Easy Setup help

Hi there. I'm trying to capture old Hi8 movies into FCE and am having some trouble. I'm using a Sony Handycam DCR-TRV130 NTSC connected via Firewire. The device is daisy-chained through an external hard drive.
I'm not sure which Easy Setup preset will work best. When I use any setting with the Device Control Preset set to Firewire NTSC, Final Cut Express starts looking for timecode breaks on my tape and fails to capture each clip in its entirety (leaving off about 4-5 seconds from each).
However, when I use a setting with no Device Control Preset, my audio and video are captured out of sync.
I've tried capturing my footage via iMovie '09 and importing an XML file into FCE, but the quality doesn't look good, and the audio rendering time takes hours.
Thank you for your help!

Thank you for replying. I hadn't thought of the audio being an issue, but I bet you're right. Unfortunately, I can't find a way to change the setting on my camera.
I'm planning on investing in an HD camcorder sometime soon, but until then, I guess I'll probably keep capturing using iMovie HD. Technology marches on....
Thanks again!

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