When any printer starts it goes through a cleaning stage it uses color ink and blank ink to purge the heads of dried ink this is done by sucking ink through heads doesnt matter about settings in windows this normal mechanical function of printers in general.
Please follow the steps below on how to print using black ink only on your Lexmark S305 printer:
For Windows:
For Mac operating system:
If you wish to set this as your default print setting, please follow steps below:
For Windows:
Your printer will print in black only the next time you send a print job to the printer.
For Mac:
Select this Preset name every time you print your files/documents.
Note: The 100 standard cartridges yield around 175 ISO Pages. You can also save on ink and stretch your ink investment if you use only 100XL high yield cartridges. These contain almost 3x as much ink as a standard cartridge for a small increment in price.
Lexmark recognizes that some of our inkjet all-in-one customers
may be experiencing issues with their print quality. We take our
customer user experience very seriously, and we strive to ensure that each time
a customer prints using a Lexmark device the page is crisp, clear and up to the
highest standards.
However, if your device is displaying a 'printhead error' on the hardware and/or you are suddenly experiencing a print quality issue, please contact the Lexmark Technical Support Center at 1-800-539-6275 or point your browser to http://bit.ly/lFKDzs for online technical assistance.
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