What sequence settings for SD DCVpro50 squeezed ?

I'm just getting a massive black boarder around my clips using easy setup.
Any ideas ?
Cheers
-matt

Ok I'm shooting on the HVX200.
My mac is runnig everything latest version including osx.
*DVCpro50 in standered deff (pal 576i) .
*25p.
*Squeez mode (I think is 16:9 on pana).
*P2 card dumped to desktop then imported via P2 import in fcp.
Anything else ?
Cheers again.

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