam in VTR mode and push play and record on the playback controls. The other modes are for recording from the camera. Hope this helps... -- Jeff Fay Media Services Technician Cooperative Extension Service College of Rural Alaska University of Alaska Fairbanks P.O. Box 756180 Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-6180 phone (907) 474-5349 fax (907) 474-5139 jeff.fay at uaf.edu http://www.uaf.edu/coop-ext ----- "Claiming that the Macintosh is inferior to Windows because most people use Windows, is like saying that all other restaurants serve food that is inferior to McDonalds". Randy B. Singer Co-Author of: The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th and 6th editions)