Color Ink Cartride problem for HP PSC 1600 All-in-one series?

A few days ago I printed something but then realized that it wasn't what I wanted to print. So I went to the printing window and clicked cancel but it didn't so I shut off my printer. Then I turned it on and now it says to "remove and check color cartridge". I've done this before and my printer has functioned normally so I don't know what to do. I know that I probably shouldn't have shut it off like that. My black cartridge works fine. I barely use my color cartridge and I checked the ink levels as well as the expiration date and everything is fine. I even performed updates on my printer. I then cleaned the nozzle areas (not the nozzle plate) put it back in and I still get the same message. I read over my manual and it was no help. The warranty is up. I seriously want to throw it in my pool! I've read all of the answers here regarding to this but none have the same problem as mine.

Can anyone help? Should I get a new printer. Or should I buy bite the bullet and spend $20 on new ink?