Glad you're OKAY DR ELMORE! My sidewalk had a bit of snow on top of what turned out to be a sheet of ice...so I nearly fell on my aspidistra this morning while taking the garbage cans out to the street.
Most of the research I found on the inner web about printers confirmed that the cartridge was usually the culprit, so I am happy it turned out to be so in your case.
NOW...if it is not out of your way....you might try a thrift or Goodwill store for a CD player. People are getting rid of nice ones for the very reasons that were pointed out here on HHW a couple of days ago: most music is now downloaded. I have seen several really nice sets at my local Goodwill store. Just take a CD (theirs are usually sealed), put the player in your cart and roll to the outlet, plug it in, and try it out....certainly make sure the power cord is with it. Sometimes if it isn't, you can find one on another item that fits it.... You might save some $$$$.
