A couple of other IWII tricks... First of all, make sure that the tractor feed units are properly lined up and all, and make sure that the feed lever is in the tractor feed position. On the ImageWriter II, the tractor feed units don't work if the lever is in the wrong position...in fact, there is a method for backing the paper out so that you can friction-feed sheets without taking the tractor feed paper completely out. That said, there are a couple of common problems with tractor feed paper on the IW-II, and the most common is that the paper gets a curl in it at the top edge, especially if the paper is advanced past the autoload point. So here's something to try when you load the paper... *Double over* the first two pages of the load. That is, take the first page and fold it over the first perforation. Then put the double layer into the tractor feed. This increases the stiffness of the paper, and it means that the first point to enter the platen is actually the BOTTOM of the first sheet, where it hasn't had a chance to curl. Form-feed to the beginning of the third page (second sheet to go through the printer) before you start printing because otherwise the first page will print too dark/heavy. When you put the paper on the tractors, you should be able to press the FORM FEED button and have it automagically advance until the printhead is "looking" at the top line of the page. If you set it up that way, you'll get proper margins and such. The problem, of course, is that then it's hard to cut the sheet off when it's finished. If doubling up the sheet doesn't solve your paper threading problem, then you are probably suffering from a case of Avery Syndrome, and it's a real PITA to fix on an Imagewriter II. Many times people try to run labels through the IWII, and it works, until the job is finished. Then, people try to remove the stack from the continuous label stock and then run the remaining partial sheet backward through the printer to unload it. Invariably this causes one of the labels to dislodge from the carrier sheet and get stuck to the platen, the paper guide, or both. Correction requires removing the platen, which is not an easy thing to do on an IWII if I remember correctly. Remove the offending label, reassemble the printer, and all should be right with the world. Unless, of course, you are at your local office supply store trying to find tractor-feed paper and IW-II color ribbons... 8-) --Dave Althoff, Jr. -- /X\ _ _ *** Closed for the season. *** /XXX\ /X\ /X\_ _ /X\__ _ _ _____ /XXXXX\ /XXX\ _/XXXX\_ /X\ /XXXXX\ /X\ /X\ /XXXXX _/XXXXXXX\__/XXXXX\/XXXXXXXX\_/XXX\_/XXXXXXX\__/XXX\_/XXX\_/\_/XXXXXX