CP1525nw color alignment is off

I've had my CP1525nw for a couple of years. Been good. Today I noticed some color
shadowing on an image. To demonstrate the problem, I printed 6 1" circles;
red, green, blue, yellow, cyan, and magenta. The blue circle has a light magenta
shadow about .05" to the lower right.
I turned the printer off, deleted and re-installed the drivers with no improvement.
I have done cleaning and calibration. I'll appreciate a response. Thanks, Dave
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I have read that this can be caused by a toner cartridge that is low. Replacing the low cartridge may allow the alignment to complete properly.
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