Printing in Black

lemontree

I have been unable to find the button which enables me to print in black only.
I have an Epson CX3650 and have looked at the Printer Preferences Page but cannot find Ink.
Can anyone help?
Thank you.

macman

Change your document to black only, then print it.

WhiteChristmas

It'll vary depending on program/printer driver, but it will be a variation on the following...

File>Print
Select "Properties"
Select the "Advanced" tab
Select "Greyscale"

santer_2

With mine, it is printer preferences, advanced, greyscale

Some printers still use colour inks when set to greyscale or black only

lemontree

Yes set to black but still using colour. Very annoying as the black is full and colours low so I will need to buy colours before it stops printing!

santer_2

If you do not need to print in colour, do you use compatibles?

http://new.ukdvdr.co.uk/search.php?search=epson+cx3650&brand=

http://www.bigpockets.co.uk/cartridge_finder.php?nav=8

You can either use a full set of compatibles or just the colours with a genuine Epson for the black

MoneySavingUser

lemontree wrote: »

Yes set to black but still using colour. Very annoying as the black is full and colours low so I will need to buy colours before it stops printing!

I have this problem too since I started using windows 7 - sometimes it just ignores my selection of black only (in microsoft word) but it works fine in adobe reader

(using a hp printer though)

lemontree

Santer I do use compatibles.
Do youmean I could put black in allof the 4?

lemontree

What brilliant links but please explain what connection printing in black has to compatibles(not very techi)

santer_2

No, the printer would not recognise the black ink in a colour cartridge position

I was thinking that if you do not need colour then you could use colour compatibles, but if you use them already that's fine

Haven't used these but the feedback rating seem OK and they have 27ml of ink which is good for a compatible

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/4-Compatible-inks-Cartridges-EPSON-CX3600-CX3650-/220644517626?pt=UK_CamerasPhoto_Printing_PrinterInkCatridges_JN&hash=item335f7026fa

Toxteth_OGrady

You could try 'print to PDF' with something like this first, selecting grayscale. http://www.bullzip.com/products/pdf/info.php

You could the print the grayscale pdf file with your regular printer.