Black ink cartridge will not work even though new; photosmart 5520 e-all-in-one series

My printer suddenly stopped printing properly.  The black ink is no longer printing.  I changed the cartridge, thinking it might be defective.  I have cleaned the printheads several time, reset the cartridges etc.  and the ink still does not come out in the print quality diagnostic nor in documents that I need to print.  The printer is 2 years old.  Is there any other things  I could do to get it to work, before I go and buy a new printer????
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Hi L_C54,
Welcome to the HP Support Forums! I see you are running into some print quality issues on your HP Photosmart 5514, you are unable to print in black ink after replacing the cartridge.
I would like you to continue here: Printer Does Not Print Black Ink or Color Ink, or Prints Blank Pages, I understand you may have done some of these steps already but I need you to complete all steps in order to resolve the missing black issue you are experiencing.
Please note: There are three printhead cleaning stages. Complete all three stages if necessary. If the printhead is badly clogged, it might require another cleaning cycle. If so, wait 30 minutes after the last (third) cleaning stage to start the first stage of the cleaning process over again.
If you are still unable to print in black ink, I suspect the issue may be the printer and not the cartridge. Please let me know which Country/Region you are in?
I hope to hear from you soon.
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