Panasonic AJ-D455 edit to tape problem

I'm trying to perform a cut back to a the above deck which is a DVCPro25 PAL unit which has the optional FireWire card fitted.
I can get it to work if I use FireWire control but not if I use RS422 control. Now this is a pain for three reasons:
1. RS422 is the normal method of control of this deck for when I'm capturing into FCP as it's quicker to cue up and generally has more responsive tape transport.
2. Switching to FireWire control for output involves diving into the menus to change some settings and then switching back again when I want to capture.
3. If there is a problem during the edit to tape, I would like to be able to use insert editing which (if I'm correct), is not possible under FireWire control. The deck is edit capable BTW.
Has anybody got this deck to work for output from FCP using RS422?
Brian

Try trashing or moving your FCP prefs. here's a dandy utility: http://fcprescue.andersholck.com/
It will reset to all standard settings, and I'd experiment with LTC+VITC and VITC alone in/with the machine's device settings, if a preset doesn't work.
Post the exact versions of FCP, OS, and QuickTime you are running too. You're doing this on which mac?
Jerry

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