HP Photosmart C6280 can't print B&W

Have a c6280 and have NEVER used the color, always print fast draft black cartridge only.  This is the third time the printer refuses and stops printing at all because it says the color cartridges are empty. !  There has to be a workaround for this printer.. I have already spent good money on 2 other colors which I've never used because the black wouldn't print.  Now why is this?  These printers have become so complicated that I'm ready to throw it away and go back to the best printer they ever made.. the deskjet 822c. 
Can someone give me a workaround to allow me to continue to print my fast draft black ink only without the machine telling me the color is gone when it has never been used?  Please if anyone can help I would be grateful.
Technical support is not helpful they only read from a script.

Yes. I have similar issues. My "solution" is Bootcamp. Sounds silly, maybe, but like you I want B&W only most of the time.
Really only takes a couple of minutes to reboot from OS X to OS XP. I assume you still have your Windows software, so you can operate as usual. I am resigned to the fact that some of the software I use has no real Mac equivalent, or I cannot afford to repurchase.
If you come up with a B&W driver for the CLP-300, could you please post. It would probably help a few people in the same boat. Best of luck.

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