Printer is no longer printing accurate color renditions!
Our printer is a C7280. We completed the Extended Self Test Diagnostic to check the color renditions. All colors including black come through perfectly on the test. When we copy page two of the test pages, the black copies as charcoal and the two magentas copy with approximately 50% of the color. Both magentas are very light. We have replaced the ink cartridges and there is no change. All color print commands (other than the Diagnostic Test) through our computer result in very poor quality pictures that are mostly blues and greens. The blacks are acceptable although not the best. What do we do next?
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