Don't print in color

It may have a date code ill not allow you to print without updating/replacing the cartridge. I got rid of hy HP for the same reason.

Check your printer profile. got this on cannon printers.

Click Print then select Properties or Page setup. There should be a way to tell it to either use the black cartridge only or to print in Gray Scale.

I'm sure you haven't used all printers. Anyway, are you printing color images such as pictures, etc. If so try using a glossy paper. The colors and images are much more true colors on glossy paper, and it don't **** up your ink.

Some printers require you to have the color cartridges in them even when you are printing black and white. You usually can in your print options choose black and white over color.

Hi

Yes you can set it to print permanently. You have to go to Printer proprieties and go to color option and choose Gray scale printing only and this will not use the other inks at all but black cartridge only for printing.

If this printer is like some of the HP printers I have serviced in the past, many printers like this use a tiny bit of color as a "primer" to make the black "blacker" and to prevent bleeding in systems where the color is dye and the black is pigment.
A number of printers may allow a "use black only" in the driver settings, but many other printers will simply refuse to print if the color runs out, even if you are printing black and white.
The short answer is, chances are, you need to replace the color cartridge.

The proper color alignment is in the Config settings. This should only be done a certified tech. Can really screw things up bad if you don't know what you're doing. I am a Lexmark Tech.

Check to make sure that you don't have greyscale selected in printing options. That will make everything print in white and black. If they isn't the issue check your color ink cartridge.

check in the printer properties and make sure on the color page that "print in grayscale" is not selected. This option will make the prints all in black (grayscale)....