Do you need color toner to print a black only document?
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Probably not, but you need them installed however due to the paper path. my cyan and yellow carts. have expired but I am still able to print black
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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+! 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,... » Read More 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+! « Show Less
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Yes. It comes with 3 color and one black toner cartridges. However, if you use a lot, you may get additional set of cartridges. At that time, you have a choice of genuine ones from Canon or compatible ones. The latter works OK but colors on prints are somewhat different between genuine and compatibles.
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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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ummmm if you have a vivid imagination LOL NO you can not, this "toner" is for a black & white laser printer i.e. it prints black/gray tones on white paper .. however I have done some photo work with it and hand painted with water colours and or used translucent coloured markers to make " custom coloured prints" I hope this helps ? All the very best~john
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I have never done this but here are the settings to try it: Click on the printer icon>settings>utility>openprinterutility>inkcartridgesettings>coloronly and then click apply. Then you should be able to see what you get when you use color only.
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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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When your pop-up screen for printing, their is a box you will check for black. Your copier will then print in black only.
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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".
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Adjust settings in prnter preferences to print in black only or change to darker tone using your printer panel buttons
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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
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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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ummmm if you have a vivid imagination LOL NO you can not, this "toner" is for a black & white laser printer i.e. it prints black/gray tones on white paper .. however I have done some photo work with it and hand painted with water colours and or used translucent coloured markers to make " custom coloured prints" I hope this helps ? All the very best~ john
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Watch what you buy. There is only one Black toner, but for the colors, there are two each - a Standard and a High Yield. You'll get a lot less prints with the Standard toners...
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Do I have to always purchased color with the black or can I just purchase black ink only
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Nope. None. Nada.I'm saving up for a black only laserjet instead and I haven't used this thing in over a year other than for excellent scanning. Refuse to buy magenta and yellow ink just to print a 1 page word doc in black.