How do I get my Epson NX400 printer to print black ink only?

I have documents that were created using colors for the text that I find difficult to read. They also print in those colors.
I have followedEpson's instructions to set the NX400 to print black ink only.
The printer still prints in color.
Possibly, Epson's drivers don't work, Or possiby, something in Lion OS is overriding the drivers.
Is there some setting in Lion OS that overrides the printer drivers? Is it not possible to print black ink only?
Help would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

Hello, unfortunately, even if you do print them in Black & White only, colored text will show as some shade of gray, possibly even White.
As an Experiment, in the Print Dialog, choose PDF>Save as PDF, then see what it looks like using the Colorsync setting of Grayscale or B&W.

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