CX 5400 prints only in yellow

My cyan ink was low so I relpaced it. Now, the only color that prints is yellow. I have tried several times to clean it, and nothing works. Also, I went to the site to check the tubes, but couldn't figure out how to take everything apart.

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Go to http://www.TheServiceManualShop.com and get a service manual. They also have a thing called something like "Loss of Ink countermeasure" which shows you exactly where to go and what to do to rectify the loss of ink, which is a known fault on certain CX models. You can also look at my previous posts to complete an under head cleaning routine which help both the head and the blocked tubes. look here at this old post to see jow to clean the head and pump http://www.fixya.com/support/t137335-problem_print_outs_from_printer

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