HP ink ripping people off? Never print in color but the printer says color low

[holden j caufield]

I setup a printer at a relative's place. They never print in color and I default it to print in black only with fast draft (they don't know how to change this so it's printing black only) Some how 3/4 of the cartridges are low. Only yellow is at 50%, I understand the black needing replacement but what is HP doing, how are the other colors also low.

 

[imagoon]

It gets used during the cleaning cycles. Only printing black still "breaks the seal" on the color side which then needs to clean / eject ink to prevent drying out the color jets.

 

[PowerYoga]

if you don't use the color it can dry out.

 

[SilthDraeth]

Some printers will use color still to enhance the black, even on draft.

I am not sure if the HP printer you have is doing this or not, but it does happen in same printers.

 

[Nizzzlle]

Some printers have an option if the black ink is low to print a composite black using all the colors, make sure it isn't doing that.

 

[ericloewe]

HP printer software tends to have two options: Grayscale and Black-only. Grayscale uses the colors for lighter tones and Black for... black...

 

[gorcorps]

Some printers will use color still to enhance the black, even on draft.

I am not sure if the HP printer you have is doing this or not, but it does happen in same printers.

Some printers have an option if the black ink is low to print a composite black using all the colors, make sure it isn't doing that.

HP printer software tends to have two options: Grayscale and Black-only. Grayscale uses the colors for lighter tones and Black for... black...

Am I the only one who actually read the part in the OP where he said it's already set to black only?

Anyway OP, as stated they can dry out plus the cleaning cycles use more ink then they should. I've seen videos of people disassembling their printers and finding a load of ink in the cleaning tray (or whatever it's called). HP was flogged by some for wasting more ink this way than competitiors.

 

[SilthDraeth]

Am I the only one who actually read the part in the OP where he said it's already set to black only?

Anyway OP, as stated they can dry out plus the cleaning cycles use more ink then they should. I've seen videos of people disassembling their printers and finding a load of ink in the cleaning tray (or whatever it's called). HP was flogged by some for wasting more ink this way than competitiors.

I read the OP. I was simply pointing out, that some printers will use color ink, even when you tell it to print black only.

If you didn't understand that, I don't know what else to say.

 

[printerguy]

Hi, What is the model number of the printer that you are using?