HP deskjet 990cxi - won't print in just black and white

Hi
I've currently run out of coloured ink and don't have any budget to buy more at this time however I do have plenty of black. Unfortunately despite changing the print settings in the control panel and in word to black and white only, the printer is still not printing in greyscale but still trying to use the last bit of colour ink and so therefore simply not printing the bits that are in colour at all. Does anyone know why this is happening and how I can fix this?
Many thanks
LF

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I would also like to know how to print without any colored ink.
What operating system? Different drivers may have different features.
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