HP Photosmart 6520 - new ink prints too blue and displays half full

I purchased the 4 pack of 364 HP ink - Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and black and installed them today. After putting the cartriges in, the yellow and magenta show as 1/3 full instead of being completely full. Printing photos results in them being too blue also. This is not acceptable....What is going on?

Hi there,
Please try as many steps as you can from this document: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&docname=c03318187
If it doesn't help, then I believe there's a hardware issue with your printer. You can contact HP support in North America at 1-800-474-6836 or find the local telephone number for your country here: http://welcome.hp.com/country/w1/en/support.html
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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.
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Operating system/version: Windows 7
Product: HP Photosmart 6520 e-All-in-One Printer
Problem description: This is my second Photosmart 6520 and they have BOTH stopped printing in black. I have followed ALL of the troubleshooting and have the same problem. The first one I returned to where I bought it. This time that is not possible and I want a replacement ASAP.
Troubleshooting steps taken: EVERYTHING listed online and that your incompetent phone people recommended while they insulted my intelligence.
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This is my second Photosmart 6520 and they have BOTH stopped printing in black. I have followed ALL of the troubleshooting and have the same problem. The first one I returned to where I bought it. This time that is not possible and I want a replacement ASAP.
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