Does it need a colour cartridge?

[Heringbone]

A Epson Stylus Colour 600. The colour cartridge ran out. As I was not
printing in colour that was not an issue. It stopped printing. I replaced
the black ink cartridge and still no printing. Does it need a full colour
cartridge to print in black?

 

[Malev]

A Epson Stylus Colour 600. The colour cartridge ran out. As I was not
printing in colour that was not an issue. It stopped printing. I replaced
the black ink cartridge and still no printing. Does it need a full colour
cartridge to print in black?

yup

 

[Heringbone]

yup

Why is that so? The black is a separate cartridge. Confused.

 

[Gary Tait]

Why is that so? The black is a separate cartridge. Confused.


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The heads are fixed to the printer, and are still operated (for
cleaning) regardless of what to are printing.

 

[Heringbone]

The heads are fixed to the printer, and are still operated (for
cleaning) regardless of what to are printing.

I can understand that if no colour cartridge was fitted, but if one is
fitted as empty, I can't see how this affects the printing of black, as this
has a separate cartridge.

 

[Malev]

I can understand that if no colour cartridge was fitted, but if one is
fitted as empty, I can't see how this affects the printing of black, as this
has a separate cartridge.

Ask them on-line 9am / 5pm, Monday to Friday:
http://etalk.epson.co.uk/

 

[mark herring]

No you've piqued my curiousity---I don't recal my 600 as having a chip on
the cartridge. How does it know it is running low?

NB: Even if you can get it to work, i'm not sure you want to. With the
color not operating, the head will eventually clog

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[Heringbone]

No you've piqued my curiousity---I don't recal my 600 as having a chip on
the cartridge. How does it know it is running low?

NB: Even if you can get it to work, i'm not sure you want to. With the
color not operating, the head will eventually clog

I'm reluctant to buy an new colour cartridge and then find the print is up
the Swanny.

 

[Safetymom123]

Ink is used to cool the heads. Even if you aren't printing in color it
needs the cartridge to have ink before it will print.

 

[Heringbone]

I ditched the Epson and bought a Canon i250. Wonderful little thing that
takes up little space. I printed out using glossy photo A4 sized paper a
few photos. Sharp as a razor, even with my Olympus 2 Mpix digital camera,
which is not supposed to be so good when blowing pictures up to that size.
Very impressive and far faster and sharper than the Epson I had.

The i250 is not a "photo" printer. Either this photo printing is con or the
results must dazzling with them.

It came with ink cartridges. The salesman said all printers they now sell
do not come with a USB lead or cartridges, except Lexmark. But their ink is
take a mortgage out time to do some printing.