FCP X not linking to optimized media

For some reason, FCP is not linking to optimized media- none of it, ever. My footage was transcoded on import and an optimized media folder created. I have everything in the Library bundle- both orignal media and optimized media folders are inside. I know FCP is playing the original media because 'reveal to finder' points to original clips. In addition, inspector shows H264 codec. What's the point of optimizing media if FCP doesn't point to it? How can I get FCP to utilize the transcoded clips in the optimized media folder?
FCP 10.1

AVCHD is basically H.264
This is an extract from the AVCHD article in Wikipedia . . . .
For video compression, AVCHD uses the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 standard, supporting a variety of standard, high definition, and stereoscopic (3D) video resolutions. For audio compression, it supports both Dolby AC-3 (Dolby Digital) and uncompressed linear PCMaudio. Stereo and multichannel surround (5.1) are both supported.
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