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HP ENVY 5020 All-in-One Printer
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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!

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@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.
  • Removing the ink cartridge
  • Hold the ink cartridge by its sides.
  • Holding 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.
  • Cleaning the area around the ink nozzle
  • 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.
  • Inserting the ink cartridge.
  • 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

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