HP L7580: Print using only black ink cartridge? Is it possible to set up the HP L7580 and/or it's software so that it defaults to printing only with the black cartridge?
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I have to say, a company such as HP disables only black printing hiding behind the fact that they have to use Yellow to give the grayscale tones. Therefore forces you to buy yellow cartridges. I couldn't fix it using the software that came with the HP. Unless I am missing something massively, it is a way for HP to extract money from paying customers such as us who made the mistake of acquiring an HP printer. (in this case a L7580)
735288
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 :)
1301771
You don't . This printer is notorious for NOT working when printing black. I was sent new printing heads& new cartridges, neither of which solved the problem
1923660
Howdy doody! Yes you can print only in black ink if you wish. You have the option to switch. Hope this helps!!!
254232
I usually get cartridges refilled at Costco. after printing a few pages in grayscale the black ink cartridges says empty and on my new windows7 computer it will not print/copy anything with either cartridge until you replace the "empty" cartridge which is not really empty since it was just refilled..... arge
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Yes. For example if your red, yellow and blue cartridges were empty, it would print black as long as the black cartridge has ink. You can look into the ink levels from any computer, love this printer. I use the Inktoneram Remanufactured Ink Cartridges sold on Amazon. They work great and save me a ton of money which I used to spend on my old HP printer.
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There is a setting to use black ink only but you do not want to take and leave out color cartridges because it will damage your print head.
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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.
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Why won't printer print in black. Cleaned heads several times and nothing helps. All ink cartridges are over half full. Colors print great, but black won't print. Not an answer, the same question as asked before. Can't find answer to question someone else asked.
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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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I don't own this printer, but I believe the printer uses two different types of Black ink (at the same time, in different slots). So, for the printer to work, you would have to have all the color cartridges installed as well as both black cartridges - one of each type.
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that's funny, i came on here trying to find an answer to the same question. i have the same old printer still running. Go HP 4L!! Did you find an answer?
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If you do mean can it print with only a black cartridge only, the answer is no. When it prints grayscale it actually uses some colored ink as well. It's annoying because when a color cartridge has a "replace" status you will no longer be able to print in B&W; until you replace that cartridge.
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First off, HP does not want you printing in grayscale as that would prevent them from making money off of you in ink sales. That being said you can go into the printer settings on each PC that you are using and set the defaults to black. You still need to check it each time as it has a tendency to revert to previous all color settings.
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If the black is not empty, it will print in black even with one of the colors is empty. It seems all ink is expensive. Sell the printer cheap, and make your money off the ink.
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After some googling, it seems that printing in black won't use the color toner. However, if ANY of the toner runs out, it won't print. I suppose if you just want to print in black most of the time, use the color toner sparingly.
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With regards to the ink jet cartridges, it seems that the smaller black cartridge and the larger black cartridge have to have ink to run the printer. Right now, the larger one is out of ink, but why does it not continue to print from the smaller black cartridge? Is there a setting for this or did I do something wrong during my initial installation of these cartridges?