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@PeterBJ thank you for the manuals! Yes, even though I knew of the warning, I was seriously ignorant of the real danger and thought it wasn't a big deal. Now I got bit by my ignorance. But then PC and PM would not be wasted when printing on regular paper, which was not the case when I had to...

@mikling Yes, there was little use of color printing during the last half-year or so. I also have to admit that I did print sometimes with C, PC and/or PM empty... I print mostly on regular paper. Can the prolonged soaking in a window cleaner damage somehow its ability to print pigment black...

Thank you @mikling ! The cartridges are all brand new.

@PeterBJ thank you for the information and advice! "MK" was just a typo, thanks for pointing it out. The cartridge is CLI-8BK, of course (just like on your photo). I will try to clean it again, as you recommend.

Hi @The Hat , many thanks for the explanation and advice! I will try that. Btw, is there really no place anymore to buy original Canon printhead for MP970? Not even online?

Hello fellow members! 1. A few days ago, my 6-year old Pixma MP970 start printing with the colors off. It is especially evident when printing black text NOT in Grayscale mode, i.e., using Color Black cartridge: the text is not black, but have a very noticeable shade of red. Please see the...