Can you print in black only from a computer without using the color cassettes?
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Ink cartridges have a tendency to dry out if not used often enough. If you only want to print in black can you leave the tape on the others and use black only
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My Canon printer (Pixma MX870) will only print if the all ink cartridges contain ink. I do not know if all the Canon Pixma printers operate this way. I print many photos so I like the combination ink packages because it is a better buy.
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The printer doesn't like it. It's important to change your printing settings to grey, not color. You may have to do this every time you send anything to the printer.
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After some googling, it seems that printing in black won't use the color toner. However, if ANY of the toner runs out, it won't print. I suppose if you just want to print in black most of the time, use the color toner sparingly.
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No, I think you have to scan it to your desktop or whatever and send as an attachment... It prints only in black/white, but is so fast and the cartridges last forever.
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Yes, it can print in black only and can be hooked up just like any printer.
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Hi Edar, No you can't, you can disable the color and just use the black on some Lexmark color machines. I am a Lexmark Authorized Dealer. Sorry
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It will not. You can set it to print black only if you have a low color cartridge or color only if you have a low black cartridge but it requires both cartridges to run and will not print at all if one of them runs empty.I have had some bad experiences with this model. If you don't have it already, I wouldn't invest in it. Just a suggestion.
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From the printer command box, there is an option, after the preview, to print in black instead of color. From pc set your print under from preferences > advanced > set print to grayscale = yes.
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Yes, it can print in just black. You will need to set that within your printer settings on your PC. But note, you will still need all 4 color cartridges or the printer will not print.
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No. It can also print with color carriages as well. It is a color printer after all ... but is that what you meant to ask? You might have meant to ask, "Can it print with only a black cartridge installed?" That's a different question, and I don't know the answer to that one.
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Usually done in your computer. Go to printing preferences from the printers and faxes page and choose advanced. There is usually a way to enable or disable the black or grayscale only printing option. I no longer have this printer so cannot unfortunately, go to the unit to check what I did.
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Adjust settings in prnter preferences to print in black only or change to darker tone using your printer panel buttons
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I have not run across this problem yet, but I believe if you print in black you should still be able to print without replacing the color that has run out. Hope this helps.
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Yes. Just turn the black and white on and turn color button off. I love this printer
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Yes. For example if your red, yellow and blue cartridges were empty, it would print black as long as the black cartridge has ink. You can look into the ink levels from any computer, love this printer. I use the Inktoneram Remanufactured Ink Cartridges sold on Amazon. They work great and save me a ton of money which I used to spend on my old HP printer.
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Not at all. I've been able to produce full-color images printed directly on ink jet-printable recordable CDs. I have an older model SE with only one multicolor ink cartridge. I understand more recent models employ several cartridges with different color inks.
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No. You just need to go to "Maintenance", select "Ink Cartridge Settings". There you could select the cartridge to be used for printing. If the empty one is color, then you choose "Black Only" (and vice versa). I hope this helps :)
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The black and color are separate cartridges so if the color goes empty, you can still print in black, one of the options in the print menu is to print in grayscale if no color ink or if you just want to conserve the color ink.