Do you need to have all four cartridges installed? I only want to print in black.

[Day364]

Do you need to have all four cartridges installed? I only want to print in black. Can I leave the slots for the color cartridges empty or will the printer not work until I have working cartridges in each slot?

[Dragon-Fur]

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@Day364 wrote:

Do you need to have all four cartridges installed? I only want to print in black.

Can I leave the slots for the color cartridges empty

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will the printer not work until I have working cartridges in each slot?

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The second choice:

The printer requires all HP ink cartridges to be installed and functional.

You can print -- and scan -- in Black / White -- doing so reduces the amount of colored ink used.

The methods used to select Black Only differ by Operating System / version and available application / software.

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