Flashing Orange light will not stop printer will not print

I have an HP DeskJet 1220C that has been working fine for two years now. All of a sudden it can only print in pink and black. It is driving me crazy. I have tried the following without any success:

1. Replaced the cartridges twice
2. Aligned and cleaned the cartridge from the
computer
3. Soaked the cartridge head in hot water,
and made sure that all three colors will bleed
out of the head
4. Cleaned the cartridge contacts with an eraser
5. Cleaned the cartridge contacts on the printer
with a brush

Is there a cure, or is it time for a new printer?

Try using the HP Print Diagnostic Utility in Windows.


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One of the ink cartridge is defective. If you lift the front cover, the cartridges stop position You will indicate which of them is defective (by the drawings on the printer).

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Try using the HP Print Diagnostic Utility in Windows - HP Customer Care (United States - English).

If you need more help come back.

Post / thumbs / testimonial are welcome!

fit a new cartridge and it should print happily! also make sure that it is set to default in printer preferences. Go to control panel and look for your printer.

My printer will only print when both cartridges are installed, regardless of what I am printing.

Please make sure that you are using the correct driver for this printer.

HP releases a monochrome (Black only) driver and a full driver.

replace cartridges, first...

printed fine and then stopped. now the arrow light is flashing. i unplugged it several times to no avail. what is going on and how do i fix the problem?

TRY LUBRICATING THE SILVER SLIDE BAR WITH SOME SEWING MACHINE OIL,DONT GET OIL ON ANY OTHER PARTS