Can't print black and white on L7590 with no yellow ink

[fripp505]

I ran out of ink at the weekend and got a new black ink cartridge. Unfortunately I didn't notice that I was also out of yellow ink. I desparately need to print some plain black text but the printer refuses to as it's out of yellow ink! I don't want to print in yellow. Is there any way to disable this error message for a HP OfficeJet Pro L7590?

Thanks.

[techsupport999]

There will be no way to skip that message.. You need to replace the yellow cartridge bec the printer will undergo a system check before you can use it. Ink cartridge check is included.

So you need to have sufficient ink in the cartridges before you can do anything else..

[fripp505]

Thanks for replying, however I'm sure there must be a way of ignoring ink levels as it is possible with certain key combinations on other HP printers. In my printer, I can get into some hidden menus by pressing *# together then 123, 124, 125 etc If I go into the 329 menu there's a rw parameter item. Though without spending all day, I doubt I'm going to figure out which one (if any) is to disable low ink notification.

[fripp505 · Accepted solution]

Never mind, I figured it out. If you set the printer to manufacturing mode, it ignores the ink levels. Sorted.

[SCC1]

How did you get it into 'manufacturing mode'?

[Galz]

Using Officejet Pro L7590 printer connected to my laptop using XP Pro OS: So many people I've seen on forums have the same problem... The warning message on the printer states: A colour cartrage is low/empty and the printer won't print at all even though I select the "black ink only" option. A solution posted on an old thread is to set the printer to "manufacturing mode". Can't find where to do this. I need an answer on how to get around this asap. Thanks

[MrsKsanders]

I am having the exact same problem. I have no yellow ink and I want to print in black and white only. Is there a work around? Please help!!! I have an HP L7590, my OS is Vista

[steals]

How did you get it into 'manufacturing mode'?

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@SCC1 wrote:

How did you get it into 'manufacturing mode'?

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[steals]

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@fripp505 wrote:
Never mind, I figured it out. If you set the printer to manufacturing mode, it ignores the ink levels. Sorted.

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manufacturing mode? How?

[TommyDyo]

Any word on how to set Manufacturing mode?  It looks like there is a programing error in the HP...If this cannot be resolved, this may be the LAST HP product I buy!