Printing black &white when color cartridges are out of ink

When color ink cartridges low but black new and full, why can't I print in black and white? All my cartridges were low or out of ink. I had a new black cartridge so replaced the empty one with it, thinking I could then print things in black and white, just not color. It's printing practically blank pages with some faint color on them, not even a smidge of black anywhere.

I have the EXACT same issue, just have a different printer Photosmart C4580...I'd like to know the answer as to why with new black and white cartridge it keeps defauting back to color, even if I select under preference to print B&W...really frustrating.....!!!

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I thought anyone who purchases this model should know the documents included lie.
From page 31 of the Officejet 6100 user manual: "If a color cartridge is depleted, the printer will print in grayscale using the black cartridge." LIES!
The HP Help Programs says the same thing.
I have hard-reset the printer, removed and reinserted all the cartridges, set the options to "black ink only," Nothing worked. 3 HP reps all said the same thing, "You have to get a new magenta cartridge."
Will be retuning for a refund as I purchased this model SPECIFICALLY because the manual said it would print the grayscale without color ink present.
Have had 4 HP printers over the years, never even considered buying anything except HP. This will be my last HP printer. Extremely disappointed by HP's deception.

Sorry the printer did not perform as expected. I have escalated this in an effort to get this to the right people.
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Hi there.
Two things that might help you: first off, if you print in fast draft mode, you'll print in black only. Otherwise, it will underprint some color. It actually makes the black look better and sharper. BUt, if you're simply printing webpages, just print fast draft, double-sided, and save some ink and paper. I print two pages per side, at least until my eyes get a little older. Anyway, that's where your ink has been going.
As for not allowing you to print, it's actually to protect the printhead. As a side note, your printer actually has a very impressive air management system. It actually reduces the amount of waste ink by flowing ink across the inside of the nozzles to keep them healthy, rather than spitting ink to keep them healthy. I was kind of sad we didn't advertise the efficiency side of things for that printer.
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What does HP have to offer and or what do I need to know to find the correct type printer?
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Hello @Jeanne3 , and welcome to the HP Forums, I hope you enjoy your experience!
I see you are having issues with your print output. I'd like to help!
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I'd recommend removing the ink cartridges, and performing a power reset on the printer. Disconnect the power cord from the printer and the power outlet, then wait 60 seconds. After 60 seconds, plug the printer back in. Ensure you plug the printer directly to a wall outlet. Make sure to bypass any sort of surge protector or power bar.
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Hello psak12,
I would recommend buying a color cartridge as well as a black one because if a printer is low on ink it can cause the alignment to fail. Also, using refilled ink could cause that also. I would recommend getting genuing hp ink cartridges so that the printer would be able to read the ink levels properly and this should allow you to print out an alignment page. I hope that this is helpful.
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