HP Photosmart C5280 Mac: how to print only in black and white
I don't want to buy any more colour ink as I only print in b/w, but I can't find a way in the print manager or photoshop to stop it drawing from the (now empty) colour ink cartridge (which turns things low quality and pinkish). If I take it out the whole thing won't work! I've found instructions on here on how to fix it on a PC. Any ideas for a Mac?
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Depending on your printer software there are two different methods to set grayscale and black ink only.
- Inside printer preferences, you switch to the Features tab. Here you should see grayscale in the bottom left corner. Once grayscale is selected you may switch quality to black ink only. Then press ok.
- In printer preferences, you click on the Advanced button. You should see a "Print in grayscale" option set to "Off" switch it to grayscale or black ink only and press ok.
As for with a Mac when you open the print dialog depending on the application there may be a link at the bottom left for the system print dialog. Here you should see a preset option. There is a fast draft black ink only preset. Save that preset and it should become the default option.For more help, Give me a call at 1800-204-4427. I can help you out via phone.