Hi, I'm brand new to the forum. I have a canon s530d printer. I bought a new printhead,but it did not solve the problem. I have tried four different cartridges(I have been refilling this printer for several years with no problem). Is it possible that the contacts going to the printer need to be cleaned? Or is possible that the memory in the printer is faulty? I also installed the latest driver from Canon. Any help would be appreciated, I am totally lost......Thanks, Baruskahello and welcome to the forums....

how old is the printer its self and ink cartigages that you are refilling??


unlovedwarriorHi Unloved warrior, The printer is about 4 years old, the cartridges(4) have been REFILLED a number of times and they are not new. The printhead is new.....I got two other responses,one from Canon to go thru the usual printhead alignment and cleaning(been there done that) the other from inkaccessories and they had another idea, they said to remove the CAP from the purge unit and soak in warm water for 10 minutes. I will try that and let you(everybody) know if it works. Thanks for the interest. There is a possibility that all the cartridges are no good, but I doubt it because the other colors and the black are of the same vintage and they work well.......Do you think there is a possibility that the printer chip or electronics is faulty? Canon's cartridges are simply ink resevoirs, not like some other where the printhead is on the CARTRIDGE......Anyhow, I'll keep you posted, Cheers, Baruskait might be just that one is broke but try soaking it and SEEING what that does for you