does black/white printing stop when even one of the color cartridges runs out?
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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.
455736
Jodi, the imageCLASS MF8580Cdw will still be able to print in black and white even if one of the color cartridges is empty. In order to do this, you would need to adjust the driver settings.
1562438
just remove the color cartridge and answer ok ok ok, ignore warning signs of color out and print on.
300437
I have run the color toners "low" which means less than 50 copies left per toner. The message now says color toner is low and that the printer will print in black and white. It appears that it will continue to print B&W; as long as the cartridges are left installed but empty.
1548852
After the 'low ink' warning you can continue till it tells you the ink is out. If you are printing a large picture you could wind up with a half picture minus a color. I always go to the 'out' signal.
2229192
No, it doesn't. According to tech support it mixes color in with the black to get a "richer" black. So even if you only print black and white, you are still going to have to buy color cartridges to have it run.
1548855
Please note that once one color is completey out.. this printer will completely stop working until to replace that color.Want to scan? Nope.. Wont let youWant to print black and white when your Magenta cartridge is out? Nope.. Wont let you
546248
yes, that is what it says and confirmed by their tech folks when I was on the phone with them.. annoying not to be able to print B&W when a color runs out..
1739409
Thanks for getting back to me. My problem is that the small one is the one that is getting empty, and the big one is still as full as when I first bought the printer. I print mostly documents, but don't know how to force the printer to use the big black cartridge. I am thinking of trying selecting "grayscale" more often, to see if that starts drawing down on the big cartridge. I have previously just selected color printing, even if doing only black and white documents.Again, thanks for answering my cry in the wilderness.Cheers!
416578
Yes, if you run out of the colored ink, you must select "grayscale printing" from the print options on your computer, in order to just use the black ink to print. If you don't select "grayscale" it will not print if colored ink is missing.
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No it won't. I disagree with the previous two answers. It automatically stops when the ink runs out on any cartridge. Your computer screen warns you first and then when the printer stops your screen shows which cartridge has run out of ink. I keep two sets of refillable cartridges so I have no down time when the ink runs out. I just replace the dry one and refill it while the printer continues doing its job.
1968041
you can but If you are out of color, it won't let you print until you replace the cartridge...even if you switch it to black only.
1492111
Who knows. I bought a color and black cartridge and the color one would not work but the black cartridge did.
1286033
Not sure, I also print 99% of my plans in black & white. So my color cartridges that came with the printer are still full.
1687795
Yes - but I cannot tell you how many prints I got. Two things - when one of the colors ran out the printer was not responsive even in black and white - bought the new color cartridge and all was fine again. Two - the cost of a new set of cartridges - longer lasting one (2000 copies black and 1400 color) cost nearly as much as the printer and original cartridges. It is a ripoff, but all the copier companies do the same thing (I previously had HP) Hope this helps.
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yes. in my experience with this printer you have to replace colors before you can print again. i have tried going to black and white only and greyscale like the support pages ask you to do but i have had no luck.
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.
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The only cool ink color substitution feature is when black runs out and the other colors make a few copies in "almost black".Nothing I found on the WorkForce 645 allows any other cartridge color to run out without stopping the whole machine from printing until a new refilled cartridge (or an O.E.M. Epson cartridge) is in place.