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How can I stop my ink cartridges from printing purple?

I have a HP Deskjet F2180 and recently replaced my ink cartridges (HP Tri-colour 22 and HP Black 21) but now It's started printing my pictures bright purple. I've tried cleaning the cartridges and I've done a self-test/diagnostic page but nothing has showed up - the colours were fine. Any help with this would be brilliant.

Public Comments

1. dont put pictures with purple color
2. Instead of wasting your ink, you can simply use a Q-tip with some water on it and wipe the head clean. That being said, you also have to locate the print head. Different manufacturers place the print head in different locations. Some like Epson put the head inside the printer and others the print head is part of the cartridge itself. There are some who would recommend alcohol, but that could damage your printer in the long run. A third option is to buy a print head cleaning kit, but again, that's spending money directly.