Two black cartridges 7520 one full other empty but not printing black

My black photo is empty (not sure why, don't use photo) the larger one on the right hand side is almost full but it is not printing anything black.  colors are fine.   I tried playing with the setting but am at a loss. 
Please help.  Thanks!
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groll
Welcome to the HP Community Forum.
This is just one of those things -- you have to have all five cartridges to print with this printer.
The Photo Black is not just for Photos -- this type of black is "jet black" and is used for particular kinds of "black-black" printing needs that are not only present in Photo Images.
Regular black prints gray-black, gray, mixes with other colors and prints some of the blackish fonts.
If I describe it further, I might misrepresent it and no doubt someone will jump on me.  I may have already muffed it.
You bought into this concept when you purchased this printer -- maybe not deliberately, but just so.  The extra "Photo Black" cartridge is one of the reasons this printer is capable of reproducing truly excellent color photographic Images.
If you like, you can buy HP genuine ink from HP:
  HP SureSupply
The shipping is Free -- and the shipping is super fast, at least here in the USA.
Reference:
HP Photosmart 7520 e-All-in-One Printer Full Feature Software and Drivers
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