Cp 1215 prints out of alignment

My laserjet CP 1215 all of a sudden started to print out of alignment. I did downloaded and installed firmware 20100201, did the initialization and calibrated 3 time, and still no fix.
I repeated the problem 3 times without any succes.
Any suggestions?
Thanks

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I see that your HP 3520 which has stopped printing properly, and I am happy to help!
If you print a test page as shown in this video, Printing a Test Page-HP Deskjet 3520 e-All-in-One Printer, do you see any colors missing on the page?
Once I know this, I will do some further research for you!
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