“If this runs out of a color ink, will it still print in black?”
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No it will not, mine ran out of magenta last night and after stopping the print and resetting the printer itself we could not get it to start even in black and white. My wife prints a lot for school but we've only had this printer for 2 weeks. I will be taking it back today, my cheap Canon printer lasted longer than this one did.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.it won't work if only black in is available and not colors. I bought only black ink today and found out it did not work if colors inks are out.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.what a waste...this will ONLY WORK if you have new color cartridges in. that is, if you dont need them, you still have to buy new ones that are full. if the last ones you have dried up (because you never used them) it doesnt matter...still need to buy new color ones. this is why people hate printing at home. for EXACTLY printers like this. a money pit FOR REAL.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.It will not. You can temporarily print in black and white, but not many pages. Once the color carts are completely dry it will not print at all until replaced.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.no this printer is a P.O.S.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Epson has instructions on their website on how to print only B&W. They do not work for windows 10. The printer will NOT PRINT IF COLOUR CARTRIDGES ARE MISSING OR EMPTY. Do not purchase, it is done specifically to make you purchase colour cartridges.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.If I had known this I would NEVER have bought this! This is just BS by big tech TYRANTS who believe they have the right to do whatever they want without giving the consumer ANY say in the matter. I will NEVER buy another Epson printer! NEVER!
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.No it will not. After spending a small fortune on color cartridges I do not often use, I will now throw away my remaining unopened black XL cartridges because they are useless unless I purchase all 3 color cartridges again. I refuse to. Very misleading so I will now purchase a different printer.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.This printer is a more of a pain to deal with but I hardly ever give up. I read somewhere a long time ago (maybe even before I bought the ink replacements) that Epson had a proprietary chip in their ink cartridges. The first time black ran out I replaced all of the cartridges (from LDProducts online). They may or may not have a compatible chip (if they even have one). Now all I have to do is replace black - that's all I use. It might take a couple of tries to get it to ignore the compatibility issue but should work after a couple tries... The printer didn't like the catridges at first because it wasn't Epson. So I took all the cartridges out and gently tipped them back and forth before replacing them (not new ones). I printed a test page and it worked. So I had a new black one and kept the color ones. You may even be able to have the original catridges filled somewhere or do it yourself. I would just try a few things before pitching it. For now I'm quelling the thought of target practice. I have no affiliation with this product or company. I'm only referring to what worked for me.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.No and the cartridges aren't that cheap. I am about to buy a different printer. It sucks color despite my setting being set to black and white grayscale only.
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