No audio on imported DV clips

After several years of successfully using iMovie with a Sony PC100E, I am now failing to import the audio belonging to imported clips.
iMovie HD plays the sound correctly during the import process. But there is no sound when I then play clips individually or from the Timeline.
Audio selected under the audio button plays correctly.
I've tried reinstalling an earlier version (iMovie 2) and I get the same problem - it seems that I have a problem with an audio setting somewhere.
I'm using iMovie HD 5 under 10.3.9 on a iMac 500Mhz G3
Many thanks for any suggestions.

Hi Peter:
Welcome to the discussions!
Have you done all of this?
http://www.danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/audio/1000.shtml

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