Why is Black ink option greyed?

I am running Photoshop CS5 in Snow Leopard version 10.6.4, using an Epson 1290.
I want to print in Black and White, but the Black Only option on Print Settings is greyed out. Can anyone explain why and how it can be rectified?
I previously used CS2 and the option was available without a problem.
Jonesy

Are you selecting "Photoshop Manages Colors" or "Printer Manages Colors" in the Photoshop print dialog? You need the latter if you're going to use the printer driver to convert the image to black and white.
You may also need to visit the "Color Matching" panel in the Print Settings and set it to "Epson Color Controls" rather than "ColorSync".

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