Multicam Appears as One Clip

I am trying to set up my multicam edit. I used four cameras. I synched using a slate.
When I open the angle display, I see only one angle.
When I click on the multicam clip in the browser, the four angles in the project timeline are abutted one after the other. They should appear on top of each other.
I don't know what's the problem.
I'm using FCP X 10.1.1 on a late 2013 MacBook Pro.

This is what project/timeline looks like. The clips/angles should be on top of each other.
Could it be that FCP X will not multicam edit with DV. I shot with the Canon HV40.

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Thanks for your responses.
Kevan, I don't think the problem is timecode breaks because I set FCP
to abort on dropped frames when I captured. It makes sense, however,
that miniDV camcorders can drift.
Michael, I certainly plan on keeping the option open for chopping the
performance into multiple multiclips.
I think the problem is "dragging the beginning of the multiclip to the left."
Perhaps, but what do you do when the only clear moment for syncing
all four cameras happens well into the first song? It's a real pity that all
cameras were not running when the clapperboard was struck!
The strange thing I'm experiencing is that sync seems to drift AFTER
I have the multiclip made, AFTER I've dragged the beginning of the
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It's a sunny morning here in northern California. I'm going to have
another coffee and look at this problem with fresh eyes.
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Encoded date                             : UTC 2011-09-08 21:37:37
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