Spent a lot of today setting up the camera properly, and reading the instruction booklet.
Pleased to report that I have produced some excellant images of the flowers in my garden. Very accurate colour and now the metering is pretty much under my control the sharpness has improved as well.
There does not seem to be an issue between my printer and the camera as I first suspected. Thank goodness, as it took a lot of time to get set up with the Leica.
Raw looks a challenge, and I think I will leave that alone for a while and just get used to taking everyday shots using AV and S to start with, in jpeg format.
Many thanks for the book info. It's on my wish list.