Printer not printing Yellow?

If your "Estimated Ink Levels" are showing the correct amount of ink, it is possible the Yellow print-head is clogged. [Yellow is one of the three primary printing colors: Yellow, Magneta, & Cyan]. Remove the Tri-Color cartridge; you can try several things here: Run hot tap-water over the printhead for 5-7 seconds - do not use boiling water. Use a paper towel to gently wipe printhead, then hold printhead down on paper towel for several seconds - paper towel will act like a sponge - all three primary colors should ozze - visabily - onto paper towel. If yellow is still not showing, soak printhead [only - not the entire cartridge] in a warm mixture of 50% Ammonia / 50% Water for 20-30 minutes, then again try the paper towel test. If all the above fails, try using 50% Alcohol / 50% Water - warm, but not boiling - Alcohol may damage or destroy your printhead, so do this only if all else fails. Good Luck, Ken C.

both as in ? i have epson but have 6 ccartrdiges and when one is empty, u replace that one only. maybe the yellow bit of the ink cartridge is empty and used up. CMYK, thats the code ink works in. Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key (Also known as black). you might have to replace teh whole thing! thast why when u buy your next printer, make sure you get one that has separate inks.

The 680 printer uses a 3 colour multi cartridge and a black. It is very possible that you have used all the yellow from the cartridge without the printer telling you the ink is low. Head cleaning many times only uses more ink from the cartridges and is not a good idea.

turn on the printer, press Ctrl+P> preferences> tab. maintenence