HP 4280 prints blank pages on mac using os X 10.8.5

have updated drivers and deleted all prior printers. 

Hello @kwilmes1969,
Welcome to the HP Support Forums!
I would like to assist you today with resolving the blank pages printing issue you're experiencing when printing from your Mac OS X 10.9.5 computer to your HP Photosmart C4280 All-in-One Printer. Can I please have you follow the troubleshooting steps below.
To start, I am going to have you print a standalone Print Quality Report to verify if the blank pages printing issue is being caused by your computer or by your printer.
Load letter, A4, or legal unused plain white paper into the input tray.
Press and hold the Cancel button (), and then press the Start Copy Color button ().
Release both buttons. The product prints a self-test report.
1. Printed by the left cartridge
2. Printed by the right cartridge
If the Print Quality Report prints perfectly: Than the blank printing issue is being caused by your Mac. Please do not proceed with troubleshooting at this time. 
If the Print Quality Report prints blank, or is missing colour or black:  Than the blank pages printing issue is being caused by your printer. Open the HP Printer Utility on your Mac and run the Printhead Clean. Should this fail to resolve the blank pages printing issue please click here. When the troubleshooting document opens run through 'Step five: Clean the Cartridge Contacts'. Once the cartridges have been manually cleaned, please test printing again.
Please respond to this post with the result of your troubleshooting. Best of luck!
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