My photo smart 5510 is barely printing.

[Wifi123]

I installed a new ink cartridge as the old one ran out of ink. The only thing that printed Was black streaks on the paper. Maybe a few scattered letters but nothing legible. I thought maybe the cartridge was bad so I bought another one. Same thing happened. I have unplugged the power cable and then reconnected no change.

[Kumar0307]

@Wifi123, Welcome to the HP Support Community!

I understand the print quality is not satisfactory. Let us try these steps to resolve this issue:

Check ink levels, and then replace any low or empty cartridges

Use an automated tool to clean the printhead

1. From the control panel home screen, touch the Right Arrow (), and then touch the Setup icon ().

2. Touch Tools, and then touch Clean Printhead. The printer cleans the printhead, and then prints a test page.

NOTE: If the printhead is badly clogged, you might need to clean the printhead several times to restore normal print quality. If a second cleaning is required, wait 30 minutes before cleaning again.

Print and evaluate a Print Quality Diagnostic Report

1. From the control panel home screen, touch the Right Arrow (), and then touch the Setup icon ().

2. Touch Tools, and then touch Print Quality Report. A Print Quality Diagnostic Report prints.

For more info on resolving print quality issues, refer to - Black Ink Not Printing and Other Print Quality Issues

Hope this helps! Keep me posted. 

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