Edit to Tape window wont expand

Hi, I have been working on Final Cut 6 and when I go to play to tape the EDIT TO TAPE window wont expand out at all. Even with dragging at bottom and side it wont expand open.
I can see the three tabs at the top but nothing else, can anyone help with this please?
Everything else is working well

David,
I have a similar issue with the Edit to Tape window - when working in HD the ETT window often appears as only one pixel wide. The window can't be grabbed, dragged or resized. My work around is to switch the setup to PAL, open the ETT window, and then switch back to HD.
FCP 6.0.5
OS 10.5.5
Ben.

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!http://www.spotsbeforeyoureyes.com/BlackCodeButton.jpg!
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Shane's Stock Answer #18
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