HP K8600 - Why can't I print with black ink only

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HP Officejet Pro K8600 won't print in color, just in black

Ink levels are an estimate. They are approximated according to how much color might have been used. You may be out of all the color inks, they may be dried out or clogged. There should be a head cleaning operation for the printer, but it uses ink too.

Feb 07, 2018 • HP OfficeJet Pro K8600 Printer

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My HP Officejet Pro K8600 won't print black. I have changed the printhead, the cartridge. I have soaked the printhead, I have shaken head. I am getting yellow ink out but no black. I have run every...

Materials needed: New empty syringe (big one) Gloves (to protect your hands fromink) Alcohol Paper tissue (to clean the excessink) Empty Plastic bottle (Here you putthe ink from the syringe) Important: Ensure that you have put new blackink cartridge to K8600. Ensure that the printhead arerecognized by the printer or no light alarms. Instruction: Press the Power button to turn onthe printer. Test print in microsoft excel with4 color black/yellow and cyan/magenta. If black only is missing means youhave clogged problem from the host. Wear your globes, prepare thematerials needed. Open the top cover. Press and hold the Resume buttonuntil the carriage moves to the left. CAUTION: Be careful not to proceed until the carriage is on the left sideof the printer. If the carriage does not move to the left automatically, turnthe printer off and back on and then try holding down the Resume button again.The printhead can be damaged if the carriage is not all the way to the left forinstallation. Lift the printhead latch. Lift the handle of a printhead anduse it to pull the printhead black/yellow out of its slot. Put printhead in thepaper tissue upward. Your printer are still ON becarefull not to touch the flex copper circuit. Get your syringe, use this to pullthe ink from the nozzle cap ( see link picture) After the done the syringe method,Insert the printhead black/yellow into its color-coded slot. Press down firmly on the printheaduntil it snaps into place. Pull the printhead latch all theway forward, and then press down until the latch engages. Close the cover. The printer should align theprintheads automatically in a few minutes, printing an alignment page. Print a test with black color only,If it does not print, try to change the Printhead. This is the only solution I foundin my HP k8600 black ink problem.

Jan 24, 2011 • HP OfficeJet Pro K8600 Printer

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Hi, the magenta ink won't work on my printer hp office jet pro k8600. I have replaced it with a new one and even though is shows that it's full on the ink levels it won't print it at all, I have tried all...

Materials needed: New empty syringe (big one) Gloves (to protect your hands fromink) Alcohol Paper tissue (to clean the excessink) Empty Plastic bottle (Here you putthe ink from the syringe) Important: Ensure that you have put new Magentaink cartridge to HP K8600. Ensure that the printhead arerecognized by the printer or no light alarms. Instruction: Press the Power button to turn onthe printer. Test print in microsoft excel with4 color black/yellow and cyan/magenta. If magenta only is missing means youhave clogged problem from the host. Wear your globes, prepare thematerials needed. Open the top cover. Press and hold the Resume buttonuntil the carriage moves to the left. CAUTION: Be careful not to proceed until the carriage is on the left sideof the printer. If the carriage does not move to the left automatically, turnthe printer off and back on and then try holding down the Resume button again.The printhead can be damaged if the carriage is not all the way to the left forinstallation. Lift the printhead latch. Lift the handle of a printhead anduse it to pull the printhead magenta/cyan out of its slot. Put printhead in thepaper tissue upward. Your printer are still ON becarefull not to touch the flex copper circuit. Get your syringe, use this to pullthe ink from the nozzle cap ( see link picture) After the done the syringe method,Insert the printhead magenta/cyan into its color-coded slot. Press down firmly on the printheaduntil it snaps into place. Pull the printhead latch all theway forward, and then press down until the latch engages. Close the cover. The printer should align theprintheads automatically in a few minutes, printing an alignment page. Print a test with magenta coloronly, If it does not print, try to change the Printhead. This is the only solution I foundin my HP k8600 printing problem.

Jan 14, 2011 • HP OfficeJet Pro K8600 Printer

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Hp k8600 black print head quit so i changed the black ink and it still will not print in black. can i soak the head in something or is that out of the question?

Be the first to answer Nov 14, 2010 • HP OfficeJet Pro K8600 Printer

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My hp Color Laserjet 3550 Printer wont print black when it is out of color ink

The 3550 won't print in any color if any of the colors are out. You'll have to replace the color ink that's empty to get it to print.

In the future, if you're just printing black and white, you can select "Print in Grayscale" from the print properties to just use the black ink cartridge, which will help the color cartridges to last longer.

May 11, 2010 • HP Color Laserjet 3550 Printer

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Hp Officejet Pro K600 is not printing black and making the other colors appear saturated and dull

Your ink cartridges seems to be dry/near emtyness, buy a new black and color cartridges and it will print as new.

Nov 29, 2009 • HP OfficeJet Pro K8600 Printer

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Black ink cartridge not empty, but won't print black...

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Color ink cartridges empty, printer wont continue to print

select print black only from the print or page set-up.

Mar 30, 2009 • HP Color LaserJet 2600n Printer

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Can't Print with black ink because all color ink are empty.

yes you need to install all cartridge before printing any page ...I have also this model...but u need to install all 4 cartdge. before printing any page wheather color or blacknwhite..

Jan 08, 2009 • Office Equipment & Supplies

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Can we print with other three Color ink cartridges when Black Ink cartridge is emptied?

hi,

as u have ran out of ink you cant print anymore... you have to replace a new ink cartridge.... this is because when u print something, the colors will get mixed to print the exact color.... even if u are printing only in black, some other colors wil get mixed to produce the black color on the paper... so u need to change the ink cartridge.... u cannot run with a blank filled ink cartridge.... and the selection of your printer is very good...

thanks and regards
agnel

Mar 19, 2008 • HP Officejet Pro L7580 All-In-One InkJet...

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IT WORKS!!!! GOD BLESS YOU MCGYVER GEEK!!!! YOU SHOULD SELL THAT SOLUTION FOR 10 BUCKS. YOU'D BE RICHER THAN HP!

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Because they are money grubbing corporate ****... that's the only reason, there is no valid technical reason why you cannot do so.. it is simply bloody mindedness on behalf of the corporations that dictate the terms...and cash in on your requirements.. sux huh?

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t_low00000 Mar 03, 2011

Yes you can but they made it almost invisible.
Under 'Paper /Quality' on the bottom you find a small arrow in gray and the tiny printed words 'Color Options'. Click on the arrow and you'll open another level of the menu. Under 'Color' pick Grayscale and you'll activate the next level of the menu. Here you can pick your 'Grayscale Mode'. You choose 'Black Ink Cartridge Only'.
Even here, in the Dungeon of the menu they try to tell you it wouldn't be High Quality, as this is your other option, but hey, ...... it's as easy as this,
joehpproblem Mar 07, 2011

"black ink cartridge only"only works if you have color ink in your color cartridges. if your color cartridges are empty, you can't print in black only either. does any one know how to bypass this feature? thanks
jimmy270 Mar 14, 2011

Remove the color cartridges and tape over the oval slot that's just above the ink outlet. Apparently the ink levels are read mechanically via a small plunger that correlates with this slot. Taping over the slot fools the printer into thinking the cartridge is full. I got a "cartridge is out of date" warning, but it printed anyway.
Anonymous Apr 11, 2013

didn't work. wish it had. didn't work. wish it had.
Anonymous May 01, 2013

Unfortunately covering the slot doesn't work :(

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MY GOD!
What genious found this solution. SOOOOOO happy!
Thanks!!!

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