Adjusting black and white contrast on Photosmart 7520 whilst copying

I can't find any instruction on how to adjust copying contrast on black and white copies..

JCH3114, welcome to the forum.
I have the 7520, also. I am not aware of any adjustment for the contrast when copying. I am not at my printer at the moment, but I will check it out more throroughly a bit later. I will get back to you.
Update: I checked to see what settings were available when Copying. You press Copy button / Settings / Quality - Draft, Normal (Default) & Best. I suggest trying the Best setting and press the Black button to see if that helps. These are the only settings that I could find.
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