I see that this printer does not have red ink, how well does it handle red tones?
2013762
You are probably thinking of RGB (Red, Green, Blue) as used with computer monitors. Printers typically use the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black) to lay the colors on paper.
2013763
Excellently. I'm not aware of any printers that have "red" ink. They all use "magenta", as does this printer.
933616
How about ink usage? Will it print if one of the colors is out? Or, does it completely shut down and make you buy a new color cartridge before it will print again?Thanks.
1284557
I am satisfied.I only use it to print reading materials for myself and use save toner mode.I am not sure about your usage and quality requirement.
1562438
just remove the color cartridge and answer ok ok ok, ignore warning signs of color out and print on.
2155734
No, out of all the inkjet printers I have used, this one so far has used the least amount of ink. It also depends on what you are printing. We are printing lots of color pages. With that said, the saturation of color is less (as to be expected) than other printers. But if you need a color printer that is average, this one is the best I've found so far! And it was a breeze to set up...
746926
It does not print in color. It only has a black toner cartridge. It's why the manufacturer refers to it as monochrome. Mono means one or single.
2011643
I have printed both color and black and white. I find both to be of quality. I have found no streaks in color prints. I have printed return address stick-on with no problems and the prints in all cases were clear. I was using a NEC 4650 color laser proir to this printer and it is superior to the ricoh but there is a large cost difference.
2278169
I have used it on a laser printer -color - without a problem. Works well colors are brilliant
493948
In a nutshell... You don't. That's the insidious thing about this printer. It uses colored ink to clean the print heads every time you print anything. When I used to have this printer, there were a couple times where I had to buy new colored ink after having printed nothing but black and white. My advice is to ditch this awful device and get a brother lazer printer before you spend hundreds more on hp ink.
842560
I don't have an "official" answer, but based on my using it since January and only having to replace the black toner, I would say that it does not use the color toners -- nothing like the other printer in the office that has to have ALL the toners replaced constantly even thought almost all use is b
1315154
When the printer will not let me print due to color ink (yellow) being low - I am able to change my printer preferences to print in GREYSCALE and it works!!
1972448
No, not all at the same time, but you need to have all operative. It is to say, if you don't have red and you want to print only in black or grayscale you won't be able. The HP machine has some stupid function that won't allow you. I mean, that will happen to this printers with all kind of cartridges not only with these ones.
1552868
Works fine for me as a standard printer. Can't get good color when using dye sub ink
1205436
110% agree. I have printed about 50-100 (and that is a high estimate) pages with very little color and I am already getting one of the ink wells is empty messages every time try to print.
1485364
That actually depends on which settings you use. However, on "normal" settings with "normal" white paper, it is quite efficient with ink. What makes this printer exceptional with ink, is each color has its own reservoir. You only need to replace the color that is low. Whereas on other printers you have to replace the entire "color" ink cartridge, which is a waste.
1674637
One fault of the printer is when color is empty you CANNOT print either. Must have ink in both in order to print.I usually just print black DRAFT to extend life of ink cartridges. I have 2 printers. I usually use one printer whilemy wife copies with the other printer.
1854142
I've printed at least 1,000 CDs and DVDs using this printer with no problems unless one of the cartridges gets low. Then you'll notice color variations. Otherwise, if all cartridges are adequate, printing on printable discs are brilliant.