Printer only printing black, new color cartridges were intalled

[Nsen]

My printer is only printing black, i installed all new ink cartridges from instant ink, checked settings, ran test pages and cleaned the printer head. It is wireless and I print from my iphone, work computer which is a PC and my Mac laptop. HP officejet pro 6960 

[Nal_NR]

Hi @Nsen,

Welcome to the HP Support Community. 

I'd be happy to help you! 

I understand that, you are unable to print in color.

Perform the following tasks in the order given. Use the printer after each task to see if the issue is resolved.

Clean the printhead

The printhead could be clogged, and you might need to clean the printhead several times to restore print quality. Use an automated tool from the printer control panel to clean the printhead.

CAUTION: Never turn off the printer without ink cartridges installed. To avoid issues that require cleaning the printhead or that can damage the ink system, always replace ink cartridges as soon as possible, and always turn off the printer using the Power button.

On the printer control panel, open the Setup menu, and then touch Printer Maintenance or Tools.

Touch Clean Printhead, and then touch Continue.

After the cleaning completes, a Test Page prints.

Examine the Test Page.

If the print quality is unacceptable, touch Clean Again to continue the next level of cleaning. If necessary, repeat these steps for the third cleaning cycle.

Note: If the printhead is badly clogged, it might require another cleaning cycle. If so, wait 30 minutes before you perform all three levels of cleaning again.

If the print quality is acceptable, touch Done.

Click here for the remaining steps. 

Update the firmware. Click here

Hope this helps! Keep me posted for further assistance

Please mark this post as “Accepted Solution” if the issue is resolved and if you feel this reply was helpful click “Yes”.

[Nsen]

 Hi I did clean the printhead but still only black prints. Any thing in color is missing. I just tried to clean it again and got this message. 
i decided to just purchase another printer. 
Before i toss this one, I should wipe it clean and do a factory reset, right?

[Nal_NR]

Hi @Nsen ,

We apologize for the inconvenience, but it seems that the issue persists even after attempting the troubleshooting steps mentioned above.

This might require one-on-one interaction to fix the issue via remote assistance. 

I've sent you a private message with further instructions. In order to access your private messages, click the private message icon on the upper right corner of your HP Support Community profile, next to your profile Name or simply click on this link.

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