Color printing issue

[Ron1970]

All of a sudden the colors when printing are incorrect. Things that are supposed to br red print as red & orange with lines in it. My cartridges are still 1/2 full.

[praveen196]

@Ron1970 Welcome to HP Community!

I understand that you are unable to print in color.

Do not worry. I will try to fix the issue.

• Did you make a copy and check if that prints in color?
• Which operating system is installed on the computer to which this printer is connected?

Meanwhile:

Print a Print Quality Diagnostic Page

1. Load plain white paper in the input tray.

2. From the printer control panel, open the Setup  menu.

3. Open the Reports or Tools menu.

4. Touch Print Quality Report.

   A Print Quality Diagnostic Page prints.

   

You can refer to this HP document for more assistance:- Click here

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[Ron1970]

Ran the print quality report. The red & yellow area in Test pattern 2 are streaky with blank lines. I have cleaned the print heads & done an alignment twice already.

[praveen196]

@Ron1970

Thank you for the update.

Please replace the magenta and yellow ink cartridges and check for the issue.

Have a nice day!!

[Ron1970]

Swapped out all 3 color cartridges, even though old ones still had 1/3 in them. Still color not printing right. Cleaned the heads again, still bad. attached are 2 photos of the print samples.

[asmita6658]

@Ron1970

Appreciate you trying the steps. I'd suggest you Contact HP in your region regarding the service options for your printer. 

Thanks!