New cartridge, no black ink!

Installed 4 new inkcartridges in my HP PHotosmart 7520 one month ago. According to the tester thing it shows my cartridges are full.
Today, colors print fine but black  prints in horizontaly streaks and barely readable. I am beside myself. Documents to print and nothing works right.
I have had nothing but trouble with these new fangled printers.
Cartridges are supremely expensive! I am only allowed to use genuine HP cartridges....

Hi there @grotemuis!
Thanks for contacting the HP Forums!
I see you have the HP Photosmart 7520 with a print quality issue.  I understand the colours are working correctly but the black cartridge is printing with streaks or lines down the page.  I would be happy to assist you with the issue and hopefully you will locate a resolution.
I have found a document online that may be of some assistance.  The document is in regards to Fixing Print Quality Problems for the HP Photosmart 7520 e-All-in-One Printer Series. This document will cover all the possible things that may cause the streaking.  They go in a step by step order designed to resolve the issue as fast as possible.
I hope this helps you resolve the issue!
Let me know if this was useful information and please post back with the results of your troubleshooting.
Cbert
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