Red no longer prints red

My HP Officejet Pro K5400 no longer prints true red. I am running Vista, but shouldn't matter, it worked fine to begin with. It prints as an orange-rust color. Have cleaned heads twice. All ink cartridges are sufficient. Have even tried adjusting colors in the advanced section of printing preferences, did not change anything. Does anyone have any suggestions?

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