The printer was not printing in black ink! Help?

Help, my printer won't work! It's acting like it's printing but there is no ink on the page!?

• It's an HP Officejet J4550 All-in-One. I've tried printing multiple things to see if maybe it was just the page, but nothing is printing. It goes through the motions and acts like the printer is printing but the pages that come out are all blank.

• Answer:

  There are several possibilities... The ink cartridges may be dried and need to be replaced. If you normally don't print very much, they will dry faster than usual. The ink cartridges may need to be reseated and/or cleaned. Remove the cartridges and make sure the spray area at the bottom is clean. You can lightly wipe them with a clean paper towel. There may be something blocking the cartridges to the paper. Did you have a paper jam? Check to see if you were able to remove all the paper.