Ink cartridges

i have hp c309a all in one premiun printer most things work well except the ink and cartridges installed brand new original hp cartridges 5 have printed both color and grey but the only ink being consumed is the black . photo black magenta cyan blue stay the same level black is now close to depletion 1. why does this happen 2. if black runs out, an i have the four remaining, will printing stop 3.in the printer settings section, if i put to color and save after sometime it changes to black(grey) if i do it the other way round it works for sometime and then changes coud you assist thank you aamir

Hello jaycee32,
Welcome to the HP Support Forums!
I see you have concerns regarding the ink usage with the 61 cartridges, I hope to shed some light on the concern. I see that the 61 has a page yield of 190 pages (based on the ISO/IEC standard), which is lower than some others printer using different ink. Depending on what you are printing, the ink will not reach such page numbers. Think of it like the mileage your car gets to what the factory advertises.
Slight changes in the document, font size, color to black, etc will increase or decrease the usage. Ink is also used in maintenance to ensure proper print quality, and some ink evaporates over time. To learn more, click here: Ink Usage in Inkjet Printers
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I have been an loyal HP customer since the orginal laserjet in the early 90s and then many inkjets from HP after that.
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