can i set the hp officejet 6700 premium to print black only

[jfg107]

can i set the hp officejet 6700 premium to print black only

[RnRMusicMan]

Hi @jfg107,

Welcome to the HP Forums!

I see that you are wondering if you can set the HP Officejet 6700 premium printer to black ink only, on Windows 7. And, I am happy to help! 

Depending on your print job, print in color, black ink only, or grayscale. The following color options might be available for your printer:

• Color: Print using color ink.
• Black & White: Print with multiple shades of gray (grayscale). This setting still uses some color ink.
• High Quality Grayscale: Print with multiple shades of gray. Increases the dots-per-inch (dpi) on the page, allowing for more detailed photos and sharper text.
• Black Ink Only: Print with black ink only (no color ink is used in printouts). This setting is best used when printing text.

1. On your computer, open the document or photo you want to print, click File, and then click Print.
2. From the print dialog window, click Properties.

    NOTE:

   Depending on your software application, this button might be called Properties, Options, Printer Setup, Printer Properties, Printer, orPreferences.

3. Select the Paper/Quality tab.
   Figure : Paper/Quality tab

   
4. Select either Black & White or Color, or to print with black ink only or in high quality grayscale, skip to step 5.
   If you selected Black & White or Color, click OK, and then click Print.
5. To print with black ink only or in high quality grayscale, click Advanced.
   The Advanced Options dialog window opens.
   Figure : The Advanced Options dialog window opens

   
6. Click Print in Grayscale, click the down arrow, select High Quality Grayscale or Black Ink Only, and then click OK.
7. Click OK, and then click Print.

Source: Printing and Changing Print Settings (Windows).

Please, keep in mind if any of your other ink cartridges are too low, or empty. They will need to be replaced in order to print in black. 

This document, Ink Usage in Inkjet Printers states: 

Some color ink may be used when printing black text-or-graphics

There are several circumstances when color ink may be used—primarily to improve print quality, and sometimes to improve printer reliability—even if the document appears to be only black text-and-graphics. Many HP printers utilize chemical interactions to improve the quality and permanence of plain paper black text-and-graphics by adding small amounts of color ink to certain black areas. Some dark images which look black may contain a combination of black and color inks. For black and white images and photos, a blend of colors called "composite black" may be used to achieve significantly better image quality and smoother gray tones than can be accomplished with black inks alone. Some inkjet printers utilize pigmented black ink, which is incompatible with some inkjet photo paper. In this case, dark or black areas are made up of color inks. Page yield testing is conducted with all cartridges (black and color) installed in the printer. For more information see Inkjet page yields .

For users who wish to print utilizing just black ink (despite the reduced print quality), many HP printers offer options. For example, a driver color setting (by selecting "print in grayscale with the black cartridge only" in printing preferences) specifies printing using only black ink. In addition, many IPH printers can operate in "reserve mode," which allows the user to continue to print with just the black cartridge when the color cartridge is removed or not installed.In HP IIC systems, all supplies are required to be installed in the printer for the printer to function.

Some ink is used to service the print head and prevent clogging

Print head nozzles get clogged over time, most commonly by microscopic dust particles or dried ink. Nozzles are kept clean by servicing, including wiping the surface with a small rubber wiper, ejecting ink through the nozzles to purge particles and to prevent drying, and pumping with ink to clean the print head. To keep the printer ready to print in either color or black, these service routines typically consume some ink from every cartridge, even if only black or color is used in the document being printed.

Tiny bubbles of air form in the ink over time and can block the flow of ink in long-life print head printers (IIC). In some IIC printers, air bubbles can be caused by an ink cartridge change. Air bubbles can be removed by pumping them out of the print head. When removing these air bubbles, some ink is also removed.On IIC systems, multiple colors may use the same print head. When a single color cartridge is changed, some ink is also consumed from the other color ink cartridges using the same print head.

Hope this information answers your question, and have a nice day! 

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