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Color photos have excessive ink using HP Everyday Photo paper or regular paper. Also blurry. Black printing

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Hi @Wordstdy,

 

Welcome to the HP Support Community. 

 

I'd like to help!

 

Perform the following tasks in the order given. Use the printer after each task to see if the issue is resolved.

Run the automated ink cartridge cleaning tool

Clean the cartridges to resolve print quality issues including incorrect colors, streaks, and faded prints.

Load plain white paper in the tray.

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

Touch Tools, and then touch Clean Cartridges.

A Print Quality Diagnostic report prints.

Example of a Print Quality Diagnostic report

Review the page for defects and any instructions to resolve the issue. Run two more cleaning cycles, if necessary.


Click here for the remaining steps. 

 

Hope this helps! Keep me posted for further assistance.
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