Printout from hp photo smart plus has orange haze

All printouts from my HP Photosmart Plus have an orange haze over the entire page: even when it is just black and white. I have checked the ink supply and the cartridge connection. One day it printed OK the next I have this problem.
Thanks for any help.
George Wilson

Hi @gbw88,
Welcome to the HP Support Forums. I gather that any printouts from your Photosmart Plus printer have a orange Hallow’enish haze on them.
You didn’t mention whether you had the Photosmart Plus B209 printer or the Photosmart Plus B210 printer so I’ve included the print quality trouble shooting document for both.
Fixing Print Quality Problems for the HP Photosmart Plus B209a, B209b, and B209c All-in-One Printer ...
Fixing Print Quality Problems for the HP Photosmart Plus e-All-in-One (B210a, B210b, B210c, and B210...
Please let me know the outcome.
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