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12-12-2021 10:43 AM
Hello, I have hp officejet 7612 is there any way I can print with black ink only without changing the color ink cartridges? because I don't use color ink in my printing and the printer can't let me print without changing the depleted ink cartridges.
Yours sincerely.
12-12-2021 03:33 PM
Welcome to the HP Community.
This printer requires all ink cartridges be installed and have ink.
Black ink only / Print with only black ink / print with one cartridge / single cartridge
HP Printers - Cannot Print When One HP Ink Cartridge is Empty
This document is for HP OfficeJet 6100, 6600, 6700, 8702, 7110 Wide Format, 7510 Wide Format, 7610 Wide Format, 7612 Wide Format, OfficeJet Pro 7720 Wide Format, 7730 Wide Format, 7740 Wide Format, 8100, 8210, 8216, 8218, 8600, 8600 Plus, 8610, 8615, 8620, 8625, 8630, 8640, 8660, 8710, 8715, 8717, 8718, 8719, 8720, 8725, 8728, 8730, 8732M, 8740, 8745, OfficeJet Pro 8025e, 8035e, 9010, 9012, 9013, 9014, 9015, 9015e, 9016, 9018, 9019/Premier, 9020, 9022, 9023, 9025, 9025e, 9026, 9028, and OfficeJet 9012 AiO printers:
The printers listed in this document cannot print when one ink cartridge is empty.
Your printer is designed to print only when all ink cartridges have ink. Some ink from all the ink cartridges is used in periodic servicing tasks. This helps to prevent issues such as print head clogs and poor print quality. There is no way to bypass this feature.
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