I have an HP Photosmart C3180 All-in-one. As I haven't had any need for color lately, when I last replaced ink, I only replaced the black cartridge. It didn't work, even when printing grayscale-only images, even when telling print-set-up grayscale-only. Is there a way to tell my printer to use only the black ink cartridge. My test image is a handmade postscript file that only use setgray to set the color.
On 04/17/16 01:51, Michael Hennebry wrote:
I have an HP Photosmart C3180 All-in-one. As I haven't had any need for color lately, when I last replaced ink, I only replaced the black cartridge. It didn't work, even when printing grayscale-only images, even when telling print-set-up grayscale-only. Is there a way to tell my printer to use only the black ink cartridge. My test image is a handmade postscript file that only use setgray to set the color.
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i do not know answer, but what i can tell you is that all color printers have adopted one type or another 'smart cartridge'.
they have done so to prevent users from using refill kits to refill ink cartridges. this is evident by all the contacts on cartridge near ink outlet.
many color printer tie into the cartridge to detect when cartridge ink runs out and 'locks' the cartridge in a state where even if refilled, it will not work again.
many of the cartridges are even monitored to level of ink left.
because of this and other reasons, refill kit makers have taken their products to a point of special cartridges that have tubes run from cartridges to external ink supplies so cartridges will always show full.
you just may have to pay the price of a new cartridge, oem or kit maker, and install a new color cartridge.
On 4/16/2016 11:51 PM, Michael Hennebry wrote:
I have an HP Photosmart C3180 All-in-one. As I haven't had any need for color lately
get a B&W laser printer, the cost per page is a fraction of what inkjet's cost, they can print well on cheaper paper and everything.
save the color printer for color jobs like photographs.
On Sun, 17 Apr 2016, Michael Hennebry wrote:
I have an HP Photosmart C3180 All-in-one. As I haven't had any need for color lately, when I last replaced ink, I only replaced the black cartridge. It didn't work, even when printing grayscale-only images, even when telling print-set-up grayscale-only.
To be precise: Black lines were black, but pale gray areas were an even paler yellow. I've just discoverd that the printer does the right thing with text from a pdf. The black ink cartridge is getting used, just not enough.
I used HPLIP, but it has been a while, so no details. Before remembering HPLIP, I'd tried to install the printer with just CUPS. It would not print. Using HPLIP, I got a rather long-named queue that would print. The other queue, the one with the name I wanted, will accept jobs, but never finish them.
Is there a way to tell my printer to use only the black ink cartridge. My test image is a handmade postscript file that only use setgray to set the color.
On Sun, 17 Apr 2016, Michael Hennebry wrote:
On Sun, 17 Apr 2016, Michael Hennebry wrote:
I have an HP Photosmart C3180 All-in-one. As I haven't had any need for color lately, when I last replaced ink, I only replaced the black cartridge. It didn't work, even when printing grayscale-only images, even when telling print-set-up grayscale-only.
To be precise: Black lines were black, but pale gray areas were an even paler yellow. I've just discoverd that the printer does the right thing with text from a pdf. The black ink cartridge is getting used, just not enough.
Much to my surprise, the color option black only grayscale does what I want when printing from a GUI.
Michael Hennebry wrote:
On Sun, 17 Apr 2016, Michael Hennebry wrote:
On Sun, 17 Apr 2016, Michael Hennebry wrote:
I have an HP Photosmart C3180 All-in-one. As I haven't had any need for color lately, when I last replaced ink, I only replaced the black cartridge. It didn't work, even when printing grayscale-only images, even when telling print-set-up grayscale-only.
To be precise: Black lines were black, but pale gray areas were an even paler yellow. I've just discoverd that the printer does the right thing with text from a pdf. The black ink cartridge is getting used, just not enough.
Much to my surprise, the color option black only grayscale does what I want when printing from a GUI.
Have you gone to the CUPS page (http://localhost:631), to the printer, and see if there's an option for grayscale only?
mark
On Mon, 18 Apr 2016, m.roth@5-cent.us wrote:
Have you gone to the CUPS page (http://localhost:631), to the printer, and see if there's an option for grayscale only?
Been there. Didn't find that. Also haven't found a way to do it with lp or lpr.
On Sun, Apr 17, 2016 at 2:51 AM, Michael Hennebry < hennebry@web.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu> wrote:
I have an HP Photosmart C3180 All-in-one. As I haven't had any need for color lately, when I last replaced ink, I only replaced the black cartridge. It didn't work, even when printing grayscale-only images, even when telling print-set-up grayscale-only. Is there a way to tell my printer to use only the black ink cartridge. My test image is a handmade postscript file that only use setgray to set the color.
Via the printer's settings options (GUI) and there should be a drop down for color options (in the past I've set color, grayscale, black).
Or you could use lpoptions https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=955786#p955786
On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 12:50 PM, Mike - st257 silvertip257@gmail.com wrote:
On Sun, Apr 17, 2016 at 2:51 AM, Michael Hennebry < hennebry@web.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu> wrote:
I have an HP Photosmart C3180 All-in-one. As I haven't had any need for color lately, when I last replaced ink, I only replaced the black cartridge. It didn't work, even when printing grayscale-only images, even when telling print-set-up grayscale-only. Is there a way to tell my printer to use only the black ink cartridge. My test image is a handmade postscript file that only use setgray to set the color.
Via the printer's settings options (GUI) and there should be a drop down for color options (in the past I've set color, grayscale, black).
Or you could use lpoptions https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=955786#p955786
d'oh ... this was solved on another thread. My bad. Sorry for the noise.
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