Replaced ink. does not print very dark. - Kodak EASYSHARE 5300 All-In-One InkJet Printer

Check ink cartrige and replace it.

Most likely the cyan ink is burnt. If the ink sticks are left unused (printing more black than color, this will happen.

Print the test pages for PQ troubleshooting from the control panel and examine each print. Cyan will probably have very dark streaks down the page, magenta should look normal, and yellow also will have dark stripes. You need to replace this burnt ink, and the only way is to print. From within paint (or similar accessory in other OS) Create a full page of cyan, and print about 100 - 200 pages, or until the cyan starts to clear up. Yes it is a waste, but much cheaper than a print head, Do this for yellow as well.

The ink toner is is now infected by foriegn matters by effecting the printer laser head.Tries air compressor machine blow out the ink toner print head ink injector and laser printer print head.Wait about and hour reinstall the the ink toner to the printer,the toner should work find again.Not the ink toner is not saveable,must have be replace for normal operation again.

Hi
Replace the ink cartridge with another

1. Take out the black cartridge once you've determined that you are completely out of black ink. You'll have to rely on the dark hues from the color cartridge to print in black.
2. Adjust the printer software settings. Once you take out the black cartridge, your printer's software will typically warn you that you are missing a cartridge. Follow the instructions for your printer to allow the printer to print without the black cartridge. Then set the printer to print in black and white, not color. This overrides the black cartridge and allows the printer to access the dark hues of the color cartridge.
3. Print a test page to ensure that your printer now prints black using the color cartridge.
4. Print your documents. Bear in mind that your documents may not appear as black as normal. Still, they should be dark enough to pass for black, depending on how much color ink you have and the strength grade of the ink.

go to the print settings select the dark scale
u can get print darker than the previous

Sounds like you may have a leak of a dark ink into the others. Remove all the ink carts and blot the area where they sit with tissue. If there is a lot of dark ink in the area, then this may suggest there ink leaking from the black cart and getting into the wicks of the other colours.

If the problem only occurs with the CD caddy in place, try an under head cleaning session to make sure the bottom of the head is not dragging on the surfaces.

My HP Deskjet 6940 is not printing. The color (left) low ink light is dark and the black (right) low ink light is flashing. I replaced the black ink cartridge with a new one but the low ink light continues to flash. No tears/rips in the circuit strip and all the copper leads appear to be connected

Dark streaks are an indication of "burned" or overheated ink. This will occur when the printer sets for a long period of time and nothing is printed. The problem will usually disappear after 50 pages or so, unless the printhead is damaged.

If the print remains dark, the printhead will need replaced.
(Very expensive)

(Dark print can also be caused by using Non-Xerox ink)

Hi , printer need head cleaning until the black ink visible and dark black appear. Replace also the retaining tank with absorbent pudding.