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09-05-2022 02:20 AM
Magenta is not printing. I have put in a new ink cartridge but doesn't help. I uninstalled and reinstalled the HP Smart, printed the alignment page and the wording 'IMPORTANT' along the bottom of the page printed in Red. I then printed the print quality report and magenta did not print. I printed the alignment page again and now the 'IMPORTANT' is printing in yellow! I have disconnected and plugged into wall. I have tried the clean cartridges but nothing is working! Seems that it works 1st time after reinstalling but then stops printing magenta!
09-10-2022 09:19 AM
@LStoodley
Welcome to the HP support community.
I understand that the magenta ink cartridge is not working, I am glad to assist you.
Manually clean the area around the ink nozzles
- Gather the following materials:
- A clean, lint-free cloth or a clean, dry cotton swab
- Distilled or bottled water
- CAUTION: Do not use tap water because it might contain contaminants that can damage the printhead.
- Gently grasp the handles on either side of the printer, and then raise the ink cartridge access door until it locks into place.
- The carriage moves to the center of the printer.
- Wait until the printer is idle and silent before you continue.
- Lift up the lid on the ink cartridge slot, and then pull up on the ink cartridge to remove it from the slot.
- Hold the ink cartridge by its sides.
- Lightly dampen a clean, lint-free cloth or swab with bottled or distilled water.
- Clean the face and edges around the ink nozzle with the cloth or swab.
- CAUTION:Do not clean the ink nozzle plate.
- Nozzle plate - Do not clean
- Area surrounding ink nozzle - Do clean
- Ink cartridge contacts - Do not clean
- Wait for the cleaned area to dry before you continue (approximately 10 minutes).
- With the nozzles toward the printer, insert the ink cartridge into its slot until it snaps into place.
- NOTE: Install the color ink cartridge on the left and the black ink cartridge on the right.
- Close the lid on the ink cartridge slot to secure the ink cartridge into place.
- Repeat these steps to clean around the nozzles on the other ink cartridge.
- Close the ink cartridge access door.
Refer to this HP document for further assistance:- Click here
Keep me posted.
If this helps, please mark the public post as an accepted solution so that it benefits several others.
Cheers.
Sandytechy20
I am an HP Employee