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04-06-2019 03:23 PM
All of a sudden my printer is not printer color. It now prints mostly red. All ink about 1/2 full.
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04-08-2019 11:22 AM
@KDL911
Welcome to the HP Support Community!
- Have you tried making standalone Black/color copies and check if that works fine?
Step 1: Clean the printhead
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From the printer control panel, open the Setup
menu.
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Open the Printer Maintenance menu.
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If necessary, open the Tools menu, and then touch Clean Printhead.
A test page prints.
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Examine the test page.
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If the print quality is unacceptable, touch Clean Again to continue the next level of cleaning.
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Step 2: Perform steps 7 and 9 from this document
Step 3: Update the printer firmware
Click here to download and install the latest firmware from your computer.
Click here to know different methods of updating printer firmware.
Let me know how this goes.
Please click “Accept as Solution” if you feel my post solved your issue, it will help others find the solution. Click the “Kudos/Thumbs Up" on the bottom right to say “Thanks” for helping!
KUMAR0307
I am an HP Employee
04-08-2019 11:22 AM
@KDL911
Welcome to the HP Support Community!
- Have you tried making standalone Black/color copies and check if that works fine?
Step 1: Clean the printhead
-
From the printer control panel, open the Setup
menu.
-
Open the Printer Maintenance menu.
-
If necessary, open the Tools menu, and then touch Clean Printhead.
A test page prints.
-
Examine the test page.
-
If the print quality is unacceptable, touch Clean Again to continue the next level of cleaning.
-
Step 2: Perform steps 7 and 9 from this document
Step 3: Update the printer firmware
Click here to download and install the latest firmware from your computer.
Click here to know different methods of updating printer firmware.
Let me know how this goes.
Please click “Accept as Solution” if you feel my post solved your issue, it will help others find the solution. Click the “Kudos/Thumbs Up" on the bottom right to say “Thanks” for helping!
KUMAR0307
I am an HP Employee