Canon PIXMA 3000 troubleshooting help needed

My trusty old printer has finally kicked the bucket.
The error code is a bit of a headache: five orange flashes, which according to the manual indicates a catastrophic print head failure.
I tried cleaning the nozzles, and if I simply seat the head in the carriage without any ink, the machine acts as if everything is perfectly fine. However, the moment I introduce the "ink," the exact same error resurfaces.
Does anyone here have experience with this? Most HP printers seem to follow a similar logic.
It died quite abruptly, too. I finished printing a disc, went to print something on paper, and—boom—total failure.
To be fair, the final disc print was flawless.
Thanks.

Jerry Robinson56 said:My trusty old printer finally kicked the bucket.
The error code is five orange flashes, which according to the manual means there's an issue with the print head.
I tried cleaning the nozzles, and if I just leave the head sitting in the cradle, it acts like everything is fine. But the second I load the ink, it's back to square one.
Has anyone dealt with this? Most HP printers are pretty much built the same way.
It literally died on me out of nowhere. I finished printing a disc, went to print some paper, and boom—total meltdown.
The last thing it printed on the disc looked perfect, though.
thanks

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