Hi Ann, I ALSO HAVE DBT 10.5 and Juliet Classic, and I used to have a switch between the embosser and printer. Whenever I forgot to switch to THE embosser before I turned it on, I would get this trash at the top of my document. I wasted a lot of paper. Now I have the embosser plugged DIRECTLY TO THE COMPUTER, and no more problems. Hope it helps. Carmela Morrison (INDY BRAILLE WORKS) MELADUCI01@xxxxxxxxxxxxx