Black ink problem 5520

Smart photo 5520 has not been used for about 3 months and now black ink will not print. Any suggestions please.

Hi people,

Welcome to the Forums of HP Support! I see that you are facing some print quality problems on your HP Photosmart 5520, you cannot print in black ink.

I would like that you start here: printer does not print black ink or color of ink or prints blank Pages, I understand, you may have made some of these steps already but I need you to complete all the steps in order to solve the problem of the missing black, you encounter.

Please note: there are three stages of print head cleaning. Three steps if necessary. If the print head is badly clogged, it may require another round of cleaning. If so, wait 30 minutes after the last step of cleaning (third) to start the first stage of the cleanup process.

If you are unable to print in black ink, I think that the issue may be the printer and not the cartridge. I highly recommend call you our technical support at the 800-474-6836, I'm sure they will be able to help you regardless of the status of the guarantee. If you do not live in the United States / Canada region, please click the link below to get help from your region number. http://www.HP.com/cgi-bin/hpsupport/index.pl

Thank you

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