Does anything work with Empty Ink If the printer has an empty ink cartridge does it shutdown all the other functions of the printer? I would like to find a printer that will still scan if ink is out. Or if the color ink is out it will still print in black and white. Does this printer do that? Does anything work with Empty Ink If the printer has an empty ink cartridge does it shutdown all the other functions of the printer? I would like to find a printer that will still scan if ink is... » Read More Does anything work with Empty Ink If the printer has an empty ink cartridge does it shutdown all the other functions of the printer? I would like to find a printer that will still scan if ink is out. Or if the color ink is out it will still print in black and white. Does this printer do that? « Show Less
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When any ink is out ALL printing functions stop. It will still scan and fax, though.
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I have not run across this problem yet, but I believe if you print in black you should still be able to print without replacing the color that has run out. Hope this helps.
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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.
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this printer does not use color cartridges to print B&W--; at least not by default. If you are low or out of B&W; ink the printer will ask you if you want to use the color cartridges to create black. This was a major selling point for me because I used to hate how HP printers required color to print B&W.;
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Replace only the ones that run out - that is the beauty of having separate color cartridges. It is always good to have a replacement for every cartridge in reserve. So, when you use your last cartridge of any color or black size, make sure to get replacements for it as soon as possible. The printer will not function if a cartridge is empty!
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In my experience, no it doesn't. Also the printer stops working when the cartridges are "shown" to be empty - when in actuality they aren't. There is a way to work around this though. Google this on youtube - for resetting printer cartridges. My cartridges claimed to be empty just two months after I purchased this printer. I reset them and they've been running on the same ones for a few weeks now without a problem.
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One fault of the printer is when color is empty you CANNOT print either. Must have ink in both in order to print.I usually just print black DRAFT to extend life of ink cartridges. I have 2 printers. I usually use one printer whilemy wife copies with the other printer.
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Hi, It does not use ink, it is a thermal printer. Let me know if you have one and it does not work. Thanks, Mary
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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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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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Correct, it stops working. It does not give you the option of printing using the remaining colors. And it doesn't give you much warning before it runs out of ink. Finally, for some reason, Amazon doesn't directly sell the extra-capacity black ink cartridge; it's only offered from Amazon Resellers, so you'll also have to pay for shipping.
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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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if it is the thin clear covering over the area the ink goes through to the printer you can leave it alone. The printer will get the ink. My first replacement was black ink and it was the same way. It will still work. I printed something first and then it recognized it. If it does not print using that cartridge...call or write the place that you bought your ink. I hope this helps and Happy Printing :D
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No and Yes. NO YOU CANNOT print if it is the Black cartridge. The printer prevents all printing if the Black cartridge signals empty. In truth, there is plenty of ink left to use. It's a serious problem and was the subject of a lawsuit which Epson settled in the USA. The PRINTER WILL ALLOW you to continue if one of the COLOR cartridges is out.
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Yes, but you have to specifically select "Gray scale" in the printer properties. The default behavior is to not print when a cartridge is empty. So when my color cartridges went out I just switched to gray scale to continue printing and I have no plans of replacing the color cartridges.
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Nope. That's why I hate this printer. Once you run out of color ink, all functionality eventually ceases - can't print in black, can't copy with black, can't even scan (which is perhaps the most amazing of all). Epson software allegedly lets you print with just black, but eventually all those methods stop working.
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If you print something that's yellow, does it print okay? One of the most amazing things I've learned recently is that the microchips on the cartridges that send the information to the printer when the ink is low, doesn't actually read when the ink is low. Instead the chips are manufactured to a preset number of prints, so even if you've not used the yellow it says you have. I bought a microchip resetter from amazon a couple of months ago that is going to save us a fortune in ink. Now I reset the chips and watch my printouts myself to determine when the cartridges need replaced. Here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002RFQCS0/ref=oh_details_o08_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I hope that helps.