Scanned Items or Copies all print in Solid Black

your printer ink heads may need to be reset/relined.

Hardware failure

My HP Psc 1610 all in one can print & copy but can't scan. I already installed the driver for Windows 7

Is it a new genuine cart? If so, I have had this problem. Run multiple copies of black only text, Run 50 copies, will still spit out blank pages.Then head clean. If no black repeat. I did this for around 200-250 copies then Volia! black. Hope this helps

Try placing sheet of black text on copy board, and run many copies black only. I ran 25x12 times still no black. Run head clean after about each 50 sheets. Persevered and finally BLACK ink OK Inkypete

hi, 


its could be hardware issue, if you tell me which printer, then we can try some reset on that machine..........


Regards,  raj_p5983

101:Total black copies and printed pages
103:Total A3 black copies and printed pages
201:Total A4 black copies
203:Total A3 black copies

Are you scanning both black and white and color the same way? The ADF (automatic document feeder) uses a different scanning area than when you place the document on the scanning glass. If you open the scanner cover, look to the left of the main scanner glass to the narrow strip used for the ADF. Make sure this narrow strip is clean -- no ink or white-out or scratches. This can make your copies look dirty or smudged.

The light source has failed thus the original is not being illuminated.
The copier thinks you are copying a black piece of paper.

Printing from the PC does not require any light source, therefore printing is not affected.

Check your manual to see if it mentions a replacement routine; if not, and if it is no longer under warranty, you are maybe stuck with tossing it or taking to your friendly neighborhood techie who is trying to pay his rent.

I have found that when scanning b/w documents, its helpful to start with a black and white copy, not a grayscale, pen written, or printed form a printer in grayscale mode copy, but a true black and white on the copier or fax copy. The scanner doesnt read shades of black so well and when scanning multiple page documents, my pixma tends to scan in lightly. I havent found a piece of software to do just this, batch darken what has been scanned (at least not for free). Copying before scanning is the work around. Hope this helps everyone who's had this problem. It also doesnt hurt to darken what your scanning down a notch when copying