“Can you still print in black only with the hp envy 4501e when you dont have a color cartridge in the printer?”

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• This HP Printer supports Single-cartridge mode, To use the single-cartridge mode to operate the HP ENVY 4500 series with only one ink cartridge. The single-cartridge mode is initiated when an ink cartridge is removed from the ink cartridge carriage. To exit single-cartridge mode Install both the black and tri-color cartridges in the HP ENVY 4500 series to exit single-cartridge mode.

  Answered by HP Team 11 years ago

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• Seems the printer spits out an error message on my laptop, when I try, if the color cartridge is empty.

  Answered by jankster99 11 years ago

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• Yes you can just print in black only with this Envy.

  Answered by Barb 11 years ago

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• Yes, printing in black and white is possible without having color ink cartridges in the printer.

  Answered by CommunityAnswer 11 years ago

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• No. The printer will ask you to replace the cartridge to allow you to print.

  Answered by Joel 10 years ago

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• NO there must be a color cartridge installed at all times. I found that out from a Geek Squad member.

  Answered by Bridget 11 years ago

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