Printer only prints in magenta. When using copy mode it will print in black. Why am I missing colors.
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I had nothing but problems with this printer, ended up throwing away. Stayed with HP, got 8600 came out after windows 8 the 8500 was vista, never worked with Windows 7 or 8.
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Yes. It only prints in black. The reason I got this is because if u print in black most of the time u use less ink versus the multi-color printers. Multi-color printer uses all colors even if u are printing in black only, therefor ink runs out quicker and its a bigger expense. Hope this helps.
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I have never done this but here are the settings to try it: Click on the printer icon>settings>utility>openprinterutility>inkcartridgesettings>coloronly and then click apply. Then you should be able to see what you get when you use color only.
958409
This printer comes with 4 color cartridges, Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow. Replacement Cartridges can be found at www.inktechnologies.com
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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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I don't know if it will print in black and white if the color cartridge is empty as I just got the printer and haven't emptied the cartridges yet. I assume it will continue to do black and white if you leave the empty cartridges in.
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First off, HP does not want you printing in grayscale as that would prevent them from making money off of you in ink sales. That being said you can go into the printer settings on each PC that you are using and set the defaults to black. You still need to check it each time as it has a tendency to revert to previous all color settings.
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No. You need four different toner cartridges and software that separates the print image by color (Black, magenta, cyan and yellow) to print color. Color laser printers are a whole lot larger than black/white laser printers for this reason.
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I have now used 1 full black and started a 2nd and it all comes out as true black. If someone is having that problem it's most likely because they have their printer set wrong. If you try to print in black but the cartridge is empty or not installed correctly the printer tries to make the black using the color ink.
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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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Rena is wrong. It will print "Black" using the Color Cartridges in a" run out situation". You can replace individual cartridges . It is not necessary to replace them all at a time. Replace as they run out.
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Something is wrong with my printing this week.Normally I get a warning about which of the colours is empty,but this time I haven't although the printing is not OK.Any ideas?
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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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Oh, thank god, this worked for me as well. This was driving me nuts. I had just bought a replacement large black tank and all I'm trying to print is text, but it wouldn't work because one of the photo tanks was out. (And I couldn't just buy that one, would have had to buy the pack of all four colors for $60)... I was about ready to just buy a new printer!
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Rebecca, Very hearening to hear it may not be 'just me'. The real problem seems to be that there are two modes of printing in grayscale with the HP6500. 'Black ink only' is just what it implies; grayscale rendered with the black ink cartridge only - and with perfectly good grayscale quality too. The other option: 'high quality' is actually a color dependant mode that, for some obscure reason, sprays a coat of Yellow ink onto the image area, in addition to black ink. At least that is the explanation given to me by the HP Customer Care people. The real problem lies in my inability to use the 'black ink only' option AND any 'double-sided printing' option both at the same time. You may find relief in using the 'black ink only' mode by making sure the 'double-sided printing' option is set to OFF. If you are still awake after all of this, I include my recent post to all and sundry trying to get someone out there to at least confirm that this phenomenon actually exists, and not just some bizarre short-coming in my specific situation; as HP has implied for almost a week now... In short, my opinion is that it is some bug in their software. Good Luck with your problem... ------------------------------- I need to print grayscale / black ink only AND use the double-sided printing option at the same time. Both have perfect functionality when used seperately, but the 'black ink only' grayscale option automaticaly reverts to the (color dependant) 'high quality' option as soon as any double-sided printing option is invoked. Is it just me ? I trouble you with this only after nearly a week and countless e-mails with the HP Customer Care people - and many, many hours following up on all of their fruitless directions for a fix. They will not even admit to being able to duplicate this printer preference shortcoming. I thank you in advance for any assisstance. Michael Keller
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You have to go to the printer settings and select print in grayscale or black only. There's a setting to do that in the printer settings under preferences. If you need additional help, visit Hp.com support and type in the printer model and find the manual or you can call and ask HP also.
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I take it to kinkos and it prints in black or white or color. Depends what kind of printer you have