Blue Cartridge Not working?

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Did you do any research before posting at this Forum? The Canon S820
does not have a "blue" cartridge. It has black, yellow, magenta and cyan.
Magenta is near red and Cyan is "near" blue, I suppose you are asking
about the Cyan cartridge. Are you using brand name cartridges or generic?
Some generic cartridges will not align nor print. If yours has less than 20%
ink it will also stop printing, and I don't mean empty. Clean the print head
manually with a Q-tip and denatured alcohol (rubbing type) and try again.
If no positive result, contact tech support at the Canon website.
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"MC" wrote:

> Hoping someone can help -- I'm definitely out of ideas.
> Thanks,
> MC
>
> Printer: Canon S820
>
> Age: Approx. 3 yrs. Old
>
> Background: Color printing regularly without problems. Now, blue ink
> cartridge does not seem to be working though it appears full.
>
> Have Tried:
> Cleaning the heads
> Printing from other programs
> Nozzle Alignment -- B column not printing
> Removed cartridge and reinserted
> Removed cartridge & printed -- worked w/o blue cartridge, obviously,
> colors off
>
> Next Steps:
> ?????
> Replace cartridge?? -- worried this won't work as current cartridge
> has ink
>
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