Why is the HP Officejet Pro 8600 Plus not able to print black and white only if the black cartridge is still not empty?
What I mean is I went into the settings to set the printer to print black and white only as well as print text only in black. Yet I am FORCED to replace the cyan, magenta, and yellow cartridges because they are depleted. What does cyan, magenta, and yellow ink have anything to do with printing black considering a SEPARATE black cartridge exists and is still full?
I am aggravated at how the driver for this printer is designed TO FORCE me to purchase nonblack cartridges when I purposefully set the printing to be BLACK ONLY. I am unable to go forward with my printing. This is considered a show stopper and is unacceptable considering that the setting I assigned and the cartridge(s) depleted message contradict each other. If the setting is made to print in black and white only including text, then print black and white since I know the black ink is still available.
Take into consideration that printing can take place at anytime. Not being able to use black as my alternate color (WHICH IS NOT EMPTY AND IS A SEPARATE CARTRIDGE) forces me to stop. I am unable to go forward until the store opens. WalMart is not always an option. That is time lost.
The inability to switch to use the black cartridge only is a time waster.
Let's call it for what it is, a form of ransom. HP wants me to spend money on color cartridges that have nothing to do with printing black and white. When I am ready to print in color, that should be a time of my choosing.
Incidentally, the form I am trying to print is black and white only. No color is on this form. It makes no sense to force color printing of a black and white document.