Photosmart 6180 all-in-one printer with error meesage "Ink System has failed"

The printer is 3 years old and has been working fine until this week.  I now receive a 0xc1820206 error code after the "Ink System has failed" message appeared.  I tried unplugging the power cord and removing all the cartridges.  Unfortunately, after completing the instructions from the troubleshooting section and turning the printer back on, I immediately receive the error message again before I submit any print job.  Does anyone know what specifically the error code means or have anything else I can try like cleaning printheads or something? The printer is attached to an Apple Imac with the snow leopard operating system MAC 10.6
Thank you for any suggestions. 

The likely issue is the "plumbing" rather than the electronics.  There are various pumps and tubing that make up the ink delivery system.  Performing a reset as shown here may resolve the issue.
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