Has anyone figured out how to print in black &amp; white only (greyscale) in draft mode from an iPad? I do this with my PC, but can't figure out iPad. Thx
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Afraid I can't help. I have never tried it and only printed once from my iPad. I guess you would call me an non techie. Hope someone can provide you the answer soon.
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I have printed in only black and white. Just now, I removed the 3 color cartridges, and it would not print. May be missing something, but I think all the cartridge slots must be filled.
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Not with an iPad, unfortunately. It isn't AirPrint capable. But you can do it with Android tables with an application called PrintShare.
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I don't have an answer, Scott, but seeing as how the 3-color cartridge is such a limitation, both in ink usage and in printing pure blacks, I wonder what the possibility is that Dymo will bring out a DiscPainter II shortly, with at least 2 cartridges. There's certainly room for them back there, and it makes a lot of sense. With my luck, they'll do it right after I buy the 3-color version. ;-) Thanks for your review. Re the dithering, is it really that bad when printing in high-resolution? Seems like at 1200 dpi the dithering ought to be minimal, but then I haven't seen one of these.
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If you are specifying "grayscale" or "black & White" in the print command, you have right to expect the printer to print it so. If you leave it to s/w to decide whether you need yellow, it won't.
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I use this Brother printer in the office on WiFi with great success/satisfaction. I just now tried to locate it with my iPhone, and was unsuccessful. I have not tried to print on it with my iPads (they're at home, where I use an AirPrint featured OfficeJet 6500.... which works great with all my devices.)
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Set it to print to Black and White print as a default. It is probable pulling from all the colors. If you are printing web pages, then they come out gray when all the colors are used.
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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 you can print "Gray scale", which is black & white. This a great feature since black ink is cheaper than colored. FYI...I had mine for 5 years now & have no problem finding affordable ink. I just bought a 20 pack of black & colored for $11.00 on Amazon. I have always bought "compatible" in cartridges & have not had one problem.
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Cricut just came out with an iPad app so maybe soon. Ask cricut and check youtube if you havnt already. I love my imagine.
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I am not able to print in B&W; if any of the colors are out, it is probably the most frustrating aspect of this printer. I've tried specifying black and white, I've tried removing the empty color cartridge, etc. it refuses to print and just shows an error that the cyan (or whatever color it may be) is out of ink.
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Yes. Under properties is a box for grayscale printing. This should render color documents in grayscale. Obviously if the document is not in color the printer prints black and white. It does have multiple settings. Be sure to do test prints prior to any large job.
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It may be different with your computer operating system with IE when you select print you will see preferences and click on that. You will then see Grayscale click on it and OK
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When you hit the print button and the screen comes up for preferences. You can choose to print in color or in black ink. When making a copy you can choose either the color button or black button on the panel of the printer.
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Yes, just check in the properties part to print in "grayscale". That is what I do. And you could have a box to pop up telling you there is not color and ask you about printing in black and white. Just answer "yes".
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I was able to do this however, the method for setting this up is somewhat dependent on your computer operating system. I have Windows 7 and I was able to open what's called an HP Printer Assistant application. From there, I selected "Set Preferences". From there, select the "Layout" tab and the "Advanced" option. Once in this advanced settings, there is a line for "Print in Grayscale" that has an option for "Black Ink Only". Alternatively, everytime you go to print, there should be an advanced option for doing the same thing.
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Make sure all the devices are at the same iOS level. On the iPad, kill all the apps and shutdown/start-up the tablet. If the iPad still can't see the printers, it could be the app you're trying to print from. Make sure all the apps have their updates applied. I haven't had any problems with iPads, even the 1st gen. Hope you get things to work.