Photosmart 5510 won't print black

Hi there, my Photosmart 5510 stopped printing black. I have been reading the forums for several days now and have tried a bunch of things but am still at a loss so any help would be greatly appreciated. This is super frustrating!!!!
Here is what I've tried so far:
-everything in the HP document about not printing black (bought new cartridges, used a pin to check cartridge vents, etc)
-actually taken out the black cartridge and wiped the ink off the printhead as demonstrated in a YouTube video I found
-printed many test pages (no black)
- used the "clean printhead" function on the printer a few times
The only thing that has sort of helped was when I tried the reset (the one where you unplug the power cord while printer is on, then unplug from outlet, wait 15 seconds and then plug back in). When I did this the first time the black text printed out a faint purple (reminded me of the purple ink from back in the 80s when you used a copying machine) instead of blank so at least there was actually something. I tried the reset again and the black actually printed! When I tried to print again it went back to the faint purple. Eventually that stopped and I did the reset again to at least be able to print out the purple. I have not been able to get the black ink to print again though. I do have to keep doing that reset frequently to even be able to get the words to print in the rain purple instead of black however.
Thanks for any help you can offer!

Yes, this is called composite black, so it uses the colors to create the black pigment: 'printer will mix color ink to print the black portions, even for text. While this may work in a pinch it is not really a solution as it will cost more to print with the color ink, it will take several times longer to print and the quality for text will not be as good'. -Source If you are still not able to print in black ink, please leave me with your Country/Region, I will watch for your reply. Thanks,

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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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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.
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