Since ink jet cartridges have a tendency to dry up, can you leave the tape on the color cartridges and print in black only?
1855698
I've had cartridges in my printer for two years and they are still effective when I need them. That said, do you have your settings to print black only & will your printer even recognize the cartridge when it is inserted with the tape on? You would still need to remove the Orange cap if you have a genuine canon cartridge. If you are buying a refill, then why even worry about the $3-4 you spent in it?
300440
I have not tried black cartridge only. The color cartridges last a long time and remain useful even with limited use (not like ink jet cartridges) so I'd suggest not worrying ....
1548853
No and Yes. NO YOU CANNOT print if it is the Black cartridge. The printer prevents all printing if the Black cartridge signals empty. In truth, there is plenty of ink left to use. It's a serious problem and was the subject of a lawsuit which Epson settled in the USA. The PRINTER WILL ALLOW you to continue if one of the COLOR cartridges is out.
2078232
Replace only the ones that run out - that is the beauty of having separate color cartridges. It is always good to have a replacement for every cartridge in reserve. So, when you use your last cartridge of any color or black size, make sure to get replacements for it as soon as possible. The printer will not function if a cartridge is empty!
1562438
just remove the color cartridge and answer ok ok ok, ignore warning signs of color out and print on.
2101549
No. In fact, if only one of the other cartridges runs out of ink, you are stuck. It will not print even a test page in black
1995263
It will not. You can set it to print black only if you have a low color cartridge or color only if you have a low black cartridge but it requires both cartridges to run and will not print at all if one of them runs empty.I have had some bad experiences with this model. If you don't have it already, I wouldn't invest in it. Just a suggestion.
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.
96216
The Lexmark software has an option to use Black ink only. If you don't select this, even when you print an all-black document the printer uses a little bit of the color ink (as I understand it). So when I am printing a b&w; document I make sure I select "Use Black ink only" and it seems to stretch out the life of my color cartridges...IMHO
2183614
I use my printer more often than you do so I don't have your problem, but I'll offer a suggestion you might consider. That is to remove the cartridges before you are going to leave it for a period of time and seal the it with scotch tape. I do remove my cartridges with regularity so know you can take them out and put them back in quite a few times. Like I said, I've never tried this but it doesn't sound like you have anything to lose by trying it. Good luck.
2237633
Yes you can leave the cartridge in. The cartridge isn't exposed so it won't dry out.
298951
probably not. They have software chips in the carts and I don't see them allowing it.If you print black, only the black will be used so nothing lost. you will just have to put another in instead of using two at a time.
298947
probably not. They have software chips in the carts and I don't see them allowing it. If you print black, only the black will be used so nothing lost. you will just have to put another in instead of using two at a time.
1537979
I don't think a standard ink pad would dry, but haven't tested this. The tape has a slightly waxy feel to it. It does accept Sharpie markers so a similar type ink pad may work.
1298891
I dont think the ink might dry out, but you have a selector to be choosen when you have to move it, you can put the printer in moving mode and the ink will remain full in the entire system.there are an small plastic caps located in the ink tanks when you do the first charge, remain this caps because you will use it when you might move or store your printer in some place, this caps will prevent the oxigen get inside the ink
489559
As long as you have black ink, you can make black and white copies. The color cartridge is only needed for color copies. Also, if you don't have a color cartridge and try to print a color copy, it will just come out black and white.
518387
If you try an run the printer without some ink in the color ink cartridges the printer will shut down until you get color ink cartridges. Besides you would ruin your ability to print in color because it would dry out your print head. I would not recommend not having some ink in my color cartridgesIt doe have a larger black ink cartridge just for black text printing.