B8850's new ink system fails to print bold blacks!

I just came from the three ink system of the 8750 Photosmart Printer using Matte HP Premium Plus Photo Papers and my blacks were deep and bold. Using the same paper and trying numerous variations of print settings, I simply can not attain the same blacks!
I haven't found any reviews which point this unnaceptability out so I hoped to be the first to warn potential buyers that the B8850 is a second rate product.
If someone has a secret formula, perhaps, for obtaining the exact results gotten with the 8750 and it's ink system, I would love to become enlightened!
Best.

I can't help with your ink problems, but
I have a Photosmart 335 Photo Printer and live in NZ. I want to buy some Premium Plus Photo Paper 6x4, and I haven't found anyone in this "neck of the woods" who supplies this paper. Can anyone help? Pat

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*** Fix your HP Photosmart D7360 (Reset Code/Master Reset) ***
1- Turn off power and unplug from power source.
2- Open right side of printer (looking at the front).
3- Disconnect,by pulling gently, both white flat ribbon cables off the main circuit board.
4- Plug in power source and turn printer on. Wait till you get a error message and push "Ok".
5- Unplug power source.
6- Reconnect the flat ribbon cables by aligning and carefully pushing into the conectors on the main circuit board.
7- Plug in power source and turn printer on (Printer preparing occurred).
8- voila, the nasty error message 0xc18a0001 "Ink System has Failed" is now gone.
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Ink system failed Error:Oxc18a0101 on photosmart D7160

Changed the ink cartridges and got Ink system failure. Unable to print. Error: Oxc18a0101 Printer not that old and not used that much. Turned power off then on again did not help. Unplugged power and USB also did not help. Looking for help!!!

HarleyHawk
Rank: Apprentice
Rating: 98%, 24 votes
*** Fix your HP Photosmart D7360 (Reset Code/Master Reset) ***
1- Turn off power and unplug from power source.
2- Open right side of printer (looking at the front).
3- Disconnect,by pulling gently, both white flat ribbon cables off the main circuit board.
4- Plug in power source and turn printer on. Wait till you get a error message and push "Ok".
5- Unplug power source.
6- Reconnect the flat ribbon cables by aligning and carefully pushing into the conectors on the main circuit board.
7- Plug in power source and turn printer on (Printer preparing occurred).
8- voila, the nasty error message 0xc18a0001 "Ink System has Failed" is now gone. http://www.fixya.com/support/t451942-help THIS WORKED!!! Don't throw it out try this first for: Ink system failed Errorxc18a0101 on photosmart D7160. Message Edited by AJ on 01-28-2009 05:05 PM

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