My epson stylus cx6000 has stopped printing black. I've cleaned the print head, changed the cartridge and it still won't print black. What else can I do?

EPSON Stylus CX6000 Series, How to clean print head

Did nozzle check show cyan and magenta lines?

sounds like a bad ink carriage.

Problem is with carriage unit.

try to find if the printer has a resetter tool online canon ink cartridges

With Epson, You must use Genuine Epson Cartridges. This is what happens, when they are not.

Epson has it rigged, that way. Believe me, I have learned from experience.

If they are Genuine, then I suggest, use a new cartridge. See what happens.

Most of the Epson, are always on Sale, for a good price. It would cost most to take it to a repair shop.

Good Luck.....

With the EPSON'S you must "Genuine" Epson Cartridges. It does not print good with Generic.
I went thru 2 sets of cartridges, trying to clean the heads alot of times. Finally, had to buy another one.
If you are using generic, change back and see what happens and try again. If not , Good Luck.
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Before you replaced the ink cartridge, did you let the ink in the previous cartridge run completely dry? If you did, then the printer heads are completely dry and it will take awhile for ink to start flowing again.

Have you tried replacing the cartridge....to verify

keep me posted
Cheers

try this:

1) Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing. Ensure there are no error lights or messages appearing in the LCD.

NOTE: You cannot clean the print head if the any of the cartridges are expended. Replace the appropriate ink cartridge before proceeding.

2) Load letter size paper.

3) Click on START.

For Windows 95/98/ME: Click SETTINGS, PRINTERS, then RIGHT-CLICK on the EPSON STYLUS PRINTER ICON. Select PROPERTIES from the drop-down menu. Proceed to Step 4.

For Windows 2000: Click SETTINGS, PRINTERS, then RIGHT-CLICK on the EPSON STYLUS PRINTER ICON. Select PRINTING PREFERENCES from the drop-down menu. Proceed to Step 4.

For Windows XP: Click CONTROL PANEL, PRINTERS AND FAXES. RIGHT-CLICK your EPSON STYLUS PRINTER ICON. Select PRINTING PREFERENCES from the drop-down menu. If this icon is not showing, select VIEW INSTALLED PRINTERS. Then RIGHT-CLICK the EPSON STYLUS PRINTER ICON. Select PRINTING PREFERENCES from the drop-down menu. Proceed to Step 4.

For Windows Vista: Click CONTROL PANEL,HARDWARE AND SOUND then PRINTERS. Note: these steps may vary depending on how Vista is setup. RIGHT-CLICK on the EPSON STYLUS PRINTER ICON. Select PRINTING PREFERENCES from the drop-down menu. Proceed to Step 4.

4) Click on the UTILITY or MAINTENANCE tab, then click on HEAD CLEANING.

5) Follow the instructions on the screen to clean the printhead. Cleaning takes about 30 seconds, during which time the printer makes some noise and the power light flashes. Never turn off the printer while the power light is flashing, unless the printer has not moved or made noise for more than 5 minutes.

6) When the power light stops flashing click PRINT NOZZLE CHECK PATTERN and then click NEXT.

7) If the nozzle check pattern has no gaps in its lines, click FINISH. If the pattern has any gaps, click CLEAN to clean the printhead again.

8) If the situation continues after three cleaning cycles and nozzle checks, replace one of the affected ink cartridge(s).

9) Once the cartridge(s) has been replaced, please follow steps one through seven up to three times.