Printer Printing with color ink in greyscale mode

Even you choose to print in black and white only, printer prints with color inks.
Printer Model : HP C4580

Hi GT501,
Thank you for your response!
Please go through the following:
Reset the printing system. OS X Mavericks: Reset the printing system.
Verify and repair disk permissions. Disk Utility 12.x: Repair disk permissions.
Let's start with those two steps for now, and let me know what happens.
Hope this is helpful, and have a nice day!
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