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The printer might be dirty - rollers, somewhere other than the cartridges...
Most printers provide a Print Quality document to help you know what to try / check.
Open your printer's home page
Open Category Troubleshooting
Select Topic Print
Select Subtopic Print Quality
A couple random examples:
HP ENVY 7100, 7800 Printers - Black or Color Ink Not Printing, Other Print Quality Issues
HP OfficeJet 8700 Printers - Black or Color Ink Not Printing, Other Print Quality Issues
Printer Home Page - References and Resources – Learn about your Printer - Solve Problems
“Things that are your printer”
NOTE: Content depends on device type and Operating System
Categories: Alerts, Access to the Print and Scan Doctor (Windows), Warranty Check, HP Drivers / Software / Firmware Updates, How-to Videos, Bulletins/Notices, Lots of How-to Documents, Troubleshooting, User Guides / Manuals, Product Information (Specifications), more
When the website support page opens, Select (as available) a Category > Topic > Subtopic
>>> Open Support Home
Enter the name of your HP device
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