My Canon Mp620 will not print black?

Question

My canon has been sitting for some time so I thought the ink dried up. Checked all the ink levels, tried the cleaning feature on the printer many, many times, to no avail. Finally took the print head out and cleaned it by soaking and using denatured alcohol. Nothing seems to help. Can not print black. Have changed cartridges 3 x and still no black printing. I am lost. Could my print head be no good? (I also change the colored ink as well and it prints).

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Canon Mp620 Print Head

Answer 3

You can try to clean the printer head manually. To clean the printer head, remove the ink cartridge from the printer. Moisten a cotton swab by dipping it in hot water or isopropyl alcohol, and then gently wipe the printer head. Do this repeatedly until it softens the dried ink.



For models where the printer head is located in the printer, you can put 7 to 10 drops of isopropyl alcohol in the ink receptacle where the ink flows from the cartridge to the head. Turn the printer to self-cleaning mode. You can also leave it for a few hours or overnight before repeating the self-cleaning mode.



If the print head is located in the cartridge, soak the print head in hot water and let it soak overnight. Dry the print head part using a paper towel and switch it to self-cleaning mode.



If the hot water soak does not work, place the cartridge printer head in isopropyl alcohol and let it soak overnight. Wipe off the soaked area and dry it carefully using a damp paper towel. Turn the printer to self-cleaning mode to remove any dried ink.



Run the normal cleaning software routine a few times

Answer 4

Had the same problem and just fixed it!!!



After removing the (recently replaced) fat black cartridge. I noticed a couple tiny black spots. I wiped it down with a tissue paying close attention to the metal contacts at the opposite side of where the ink comes out. Then I cleaned where it would connect in the printer, popped it back in and it's printing a darker black than it did before.



I'm so relived.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

for this kind of problem you must replace the head not the ink cartridge.

Answer 7

simply replace head.