Multi-camera - Cannot synchronize camera clips (Clip Sequence disabled)

I'm trying to create a new Multicam sequence with 3 clips of an event shot on 3 different cameras, but cannot synchronize the camera clips in my new sequence. Here's what I did:
First, I loaded one camera clip into the Source window. I located the hand clap near the beginning of the clip, and set Clip Marker #1 at that timecode in the clip. I repeated this for the other 2 camera clips.
Once I had set Marker #1 at the hand clap in each of the 3 clips, I created a new sequence named "Aligned." I added each of these 3 clips to this sequence. Then I selected all 6 clips (3 Video, 3 Audio) in this sequence, and dropped down the Clip menu to choose Synchronize. Unfortunately, Synchronize was disabled (greyed out) in the Clip dropdown menu.
I loaded each of the camera clips into the Source window and confirmed that they all have Marker #1 at the correct timecode position (the hand clap).
I'm new to PPro, so I tried to follow the instructions in the PPro online help page, Multi-camera sequences. What would cause Clip > Synchronize to be disabled, and how do I get past this?
Thanks,
BIllRab

I agree with Jim. I've done a lot of multicam projects and I've never used a Clip > Synchronize command. It should be a breeze to align the three camera angles on the timeline. If your magnetic toggle is activated the Markers will actually snap into alignment as you are adjusting their position on the timeline.
Or you could just set the in point of each clip at the clap marker, or any arbitrary equal distance from the clap marker, then overlay each of the clips on seperate tracks at the beggining of the sequence.
As long as each camera angle has a clear synching point and continuous video you should be golden.

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