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- Re: Colors are printing very muted and dull

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05-08-2022 11:12 PM
My printer is printing colors very muted and dull, the cyan is more of a navy, magenta is very dark and the yellow is like a mustard color when I print the quality tests 😭 please help me I did the alignment and cleaned the cartridges
05-19-2022 01:43 PM
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Don't worry as I'll be glad to help, to provide an accurate resolution, I need a few more details:
- Does the copy print out the same way?
- Have you tried printing from a different application or device?
Kindly perform the steps mentioned in this document - Black or Color Ink Not Printing, Other Print Quality Issues By the end of the article you will be able to isolate the issue.
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