Ink cartridge running low will it default small cartridge

1. In Windows: Go to Start>Devices and Printers>Right click on your default printer. Select printing preferences.

2. In the area that reads: Additional Features in the middle of the window, you'll see a selection that reads: Grayscale Printing Put a check in that box. This will print everything in black and white.

3. Go down to the bottom of that window and put a check on the box that reads: Always print with Current Settings.

4. Click Apply

5. Click OK.

Once you are just printing in black and white, the only cartridge you will have to replace is black ink-unless you change it back to color in the future-then you will have to replace the color cartridge as well when it is low.

Hi. When you are printing in black but "black and white" is not selected in the printer "properties", the printer will use some of your colored ink to print grays. If the black ink goes out, it will give you an error and will not print using colored ink even if you are printing black only. Hope this helps.

The small black tank is called "Photo Black Ink Cartridge" and is usually only sed when printing color pages or photos. There is no way to bypass that. Use the ********* ink since it is a cheaper cartridge judging by volume. Sets can be purchased on ebay for very low price. Link below:
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Hi,
Please follow the instructions below from Cannon support page...

Setting the Ink Cartridge When printing, you can specify which ink cartridge to use. This is convenient if one of the ink cartridges becomes empty, you can continue printing by specifying the ink cartridge that still has ink. Note:

• When the following settings are configured, Black Only is disabled. The color ink cartridge is used to print.

• A type of paper other than Plain Paper is selected for Media Type on the Main tab.
  
• Borderless Printing is checked on the Page Setup tab.

• Canon recommends that you use the ink cartridges installed in the printer and not remove them until the ink runs out.

You can set the Ink Cartridge Settings from the Maintenance tab in the printer driver.
To access the printer driver from the application software, click here.
To access the printer driver from the Printers folder, click here.
Application Software -
Note: Depending on the application software, command names or menu names may vary and there may be more steps. For details, refer to the user's manual of the application software.

1. Select the command you perform printing on the application software in use. In general, select 'Print' on the File menu to open the Print dialog box.
   
   
2. Select your printer model name and click 'Preferences' (or 'Properties'). The printer driver setup window appears.
   
   
3. On the Maintenance tab, click the 'Ink Cartridge Settings' icon.
   
   
   
   
4. On the Ink Cartridge Settings window, check the 'Ink Cartridge' drop-down to see what it is it set to.
   
   
   
   
5. To change Ink Cartridge to Black Only, click the 'Ink Cartridge' drop-down and select the option.
   
   
   
   
6. Click 'OK' on the Ink Cartridge Settings window.
   
   
7. Click 'OK' or the applicable button to print.

Printers Folder -

For Windows 7

• Click the 'Start' button from the bottom left of the Windows screen, and then click on 'Devices and Printers'.
• Click your right mouse button on the listing for your printer, and then select 'Printing Preferences' from the menu that appears.
  

For Windows Vista

• Click / Select 'Start' from the bottom left of the Windows screen, 'Control Panel', 'Hardware and Sound', and then click on 'Printers'. Note: If you are in 'Classic' view, click 'Printers' directly from the 'Control Panel'.
• Click your right mouse button on the listing for your printer, and then select 'Preferences' from the menu that appears.
  

For Windows XP Home Edition

• Click / Select 'Start' from the bottom left of the Windows screen, 'Control Panel,' 'Printers and Other Hardware,' and 'Printers and Faxes.'
• Click your right mouse button on the listing for your printer, and then select 'Preferences' from the menu that appears.

For Windows XP Professional Edition

• Click 'Start' from the bottom left of the Windows screen, and 'Printers and Faxes.'
• Click your right mouse button on the listing for your printer, and then select 'Preferences' from the menu that appears.

For Windows 2000

• Click / Select 'Start' from the bottom left of the Windows screen, and 'Settings,' then 'Printers.'
• Click your right mouse button on the listing for your printer, and then select 'Properties' from the menu that appears.

1. Click the Maintenance tab. (The Maintenance window opens.)
   
   
   Note: The layout varies depending on the printer and version of Windows you are using.
   
   
2. On the Maintenance tab, click the 'Ink Cartridge Settings' icon.
   
   
   
   
3. On the Ink Cartridge Settings window, check the 'Ink Cartridge' drop-down to see what it is it set to.
   
   
   
   
4. To change Ink Cartridge to Black Only, click the 'Ink Cartridge' drop-down and select the option.
   
   
   
   
5. Click 'OK' on the Ink Cartridge Settings window.
   
   
6. On the Printing Preferences window, click 'Apply'.

No!

The large cartridge is used for text only printing.
The smaller black cartridge is used for black in images such as pictures.

You have a "C (cyan) M (magenta) Y (yellow) and B (black) color system. This actually saves the color inks for you. If the Black was not there, you would need to make a composite black from the color inks.

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whenever you print greyscale what actually happen is that the printer mixes the red, blue and yellow to give the output in gray scale. See if you mix red, blue and yellow ink in the right proportion it gives you very close to black. just try to print your greyscale with your black ink finished you will still get the same print quality as when the black has ink in it. Or find a way seal the nuzzle of the black in and print your greyscale. check what results.

The large black ink cartridge is used for printing text and other general black printing. The small black cartridge is used when printing graphics and other fine details. Each cartridge feeds to a different part of the print head, which is used for different purposes.

The small black ink cartridge is the photo black cartridge. If you're not printing any photos that's why it is still full.

Make sure the tape covering the hole on the bottom of the black cartridge is removed. and then go into the printers folder and right click on your printer icon and go into the properties of that printer and there should be something in there to tell it that you changed cartridges and you can also print a test page as well.

This machine is not meant to switch between the two black cartridges. The large one is used when you are using black only, and the small one is used when you are printing in color.