Black ink does not print I have 2 mfc j615w: on both machines the black ink stopped to print. On one machine I could get it going again after many cleaning cycles and new cartridge (the old one was full as well ...). Any idea how to get my second machine printing black again? Black ink does not print I have 2 mfc j615w: on both machines the black ink stopped to print. On one machine I could get it going again after many cleaning cycles and new cartridge (the old one was... » Read More Black ink does not print I have 2 mfc j615w: on both machines the black ink stopped to print. On one machine I could get it going again after many cleaning cycles and new cartridge (the old one was full as well ...). Any idea how to get my second machine printing black again? « Show Less
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I'm having the same problem with the black ink. I paid handsomely for this printer, and the Company should stand by their product. Let's see if they do. If I can't find a solution to the problem, I will address Brother. I suggest you do the same as it appears we are not alone.
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If you contact Brother, they can help. Their CSR Rep was able to help me Purge the print head and now I'm back in business. I got a back-up printer just in case.
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I also wonder if older firmware is better for compatibility. The most current firmware available for my Brother MFC-J450DW is version "H". I didn't download it since my printer is working fine. The existing firmware on my machine is version "E" (To check for firmware on your machine, Go to Menu, use arrow key to scroll to "Machine Info" then "Version") My printer detects these inks with no problem.
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At least the black cartridge DOES NOT WORK on my J870DW printer. Thinking the first one might be a dud, tried a second one. That too didn't work.
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Reading customer elsewhere and on Hp support forum, I discovered that the printer will not print in black if any of the color cartridges is out of ink - all cartridges must have ink for this printer to work. See HP Support Forum response here : http://tinyurl.com/n2f32uy .
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Had one black cartridge that appeared possibly defective. Just let printer do a cleaning and all was well. Hope this helps.
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I'm not sure . That never happen to me . Ran out of black ink and was able to still print in color. But not sure if it works the other way around.
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When I installed the first black cartridge from the set in my xp-410 it didn't work initially. I did a print head cleaning cycle and now it works fine. Waiting to write a review until I've had a chance to try the other cartridges, but figured I would share my experience. They should have a basic trouble shooting FAQ site that you could go to for common issues that might be easily solved.
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Howdy doody!Yes you can print only in black ink if you wish. You have the option to switch.Hope this helps!!!
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I purchased for my MFC-495CW, however, could not get the black ink to work at all.
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Sorry to say that I had the same problem with the color cartridge. The Black Cartridge works as far as printing, but it's unable to track how much ink is available.
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I have an older Epson and was wanting to replace it for that very reason. I can't print anything when any color is out. So it says I need to replace the light blue and won't let me print anything until I do. Since I never use color, I'm guessing the blue just dried out. At any rate, I can't figure how to override that and just use black. Maybe it is just an Epson thing, as you said, to get us to buy more ink. I'm with you, I want to keep going until the ink fades and I can really see it is almost out.
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Hi, Everytime you shut off the printer and then turn it on it has to recharge each cartridge. This is like your car sucking gas in order to start. The printer has to build up pressure in the cartridges in order to print. My printer is on all the time and I only use OEM cartridges. Last week I tried to fill up an empty 105XL cartridge by the big hole with foam. I just put a little in a syringe and filled it. It works for awhile just to stretch your cartridge a little while until you get another cartridge. Also if you run out of black ink you can print using the color cartridges only. It will print black by using the color cartridges. You can print in black only but it will still use some of the color as I said above. I have had Epson printers before but I did not like the Idea not being able to print because I ran out of ink in 1 cartridge. It was an all in one with Fax but I could not even fax anything. Good Luck.
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I have not had this problem, when my ink runs low I pick either blk or color to make my copies. The printer has 2 black so it should still work, try pressing the color button to copy.
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I've purchased this replacement ink 2 or 3 times and the first time, I had no problems. But this last time, my printer wouldn't print after I'd installed the cartridges. After calling and having Kodak to trouble-shoot it was determined that both my cartridges had no ink. I had to go to Wal-mart and buy again. Hope this answers your question, it's almost a flip of the coin.
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I bought a super high yield LC107BK XXL black ink cartridge for my brother MFC-J4710DW printer. It works fine so far. I did not have any problems. I am satisfied. Wen C.
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I believe the photo black must be replaced for the printer to work; in my experience if any of the colors are empty the printer shuts down. Be sure and match the symbols so you're uing the correct ink cartridge.
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Hello, I purchased this set of replacement ink twice. The color ink worked OK but the black failed after printing at about a quarter of use. I went back to Kodak. I asked for a resolution of my problem with no success.