HP Printer problem

[delboy]

Hi
I have a HP psc 1317 all in one printer etc,my problem is when printing photos,or when selecting the print on glossy paper/professional photo option,it seems to lose the ability to decipher colours correctly,prints ok for an inch or so then it prints out in pink/red,the shapes in the picture remain ok,it's just the colours that are wrong,I tried greyscale with this option,same result,red/pink about a third of the way into the print job.However when I print after selecting plain paper/professional colour text option the print out is A1.I have tried re-installing the printer and drivers,still the same.Can someone please shed some light on this.

PS :The ink levels are ok although the colour is nearing empty(if this is to blame,surely it wouldn't print colour correctly at all?)

[adam416]

You may also want to run the "Clean the ink heads" utility. It may help.

If it were me, I would just install a new ink cartridge. That's the only way you'll know. You stated that it was almost empty. Put the old one in a zip-lock bag to preserve it (in case there really is still ink in it).