does the printer still work if one of the toners is out? for example, if i'm only printing in black and the magenta toner is out, will it still work?
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yes, it will still work. The machine will monitor levels of all toner. You can also set the print settings from your computer to print in monochrome so that it doesn't waste (or use) color ink.
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Ha! Mine prints black, but colors are sketchy at best. These printers are fatally flawed and HP views them as disposable. I had to pony up for another printer over a year ago.
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I have an older Epson and was wanting to replace it for that very reason. I can't print anything when any color is out. So it says I need to replace the light blue and won't let me print anything until I do. Since I never use color, I'm guessing the blue just dried out. At any rate, I can't figure how to override that and just use black. Maybe it is just an Epson thing, as you said, to get us to buy more ink. I'm with you, I want to keep going until the ink fades and I can really see it is almost out.
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Hello,You can not print when the colors are out of toners. You need to have all the colors cartridges to print.Thank you,
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Try the old toner and drum. Do they work? Make sure you have pulled the strip that released the toner into the unit, some do not have that requirement. If none of that helped, maybe the laser failed or other electronics. Could even be a software or driver issue, can you print a test page?
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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.
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If the black is not empty, it will print in black even with one of the colors is empty. It seems all ink is expensive. Sell the printer cheap, and make your money off the ink.
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I would contact the seller and return it. I am still doing really well with mine. Often, when toners like this are produced in high volume, their are duds occasionally. I am certain the seller would be happy to remedy the issue with you. I have not had any issues like this yet, In fact, it worked right out of the box. Also always double check the cartridge number and model number. I hope this helps. If you communicate with therm they should fix this... Take care.
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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?
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I have 2 HP printers and one lap top. I one printer is red toner, and black in the other. I just tell the PC which one to use
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okay I need some help/info. I got the 2170w brother printer. I thought it came with a drum too? listed on the side of the box.. well my toner light is blinking, still printing though. So do I just need to buy a drum? What do I do from there, stick it into the toner that exists? Confused since the drum I saw on amazon says compatible w/ toner model xxx whatever. So do they work together? Or do I just stick the drum in place of the toner that I put in there..? Thanks!
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Check the new toner make sure it's installed correctly and full. I always put a piece of black tape over the sensor so I don't get that warning when it's still half full. Then I would turn the power off, unplug it for a minute or 2. Then plug it in and follow the reset instructions for that printer. They're available on line.
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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.
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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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why won't my hp 6500 print in black? It is a new cartridge that worked previously. I've tried taking out all the cartriges and cleaning them...turning it off and on...unplugging it etc... Any suggestions?
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Yes. You will be notified that color toner is low, and you can choose to print in black (grayscale) only.
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I had the same exact thing happen, what you have to do is tap the side of the cartridge to loosen it up and just keep inserting and pulling it out until the red light goes away. I literally had the same problem, took me a good 8-10 minutes to get it to work, but after I got it working I started printing and the quality was excellent. You just gotta get past that hump, but yes the toner does work and works great!