C6180 photosmart black ink will not print

Hello.
Unfortunately there is no way around this. It is a feature of the printer to stop any air reaching the tubes to the print head from the cartridge, plus a way of making you buy more ink!
If quality is not an issue search on E-bay or a computer fair/market for some cheap compatible cartridges. I have seen them from $10-$20 each
I hope this helps Regards
GM

I have a similiar issue that just started happening recently - the printer shows FULL inks but the PC thinks it has empty inks. I tried the * #, 123 reset hardware failures, but that didnt help. Printer run self diagnostics says all is fine....

I am using USB connections - and this has been fine for years, until now. Maybe a microsoft patch issue?

Please click on Start on the computer------Control panel-----Printers andd Faxes.
Right click on the printer iconx Photosmart C6180 series------Properties-------Advanced.
Here, please select the option "print in grey scale" and click OK.

This will fix the issue and you will be able to print in black only.

I'd do the reboot of the printer.Turn it off,unplug for 60 seconds,plug it back in,turn it back on and see if the black will work.After plugging back in it should clean the print head and then you can do a test page to make sure.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00728224&cc=th&lc=en&dlc=en&product=1153494
This site will show you how to print a test page.

Not all printers have this option, but i think this one should. you may need to download and install the software, you can do that from here: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?os=228&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=id〈=en&product=1153494
Try the HP Photosmart Full Feature Software and Drivers and the HP Printing Diagnostic Utility
give that a go. Hope this helps

Well if you already installed a new black ink cartridge and still wont print, then try cleaning your printer head. It can be that the some ink was hardened and got stuck preventing you to print a black color.

All colors need to be present to pass alignment. Usually what I see is the yellow is empty. You can blot the print cartridge on a damp paper towel to verify the inks are working and this also cleans the head.

it might be okay if you try to reinstall printer's drivers

I am on my second Photosmart C6180, the first one I had quit printing black ink after 6 months, after hours with the HP help desk, the finally decided to replace the printer. I have now been using the replacement for several months and just this weekend it too quit printing black ink...no copying, no printing and no faxing.  I am now shopping for another, not a HP.  

no solution, but that's what mine did to! What is with the pink ink?