I'm confused on the ink cartridges. If one needs to be replaced, say the color, do you have to replace both black and color, even if the black still has ink?
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NO you change the cartridges separately -- a long-time user and advocate -- Sometimes "Walmart" carries the original Kodak glossy photo paper in 4 X 6 or 8 1/2 X 11 in the copier or stationary aisles -- Buy it up when you see it. Since the printer is no longer made retailers are no longer carrying the paper and it may soon be out of production. Kodak paper and ink give superior prints together. Sometimes when plain paper black- and-white prints seem "patchy" or "faded" you need to try the "color" print button not the "black" print button. In time the printers do wear and can no longer be repaired because replacement parts are no longer being manufactured for this discontinued gem of a printer. ENJOY -- CRL NO you change the cartridges separately -- a long-time user and advocate -- Sometimes "Walmart" carries the original Kodak glossy photo paper in 4 X 6 or 8 1/2 X 11 in the copier or stationary aisles -- Buy it up when you see it. Since the printer is no longer made retailers are no longer carrying the paper and it may soon be out of production. Kodak paper and ink give superior prints together. Sometimes when plain paper black- and-white prints seem "patchy" or "faded" you need to try the "color" print button not the "black" print button. In... » Read More NO you change the cartridges separately -- a long-time user and advocate -- Sometimes "Walmart" carries the original Kodak glossy photo paper in 4 X 6 or 8 1/2 X 11 in the copier or stationary aisles -- Buy it up when you see it. Since the printer is no longer made retailers are no longer carrying the paper and it may soon be out of production. Kodak paper and ink give superior prints together. Sometimes when plain paper black- and-white prints seem "patchy" or "faded" you need to try the "color" print button not the "black" print button. In time the printers do wear and can no longer be repaired because replacement parts are no longer being manufactured for this discontinued gem of a printer. ENJOY -- CRL « Show Less
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no you do not need to replace both. the printer will inform you which cartridge needs to be replaced
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No. Just the black when black goes out .... but regarding color, lets say the blue goes out then you may have to replace the whole darn color cartridge ... which defeats Kodak's claim at being "easy on ink and easy on your wallet.
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NO you change the cartridges separately -- a long-time user and advocate -- Sometimes "Walmart" carries the original Kodak glossy photo paper in 4 X 6 or 8 1/2 X 11 in the copier or stationary aisles -- Buy it up when you see it. Since the printer is no longer made retailers are no longer carrying the paper and it may soon be out of production. Kodak paper and ink give superior prints together. Sometimes when plain paper black- and-white prints seem "patchy" or "faded" you need to try the "color" print button not the "black" print button. In time the printers do wear and can no longer be repaired because replacement parts are no longer being manufactured for this discontinued gem of a printer. ENJOY -- CRL
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Replace only the ones that run out - that is the beauty of having separate color cartridges. It is always good to have a replacement for every cartridge in reserve. So, when you use your last cartridge of any color or black size, make sure to get replacements for it as soon as possible. The printer will not function if a cartridge is empty!
1492111
Who knows. I bought a color and black cartridge and the color one would not work but the black cartridge did.
332534
Well, start with the fundamentals: Is the black cartridge in the correct slot where the black cartridge should go? If you put the old cartridge back in, does it work? Do you see the ink level show up when you query the device?
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I have the same problem. I am forever buying new black. The color lasts a bit longer. I keep an extra black around all the time. I bought a Kodak printer when my old HP died. I wish I had never made that purchase. $$ $$ $$....
1531234
I have installed two inks at this time ,they are printing just fine. with the blacks. I have not used any others yet. Lee H.
1268913
I was not happy with the re-manufactured black ink cartridge. The on-line status tells me that my ink is out. I was able to monkey with it and it does print, but I could not tell you what I did or how I did it. I've already ordered my official HP black ink for when this does finally quit working. Sorry, I realize this is not helping.
1472879
I have not run across this problem yet, but I believe if you print in black you should still be able to print without replacing the color that has run out. Hope this helps.
300438
No. The printer requires that all cartridges be in place to operate; otherwise, you get an error message. And the printer's technology can tell exactly which color cartridge is missing.
2008952
I'm not using your Back Ink Cartridge yet, still have Black Ink. There is problem with Ink at this time. Thanks
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If you are asking will the printer work without a color cartridge in place in the printer to print B&W; the answer is no. The printer has to detect both ink cartridges to work. However, the printer comes with both Black and color ink cartridges and when the color runs out the printer will still print in B&W; as long as you leave the empty cartridge in place (until the black ink runs out).
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Hi John, the cartridge are supposed to be "plug and use", if they are not being recognized by the printer, contact the seller, they should be fine to replace them for you. It happend once to me on one black cartridge, the seller asked me to trash it and he send me a replacement one that worked fine.
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I have a problem that I cannot find addressed anywhere. We recently changed both of our black ink cartridges, and now our printer does not print in black or color. If we attempt to print from the computer, fax, or copier it makes the usually sounds, but spits out a piece of completely blank paper. I have tried removing and reinstalling the cartridges-- they all seem to be installed correctly. I can't imagine that the print head has a problem because it was working fine prior to changing the cartridges and we did not touch it. We have changed no settings on the printer or computer. Does anyone have any other ideas? I have a problem that I cannot find addressed anywhere. We recently changed both of our black ink cartridges, and now our printer does not print in black or color. If we attempt to print from the computer, fax, or copier it makes the usually sounds, but spits out a piece of completely blank paper. I have tried removing and reinstalling the cartridges-- they all seem to be installed correctly. I can't imagine that the print head has a problem because it was working fine prior to changing the cartridges and we did not touch it. We have changed no settings on the printer or computer. Does... » Read More I have a problem that I cannot find addressed anywhere. We recently changed both of our black ink cartridges, and now our printer does not print in black or color. If we attempt to print from the computer, fax, or copier it makes the usually sounds, but spits out a piece of completely blank paper. I have tried removing and reinstalling the cartridges-- they all seem to be installed correctly. I can't imagine that the print head has a problem because it was working fine prior to changing the cartridges and we did not touch it. We have changed no settings on the printer or computer. Does anyone have any other ideas? « Show Less
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I think this is a ploy to force customers to buy color cartridges even if you are only printing in black & white. There's no solution that I know of except to buy store brand ink cartridges. I still don't understand why you need cartridges in the printer in order to scan and fax - that still has me stumped, but I think it's a design flaw.
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Hello, I purchased this set of replacement ink twice. The color ink worked OK but the black failed after printing at about a quarter of use. I went back to Kodak. I asked for a resolution of my problem with no success.
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I have now used 1 full black and started a 2nd and it all comes out as true black. If someone is having that problem it's most likely because they have their printer set wrong. If you try to print in black but the cartridge is empty or not installed correctly the printer tries to make the black using the color ink.
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The black and color are separate cartridges so if the color goes empty, you can still print in black, one of the options in the print menu is to print in grayscale if no color ink or if you just want to conserve the color ink.