Read this for setting it up properly:
http://www.larryjordan.biz/goodies/fcp5setupwithfw1082.pdf
And it might help to know that the mixer needs its own firewire bus. You cannot use it if you are also using firewire drives running off the computer...as all macs have only one firewire bus. That one hit me pretty hard.
But...I have been able to get it to work on the one bus by turning it on last. I mean turning on the drives, turning on the computer, launching FCP, THEN turning on the mixer. But that only works sometimes. You can also try to turn it on before you launch FCP and see if the firewire light comes on...again, after you power on the drives.
I also, at times, have to start with it in MONO mode, then switch over to computer. Funky...and I am still working it out.
Shane
