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‎07-21-2018 12:35 PM

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Product: deskjet 260
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hallo,

what happens when :

A. Color cartridge is empty and I try to print a colored picture.

B. When I  put a black cartidge in the place for the color cartidge

Greetings and thanks

MJ

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‎07-22-2018 08:46 AM

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Yes, single cartridge mode is supported on yout Deskjet 2630 printer. See page 58 of the user manual here.

 

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‎07-21-2018 02:42 PM

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Please read this post then provide some details.  What printer model - I cannot find any reference to a Deskjet 260.

 

If you have the Deskjet 460 the answers would be as follows:

 

A. If the color cartridge is empty and you try to print a color picture the printer will go through the motions of printing, but the page would be blank.

 

B.  If you force a black cartrdige into the color cartrdige position it will likely become jammed and be very difficult to remove.  Additionally, it will not work and will cause an error message.

 

If you have a printer with one tri-color cartridge and a black cartridge I would suggest the following:  remove the color cartrdige and print in single-cartridge model.  This would result in the printer using grayscale with the black cartridge to print a color image.  Most HP printers in the last few years that have a black and a tri-color cartridge will support single cartridge mode.


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‎07-22-2018 02:14 AM

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Hallo,

my printer is a HP Deskjet 2630.

It's bought (new) a few months ago.

I assume that the single-cartridge mode will work.

Thank you very much for your quick reaction.

Have a nice week-end and greetings from The Netherlands !

MJ

 

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‎07-22-2018 08:46 AM

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Yes, single cartridge mode is supported on yout Deskjet 2630 printer. See page 58 of the user manual here.

 

dj 2600 single.png


Bob Headrick,  HP Expert

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‎07-22-2018 09:01 AM

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Thanks again.

Where are the "Solution" and "Thumbs up "buttons ?

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‎07-22-2018 09:21 AM

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@mjvanderwerf wrote:

Thanks again.

Where are the "Solution" and "Thumbs up "buttons ?

If you are using the desktop version of the forum the Accept as Solution and Kudo's buttons are just below the post you want to mark.

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If you are using the mobile phone version of the forum there will be an orange Reply, then an orange Accept as solution in the left below the post with a :ThumbUp: Kudos button to the right.


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