ADS Pyro API-557 failure.....

Has anyone else had problems with this unit? My original API-550 quit working, so I got a brand new API-557. It is only a few months old, but it sends signal intermittently to my Mac. I tried it in different Firewire ports, as well as trying different settings in iMovie (DV, MPEG-4, etc.) but nothing changed. This is very frustrating. If anyone has any ideas, your input will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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SWITCH NO.4 was originally (for the API-550) DOWN for LOCKED AUDIO and Up for Unlocked Audio. REV E. changed this to   Down =12-bit/32kHz and   Up =16-bit/48kHz Audio Sampling Rate
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