HP Deskjet 1220C has started printing a series of vertical blotches and misaligned text in the same three places. Same problem with black or colour. Have aligned cartridges, cleaned fluff, etc, to no avail.

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I have put numerous new colour ink cartridges in but still will only print in black & pink any ideas

Try to print a document.When the screen appears select color and look if the color option is selected,if not change it to color instead of grayscale.

If you need more help come back.Post / thumbs / testimonial are welcome!

Nov 22, 2010 • HP DeskJet 1220c InkJet Printer

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Why does my hp 1220c print letters double struck type red/black i

check you cartridge, is it new and genuine, if you have not troubles in cartridge, check the cleannig station

Mar 30, 2010 • HP DeskJet 1220c InkJet Printer

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Hi, my HP deskjet 656c series printer is not printing black color. Black catridge has ink in it but still its printing in green. Thanks, Neethu

Chances are you colour cartridge is empty, the black will print green if colour cartis empty

Mar 16, 2010 • HP DeskJet 656c InkJet Printer

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Black inky vertical linesq

try cleaning the ink tray. remove the ink and clean it put it back and try printing. put off your printer before doing to

Jul 02, 2009 • HP DeskJet 1220c InkJet Printer

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Not a colour 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.

May 09, 2009 • HP DeskJet 1220c InkJet Printer

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My HP 1220C cant print in colour

check printing preference on color tab.

Feb 27, 2009 • HP DeskJet 1220c InkJet Printer

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Colors in printout

Quit using non HP cartidges

Jun 20, 2008 • HP DeskJet 1220c InkJet Printer

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Colors Murky... HP DeskJet 1120c

REPLACE COLOUR CARTRIGE.IF THE CARTRIDGE IS DAMAGE ON THE INSIDE THE THREE COLOURS SOMETIMES MIX CREATING A COLOUR WHICH LOOKS BLACK

May 11, 2008 • HP DeskJet 1220c InkJet Printer

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HP 1220 c printing is Blue

the printer uses a tri color cartridge seems like the cyan is finnished.install a neww colour ink cartridge

Mar 13, 2008 • HP DeskJet 1220c InkJet Printer

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Colour???

HP Deskjet 450 and HP Color Inkjet cp1160 and cp1700 Series Printers - How to Print with Black Ink Only Follow the instructions below to print with black ink only.
NOTE: HP Deskjet printers use all the primary colors, Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow, to create shades of gray when Print in Grayscale is selected in the printer driver and the Black only option is not available or not selected.

Click Start , Settings , and then Printers . In Microsoft® Windows XP, click Start and then Printers and Faxes .
Right-click the printer icon and in Windows 95/98/Me, select Properties . In Windows NT 4.0, select Document Defaults . In Windows 2000/XP, select Printing Preferences .
Select the Color tab.
Select Print in Grayscale .
Select Black only .
NOTE: If the Black only option is not available, download the latest printer driver from the HP Web site. Click here to go to the HP Support and Drivers page.
Click OK to save the changes and close the window.
Print the desired document or graphic.

Oct 25, 2007 • HP DeskJet 450Ci InkJet Printer

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There might be a problem with the encoder: remove it, observe it closely with a magniying glass, and you have to see a vertical lines pattern all along the enconder, without no blurs or missing or erased parts on it. Try to clean it with alcohol and a cloth but be careful no to erase the patterns i described early. If there are missing lines in the pattern you'll need to replace.

What is the encoder? a strip of semitransparent plastic that goes in the back of the cartridge carriage.

MacGrafix Sep 17, 2010

Your suggestion was extremely helpful in resolving a very frustrating print head alignment problem that has plagued my 1220c for some time. I only did one thing differently. Not wanting to risk further damage to the printer by removing the encoding strip, I used a q-tip soaked in 70% rubbing alcohol to gently wipe both sides of the strip, then dried it with some a soft paper towel.
My misalignment issues appear completely resolved after that. Thank You for the answer.

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