Photosmart 3210 not printing with full black cartridge.

My photosmart 3210 has had 2 new black cartridges installed and the display acknowledges they are full. However, it refuses to print in black. I have cleaned the heads, successfully aligned the printer but black is still missing from anything I print including test pages. All the printer does is print the black bits using a combination of other inks, which usually results in a in a wine colour. Please could somebody help me.

JenBrock...did you ever get a solution? I am having the same problem and have tried all the same troubleshooting options with no sucess. I also tried to calibrate the color and the background color on the grey squares did not print nor did the black numbers that corrispond to each square print. Help please...Anyone?!!!

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Hi @BrendaMC,
Welcome to the HP Forums!
I noticed that your HP Photosmart B210 printer is not printing black ink, and that the pages are coming out blank. I am sorry to hear this, but happy to help!
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