HP Officejet Pro 8000 -- keeps printing alignment page

I was having troubles with the black ink not printing correctly so after doing many cleanings I decieded to manually clean the print head. I took the printhead out of the printer then wipped the part where the ink comes out with a most paper towle. After I put the printhead back in the printer printed a print alignment page. OK. Now when ever I print anything the printer will after the print job is done print another alignment page. Is there a way to make it stop? Thanks for you help.
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@MacNeilBlue- I am sorry that you are having an issue with the alignment page printing repeatedly.  I would remove, and reseat the cartridges. Then I would repeat the alignment process as shown below. 
Open the HP product software:
Windows XP: Click Start ( ), click All Programs , click HP , click the folder for your HP product, and then click the icon for your HP product ( ).
Windows Vista or Windows 7: Click the Windows icon ( ), click All Programs , click HP , click the folder for your HP product, and then click the icon for your HP product ( ).
Windows 8:
Right-click or tap and hold the lower left corner of the screen, and then click or tap Search from the menu.
Click or tap Apps ( ) if it is not already selected.
Type HP in the search box.
Click or tap your printer ( ).
NOTE:You can also open the HP product software from your computer desktop: double-click the icon for your HP product ( ).
The product software opens in a new window.
In the product software, double-click Printer Actions ( ).
Double-click Maintenance Tasks ( ). The HP Toolbox opens.
Click the Device Services tab.
Click Align Ink Cartridges , and then follow the on-screen instructions to print the alignment page.
Lift the scanner lid.
Place the alignment page with the printed-side down on the right front corner of the scanner glass. See the engraved guide next to the scanner glass for help loading the alignment page.
Figure 6: Place the alignment page on the scanner glass
Close the scanner lid.
Press the button next to OK on the control panel display ( ) The product scans the alignment page.
When the Alignment successful message displays on the control panel screen, press the button next to OK on the control panel display ( ) to complete the alignment.
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