Can printer cartridges be disabled?

I am new to the discussion forum, and after failed attempts in contacting HP, I am trying this out. Please let me know if I need to provide additional info.
I have a HP C4380 printer & have spent what seems like an insurmountable amount of money on printer cartridges. Is their any way that the color cartridge can be disabled so that I may print in black and white only?
I noticed I can save an option for grayscale printing, with a fast draft quality. However, during grayscale printing it seems that color hues are still being utilized by the printer to generate gray intensity. Is this an accurate assumption- it sure looks that way when I print an internet page. Simple text formats are not a problem.
I'm not to sure why a black and white option is not available on the driver or software. Is their any way around this. I am starting to think that I should have purchased a laser jet printer. I purchased my printer when I purchased the iMac, approx. 7 mos ago, and for the money I spent in replacement cartridges, I could have purchased high quality laser jet. Is this a software issue that I can navigate around?

Doesn't look like you can, this is a new feature with IOS 8.
didn't see any option in settings - message

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