Help please!!

[fiask0]

I know this is the wrong forum.. but nobody reads the stupid printer forum

On my Canon S750 Printer, it had been a while since I decided to print, so when I went to print the other day, my black ink did not work. I opened it up, and the black ink was really low, so I went and changed out the cartridge. Still, no black ink. All of the other colors work fine, just the black doesnt print, AT ALL. Im thinking maybe something is clogged. I dont really want to take it somewhere, so does someone have an idea/suggestion as to how I may fix this problem? Thanks in advance.

fiask0!

 

[Rugger]

Did you do an clean/align of the cartridges after you installed the new cartridge? Manual should have details on how to do this...

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[fiask0]

Yeah, I did.. It seems that something may have gotten clogged, as the previous cartridge was totally dry. I've tried taking the cartridge out and cleaning everything, etc.. but nothing 🙁

 

[fishmahn]

If I remember how Canon inkjets work, the printhead is separate from the ink cartridge and you should be able to purchase replacement printheads. Don't know if that's still how they do it, or if yours works that way, but that's what I remember.

Hope it helps somehow.

Mike.

 

[Rugger]

Are you sure that the cartridge is properly seated? Did you take off the protective tape/cover before you installed the cartridge? If yes, then was there any residue left over from the tape? Did it give an error code when it completed the clean/align the first time (or did it say it was successful)?

You can try the clean/align again. I'm not a printer guru, but it doesn't make a whole lot of sense that an <b>empty</b> cartridge would cause something to <b>clog</b>...

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[Rugger]

LOL

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[endyen]

You could try using some rubbing alcohol on the connection point for the cartridge.

 

[Crashman]

Actually it DOES. It's a common problem: A dry cartridge can't keep the ink remaining in the printhead "wet", so it dries, causing a clog. With many printers, this means you throw away the entire thing and start over. But his printer probably has a replaceable printhead.

Drying can also happen backwards, from the printhead to the ink cartridge, plugging both. The cause is disuse, the only way to prevent it is to print something once in a while.

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[Rugger]

Interesting...wouldn't a thunk it.

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[Crashman]

The shop owner who sells my systems specializes in printers.

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[Rugger]

It's always good to have the inside track - you seem to have a lot of them...

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