How do I easily enable gray scale only printing on older C1608? I won't buy new version unless I know I can easily set gray scale as default.
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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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I believe in your print settings you can tell it to print in B&W;, but default will print however the document is set up. when you are copying you can choose B&W; or color.
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I've had best luck if I use the Epson printer control panel and set it for "Grayscale" only. It seems this gives the best B &W results. It still is not like using Kodabromide fiber paper and Dektol (!!!)...but it's pretty good. Your Mileage May Vary...!!
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And where do you manually set the density to 5, to make it print darker? How do you do that?
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I was able to do this however, the method for setting this up is somewhat dependent on your computer operating system. I have Windows 7 and I was able to open what's called an HP Printer Assistant application. From there, I selected "Set Preferences". From there, select the "Layout" tab and the "Advanced" option. Once in this advanced settings, there is a line for "Print in Grayscale" that has an option for "Black Ink Only". Alternatively, everytime you go to print, there should be an advanced option for doing the same thing.
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Color can be improved somewhat by using the color calibration Advanced preferences feature on a 9840 connected to Windows XP via USB (see the manual and also the Brother FAQ 002477_001 entitled "How do I improve the color density?"). I don't know under what other conditions this works, e.g. Mac, Vista, etc. I have noticed that this feature does not seem to work on my network connection to the printer, but I'm still figuring it all out. The FAQ implies that it works on both Macs and PC's. I have to admit, however, that for the highest quality color output, I use a dye sublimation printer which makes photo quality prints, but which is too expensive to use for everyday use -- so I'm not all that concerned about how super the color print quality is from this printer.
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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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My color cartridges always get used up fast even though I only print in grey scale, never in color. I don't understand why. Can anyone give me a clue? Thanks. LG
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I have a great suggestion, know that this feature has been disabled by Lexmark, they will send you a "Firmware update" that will make your printer completely useless. No longer will you be able to print without it drinking up your color ink and then you have to replace the color before it will print in black again. I hope for a class action suit that will help the consumer recover some of their losses from this sabotage!
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Yes, but I think you have to go into settings & just select "gray scale" if I remember right
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You're not particularly clear on exactly what isn't working. For example, does the button not respond or does the page come through without anything on it? A good debugging step would be to see if it prints in black/white and gray scale. Then you would know it isn't in the cartridges. Another potentially stupid suggestion...have you tried googling the specific problem to see if others have already solved it?
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Printer came with a pamphlet titled "User Settings on Color/Mono" that clearly describes how to print black only and what scenarios cause the printer to print using the color toner. It WILL print black if set to mono, even if a color toner is out.
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click on "print" and a window pops up with a "Properties" link in the upper right corner. Click on that link and another window pops up which displays "Grayscale Printing". Check that box and you're printing only with the black cartridge.
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Just got my new Dymo 4xL printer. Installed fine--go thru(during install/resigeter and look for the new download(5.1--for windows)--download it--and BAM--Works great for Amazon(haven't tried EBAY yet)--just look for the 4xL printer when asked for "choose printer"
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Thanks John. Sadly, I have just tried with no success. Just in case we are talking about different scales, I just bought the HBF-400. Even though the LCD display does have kg & cm indicators (unlit), I cant seem to find a way to make them work (i.e. change to metric). I have been playing with the buttons in order to find a way through. I am sure there has to be a way to access a factory settings mode... I hope there is one.
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You need to change the settings through your computer. When the print menu pops up, go to properties. Choose "grayscale." Then print.
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You can set the printer to print by PDF form- if the doc is ltr or legal, the printer will automatically select the correct size. Works great