Printing in black with full cartridge

The testpage shows black : light grey, dark grey, light grey
Some lines are good, other lines half, en some unreadable.  The second page in totaly unreadable

The post here has links to a troubleshooting document for the Deskjet 3520.  If the steps there do not resolve the issue please call HP Support, even if the printer is not longer under warranty.  In the US or Canada call 1-800-HPINVENt, elsewhere see the document here for contact information.  If the above does not give satisfactory results then please post back here and mention your country.
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