New cartridge will not align

This seems a too simple question, but I have tried everything I can think of to solve the problem.  I replaced the black in my HP Photosmart C4680 cartridge, as I have done several times before.  The cartridge was a 60XL, as requested.  I have a Mac 10.6.8.  After replacing the cartridge, the printer goes to the phase "align cartridges", which begins with the impression of the page.   I have followed the instructions seven times, but do not get a black print (blue comes through and I get a "significant?) message in red with a red arrow curving down and a red triangle with an exclamation mark inside.  I don't know what that means).  I reinstalled the cartridge several times thinking maybe it was not correctly inserted.  I get no error message.  The ink check window shows a completely black ink cartridge.  I can't try to print anything because I can't do it in front of the window "align cartridges" on the printer.  I unplugged the system and started once.  Nothing changes.  Any suggestings?

Hi sammyg2

Try cleaning the contacts of the cartridge in case there is some debris. If this does not work I would suggest contacting HP support by phone as you need a warranty replacement cartridge. First of all, you can check the warranty end date here

Hope this helps

Ciara

Figure 9: Clean the cartridge contacts

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