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‎10-27-2023 05:29 PM

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Product: HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M283cdw
Operating System: macOS 12.0 Monterey

My printer is printing out very light and faded images and documents. The supply level is "Normal" for all colors (order 206A); they range from around 40-60%. The black ink is the highest at 60% but it is still poorly printing out items. I did the color test and they all come out faded. I adjusted the lightness, contrast, and sharpness, but still no luck. I used the "clean" function as well, but it was perfectly fine. The printer does not tell me I have low levels of ink. I shook around the cartridges as suggested, and I troubleshooted it quite a bit too. Do I just buy new ink despite the "Supplies Status" showing me that I have enough? 

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