How Can I Get Black & White to Be My Default Printing? [ Edited ]

[GBU]

Hi,

I have a HP Deskjet 3050A All-in-One J611 Series Printer.  I want to print in b/w and it keeps coming out in color.  I went to  Preferences>Layout>Advanced. 

Under Printer Features I went to Print in Grayscale.  I used the dropdown box & selected Black Ink Only>OK>OK>Apply>Print & I'm still getting color on some documents.

Any thoughts?  I want b/w to be my default setting.

Thanks.

[kawaii_aoi]

Hi GBU,

How about the Print All Text in Black option? Was that already enabled? You can also a bit of a test on the printer itself by copying a b&w document.

Let me know how it goes...

[GBU]

Thanks for replying.

Not sure where the 'Print All Text in Black option' is found?

There's no problem in copying docs.  They'll copy in b/w.  It's the printing...

[kawaii_aoi]

Hi again!

Print All Text in Black is also found on Printing Preferences > Advanced > Printer Features, it's the last option. Check if it's disable or enable. You can check this from Devices and Printers.

May I also verify where you're printing from? Is it occuring in all programs you've tried (i.e. MS Word, Excel, notepad etc.)

[cand]

Thank you. This worked great

[kawaii_aoi]

Glad that it worked for you! Feel free to visit the forums again if you need help!

[Piccola2011]

Do you have to select that for every document you print? This is great information. After I put in my last color cartridge (HP Deskjet 460) I chose (under the color tab) Grayscale, then Black/gray photo cartridge only for almost every document I printed & the color is out again. Hopefully I'll be able to keep printing this way even if the color is completely empty!

[kawaii_aoi]

Hi Piccola2011,

Once you've set that setting on your printer properties, it should retain it, unless the program you're trying to print from will have a different setting of its own. Glad to hear this also worked for you! I use this setting all the time with my old Deskjet printer!

[GBU]

Mine is slightly different.

When you get to the Advanced Tab you then have this choice:  Printer Features>Print in Grayscale.  I selected (from the drop down) Black Ink Only.  So far it seems to be holding.

Thanks.

[kawaii_aoi]

Hi GBU,

Glad that it worked for you as well! Well, the printer settings differ per operating system. Feel free to visit the forums again if you need help!