Thanks to all who replied!!
While researching through the Internet, I found a post regarding printer memory corruption, with a suggestion (no more than that, mind you! :rolleyes:) to reset the printer's memory. The inference was that, over time, the printer had become confused. Indeed, the...
As a resply to qwertydude...
When I do the nozzle check, what should be a solid block of color (like a magenta, etc.) is not... it is pretty pale and washed out. None of the blocks really print in a vibrant color.
I am not refilling the cartridges myself. I purchase them refilled from Cartridge World. The chips on the cartridges are reset on the cartridges as sold: the printer does not complain about them.
My Canon MP530 is not printing greens as greens, or reds as reds.
All the print cartridges are full, and I am not printing in grayscale.
The colors show on plain paper (I am not printing a photo) as a washed-out, banded kind of overall yellow.
Any ideas?? This driving me nuts... thanks...