HP D5460 printer. Colors are bad on photo paper.

HP D5460 printer. Colors are bad on photo paper,, OK on plain paper. New genuine HP cartridges. It used to work fine. Have tried aligning print head. Have tried "automatic" and "best" for print quality. Doesn't matter.
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Besides using genuine HP ink cartridges, check this document:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=bpu03037&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en
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