I only want to print in BLACK.

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Morris.C

This must be something someone's done before:

Does anyone know if it's possible to make a printer continue to print in
black if the colour cartridge is empty?
I have an oldish Epson Stylus Colour 580 that I really don't want to print
in colour anymore, AND I don't want to replace the colour cartridge.
(These models use up ink every time you start/stop it. Self-cleaning if I
remember rightly!)
There must be some sort of sensor that can be by-passed?
Has anyone done this before?
Is there a web-site that may be able to help me?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.
 
Morris.C said:
This must be something someone's done before:

Does anyone know if it's possible to make a printer continue to print in
black if the colour cartridge is empty?
I have an oldish Epson Stylus Colour 580 that I really don't want to print
in colour anymore, AND I don't want to replace the colour cartridge.
(These models use up ink every time you start/stop it. Self-cleaning if I
remember rightly!)
There must be some sort of sensor that can be by-passed?
Has anyone done this before?
Is there a web-site that may be able to help me?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.
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The general answer is yes, a small number of printers can be made to print with
an empty or missing cartridge but so far as I know the only printers this
applies to are some of those with printheads built into the cartridge.
Specifically this cannot be done with this printer.
The reason for this is that if the printer runs without ink the printhead will
be permanently damaged so modifying the printer would be both counterproductive
and extremely difficult.
The cheapest options are -
1. Refill the colour cartridge with water or cheap ink so that the printer
thinks there is ink in the cartridge and the printhead does not become damaged.
2. Buy the cheapest compatible that you can since you don't care about colour
print quality.
Tony
 
The general answer is yes, a small number of printers can be made to
print with an empty or missing cartridge but so far as I know the only
printers this applies to are some of those with printheads built into
the cartridge. Specifically this cannot be done with this printer.
The reason for this is that if the printer runs without ink the
printhead will be permanently damaged so modifying the printer would
be both counterproductive and extremely difficult.
The cheapest options are -
1. Refill the colour cartridge with water or cheap ink so that the
printer thinks there is ink in the cartridge and the printhead does
not become damaged. 2. Buy the cheapest compatible that you can since
you don't care about colour print quality.
Tony
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Thanks for the reply and your suggestions.
 
THE SOLUTION IS SO VERY SIMPLE THAT THE SIMPLE MINDS WHO REFILL IN THIS
NG CANNOT SEE IT. GO AND BUY A COMPLETE SET OF CARTS FOR YOUR PRINTER
BUT MAKE THEM ALL BLACK. THEN REPLACE ALL OF THE CARTS (USE ALL OEM)
WITH THE NEW ONES. IF YOUR PRINTER TAKES 4 CARTS BUY 4 OEM BLACK ONES.
THEN PRINT AS USUAL. ALL THE PRINTER CAN PRINT IS BLACK.
 
Morris.C said:
Thanks for the reply and your suggestions.
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You are welcome.
You, I and the rest of this newsgroup know that your printer only takes two
cartridges, TO13 and TO14, and that they are significantly different in size
and that the black cartridge will not fit in the colour cartridge position
without resorting to witchcraft.
You, I and the rest of this newsgroup know that measekite rarely researches and
when he does he always fails to comprehend. But he still posts non-sequiturs
designed to annoy and mislead.
You, I and the rest of this newsgroup have a life.
Tony
 
THE SOLUTION IS SO VERY SIMPLE THAT THE SIMPLE MINDS WHO REFILL IN THIS
NG CANNOT SEE IT. GO AND BUY A COMPLETE SET OF CARTS FOR YOUR PRINTER
BUT MAKE THEM ALL BLACK. THEN REPLACE ALL OF THE CARTS (USE ALL OEM)
WITH THE NEW ONES. IF YOUR PRINTER TAKES 4 CARTS BUY 4 OEM BLACK ONES.
THEN PRINT AS USUAL. ALL THE PRINTER CAN PRINT IS BLACK.
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You freakin' idiot, the Epson 580 that the poster asked help for uses a
tri-color cart! Your brand of printer "advice" is extremely dangerous to
printer owners.

IGNORE THIS TROLL AT ALL COSTS IF YOU VALUE YOUR PRINTERS!!!!!!!
 
(e-mail address removed) (measekite of the single brain cell) didn't read the
OP:

He said 'I don't want to replace THE colour cartridge', which
strongly suggests it's a single cartridge containing C, M & Y sections.

Jon.
 
Tony said:
You are welcome.
You, I and the rest of this newsgroup know that your printer only takes two
cartridges, TO13 and TO14, and that they are significantly different in size
and that the black cartridge will not fit in the colour cartridge position
without resorting to witchcraft.
You, I and the rest of this newsgroup know that measekite rarely researches and
when he does he always fails to comprehend. But he still posts non-sequiturs
designed to annoy and mislead.
You, I and the rest of this newsgroup have a life.
Tony
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This is a prime (hey) example of what everyone in this ng has been
saying now for months which is meashershithead knows absolutely nothing
about ink, paper or printers. He is a moronic loser idiot.
Frank
 
If this model doesn't have any IC chips on the outside of the cartridge,
you can, as Tony suggests, just fill the cartridge with water or
anything that is safe for the printer (water with a small bit of
isopropyl alcohol would work as well). Reinstalling the cartridge
should allow the printer to work again. However, if this model has a
chip on the back of the cartridge, you will need t have these chips
reset to "full" with a resetter, found on ebay for $5-10 for instance.
Or your ink refiller may provide this service inexpensively. You will
need to do this again when the cartridge's contents is used up again
from cleaning cycles.

Art
 
Epson cartridges are designed so they only go in one slot. You couldn't buy
all black and stick them in the color slots.
 
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