Preview to monitor

I'm running fcp 5.1.2 on Intel iMac G5 and I'm having problems previewing on an external monitor. I have the video playback set to Apple Firewire which is what I normally use and also when I "Print To Video" it works fine but it just won't playback as through the monitor from the timeline.
The thing is, it was working fine previously but now it isn't. Is there a simple button that I'm missing or something?
Thanks in advance.
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Is View > External Video set to All Frames or to Off?
What Easy Setup are you using?
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