Epson Stylus C80 won't print black

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Ran out of black ink.
Installed new cartridge.
Afterwards black will not print.
Other colors do print.
Tried printer test with unit disconnected from computer and it still
fails on black.
Any suggestions.
Thanks,
Herb

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"Herbert C Lebovitz" <lebovitz@alum.mit.edu> wrote in message
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> Ran out of black ink.
> Installed new cartridge.
> Afterwards black will not print.
> Other colors do print.
> Tried printer test with unit disconnected from computer and it still
> fails on black.
> Any suggestions.
> Thanks,
> Herb

Take the old cartridge - fill it with either Windex (UK Windolene) which is
a window cleaning fluid. Some shower degreasers do just as well. They all
contain ammonia which disperses dried or congealed ink. The print some windy
pages to clean the head from within. A 10:1 mix of household ammonia with
distilled water where possible works as well as a solvent for dye and
pigmented inks. You may need obviously to reset the feared Epson chip if it
states empty.
Tony
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