Photosmart Premium C309g-m will not print in black ink

I have read all the solutions to this problem and tried them all- cleaned printhead, replaced printhead, replaced cartridge, re-installed software, unplugged machine & tried again, etc. Can't get anything to help. Does anybody have any other ideas or is it time to relace the printer??

I presume the printer is out of warranty? If so it might be worth soaking the printhead as described in the post below
http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Other-printing-questions/Photosmart-Premium-c309a-Black-prints-out-gree...
1) Get a pan and put 1/2" of very hot (not boiling) water in the bottom.
2) Next remove all the ink cartridges, then remove the printhead assembly.
3) Gently put the printhead nozzles down in the water and let it soak for five minutes.
4) Remove the printhead and gently dry the electrical contacts.
5) Put the printhead back in the printer and then reinstall the ink cartridges.
Although I am an HP employee, I am speaking for myself and not for HP.
Twitter: @Ciara_B_HP

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Hi MamaChickadee,
Welcome to the HP Support Forums! I see you are running into some print quality issues on your HP Photosmart 5510, you are unable to print in black ink.
You have completed the steps listed here: Printer Does Not Print Black Ink or Color Ink, or Prints Blank Pages, with no success and would like to try the reset on the machine. I suspect the issue may be the printer and not the cartridge and do not feel a reset would help in this situation.
I would like to get this taken care of for you as soon as possible, can you please let me know which Country/Region you are in?
I hope to hear from you soon.
Thanks,
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my printer will not print in black ,i replaced the ink and now it will not print in black ink

Please read this post then provide some details. What printer model? What operating system? Are there any error messages on the printer or computer screen?
Is your printer still in warranty? You can check with HP's warranty tool here.
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I am having huge issues with my HP Photosmart Premium C309g-m. I have had it for just over a year, and have NEVER had any problems with it.
I am going to give as much information as I can.
I have:
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Samsung ML-2010 Series (Working wirelessly)
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4.00GB Ram
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Wireless Logitech Mouse
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I disabled my Norton while I did everything.
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I have run through the install CD over a dozen times, it finds the printer and goes all the way to the end, and it says “printer setup has failed to complete. Click retry to try installing again or click next to continue without connecting to the printer now, I will connect later."
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I uninstalled all the HP software, and then installed it again.
I even tried typing the IP address in.
If I open a webpage and type in the IP, it brings up my printer; it shows everything with no problems.
When I added it manually I tried to set it as my default printer and I get error0X00000709. It won’t let me set it as the default, so I tried leaving my other one as the default, and then selecting the HP Photosmart from the dropdown list, then print. Same thing happens I get the error.
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HP0AB1A0 (HP Photosmart premium c309g-m)              IP http:\\192.168.1.70:3910
HP Photosmart on OWNER-PC                                             IP: \\OWNER-PC\ HP Photosmart
Samsung on OWNER-PC                                                        IP \\OWNER-PC\Samsung) (working)
Photosmart Premium C309g-m (HP)                                   IP 192.168.1.70.
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This is so frustrating! I used to work for HP, so I have gone through all the tricks I know.
Please help I really need to get this working. My email is [email protected], if you want to contact me directly. I might forget to come and check this.
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Welcome to the HP Support Forums! I see you are running into some print quality issues on your HP Photosmart 5510, you are unable to print in black ink.
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