I hadn't thought of it. I know lots of people with Macs (or are shortly going to get one) and they seem to think I know all about them. Hmm, not sure about that but anyway a spare combo is a dem good idea!
I think I have come up with a workaround for the Image Capture problem. Turn off the printer, fire up IC , wait 10 seconds and then turn on the printer again. I have done this several times and, after the usual printer startup clatter, it appears to recognise the scanner consistently within another 15 seconds and I can live with this. In other words, give IC a jolly good kick up the rear - initial printer/Mac communications routine perhaps?
