How to print in black and white on a color printer

A color printer is designed for color inks. In principle, that’s why it’s called that. But he can actually print black and white sheets and photographs, but not always.

Is it possible to print only black and white images on a color printer?

You can definitely answer the question with one word “no,” but sometimes this is possible, but it will depend on the printer company. It’s worth a try if you change the print properties settings (where the black print is) with other ink or check the “print with black ink only” checkbox. Some models with empty ink block the function because the peripheral device sees an empty cartridge.

How to print in black and white on a color printer

There are times when you really need to print a black and white document on a color peripheral device. For example, it is very urgent or you need to save paint. What to do?

Canon

1. If you are using Canon, then in the additional functions on the right you need to check the box next to “Grayscale”. Next, you need to click “Ok” in the settings window and print the desired document.
2. You can use other programs in which you can specifically specify which paints will be used. For example, in the Yandex browser, in the color printout item, you can select the “black and white print” type.And in Adobe Reader you can only check the box to print in grayscale.
3. In the properties, through the panel control window, you can open the “black and white printing” option. Everything is brilliantly simple!

HP

To save color ink or for grayscale photography, it is worth changing your PC settings for HP. Only black ink cartridges are used. All the colors of the authentic photograph (multi-colored) come out black and white. To obtain such an output image, you need to perform a “black ink only” action or scan in grayscale.

There is an option to make the transition through the operating system:

• select the “print” section in the application;
• find device;
• open its properties (may also be called “printer”, “parameters”);
• click on the paper/quality or functions tab;
• go to “advanced”, print in grayscale, black ink only;

ATTENTION. If you want to reduce ink consumption to a minimum, then you need to reduce their quality.

• if you need high quality, you can do it by turning on the “high-quality printing in grayscale” function.

Epson

In order for a familiar document to be printed by default, you need to do several steps on the computer itself:

1. Go to Start.
2. Then to the control panel.
3. In the upper right corner you need to click “devices and printers” - “view ...” (in the equipment and sound section).
4. From the available options, find your printer and its model.
5. By right-clicking the mouse, a window will appear. We are interested in the “printing settings” item.
6. After opening the menu, you need to select “color”.
7. Then you need to apply the changes and click “OK”.

IMPORTANT. Not all Epson models support black and white printing. If such a parameter does not appear in the color window, it means that your printer does not have such a function.