Blueish tint on printouts - HP inkjet

[richardfangnail]

I have an HP Deskjet. Lately it puts a bluish tint on all photos. I
use ordinary printer paper. The cartridge is old even though I don't
use it that often. I print maybe 1-2 pages a week. The tint is
consistent across the whole image. What causes the bluish tint?

 

[richardfangnail]

I should add that I've been using the printer for many years and never
had this problem before. From looking at other threads, I think the
cartridge has run out of yellow and will replace it.

You can't tell how much ink is in a cartridge unless you break it open,
is that right?

 

[Bob Horvath]

On 6 May 2006 13:05:31 -0700, Bob Horvath wrote:

In the HP printer toolbox, some printers will show ink levels in the
cartridges.

 

[Bob Headrick]

I should add that I've been using the printer for many years and never
had this problem before. From looking at other threads, I think the
cartridge has run out of yellow and will replace it.

You can't tell how much ink is in a cartridge unless you break it
open,
is that right?

What model DeskJet?

- Bob Headrick

 

[Fenrir Enterprises]

I should add that I've been using the printer for many years and never
had this problem before. From looking at other threads, I think the
cartridge has run out of yellow and will replace it.

You can't tell how much ink is in a cartridge unless you break it open,
is that right?

You didn't say what printer or cartridge number it has, but it might
have a status monitor that gives you a rough estimate of how much is
left. It does sound like you ran out of yellow, but usually the
printer will stop printing once a cartridge is empty.

Since HPs have the head built in on the cartridge, it's usually just
easier to buy another one, then call HP if that doesn't solve the
problem.

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[Ken]

(e-mail address removed) wrote in @j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

I should add that I've been using the printer for many years and never
had this problem before. From looking at other threads, I think the
cartridge has run out of yellow and will replace it.

Or the yellow jet is clogged. Try doing a head cleaning before replacing
your ink cartridge.

 

[Bob Headrick]

(e-mail address removed) wrote in @j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

Or the yellow jet is clogged. Try doing a head cleaning before
replacing
your ink cartridge.

Since the problem is a uniform tint rather than banding I would suspect
an electrical issue is knocking out a block of the yellow nozzles,
rather than a clog. Try cleaning the contacts as shown at:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=bpa02060

You can also print a nozzle diagnostic test as shown at:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=bpd07098

It would also help to know what model printer you have.

Regards,
Bob Headrick, MS MVP Printing/Imaging

 

[richardfangnail]

Does an inkjet head have about 18 red nozzles, 18 blue and 18 yellow?
Could exactly just the 18 yellow get clogged?

What does the inside of the cart look like, in terms of how the three
colors are divided? Are there simply three parallel compartments?

I replaced the cart and everything is okay but I'm not sure whether it
was empty or clogged or both.

 

[Gordon Burditt]

Does an inkjet head have about 18 red nozzles, 18 blue and 18 yellow?

I don't know. That number might be right.

Could exactly just the 18 yellow get clogged?

If the feed from the yellow ink tank to the heads is clogged, all
of them could be cut off. I've had one color get weak or cut
out completely, and a cleaning or several cleanings fixed it.

What does the inside of the cart look like, in terms of how the three
colors are divided? Are there simply three parallel compartments?

In my HP870, there are. Some printers have separate carts for each color.

I replaced the cart and everything is okay but I'm not sure whether it
was empty or clogged or both.

If it looks like the cart is clogged or empty, try a cleaning
procedure. At worst, you will waste time and have to get a new
cart anyway. At best, you will waste some ink but unclog it and
get some more use out of the existing cart.

Gordon L. Burditt