Quality of Printing

HP Photosmart 7520e Printer, Windows 7
For some time I do not get satisfactory printing results. The No. 1 is never clear and therefore you have to guess what is the correct printed figure.
I have gone through all the steps of your help system without any results. All the replies were that the system is in order.
I bought the printer about a year ago.

Hello csuk.
Welcome to the HP Forums. If you are receiving unsatisfactory printing results from your Photosmart 7520, then please follow this HP document on Common Print Quality Problems.
Start off by printing a self test page listed in this document. If you are receiving a defective print out from this page, then continue following this document.
Please inform me your troubleshooting steps.
Looking forward to hear from you.
I worked on behalf of HP.

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