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Anonymous Posted on Feb 07, 2008

Ink lights I cannot shut off the color ink. I want black only. Both the black light & the color light stay on, even tho I select the black button only.

  • Anonymous Feb 10, 2008

    It will print in black & color both. Sometimes I want black only and if there is color anyplace on the page it will print it. Thanks for the input.

  • Tresstine Feb 11, 2008

    Although I replaced both ink cartridges, I cannot 'select' black ink. Even when I press Black Ink, the Color Ink light remains lit. I want to reserve

    the more expensive color cartridge for specific color printing. Also, the

    Printer Box in the lower right hand of my screen insists the black ink is

    running low. If I had installed it incorrectly, wouldn't I have been notified?

    I also get a USB002 message. How do I align printer heads?

    Any help would be appreciated. I am very new to all this and feel quite

    pathetic. Thanks for your attention. Tresstine

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You can only print in BW or Color.


You still need both cartridges...

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