Printing problem with HP Photosmart 5510

This is not really a Mavericks problem but I was hoping that someone out ther who owns a HP Photosmart 5510 all in one printer may know the answer. All was working fine up untill I (foolishly) changed the printing mode to economy black & white and now I can not get it back to printing in colour. Anyone know how to do this please?
Sorry that this is not a specivic Apple problem but I am desperate!
Cheers.

Hello wil46,
Welcome to the HP Support Forums! I understand you have recently changed the black ink cartridge on your HP Photosmart C8180. I would first like to make sure that the cartridges are properly vented, take a look at the picture below:
Please take out the cartridge and inspect it, clean the contacts with a lint free cloth (coffee filter works best) and some distilled water, also clean inside the printer where the cartridge sits. Depending on how long the printer was sitting for or an empty cartridge this can sometimes cause the nozzles to dry out which could cause the black ink not to print.
Now let's go ahead and clean the printhead, from the front panel of your C8180 follow the steps listed below:
Setup Menu > Tools > Clean Printhead
You may need to do this a few times, if you see the black ink quality getting better please continue with the cleanings.
Let me know if this was helpful, I will watch for your reply.
Thanks,
HevnLgh
I work on behalf of HP
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