Hw do you import XDCAM proxy clips only in FCP?

I have Sony PDW-U1 deck with XDCAM disks. When I go into FCP, file, import, Sony XDCAM it launches
Sony XDCAM transfer. I then select the clips and then import them into a specified location. I then import these clips into FCP. When I import these clips my problem is is that it only imports the hi-rez clips. How do get XDCAM transfer to import the proxies and not the hi-rez clips?
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Patch 2000

If the clock was set on the camera it should break it up as it captures it. If not you have to split it manually just as you did in iMovie using keywords and favorites.

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