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‎03-09-2022 06:41 AM

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Product: HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdw
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I just bought new ink cartridges for my printer and now my colors are faded when I print. I thought it was a cartridge issue, so I got replacement cartridges, but I am still having the same problem. I use the HP 202X ink cartridges. The memory sticks are not damaged, the drums are not damaged. I printed a clean page, still having the same issue. It's mostly on yellow, orange, pink/purple and green. It starts fine on the right side of the page and fades across to the left side when printed in portrait mode. I ran a diagnostic and came back fine. I checked Economode, it is not enabled. I'm using the same paper I always use and the paper is not an issue with any of the other printers we have. Not sure what to do from here. It was purchased in 2018. It has been working fine up until this week. Any help you can provide is much appreciated.

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