Is there a way to make the black ink print darker? (I don't know if this is an ink cartridge problem for sure, but it never happened with the Epson inks).
2063042
Try adjusting the settings in your printer preferences to print in black only or change to darker tone using your printer panel buttons, that's what I did when the same situation happened to me. hope this help.
2063043
With the pictures I have printed I have not had any problems with the black in the pictures.
2063044
Actually, if you don't tell your printer to print in black only (for printing black), it will use a combination of color ink to make the black. There should be a setting in your printers preferences wherein you can tell it to print in black only when you want to truly print in black.
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I have Epson artisan 1430 printer and have used refillable inks for 3 years. Black solution for me was found when using light room set sliders to black and white then process photo. You can also accomplish same in Photoshop Elements and PS 5. When ready to print you must also remember to select black and white option in Epson printer properties before you print. Problem solved beautiful output achieved
2063046
Adjust settings in prnter preferences to print in black only or change to darker tone using your printer panel buttons
2185602
I have found the same thing. They do darken just a little after heat pressed on to the fabric. But, color adjusting is needed, Could not find a suitable profile to use so I had to adjust the photo, by increasing saturations. This helped a little but overall it still printed a little on the light side.
557079
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.
1692863
why won't my hp 6500 print in black? It is a new cartridge that worked previously. I've tried taking out all the cartriges and cleaning them...turning it off and on...unplugging it etc... Any suggestions?
1607974
Which is exactly why I got rid of it not long after buying it! The color was ALWAYS "off". I was never able to correct it and Epson was no help. I have since purchased two Canon printers (one for home and one for work) and I love them. Good luck!
628396
I haven't had that problem, it sometimes asks me if I want to continue because it is not real epson ink, I just say yes to any prompt and continue to print. Sorry you are having trouble!
1747427
I used to have the same problem with them, sometimes my printer says "can't recognize this or that color". What I do, is I make sure that my cartridges are full, and I take them out one by one from the printer and shake them up. For some reason, after I shake them, the printer recognize them. It's might be a "texture" problem with the ink, I think they not thick enough like the original Epson ink, so you have to shake them up constantly. I also want to note, that the first prints are going to be messy, you have to print out at least 5 copies before you get a perfect one.
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Nope. That's why I hate this printer. Once you run out of color ink, all functionality eventually ceases - can't print in black, can't copy with black, can't even scan (which is perhaps the most amazing of all). Epson software allegedly lets you print with just black, but eventually all those methods stop working.
1995262
Once the cartridge trouble shooter alerts you ink levels are low , you have the option to continue with only black ink. However, it may be light (more grey than black) .
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i found that some cartriges for the epson nx 415 not always work as expected. in my case the black cartriges work without problem..but the other colors cartriges were not recognized. then i ordered those from another sellers like (inkowl.com) after reading many details. once received i found those work perfect and are the one im using up today. hope this will help you, just to remind you that i was using them in my epson nx415 printer.
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I haven't had that problem. On one occasion had a cartridge where the "black" wasn't as dark as I would have wanted. I had another occasion where a cartridge arrived broken and used. The seller sent out new ones expedited shipping. Have had no problems with that purchase.
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I wish I had a solution for you but unfortunately I had to scrap my HP Officejet for the exact same issue. We tried changing all of the cartridges, including the black twice, just in case it was just a bad head and we even updated the software. After dealing with this ink-guzzling monster for over a year we junked it and got the Epson Workforce printer. We're having much better ink use with the new printer.
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Had the same issue with the Black Ink cartridge but the Color worked fine. Contacted vendor through Amazon and they sent me another Black Cartridge at no charge. The new one did not work either. Contacted the vendor once again and got a full refund for the Black Cartridge which was more than enough to order it from another supplier that had one which worked. Up side was I did not have to return anything. You might want to try another black cartridge from somewhere else? Dunno your printer. My printer was able to tell me which cartridge was not working. Good luck!
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Thanks for getting back to me. My problem is that the small one is the one that is getting empty, and the big one is still as full as when I first bought the printer. I print mostly documents, but don't know how to force the printer to use the big black cartridge. I am thinking of trying selecting "grayscale" more often, to see if that starts drawing down on the big cartridge. I have previously just selected color printing, even if doing only black and white documents.Again, thanks for answering my cry in the wilderness.Cheers!
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I don't have an answer to this particular problem but.....At first I was very satisfied with this cartridges but after about 10 prints the color faded and then even the black faded. If one can make only a couple of prints with the refilled cartridges, it'll be cheaper to buy the original. Which I did after a couple of frustrating prints and try's to get it working correctly.
396044
I am experiencing the exact same problem. I bought this printer in 2012 and after a year, the black ink cartridges, no matter how often I changed them, would get sketchy and quit printing in black after about eight pages. VERY disappointing!
495460
Won't do it. You have to replace the color ink and then it will work till the black runs out. Then replace the black etc. This seems to be a problem to some people but no big issue to me. I can deal with that small issued knowing my prints are waterproof and the ink is a lot cheaper than most.