

Print quality), many HP printers offer options. Therefore theĭevice will not be functional when there is no ink in order to avoidįor users who wish to print using just black ink (despite the reduced Required for ,maintnance operations of the device.Īs the device contain an internal printhead (IIC system), lack ofĬolor ink will damage the printing system shortly. While the color ink is not required for prinitng purposes, it do Using the Black ink only possible while there is color ink as well. Unfortunately it is not possible to print using the black and white while any of the ink cartridges are empty. The FINE cartridge holder moves to the replacement position.This has become a popular post so I'm copying over the answer from the official HP forums rather than linking to it. Retract the paper output tray and the output tray extension. When ink runs out, replace the FINE cartridge immediately with a new one. If either of the color FINE cartridge or black FINE cartridge is not installed, an error occurs and the machine cannot print.įor information on how to configure this setting, see Setting the Ink Cartridge to be Used.Ĭolor ink may be consumed even when printing a black-and-white document or when black-and-white printing is specified.īoth color ink and black ink are also consumed in the standard cleaning and deep cleaning of the print head, which may be necessary to maintain the performance of the machine. We recommend to use a new FINE cartridge in order to obtain optimum qualities.Įven when printing with one ink only, print with leaving the empty FINE cartridge installed.

However the print quality may be reduced compared to when printing with both cartridges. If a FINE cartridge runs out of ink, you can print with either color or black FINE cartridge, in whichever ink remains, only for a while.
