My HP 78 Ink Cartridge Is Printing Pink, Any Thoughts?

!±8± My HP 78 Ink Cartridge Is Printing Pink, Any Thoughts?

First of all it is important to highlight that the HP 78 Tri-Color Inkjet Cartridge is also called HP C6578AN Tri-Color Cartridge. A very useful cartridge for a wide range of HP Inkjet Printers to name a few we have most Deskjet 900 series, HP Color Copiers, quite a few HP OfficeJet Printer Series and more recent and popular Inkjet Printers such as some of the HP Photosmart Series Printers.

The question is formulated then of what to do if the HP ink starts printing pink. I personally love pink, wouldn't mind a bit if all my paperwork came out pink... pink printer reviews, pink ink news, pink toner tips... OK you got the point. Unlike me most people need to solve the problem quickly.

Some things that could be wrong resulting in getting pink printouts are for example that the print nozzles might be dried out or not being properly cleaned by the service station. Another possible issue is there is cartridge failure or it is empty. Printer failure could be an option. Manufacturing error and the ink is mixed inside the color cartridge. The ink cartridge or the electrical carriage might be dirty.

All of the above are valid possible causes of your pink problem, what should you do? First off it is important to run a test from the printer driver properties the option called "Clean Print Cartridges", by running this test could resolve two possible errors the printer or the printer ink. If test results show correct coloring then you could:

1. Uninstall and reinstall the printer driver.
2. See if the software configuration is correct.
3. See if there are any error messages from the printer itself.

Now if the test results show incorrect coloring then the problem resides in the ink cartridge. Cleaning is the best option and could be easily done taking care so as not to ruin the ink cartridge in the process. To clean most HP ink cartridge contacts use a Q-tip and some Windex and gently pass by the contacts. Let it dry well before you reinsert the ink cartridge in the printer.