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Although I don't want to jinx anything... I am happy to report after waiting a day and now printing a bunch of color images that everything looks good. I am so pleased that I found this forum, and grateful for the time that you all took to respond. ghwellsjr, I assume that you have been using...

follow up: tonight I put in all new Canon cartridges and tried 3 test patterns (all came out pretty well), and a dark photo print with multi colors. The latter also seemed to come out pretty well. So I'm feeling like it's fixed, although I'm a bit leery since I had put drops of solution on the...

I followed your instructions and yes, I did get a good cyan nozzle check after the cleaning cycle. I assume that's good news...

Well, I tried just the cyan cartridge as ghwellsjr suggested in post#32 above. At first - nothing. A bunch of test prints, a cleaning, shut on and off etc. No result from the nozzle check - just blank. I got a bit hot under the collar. Tried a drop of windex h20 solution on each of the intakes...

Hi qwertydude, Might seem obvious, but I assume that you did this after removing the print head from the printer, correct?

Thank you again, ghwellsjr. You're right RE: "not too excited about buying more Canon cartridges until you're sure the printer is fixed." I bought the cyan for $14.00! I would prefer to use a reliable pre-filled non-canon cartridge because I won't always be available to refill and others can...

Thank you all. I soaked the head for a couple more hours (in just 1/4 inch of liquid) and the screens seem to drain better than they did earlier. I'm doing all those final drying steps now. I'll leave the head overnight to air out and try it in the am. I'm a bit concerned to put back in the...

OK, I got the tubing and put it on all the inlets. Syringed distilled H20 with a bit of windex through each. Seemed like the cyan unclogged a bit but was still tough to push through compared to other colors. Soaked it in a very shallow 1/4 inch bit of H20 with a few drops of windex. Cyan seems...

OK... got the head out. I was trying to take out too much. Luckily, the part that separated snapped back into place with a little pressure. Seems Ok now. I put a drop of water on each screen and they all drained clear/silver metal except for the cyan, which is blue liquuid. So it seems that as...

urgent request: RE: You remove the print head by lifting the grey lever at the right side of the assembly. (This is the only time you want to lift this lever, don't lift it to remove the cartridges.) Then you grab the black handle that is also on the right side of the assembly and gently pull it...

This is all very helpful. Ron350, what do you mean by "running a purge cycle"? I don't believe I have that option on the Printer Utility for my IP5000...

Thank you very much, ghwellsjr, for your clear summary, and for the clarification. And thanks to everyone else for your contributions. I'm going to try it in the am when I'm feeling clear and I'll report back. I think it will work out, and at least I'm trying. I hate the idea of throwing out all...

Thank you for the reply and advice. I know there's a thread/instructions for removing the print head somewhere (if anyone has/knows of the link, I'd appreciate it). But I'm still not clear of the very first steps to take the print head out of my IP5000. Seems like the instructions assume that...

Hello Again, OK, I purchased a genuine Canon cyan cartridge, peeled back the plastic (just the little front tab comes off exposing the beginning of the air channel) placed it in, and no luck. After a cleaning I got a tiny streak of cyan but subsequent nozzle checks revealed nothing. Even after a...

Hi again, and thank you all for your time and your suggestions. I tried everything fairly systematically: Removed the rubber seal and cleaned it and looked for a crack or dent in it. I didn't see one. Even wore my glasses! Swapped rubber seal with one of the other colors (magenta) to see if...

Hi, Thanks for your thoughtful reply. Just to clarify, it never really printed well, just a bit of cyan a couple of times. Pretty much there's no cyan at all. not a bit. I pressed down on the cartridge a few times tonight and then tried a test print and the cyan just came up white. RE: "Have...

Hi, I've got an IP5000 which I like a lot. Lately the color's been weird - very red/yellow. So I did multiple cleanings, deep cleanings, alignment checks, test prints from nozzle check, shutting on and off etc. (I'm on a mac). Tried all the usual options using the Canon IJ printer Utility. Tried...