HP Photosmart 6520: Black ink is not printing evening after installing all new ink cartidges

Good evening,
Printer has been working great since I've bought it. I replaced the black ink cartridge today because my daughter remarked that blank pages was printing ... no word doc.
Tonight I tried to print and no black ink, neither from the Printer function nor the Copy function.
Just to make sure that this wasn't a bad black ink cartridge, I went out and bought and installed all the ink cartridges and still no black ink,.
I have run the software - Clean Printheads, both steps, twice (after waiting an hour inbetween the first and second series.)
I have verified that the in flows from the cartridge.
I have verified that the vent hole on the cartridge is open.
The warranty ended on 12-31-2013.
The only time I see black ink (words) is when I print the PRINT QUALITY DIAGNOSTIC report.
Printhead removal does not appear to be user available. Any suggestions - other than buy a new one?
Gunz

Hello afcosta355,
Welcome to the HP Support Forums! I see you are running into some print quality issues on your HP Photosmart 6520, you are unable to print in black ink after replacing the cartridge.
I would like you to continue here: Printer Does Not Print Black Ink or Color Ink, or Prints Blank Pages, I understand you may have done some of these steps already but I need you to complete all steps in order to resolve the missing black issue you are experiencing.
Please note: There are three printhead cleaning stages. Complete all three stages if necessary. If the printhead is badly clogged, it might require another cleaning cycle. If so, wait 30 minutes after the last (third) cleaning stage to start the first stage of the cleaning process over again.
If you are still unable to print in black ink, I suspect the issue may be the printer and not the cartridge. Please let me know which Country/Region you are in as well as the product Warranty status: HP Warranty Checker
I hope to hear from you soon.
Thanks,
HevnLgh
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