Officejet 6100 Won't Print in Black

I have a problem with the Officejet 6100 eprinter.    When I looked at the printer, the power light and resume light were both blinking.   I checked for any jams in the printer.   Nothing.  I took out the cartridges and put them back in.  Nothing.   I took out the cartridges again and I put them back in one at a time.  I discovered that the problem was with the black cartridge.   I put in the NEW black cartridge and it cleared the problem.  Righ?
WRONG.   Now the printer doesn't want to print in black.   All colors and brand new.  Black is brand new.   I can't get this printer to print in black.  I played, played, and played with this printer.   YES, I ran a print alignment and I ran through 2 cycles of cleaning.  NOTHING.  
How do I fix this problem?

Hi jkbmjp,
Thank you for being a member of the HP Support forums.  I see that your Officejet 6100 has the power and resume lights blinking.
I have included the Blinking Lights document for you.   It will walk you through the trouble shooting steps required depending on the combination of lights that are blinking, solid or off.   I have also included the Troubleshooting Print Quality Issues document with the steps when the printer is not printing one of the colors.
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