My black ink will not print. Do I have to have

Try to reset color ink level ,see how in the following link
http://atta-metro.blogspot.com/2010/03/reset-ink-level-printer-hp.html
after you complete , reset make sure your file free form colors , other wise print will ask you for change color , hope this help you

Mohamed Hejazi
Afaqnama - Tripoli Libya
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Try the following steps.
1) remove the ink cartride and ckeck for damages
2) remove the ink cartridge and replace it securly.
Else the ink cartridge is faulty.

Clean the contact point of the cartridge to the printer before placing it, then **** some ink in the cartride by a cyringe to lessen the level of ink inside the cartridge. full ink cartridges encounter this error because the absorver inside the cartride overflows.

It won't print if your ink cartridge is empty. Check the black and white and also the color cartrides by doing the following:

1. Slide your hand underneath the front cover and open up the case.

2. Find your ink cartrides usually located on the left on the inside of the casing.

3. Gently pull up (usually) on the cartridge and take it out and shake it. You will know if it is empty or full when you shake it. If the color is full but the black and white is out that is probably the problem. Many printers won't work if the black and white cartridge is empty because that's usually the primary color.

4. Go to Walgreen's or a similiar store and purchase a new cartridge and then just reverse the steps putting it back in. Make sure you take note where each cartride is located when taking them out and put them in their correct position when you put them back in.

This should solve your problem and you should be printing again in no time flat!

The black catridge is depeleted. Some cartridges have a chip which is resetted after power up so you won't know how much ink is left.

On the other hand never mix orij. and compat. carts together.

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you will the replace cartride

Good day SIr/Maam, the path blocking the ink will not reach the paper, usually the ink travels from the ink cartride to the carrier or cradle, then to the paper. since you mention that the cartride has ink, check also the carrier of the ink, it may have dried ink on it. you need to remove the carrier and clean the dried ink. If you cant remove the carrier, bring it to your dealer, they have inhouse techs there to help you out.

You can purchase Canon cartridges directly from Canon here. The BC-10 is a cartridge that prints with black ink only. The BCI-10 is the replacement ink tank for this cartridge (a new cartridge comes complete with an ink tank). The BC-11e is a cartridge that prints both black and color, and has two ink tanks, the BCI-11 black and BCI-11 color. A new BC-11e cartridge comes complete with two new ink tanks.

i have an mp170 all in one and when you fill the cartriges they dont show up as full cannon put a chip in the cartridge to con people into buying new ones try siting the cartridges in warm water for a few hours then blot the cartridge with tisue paper if it dont blot out the ink the cartride is finnished and you need a new one .To align the cartridge you flick through the menu on the printer not pc screen look for alignment page print this off then you have to pick the dark boxes on the sheet shade the bit next to it and put on your scan bed and click ok it should scan the sheet and reset the alignment