HP Deskjet 1051 All-in-One Printer alignment keeps failing, black ink cartridge being used up.

[abear1175]

I'm having some serious issues with my deskjet printer. No matter what I do, it keeps having issues with the alignment, but somehow is using up my black ink when printing out some important documents (which all turned up white on the papers, btw). Do I have to buy a new black ink cartridge to confirm if it just needs more? I've tried nearly everything that was suggested - cleaning the cartridges via printer, carefully cleaning them myself, resetting the printer, and then printing the alignment page. Alignment fails every time.

[Jay_G24]

Hi @abear1175,

If you have already performed the steps from the document Alignment errors and the issue persists, it could be a cartridge failure.

Please reach out to HP Support in your region regarding the service/replacement options for your printer.

If you are having trouble navigating through the above options, it's most likely because the device is out of warranty. If yes? please send me a private message with the region you are contacting us from. Check next to your profile name, you should see a little blue envelope, please click on it. 

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