How do I use my Officejet 8610 as a black & white printer with an empty color cartridge

[Rob6244]

I am struggling to understand why I can't print a grayscale document, regardless of the fact I have an empty color cartridge.  I have two HP Printers in the house and would like to use this one for black & white printing only without having to replenish the color cartridges.

[Dragon-Fur]

@Rob6244 

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Check your cartridges - some printers do require all cartridges to be installed and have ink to print.

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

Check the ink cartridge number(s).  Some printers require that all cartridges have usable ink.

Example,

932, 933, 950, 951-959, 962-969 cartridges:

Ink is required in all cartridges to print and to perform periodic servicing to prevent clogs and other print quality issues. There is no way to bypass this feature.

If one of the following messages displays, replace the indicated cartridge to continue printing.

• The cartridges above must be replaced to resume printing

• Cartridges Depleted

• Depleted cartridges must be replaced to resume printing

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References / Resources

 Printer Specifications for HP Officejet 8600, Pro 8610, 8620, 8630, 8640, 8660 Printers

Section Cartridges

The printing mechanism for this printer consists of one printhead and four cartridges. Review the following information to find the printhead and cartridges that are compatible with your printer.

Purchase replacement cartridges and other supplies from the HP Store or local retailers.

The following table displays cartridge information for HP Officejet Pro 8600 e-All-in-One Series printers.

note:

Depending on your country/region, ink cartridges might have XL or Economy in the number. These ink cartridges work with your printer. XL ink cartridges provide higher page yields and Economy ink cartridges provide lower page yields than standard ink cartridges

Color	The Americas	Europe	Middle East and Africa	Asia Pacific
Black	HP 950 Black	HP 950 Black	HP 950 Black	HP 950 Black
Cyan	HP 951 Cyan	HP 951 Cyan	HP 951 Cyan	HP 951 Cyan
Magenta	HP 951 Magenta	HP 951 Magenta	HP 951 Magenta	HP 951 Magenta
Yellow	HP 951 Yellow	HP 951 Yellow	HP 951 Yellow	HP 951 Yellow

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