Will it work with only black ink - I do not do much color = some printers will stop unless all colors are full
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you need to have some ink in all the cartridges- just about all printers nowadays work that way. any empty cartridge will stop the printer(not sure if it can be empty but in the slot, but i know pulling the empty cartridge will keep the printer from printing.if you only use black the other cartridges will last a LONG time with this printer.
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I have not tried it without the color cartridges. I'm still working with the original ones that came with the printer. Actually, I'm still using the original black cartridge. I've had this printer since Oct. 2014 and print about (20-30) 42"x30" construction drawings a week. Mostly black. Why not just set the printer properties to black only to save the color ink. If you need the color at some point, you'll have it. I'm assuming you don't own this printer, otherwise you could have found out for yourself.
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If you are asking will the printer work without a color cartridge in place in the printer to print B&W; the answer is no. The printer has to detect both ink cartridges to work. However, the printer comes with both Black and color ink cartridges and when the color runs out the printer will still print in B&W; as long as you leave the empty cartridge in place (until the black ink runs out).
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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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Zachary, I do not know if it will work with just black. And I am not aware of a source yet for aftermarket ink. However I can tell you this that we used to have aftermarket in our old laser at half the price of original but even with paying for the cost of HP ink- BTW Amozon good deal- we are Very happy with the quality and output. Our average cost is as low or better than before. We really like this machine.
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Yes the printer requires having ALL ink cartridges installed (and none empty) to print, if you run out of a color you cannot print (even in black) until the color cartridge is replaced..
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I don't own this printer, but I believe the printer uses two different types of Black ink (at the same time, in different slots). So, for the printer to work, you would have to have all the color cartridges installed as well as both black cartridges - one of each type.
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Yes, it will continue to print black when colors are low. Replace the rest when the computer screen tells you to do it. BTW, I found that aftermarket inks will foul your inkjets and will render it useless. You can get Canon inkjets at lower prices in Amazon or eBay. As an aside, the inks last longer than other Canon printers I owned.
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It hasn't happened to me yet as I print mostly black, however I have noticed on several HP ink Jet products that you get an issue when one color runs out. As you know the manufacturers are in the business of selling toner and ink, rather than the machines, which they often give away. I have had good results with Brother printers, however I buy all my toner from Costco who sell both OEM and compatible toner cartridges.
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From what I know about my printer is leave the empty color cartridge in there and it should just print black & white. At least that's what mine does.
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The best way I have done this is keep an empty cartridge in the color slot and a full black in the black slot.. Since it wont work with an empty slot. Black on Black may cause problems.
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Yes it will, you will get (3) bottles of black ink and (3) bottles of other colors in the kit. mine work absolutely great. My kits have paid for themselves already. try not to over fill your cartridge, and spread out a news paper to work on.
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When you buy it, it does come with both black and color ink. But it's said that the ink that comes with printers is not as long lasting as the ink you buy in the stores...so it won't be long before you are buying some
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Beverly~That I am aware of...you can't. Been there, tried just about everything to get it to work, and nothing. From my experience, you HAVE to have cartridges (color and black) that are at least partially full for either one to work. Pretty crummy, and just another reason I couldn't recommend this printer to anyone. :(
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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.
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It should print without the others. I have had one of the colors run out and just picked the black print option and I was fine.
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Ink cartridges have a tendency to dry out if not used often enough. If you only want to print in black can you leave the tape on the others and use black only