Canon MP630 black cartridge problem

After just 4 weeks with my new iMac I find that my cartridge use on the Canon MP630 printer is very uneven. There are two black cartridges and one is almost empty and the other is full!! I suspect the full one is for black printing only but cannot find how to select this. Can anyone help please?

The two black cartridges are used for different tasks. The smaller dye-based cartridge is used for photo printing - to enhance colours so it shouldn't run out that quick, especially compared to the three colour tanks. The larger pigment-based cartridge is for text printing and is also used when you select black copying.
The Quality & Media setting can influence the amount of ink used, but as I said you should not find the black runs out quicker than the colours, unless you have been printing b&w A4 photos.
Pahu

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my printer HP ink advantage 3515
showing the problem
"BLACK CARTRIDGE PROBLEM"
please solve my problem.
thank you

Greetings @mdmuzzamil , welcome to the community
Below is the guide you will need to use when troubleshooting the issue you are facing with the "black cartridge problem" error message.
I hope this helps!
A 'Cartridge Problem,' 'Ink Cartridge Failure,' 'Incompatible Ink Cartridges,' or 'Cartridge Missing...
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Photo black cartridge problem

Why does my Photosmart 7510 constantly use up the Photo Black cartridge when I'm not printing photos? I have plenty of black ink, but I am constantly going through photo black cartridges. I have "plain paper" set as default.

AreteOne wrote:
Thanks, but I don't understand
1) how adding yellow to light blue produces black.
2) since the printer has a dedicated black photo cartridge, why doesn't it just use that for black?
3) since I've pretty much only printed DVDs since installing a new black photo cartridge, and since it's now 1/2 full, wouldn't that suggest that it's being used to print the black titles on the DVDs?
See above, cyan+magenta+yellow mixes to black.
Photo black can be used for the blackest areas. For shades of gray color ink is used to provide smoother gradations.
I do not know which inks are used to print DVD's. Whether ink is used or not to print on the printable DVD's, some ink is used for servicing as described here.
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Canon i70 does not print from black cartridge

I used to be able to print to my usb Canon i70, but now it does not print from the black cartridge. It prints a mixture of CMY to make a greyish color. Not black. The prints look washed out.
I'm on OSX 10.4.11 (I even upgraded from 10.4.10 to see if it would fix this issue) & on a MacBook Pro.
I've searched through the discussions and have tried many things, including updating to the newest driver that Canon offers on the i70 & have set my Printer Setup Utility.app to open in Rosetta to actually see & load the driver. Tried to re-install the original driver that came on CD, but then, I don't have access to the utility, and all of the print drivers are "gimp-Print v5.0.0-Beta2", and my model number is not offered. I've tried printing using most of the drivers (I just went down the list starting from 1000 to see if ANY of them would work, but got tired of doing it at 7100. I've also installed 2 new cartridges to ensure that it wasn't just the ink that ran out. Nope.
When I print documents that have just black text, it prints with the CMY color & not the black. The tell tale sign is when I try to print a nozzle check pattern & the black ink doesn't show at all. Of course, that's only when I have access to the darn printer utilities.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

hehe, yea, looks like the "street value" has gone up since you bought it, Ileen
"est. street price: $249.99†"
Anyway, I'm so darned obsessive - I couldn't stop until it was solved. I spent 2 days on this darn thing, and finally came across some help on removing the print head & soaking it. THE BLACK INK WORKS NOW! Yeah!!!
(For anyone else that has the same problem (and the link above doesn't work), here's how to take the print head off: There's a grey tab at the front of the print head assembly that I had to lift up & it allowed me to remove the print head & soak it in an alcohol solution. (albeit 70% not the recommended 90%)
The test sheet prints well now. A couple little broken lines, but I'm not complaining now. It prints. I'll probably do a couple more "deep" cleaning cycles to try and fix the rest, but I'm tired now & can finally get some sleep without having to think about what the problem is anymore.
Thank you PAHU for helping me to determine it wasn't my OS or dual processor setup. You set me on the right path!!! Thanks Ileen for suggesting cleaning the nozzles too

PSC 2355 cartridge problem

Hello,
I have a PSC 2355 (about 3 yrs old) connected by USB to my MAC OSX 10.3.9.
Suddenly I have an error message on the printer saying "remove and check color cartridge" - which I have done - followed all the suggestions step by step - downloaded the update that deals with it - but absolutely no joy. Of course the printer is completely locked, can't print anything whatsoever and the toolbox can't even find the printer!
Is it completely kapput? The colour cartridge was recently (less than 2 weeks ago) replaced and used quite efficiently and normally. When this problem occured yesterday I also tried a fresh replacement cartridge. Nothing seems to work.
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Loca wrote:
I have the same problem with my HP Officejet 7410xi.
It is 2 years old and it just stopped during a printjob displaying the error 'Remove and check color cartridge". Now the printer won't do anything. It just starts with the error message and that's it, locked blocked I don't know how I should call it.
3 weeks ago I bought 3 new black cartridges and I don't want to buy a new color cartridge if the printer is broken. So I havent tried changing the cartridge.
I've read a lot of forums in which a lot of people have the same problem with HP printers.
Time to change to a new brand?
I hope somebody has a solution!
Loca wrote:
I have the same problem with my HP Officejet 7410xi.
It is 2 years old and it just stopped during a printjob displaying the error 'Remove and check color cartridge". Now the printer won't do anything. It just starts with the error message and that's it, locked blocked I don't know how I should call it.
3 weeks ago I bought 3 new black cartridges and I don't want to buy a new color cartridge if the printer is broken. So I havent tried changing the cartridge.
I've read a lot of forums in which a lot of people have the same problem with HP printers.
Loca wrote:
I have the same problem with my HP Officejet 7410xi.
It is 2 years old and it just stopped during a printjob displaying the error 'Remove and check color cartridge". Now the printer won't do anything. It just starts with the error message and that's it, locked blocked I don't know how I should call it.
3 weeks ago I bought 3 new black cartridges and I don't want to buy a new color cartridge if the printer is broken. So I havent tried changing the cartridge.
I've read a lot of forums in which a lot of people have the same problem with HP printers.
Time to change to a new brand?
Loca wrote:
I have the same problem with my HP Officejet 7410xi.
It is 2 years old and it just stopped during a printjob displaying the error 'Remove and check color cartridge". Now the printer won't do anything. It just starts with the error message and that's it, locked blocked I don't know how I should call it.
3 weeks ago I bought 3 new black cartridges and I don't want to buy a new color cartridge if the printer is broken. So I havent tried changing the cartridge.
I've read a lot of forums in which a lot of people have the same problem with HP printers.
Loca wrote:
I have the same problem with my HP Officejet 7410xi.
It is 2 years old and it just stopped during a printjob displaying the error 'Remove and check color cartridge". Now the printer won't do anything. It just starts with the error message and that's it, locked blocked I don't know how I should call it.
3 weeks ago I bought 3 new black cartridges and I don't want to buy a new color cartridge if the printer is broken. So I havent tried changing the cartridge.
I've read a lot of forums in which a lot of people have the same problem with HP printers.
Time to change to a new brand?
I hope somebody has a solution!
"Time to change to a new brand?" it certainly is - I am off to buy a Canon later today. IF I can get the HP one fixed then it's going on eBay!!

Can I print with black cartridge only if colour cartidges are empty on HP C1600 seeries printer?

Can I print using the black cartridge only whilst the colour cartridges are empty? I have a HP Photosmart C1600 series printer and Vista installed on my PC. I have set the Printer preferences to "Grayscale and use Black Cartridge only" but the printer itself is telling me it wont print unless i replace my empty yellow cartridge. I bought a brand new Black cartridge so i could print using black ink only as i dont need to use colour.

Hi,
Many printers from all vendors will not print with just one empty ink cartidge, it doesn't matter which one. Some printers allow users to print but at slower than snail speed. Whichever way, we have to have ink carridges to be able to print (even scan).
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Officejet Pro 6830 e-All-in-One Ink Cartridge Problem Message

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Hello @brozilla ,
Welcome to the HP forums.
I understand that you are getting a 'ink cartridge problem' message on your Officejet pro 8630.
I would like to help.
The printer does not have to be reset to recognize regular cartridges.
Try going through the steps in the following document.
Error Message Displays for HP Officejet 6810 and HP Officejet Pro 6830 e-All-in-One Printer Series
Also, did you call technical support, or the Instant Ink department?
If you called technical support at 1-800-474-6836, then I would recommend calling the Instant Ink Department.
Please call our Cloud Services at 855-785-2777.
Option #2 for instant ink.
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HP deskjet 3520 ink cartridge problem...Can anyone suggest another make of printer that is not HP?

Hello...I have yet to receive an answer that resolves the problem. I regret buying the printer because now it doesn't work. The error message remains despite taking advice how to fix it.
We only use the black cartridge.
Can anyone suggest another make of printer that is not HP?
Thanks in advance. I am in the UK and need to print urgently.
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New black cartridge is not printing

I inserted new yellow and black cartridges yesterday. The yellow works but the black is not printing. I took it back to the store, got a new one, and it is still not printing.

I would suggest you Contact HP as described in the post here, even if your printer is no longer under warranty.
If you do not get the issue resolved by calling HP support please post back here with information on the country you are in.
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Error Message: Install Black Cartridge on LaserJet M1522nf

Hello:
I have a LaserJet M1522nf and am getting an error message stating "Install black cartridge", even though I have installed a new cartridge. I have tried 3 different new cartridges and still get the same error.
I am currently using this printer on a Windows Vista Home Basic computer.
The current cartridge I am trying is a LD Products CB436A.
This has been going on for months and we're using it as part of our office system. Each day this gets at me and I'm about to buy an alternate brand printer if I can't get this solved.
I greatly appreciate your help!
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I had this problem too - Here's what I found on the HP trouble-shooting/error message site. The bold italics I added, that was my problem:
"Install black cartridge" No cartridge installed with door closed.
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OK so this is weird.
Just thought to plug in my windows 7 netbook onto the printer.
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