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My black ink cartridge is printing blotchy and smeared.  At first it was not printing at all, but I wiped it all down and the blank ink now seems to be coming out, but it is faint, blotchy and smeared.  I have run all the cleaning diagnostics and wiped the cartridge and carrier multiple times.  I am using HP 63xl cartridge.  Color cartridge works fine.

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@Mjaegerla 

 

Welcome to the HP support community.

 

I understand that you are getting print quality issues, I am glad to assist you.

If you have tried all the steps mentioned in this HP document:- Click here

And if the issue still persists, this might require one on one interaction to fix the issue, 

I am sending you a private message with the steps to talk to HP support.

Please check the mailbox icon at the top-right corner of this screen.

 

I hope this helps resolve this issue completely.

If this helps, please mark the public post as an accepted solution so that it benefits several others.

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Sandytechy20
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