HP 6500-is there a way to print in grayscale when color ink is low?
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Rebecca, Very hearening to hear it may not be 'just me'. The real problem seems to be that there are two modes of printing in grayscale with the HP6500. 'Black ink only' is just what it implies; grayscale rendered with the black ink cartridge only - and with perfectly good grayscale quality too. The other option: 'high quality' is actually a color dependant mode that, for some obscure reason, sprays a coat of Yellow ink onto the image area, in addition to black ink. At least that is the explanation given to me by the HP Customer Care people. The real problem lies in my inability to use the 'black ink only' option AND any 'double-sided printing' option both at the same time. You may find relief in using the 'black ink only' mode by making sure the 'double-sided printing' option is set to OFF. If you are still awake after all of this, I include my recent post to all and sundry trying to get someone out there to at least confirm that this phenomenon actually exists, and not just some bizarre short-coming in my specific situation; as HP has implied for almost a week now... In short, my opinion is that it is some bug in their software. Good Luck with your problem... ------------------------------- I need to print grayscale / black ink only AND use the double-sided printing option at the same time. Both have perfect functionality when used seperately, but the 'black ink only' grayscale option automaticaly reverts to the (color dependant) 'high quality' option as soon as any double-sided printing option is invoked. Is it just me ? I trouble you with this only after nearly a week and countless e-mails with the HP Customer Care people - and many, many hours following up on all of their fruitless directions for a fix. They will not even admit to being able to duplicate this printer preference shortcoming. I thank you in advance for any assisstance. Michael Keller
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Works fine for me as a standard printer. Can't get good color when using dye sub ink
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why won't my hp 6500 print in black? It is a new cartridge that worked previously. I've tried taking out all the cartriges and cleaning them...turning it off and on...unplugging it etc... Any suggestions?
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The black and color are separate cartridges so if the color goes empty, you can still print in black, one of the options in the print menu is to print in grayscale if no color ink or if you just want to conserve the color ink.
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Yes, You can choose between Auto, Color or Mono in the Printing Preferences (right-click printer icon) and also on a case-by-case basis by changing the settings on the print dialog. As others have stated, you cannot print if one cartridge is "empty", but this can be bypassed by resetting the cartridge through the printer menu. Google it or check on YouTube for detailed instructions.
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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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Yes, it will continue to print black when colors are low. Replace the rest when the computer screen tells you to do it. BTW, I found that aftermarket inks will foul your inkjets and will render it useless. You can get Canon inkjets at lower prices in Amazon or eBay. As an aside, the inks last longer than other Canon printers I owned.
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This is not a good solution but I was under a deadline and had to get documents printed. I would suggest investing in a Brother b&w laser and keeping this one for color, faxing and scanning. Here is how you can get it to print b&w with empty color cartridges: Take the empty color cartridge out. You will notice that it is spring-loaded and if you push the side that is towards the printer, there is a little window that shows the ink level. While pushed in, tape the ink tank window with black electric tape. Be careful and make sure the tape covers only the ink tank window. Insert the cartridge back and the printer will show that color cartridge as full. Make sure to do this with all the color cartridges when they get empty and print in black and white ONLY. Printing color may damage the printer if you do this!! B&W only!
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Yes. Under properties is a box for grayscale printing. This should render color documents in grayscale. Obviously if the document is not in color the printer prints black and white. It does have multiple settings. Be sure to do test prints prior to any large job.
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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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No. You just need to go to "Maintenance", select "Ink Cartridge Settings". There you could select the cartridge to be used for printing. If the empty one is color, then you choose "Black Only" (and vice versa). I hope this helps :)
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I have two colors that are very low in ink in my printer and the printer continues to print in black with no problem. I love this printer!
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Have you tried printing grayscale? If that doesn't work, I can think of no other way. Not fond of this printer and wish I'd bought another Canon instead.
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I called Brother to get this question answered: 1 (877) 276-8437. Yes it will print using only black ink, although it is not automatic. Go to Printer Preferences, Advanced tab, select color: check 'grey scale'. It was really a pleasure to help you with this. I learned something myself.
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I would say no. If I go to change a toner, it knows if one is missing, and it wont print until one is put in it, and the chip on the toner tells the printer its status. on the other hand, you could simply turn off the color printing part thru its printer driver, and print just B&W, and choose color just when you want it. I am happy with mine. we have HP and Konica Minolta's at work, and this printer prints, and looks every bit as quality as the big business models do. In fact, sometimes I print from home and take it in, and no one can tell, so I don't tell.... spreadsheets, charts, graphs, digital pictures, screen shots, power point, Visio, its all A+!
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There is no such button. Your software determines whether to print color or B/W. I use Ubuntu Linux, and configuration problems have sometimes prevented people from printing color on this and other printers.
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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.