i tried adding more paper. now at 1cm of paper in tray the printer
grabs a sheet each time.

i closed the rear (as otherwise the paper would just be ejected out the
back) and did some test prints. however i am noticing each page is
emerging with the front end bent at the right
(photo 13kb below) . what does this suggest to you?

http://www.geocities.com/xamman19/bent.JPG

thx