M476dw no longer prints in Econo mode is this due to low toner level?

I have an M476DW AIO color laser printer.My black cartridge reports "zero" remaining pages available, but still prints fine, so i have been waiting till the toner is "really" gone to install the new cartridge. I have been printing most documents in "econo mode" using less toner, but yesterday econo-mode seems to have stopped working ... Does anyone know if this is this an intentional design feature? I.E. econo-mode is disabled on low toner level to improve print quality, or do I have something else going on?I've made no changes to my settings / system.... Thanks,jim

Hi,
You can access Advanced Boot Options by turning on your computer and pressing the F8 key before Windows starts.
Then choose system restore to go back to a previous status if you have a restore point.
Advanced startup options (including safe mode)
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows/advanced-startup-options-including-safe-mode#1TC=windows-7
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