On Sep 4, 2008, at 12:39 PM, Neil wrote: > Thanks for the link. I did a Google search and found LOTS of > people have mysterious paper jam problem with the Pixma. One > person mentioned a trap door in the back. Sure enough, there was > paper hiding back there. So, problem solved. I will be able to > take my vacation after all. :-D For future reference, assuming your Canon is still under warranty, the last time that I had a problem with my Pixma, I called tech support, and they overnighted me a new one, complete with new ink cartridges, and I put the old one in the box it came in and shipped it back. Canon paid for shipping both ways. So any problems shouldn't take long to resolve. ___________________________________________ Randy B. Singer Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions) Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html ___________________________________________