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- Printing Errors or Lights & Stuck Print Jobs
- ink jet printer splashes ink bits all over the inside

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01-11-2020 05:15 PM
Series was introduced in Mid-2014
The printer is likely almost six years old by now - enough service life that if it is actually splashing ink bits around the inside of the printer, the printer mechanics may be failing.
If the "splashing" term is simply something lost in the translation to English, and the printer is merely old and in need of a good cleaning, then the following might be helpful:
and perhaps
Color or Black Ink is Not Printing
Before you spend good money on more cartridges, try to determine whether there is something that can be gained without adding that expense. I am certainly not trying to convince you that your printer is failing. I do not know this is the case. I am cautious: The printer is older (nearly vintage for a printer of this price point and type). If the problem is actually a mechanical issue, hardware repair, even if possible, would likely not be worth the cost. Personal observation based on the first statement about "splashing ink".
Reference and Resources – Places to find help and learn how to use your Printer
Clarification of terms and "what the printer can do" (Specifications)
Printer Homepage – “Things that are your printer”
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HP Officejet Pro 8610 e-All-in-One Printer series
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