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Temporarily Printing with Black Ink When Color Ink Cartridges are Expended
When color ink is expended and black ink still remains, you can continue printing for a short time using only black ink. However, you should replace the expended ink cartridge(s) as soon as possible. See the following section to continue printing temporarily with black ink.
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The actual amount of time will vary depending on the usage conditions, images printed, print settings, and frequency of use.
This feature is not available for Mac OS X 10.4 or earlier.
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For Windows
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This function is available only when Status Monitor 3 is enabled. To enable the status monitor, access the printer driver and click the Maintenance tab and then the Extended Settings button. In the Extended Settings window, check the Enable EPSON Status Monitor 3 check box.
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Follow the steps below to continue printing temporarily with black ink.
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When EPSON Status Monitor 3 tells you to cancel your print job, click Stop or Cancel Print to cancel your print job.
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If the error stating that a color ink cartridge is expended originates with another computer on the network, you may need to cancel the print job at the printer.
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Load plain paper or envelope.
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Paper cassette 2 supports paper B5 or larger only (paper cassette 2 may not be available with some models).
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Access the printer settings.
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Click the Main tab, and then make suitable settings.
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Select plain papers or Envelope as the Paper Type setting.
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Select Grayscale as the Color setting.
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Click OK to close the printer settings window.
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Print your file.
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Epson Status Monitor 3 is displayed on your computer screen again. Click Print in Black to print with black ink.
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For Mac OS X
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This feature is not available for Mac OS X 10.4 or earlier.
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Follow the steps below to continue printing temporarily with black ink.
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If printing can not be resumed, click the printer icon in the Dock. If an error message is displayed prompting you to cancel the print job, click Delete and follow the steps below to reprint the document with black ink.
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If the error stating that a color ink cartridge is expended originates with another computer on the network, you may need to cancel the print job at the printer.
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Access the Epson Printer Utility 4 dialog box.
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Click Monitoring Preferences in the upper left corner of the Epson Printer Utility 4 window.
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Make sure the Permit temporary black printing check box is selected and then close the window.
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Load plain paper or envelope.
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Paper cassette 2 supports paper B5 or larger only (paper cassette 2 may not be available with some models).
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Access the Print dialog box.
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Click the
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Select the printer you are using as the Printer setting, and then make suitable settings.
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Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu.
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Select plain papers or Envelope as the Media Type setting.
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Select the Grayscale check box.
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Click Print to close the Print dialog box.
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