HP officejet pro L7680. Won't print black

[beckerchiro]

Anyone looking for a printer stay away from this one. Had it for a year and 1/2 and this is my 3rd one, now my warranty is over and HP is wiping their hands of me.

About 2 weeks ago my printer started printing all blacks a light gray. Nothing changed on the computer or the printer.

I have tried every troubleshooting technique and just purchased a new ink cartridge with no resolution. I have cleaned printheads and cartridge heads. I have reset the printer, hooked it up to a different computer. Nothing helps

The only issue that comes up is when I try to align the printer it says it failed to align.

Please help me anyway you can

Thanks

[cs_steve]

If you print a lot, I would suggest switching to a monochrome LaserJet -- it is going to save you plenty of money in ink and lower frustration :-)

Unfortunately, the OfficeJet series is designed for light printing, and not intended to last very long ...

For example, the LaserJet 4+, LaserJet 5, LaserJet 4000, LaserJet 4200 series can go for literally millions of pages as long as they get their regular maintenance kits every 100,000 - 150,000 pages or so...
http://www.printertechs.com/refurbished-hp-laser-printer.php