Which printers can still print B&amp;W even with low color cartridges?
1185518
this printer does not use color cartridges to print B&W-- at least not by default. If you are low or out of B&W ink the printer will ask you if you want to use the color cartridges to create black. This was a major selling point for me because I used to hate how HP printers required color to print B&W.
300437
I have run the color toners "low" which means less than 50 copies left per toner. The message now says color toner is low and that the printer will print in black and white. It appears that it will continue to print B&W; as long as the cartridges are left installed but empty.
1538170
Are you talking about through Microsoft word? There's a setting you can change through Microsoft word, I wouldn't know about he printer. Also, I can never print black and white from the web, unless I use the system dialogue and set to black ink only(every time)
300439
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.
498338
If you are low on a color ink, the black will come out streaky. It uses a bit of the color inks even in B&W; mode. Avoid this printer.
1973067
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.
633657
I used this printer last semester in a photography class. The lab at the University of New Mexico used Epson 3880 printers. My prints both color and B&W; were equal to the Epson prints. The Canon Pixma Pro-100 is a very good printer and with the rebates, it is the best bang for your printer buck.
1602715
Yes, but you have to specifically select "Gray scale" in the printer properties. The default behavior is to not print when a cartridge is empty. So when my color cartridges went out I just switched to gray scale to continue printing and I have no plans of replacing the color cartridges.
1226575
It prints only in black and white - not color. I think :-) I am very happy with mine, if that's any help. FAST and efficient.
25717
I don't know but the printer "decides" that cartridges need to be changed even with little use. We have some of these at our office and they are set to print Black and White only. The printer still forces us to change the color cartridges once in a while.
1042466
Sorry i cant answer that, I do alot of printing in B&W; and some in color. I don't keep track
1374180
Pretty sure you still have to buy the color cartridges and install so the machine responds, but as another post said, just select black & white printing.
1343205
I use a Brother J825DW, a multifunction, wireless printer that is relatively cheap right here on Amazon. The quality, even when printing to discs, is exceptionally good. After using this printer at home for a few months, I replaced all the printers at work with the same model. Being able to replace each color ink cartridge individually was a huge, huge plus!
1843694
No color, black and white only (greyscale also) this is a great printer if you are printing lots of pages w/o color, toner last a ling time as it starts to run our take the cartridge out of printer shake it and put back in printer you will get a lot more use out of the cartridge.
365115
are you asking if the iP4300 can print in black & white, surely you're not asking that, maybe I have missed the full question, the iP4300 is a brilliant printer, able to print in Black & white, direct onto cd & dvd discs, automatic duplex, borderless, oh the list goes on, and you can now buy the CISS system which saves 's or $$$$$'s, whereever you reside
455735
My cartridges have not run out yet, but I'd bet that if you specify Auto/Color, then it would not work because there is no color available. If you specify (from whatever machine you're printing from) that you want Black, then it should work fine. That's how other printers have worked for me.
493951
Buy or refill the color cartridges. It won't print black and white without them.