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I can’t print black and white while a colour cartridge is depleted. An error message says “ Depleted cartridges must be replaced to resume printing.” Normally, I can still print black and white or colour in grey scale when colour cartridges is/are depleted. Any one know the reason of this problem?

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@abc-123_home wrote:

I can’t print black and white while a colour cartridge is depleted. An error message says “ Depleted cartridges must be replaced to resume printing.” Normally, I can still print black and white or colour in grey scale when colour cartridges is/are depleted. Any one know the reason of this problem?


 

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This printer does not support printing without all cartridges.

When one of the ink cartridges is completely depleted, the printer should complain and refuse to print.

 

 

  HP Printers - Cannot Print When One HP Ink Cartridge is Empty

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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 printhead clogs and poor print quality. There is no way to bypass this feature.

 

 

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@abc-123_home 

 

Welcome to the HP Community.

 


@abc-123_home wrote:

I can’t print black and white while a colour cartridge is depleted. An error message says “ Depleted cartridges must be replaced to resume printing.” Normally, I can still print black and white or colour in grey scale when colour cartridges is/are depleted. Any one know the reason of this problem?


 

Answer

 

This printer does not support printing without all cartridges.

When one of the ink cartridges is completely depleted, the printer should complain and refuse to print.

 

 

  HP Printers - Cannot Print When One HP Ink Cartridge is Empty

Excerpted

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 printhead clogs and poor print quality. There is no way to bypass this feature.

 

 

HP Printer Home Page - References and Resources – Learn about your Printer  - Solve Problems

 “Things that are your printer”

NOTE:  Content depends on device type and Operating System

Categories:  Alerts, Access to the Print and Scan Doctor (Windows), Warranty Check, HP Drivers / Software / Firmware Updates, How-to Videos, Bulletins/Notices, Lots of How-to Documents, Troubleshooting, Manuals > User Guides, Product Information (Specifications), more

When the website support page opens, Select (as available) a Category > Topic > Subtopic

HP OfficeJet Pro 7720 Wide Format All-in-One Printer series 

 

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The Community is a separate wing of the HP website - We are not an HP business group.

Our Community is comprised of volunteers - people who own and use HP devices.

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