Why won't my Kodak ESP Office 2170 print out using all of the colors instead of just yellow and black?
817158
Sorry I cannot assist you with that. My Kodak 2170 is the worst purchase ever. It never worked correctly and I gave up trying to use it after about nine months.
817159
try running a print head clean with a new cartridge, otherwise you may need a new print head
1315152
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.
1907396
Sounds like your settings need to be changed back to a paper setting. Go into the settings on your printer and change it there.
455735
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.
1538170
Are you talking about through Microsoft word? There's a setting you can change through Microsoft word, I wouldn't know about he printer. Also, I can never print black and white from the web, unless I use the system dialogue and set to black ink only(every time)
2224735
only photos will print from the back. you have to make sure the cassette tray under printer in front is fully loaded and you can print as much as you want. make sure to select how many copies and if 1 sided or 2 sided. if using a computer and only printing black go to print option click preferences and choose black scale and fast printing type then click ok or apply. will not use color and still prints nice documents. use mine daily that way until i print photos.
1221337
From what I know about my printer is leave the empty color cartridge in there and it should just print black & white. At least that's what mine does.
1720558
I had the exact same problem with the exact same papers! We had a pack of 20 Kodak photo paper (I believe we received it free in the mail or something.) After the 3 photos we printed on the Epson paper came out stunningly good, we tried the Kodaks, and they were terrible no matter what settings I tried.
1923659
Yes, just check in the properties part to print in "grayscale". That is what I do. And you could have a box to pop up telling you there is not color and ask you about printing in black and white. Just answer "yes".
1157468
if you tell your printer to print in black and white the black cartrdge is all it will use
408056
The black , cyan , and magenta work , but yellow does not work in my Photosmart 7520 .
1855539
Absolutely. You just choose color on the printer options before sending it off to be printed. All color printers can print in black and white. You just need to see if they print black and white separately. Some printers will mix all colors to make black and white printouts, others have a dedicated black and white cartridge or drum. It is more ideal to have a separate unit for black and white as mixing the colors to make black and white eats the levels of ink or toner very quickly. I hope that makes sense.- Damon
431098
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.
1530763
When I was using the Epson 610, I didn't have that problem, Sorry, I can not help you with this one. I cured the other problems I was have with Epson, by switching to a Kodak ESP2170 printer.
1505040
You can set your printer to just print in black and white only, this possibly would cut down on using the color inks.
511892
I had a similar problem with my Kodak ESP 6150. My printer was still printing, but the print quality was very poor. Replacing the print head did solve the problem, but within less than a year the problem came back. I found the print heads both on Amazon and ebay. They say that this problem occurs when you use remanufactured ink cartridges. I was using original Kodak ink cartridges and still had this problem. I would not recommend this printer for anyone, less than two years old and the print heads jammed and could not be fixed. Too many problems.
2173673
That's just the way Kodak printers operate. I recommend always buying the black and color cartridges together so if one runs out, you'll have a back up and still be able to print.