I only want to print with black ink, never in color. Will the printer print with the color cartridges empty or missing from the unit?
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We have 3 HP printers in our office. Our 7110 has never run out of color ink but when the other 2 run out of color they will not print at all, this even happens if the color dries up.What you might do is simply create a custom printer setup for grayscale printing. That is what we have done. The computer which has that reverts to that setting every time and no color is used. You should still print a page in color (or a self test) once every 4-6 weeks to keep the printheads from clogging.
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Printer settings tips (Windows) "Page 33 & 34 of the Manual"�� To change default print settings, click Set Preferences under Print, Scan & Fax in the HP printersoftware.◦ Print in Grayscale: Allows you to print a black and white document using the black ink only.Select Black Ink Only, and then click the OK button.Leave the color cartridges in place.Never say Never.
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Most printers can be set up to run in black or grey scale only mode through the printer set up options, but I suspect that the printer will not operate with the units missing. It may run with the color cartridges empty because HP printers often will ask you if you want to continue printing in black or grey scale only if a color cartridge is empty.
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Yes, there is a setting to print in black only. When you click to print, the window on the printer will ask if you want it in color or black and white. That being said, you still have to have color ink s in the printer to get it to work at all. I have basically given up on printers and take most of my work to places like OfficeMax etc. the quality of these home printers seems to have gone down over the years. It costs a fortune for the ink and it seems to run out very fast. It is touchy too, always saying it is out of paper when it is not. Sorry to be negative, but this machine doesn't impress me at all. Yes, there is a setting to print in black only. When you click to print, the window on the printer will ask if you want it in color or black and white. That being said, you still have to have color ink s in the printer to get it to work at all. I have basically given up on printers and take most of my work to places like OfficeMax etc. the quality of these home printers seems to have gone down over the years. It costs a fortune for the ink and it seems to run out very fast. It is touchy too, always saying it is out of paper when it is not. Sorry to be negative, but this machine doesn't... » Read More Yes, there is a setting to print in black only. When you click to print, the window on the printer will ask if you want it in color or black and white. That being said, you still have to have color ink s in the printer to get it to work at all. I have basically given up on printers and take most of my work to places like OfficeMax etc. the quality of these home printers seems to have gone down over the years. It costs a fortune for the ink and it seems to run out very fast. It is touchy too, always saying it is out of paper when it is not. Sorry to be negative, but this machine doesn't impress me at all. « Show Less
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http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/BSC/public/us/us/en/faq/faq/000000/002400/000061/faq002461_005.html?reg=us&c;=us〈=en∏=mfcj870dw_us_eu_as&Cat;=103It looks like the printer will print in black and white if the printer is set to print in grayscale or black and white only mode. Otherwise it will try to mix the colors to produce black. I am not sure how long it will allow this before requiring you to replace the color cartridges though, because it still requires enough color ink to perform the print head cleaning operations.
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I have not tried it without the color cartridges. I'm still working with the original ones that came with the printer. Actually, I'm still using the original black cartridge. I've had this printer since Oct. 2014 and print about (20-30) 42"x30" construction drawings a week. Mostly black. Why not just set the printer properties to black only to save the color ink. If you need the color at some point, you'll have it. I'm assuming you don't own this printer, otherwise you could have found out for yourself.
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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.
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SIMILAR SITUATION..I'M LOOKING FOR PRINTER USING ONLY ONE CARTRIDGE (BLACK)I HAVE NO NEED FOR COLORED CARTRIDGES.THANKS
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Doesn't require cartridges to scan. You can scan with no cartridges installed. Yes, it does use color to print only black by default but you can set it to use the black cartridge only when printing only black (read the manual, it's on Page 14). http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c02497809.pdf
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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.
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Actually, if you don't tell your printer to print in black only (for printing black), it will use a combination of color ink to make the black. There should be a setting in your printers preferences wherein you can tell it to print in black only when you want to truly print in black.
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Howdy doody!Yes you can print only in black ink if you wish. You have the option to switch.Hope this helps!!!
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Sorry to say that I had the same problem with the color cartridge. The Black Cartridge works as far as printing, but it's unable to track how much ink is available.
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My experience is when it runs out completely of any ink color it stops working but not before if black has not yet run out the printer will, sometimes, ask you if you want to print in just black. If it says low, be sure to have more ready of the same color. Otherwise this is an excellent small printer.
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Yes. It'll keep printing until the ink cartridge is completely empty. For example, if the black cartridge runs out, you'll eventually get a blank page as you continue to use the printer.
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I don't know the answer when you're printing full color, but when you print grey scale or B&W, you can force the printer to use black only (through the print options.)
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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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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.
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My black cartridge is low right now (though not empty) and the printer is working. I haven't needed customer support at all because set up and installation went very smooth for me so I can't answer that question.