Will this print black if color ink is out?
916644
Yes, but I think you have to go into settings & just select "gray scale" if I remember right
433733
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.
1715245
There is a setting to use black ink only but you do not want to take and leave out color cartridges because it will damage your print head.
1315155
Yes, but to a certain extent. My Cyan ink has been out for a few months now and it still printed black documents just fine. However, it wouldn't print double-sided. Additionally, just a few days ago it finally decided to make me replace the cyan before printing something.So yes, when the color runs out it will still print, but only for so long (a month or so, in my case).
1923661
Howdy doody!Yes you can print only in black ink if you wish. You have the option to switch.Hope this helps!!!
1341712
No. Just the black when black goes out .... but regarding color, lets say the blue goes out then you may have to replace the whole darn color cartridge ... which defeats Kodak's claim at being "easy on ink and easy on your wallet.
1286030
I don't know for sure, but it seems to operate like other inkjet machines which leads me to believe it may not function without the colored ink. However, the colors don't cost any more then the black so it may not make any difference to your ink expenses.
495460
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.
1114770
No. It will not. It has been our experience that if you have to replace one, you will have to replace all of them at the same time in order to print. It will not print "in black ink only" if a color is low/depleted. So, if you print mostly with black ink. I would highly recommend buying the smaller color cartridges and the XL black.
2178106
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.
495461
I'm really sorry to break your heart here, but you can't! The design is meant to make customers buy unecessary ink. If you want to print color but dont have black ink, it won't let you either. There is no way to bi-pass. I just recycled this printer and decided to buy a different printer by a different manufacturer. Make sure when you buy a new printer, that it has ability to print black and white or colors independently.
1867574
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.
735288
No. You just need to go to "Maintenance", select "Ink Cartridge Settings". There you could select the cartridge to be used for printing. If the empty one is color, then you choose "Black Only" (and vice versa). I hope this helps :)
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.
824305
YesIf colored ink is out it will ask you if you want to print using black onlyThis is based off my printer
1157468
if you tell your printer to print in black and white the black cartrdge is all it will use
416575
after reading all of this im still confused....will THIS PRINTER IN PARTICULAR print black & white even if the color ink isn't in the printer?