does my printer need to have all ink cartridges full in order to print?

[krazii_k]

I have a officejet6100 printer, the ink cartridges are blinking for 2 of the colored ones and wont let me print nothing. iv went in and set the settings to black ink only but still cant figure out how to print anything. please sumone help me!!

[Dragon-Fur]

@krazii_k 

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@krazii_k wrote:

I have a OfficeJet 6100 printer, the ink cartridges are blinking for 2 of the colored ones and wont let me print nothing. iv went in and set the settings to black ink only but still cant figure out how to print anything. please someone help me!!

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All ink cartridges - black and color - must be installed and functional.

There is no "black only ink" option available on this printer model.

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

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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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