Ink Jet Cleaning

[LittlePhilly6]

How do I tell my printer to clean the ink jet heads?  The only choice I have is to align it.  Back story: my new color ink cartridge that I installed doesn't print good color even tho the levels show there's plenty of color ink. It's an HP cartridge.

Thank you for your help.

[Hawks_Eye]

Hi @LittlePhilly6 

Welcome to the HP Support Community! 

Thanks for posting your query! We're here to help you get back up and running.

Perform the following tasks in the order given to clear the print quality issue. 

Use the printer after each task to see if the issue is resolved.

Clean the printhead (HP Smart app)

Clean the ink smears (HP Smart app)

Check ink cartridges

Very low ink levels, using non-HP cartridges, and rough handling can cause print quality issues. 

Check the paper, print settings, and quality of the file being printed

Print an alignment page with the HP Smart App

For detailed instructions on how to perform the above steps, please click on the link below:

HP ENVY Inspire 7200e, 7900e Printers - Color or black ink not printing, other print quality issues ...

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Hawks_Eye