Help with importing subtitles in FCP!

Hello I need HEEELP, please) I'm trying to import XML but an error show up: time code: Required element <frame> not found for time code definition( line 11 ) and the titles are always in the center of the screen no matter what changes I did before. I'm using FCP 7.03, MAC OS X. I think that the error and centered titles are conected. Thanks in advance for the support. Here's an example of the first lines from the XML i'm importing:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE xmeml>
<xmeml version="2">
    <sequence id="Title">
        <name>Title</name>
        <duration>148191</duration>
        <rate>
            <ntsc>FALSE</ntsc>
            <timebase>25</timebase>
        </rate>
        <timecode>
            <rate>
                <ntsc>FALSE</ntsc>
                <timebase>25</timebase>
            </rate>
        </timecode>
        <media>
            <video>
                <format>
                    <samplecharacteristics>
                        <width>720</width>
                        <height>576</height>
                        <rate>
                            <ntsc>FALSE</ntsc>
                            <timebase>25</timebase>
                        </rate>
                        <colordepth>24</colordepth>
                    </samplecharacteristics>
                </format>
                <track>
                    <generatoritem>
                        <name>Subtitle1</name>
                        <duration>142</duration>
                        <start>279</start>
                        <end>421</end>
                        <enabled>TRUE</enabled>
                        <effect id="Subtitle1">
                            <name>Text</name>
                            <effectid>Text</effectid>

Exporting how? You aren't going to be able to view it on a TV from the timeline then you are going to need a capture card of some sort.
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