Ink cartridges/large black vs small black

bccc2005 — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 20:00:42 GMT

mx882. Black cartridge #225 ran out of ink. Why does printer not switch to black cartridge #226 rather than quit printing?

Re: Ink cartridges/large black vs small black

Ramona — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 10:20:47 GMT

Hi bccc2005,

The two black ink tanks serve different purposes and are used for different types of printing, so one would not be used in place of the other, should one of the inks run out. The larger black ink tank is a pigment-based ink and is used for your document printing when plain paper is selected, you are doing single-sided printing, and your document contains black text. The smaller ink tank is a dye-based ink and is used when printing photos, performing duplex (double-sided) printing, and when a paper type other than plain paper is selected (i.e., envelopes, labels, photo paper, etc.).

Hope this helps!

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