“We will use black ink only to print always. if a color cartridge dries up, will that one or all color cartridges have to be replaced in order to continue to print with black cartridges only?”
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If one color is missing in your Brother MFCJ4535DW machine, it will enter into B&W Print Only Mode. The "B&W Print Only" message means that one or more of your color ink cartridges have reached the end of its life. While "B&W Print Only" appears on the screen, you can continue to use your machine in the following ways: 1. You can always scan to PC or media even if your machine displays "Replace Ink." 2. Based on your printing volume and page coverage, you can print up to four (4) weeks in B&W mode. 3. You'll be able to receive and print B&W faxes. If you're sent a color fax, the machine will convert the face and print it in black and white. 4. You won't be able to print on photo paper or other special media during B&W mode. Only plain paper can be used. 5. Place the machine in Grayscale mode via the print driver to ensure you can continue to print documents. Your printer is designed to stop ALL printing operations when any of the ink cartridges are have reached their end-of-life. This is to ensure the life of the printhead and to maintain premium print quality. Some ink from all the ink cartridges is used in periodic cleaning cycles. This helps to prevent issues such as printhead clogs and poor print quality. There is no way to bypass this feature. If one or more color ink cartridges are low but not at the end of their usable life and you want to minimize the use of color ink, change the settings in the Brother software to print with black ink only (grayscale). If you print with black ink only, the other ink cartridges must have ink for the printer to print. When an ink cartridge is depleted, you must replace it before you can print. If you print with black ink only, the printer may still use small amounts of ink from all the ink cartridges for occasional servicing tasks. Brother recommends that you replace any low ink cartridges to avoid any interruptions in printing.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I have 't tried myself but that was one of the decision criteria for me too. I read it in my research that it allows to use only black ink.
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