Why am I getting a greenish tint when printing B&amp;W prints
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Almost certainly your printer has a dirty or clogged print head on one of the cartridges. Use the utilities to assist in diagnosing the problem. Regards, Bill
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I can't answer you accurately because ALL of these cartridges leaked toner into the printer. The finished product had what we called "tint of the day" (either cyan, magenta, gray or yellowish). I would NOT recommend these cartridges to my worst enemy!
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Color and black and white are two separate cartridges. If you're not printing in color, then the color won't empty.
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It prints beautifully in B&W.; There MAY be a very, very slight tint visible when light reflects off the surface at an angle, but you'd never notice it unless you're looking for it.
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It prints only in black and white - not color. I think :-) I am very happy with mine, if that's any help. FAST and efficient.
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If you are specifying "grayscale" or "black & White" in the print command, you have right to expect the printer to print it so. If you leave it to s/w to decide whether you need yellow, it won't.
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Because when printing "black and white" Rich dark black color is produced by blending black and cyan (blue) . Still needs color to produce "black and white"
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Try going into your printer options and checking print in black and white or grayscale when you are printing things that are only text. I think that the printer automatically prints in color mode otherwise, which is why the black CYMK cartridges always run out of ink so fast.
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No problem with printer printing in purple hue. Have you cleaned the printer ink heads under the maintenance menu? And only purchase the kodak ink for the printer, do not refill the cartridges. Well I hope this is helpful and I hope it works. MERRY CHRISTMAS
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Sorry, I cannot answer to your problem, but want to add that I cannot get yellow on my printed papers, and from the day it came it has been this way. Our HP printer has been wonderful all these years until the ink cartridges were no longer. Does anyone have any suggestion?
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My color cartridges always get used up fast even though I only print in grey scale, never in color. I don't understand why. Can anyone give me a clue? Thanks. LG
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If you are referring to black only (in other words, the printer still prints in color) then your printer may be suffering from the known issue of black-printing-failure; this seems to be a circuit failure having nothing at all to do with the ink cartridges. You can test this by printing identical blocks of the same text in yellow, cyan, magenta and black, only. All of the color text should be fine; only the black will fail to print. At this time, there is no known fix for the problem. If your 3520 is very new, just a few months old, (i.e. still under warranty) try contacting HP for a replacement. If you are referring to black only (in other words, the printer still prints in color) then your printer may be suffering from the known issue of black-printing-failure; this seems to be a circuit failure having nothing at all to do with the ink cartridges. You can test this by printing identical blocks of the same text in yellow, cyan, magenta and black, only. All of the color text should be fine; only the black will fail to print. At this time, there is no known fix for the problem. If your 3520 is very new, just a few months old, (i.e. still under warranty) try... » Read More If you are referring to black only (in other words, the printer still prints in color) then your printer may be suffering from the known issue of black-printing-failure; this seems to be a circuit failure having nothing at all to do with the ink cartridges. You can test this by printing identical blocks of the same text in yellow, cyan, magenta and black, only. All of the color text should be fine; only the black will fail to print. At this time, there is no known fix for the problem. If your 3520 is very new, just a few months old, (i.e. still under warranty) try contacting HP for a replacement. « Show Less
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Epson printers use multiple colors, even when printing black and white. If something is out of whack you will see it reflected in print quality. Try cleaning the heads using the print utility. If that doesn't work you may have an out of date print driver. You can download those from Epson's website. A new print driver will give you different options for printing and will change the look of your print dialog box. If you have a photo manipulation program like Photoshop you can adjust your photos before printing to give them more of a sepia tone.
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Consult the printer's owners manual. You can also request grayscale or black only when queuing up to print. Not very familiar with Mac but that should be a start.
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I have never had that problem. What printer setting are you using? I believe just the normal print setting is suggested; that's what I use.
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Are you asking how to distinguish the tint/color in the cartridge? If so, use the color dot pattern over the ink refil holes as a guide.
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This is not a good solution but I was under a deadline and had to get documents printed. I would suggest investing in a Brother b&w laser and keeping this one for color, faxing and scanning. Here is how you can get it to print b&w with empty color cartridges: Take the empty color cartridge out. You will notice that it is spring-loaded and if you push the side that is towards the printer, there is a little window that shows the ink level. While pushed in, tape the ink tank window with black electric tape. Be careful and make sure the tape covers only the ink tank window. Insert the cartridge back and the printer will show that color cartridge as full. Make sure to do this with all the color cartridges when they get empty and print in black and white ONLY. Printing color may damage the printer if you do this!! B&W only!