Wadia itransport troubleshooting

I got one of these for x-mas and can't get it to work. I can't even tell if the thing is getting power. The cord comes in 2 pieces and they don't fit flush together. I have an ipod video with songs in apple lossless with the wadia connected to a cambridge azur cd player through digital inputs. Has anyone had problems like this. I've read people saying they got it to work in a few minutes. I've been at it for hours with no results.