my black ink doest work good; its in stripes

[Stephaney]

its a hp office jet 3835 

[Kumar0307]

@Stephaney, Welcome to the HP Support Community!

Try making a standalone copy and check if that works.

Which application are you trying to print from?

Have you tried printing different types of documents like PDF, Word or Webpages and check if the issue persists?

Let us try these steps to resolve this issue: 

Update the printer firmware

Click here to download and install the latest firmware from your MAC.

Click here to know different methods of updating printer firmware.

Check the estimated ink levels

On the printer control panel, touch the Ink icon  to display the current estimated ink levels.

Replace any low or empty ink cartridges

Clean the ink cartridges

1. On the printer control panel, swipe the display to the left, and then touch Setup.

2. Touch Tools, and then touch Clean Cartridges.

Print a Print Quality Diagnostic page

1. On the printer control panel, swipe the display to the left, and then touch Setup.

2. Touch Tools, and then touch Print Quality Report.

Let me know how this goes.

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