My HP Color LaserJet CP1215 has colored text quality problems

My printer was working fine, but in the last month, I have been unable to correct a printing issue, which involves colored text that double prints or is blurry, it looks like it has a shadow mostly any color has a red shadow.  I have replaced all the cartridges, checked to make sure the tape was pulled off all and performed a cleaning, and all tests I could find or had access to.  I am beyond frustrated and am ready to throw it out the window.  Does anyone have any solutions?

Don't quit keep with it, I almost quit because I was getting mad.  They kept harping on changing paper, changing paper.  My paper had sat in it for some time in a room where temperature changes was up and down.  The paper could have dried out to much or may have gotten moisture in it from the temperature changes.  I know it sounds crazy but change the paper with fresh paper along with calibrating it 3 or 4 times and see if you get different results.

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