After many countless hours of working on this printer, I decided to try one last attempt and resolving the issue and I installed a brand new OEM cartridge in this printer. This appears to have resolved the problem. I have not tried to use the aftermarket cartridge in the printer since to see if the print quality degraded back once the OEM was removed, but the OEM cartridge seems to have fixed the problem, so I am assuming it must be a defect in the reman cartridge that was purchased for this printer.