If out of ink, will it still scan? My old Epson printer would not scan if the ink was low. It would put up this notification that disabled the whole printer/scanner/copier until I changed it.
Also, the ink cartiages were individual so if the yellow was out, that same notification would pop up and disable the functions even if I changed the setting to black and white (where there is not need for yellow at all!!)

Will I have this problem with this printer?

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If out of ink, will it still scan? My old Epson printer would not scan if the ink was low. It would put up this notification that disabled the whole printer/scanner/copier until I changed it.
Also, the ink cartiages were individual so if the yellow was out, that same notification would pop up and disable the functions even if I changed the setting to black and white (where there is not need for yellow at all!!)

Will I have this problem with this printer?

AggieTech · Accepted Answer

Absolutely. This printer will still scan even if out of ink. It just wont print anything.

BBfan · Answer

I've never had a problem with HP printers scanning when ink was low.

HP Team · Answer

Yes, the HP Officejet 3830 will scan when there is low ink. This printer has many features, one of them being scan to email, which will not use any ink. So you can scan away with little to no ink and be ok. Thank you for choosing HP for your printing needs

Answered by HP Team 10 years ago

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