I am Printing in Black, why do I need Color wells full?

ok, I have a gripe, or maybe I am not understanding something.
If I am only printing in black ink, why do I need to fill the colors when they are empty, and how are they being used if I am only using black ink??
it is beyond frustrating, since last week I could not print anything because Magenta was empty.
so then I just installed a new Magenta and the level shows that is it not totally FULL? why is that???
how can I set it up where only the BLACK ink is being used and no the color? I have the settings on the printer already SET to print in greyscale, what else can be done?

I have a C5180 HP PHOTOSMART.

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