Canon not printing black ink might happen because the printhead connected to the black ink is blocked. When the Ink has not been in use or used too frequently, it gets sometimes jammed. In such cases, a deep cleaning or nozzle cleaning of the printhead is required to fix the Black color not printing Canon printers. Follow the steps below to perform a deep cleaning
- Turn on the computer and go to the “Control Panel” of your computer. You can find the control panel options on the Start menu window. Among the menu of the control panel, find “Devices and Printers” and click on it
- The next window will show all the devices which are or in the past were connected with your computer system. The Canon printer you are using will show in the “Printer section” if you click on the down arrow
- Select the printer and open its menu by clicking the right button on your mouse once. When the menu shows up, click on the “Printer properties” option
- The next window will show the properties of the printer, verify the model of your printer from here
- A deep cleaning or system cleaning is required, without cleaning the printhead Canon printer won’t print black text. Click on the “Maintenance” tab to open up the cleaning menu. You can see various types of cleaning methods that you can apply
- Click on “System cleaning” once, if you see “Nozzle flush” instead of System cleaning, click on it. Both are the same. If the printer by Canon not printing black color, Select the “Black” option and click on “Execute” In the popup window that opens up
- After the cleaning is done, the issue of Canon not printing black ink issue will be fixed
Update the Printer Driver
Canon printer won’t print black text even after a deep cleaning if the printer driver for your Canon printer is outdated. To fix the issue, you need to update the driver of your printer. Follow the steps below to download the latest printer driver for your computer
- Open Google Chrome or any web browser of your choice and visit https://www.usa.canon.com/
- Hover over the support section or click on it and a new pop-up page will appear on the same window. Click on “Software & Drivers”
- Find the search box where you can search for printer drivers according to your printer model
- You can also search for the driver manually, by clicking on “Printers”
- Select the printing device of your choice x
- When your printer model shows up, click on it once and then click on “Software & Drivers”
- In the next step, select your operating system and version. If you are using “Windows 10”, select “Windows” operating system and “Windows 10” as the Os version
- A list of drivers will automatically show up on the screen, go down to find the printer driver and then click on download
- Install the driver file on your computer once the download is done. The issue where Canon printer won’t print black text will be fixed
If you have been searching for “my Canon printer not printing in black”, this blog will help you fix the issue with a few simple steps. Read the instructions carefully and apply the fix and Canon not printing black color issue will be solved. If you are facing the issue of the Canon printer not printing completely, you can check for the Canon printer not printing troubleshooting guide.