how do I print in black without using my color ink on my pixma mx 922 printer?

[stj]

how do I print in black without using my color ink  on my pixma mx 922 printer?

[ricardo474]

Does not work using 10.12.6 OSX Thank You.

[Ramona]

Hi ricardo474,

If you do not have the grayscale option with the current printer driver, before printing, please go to SYSTEM PREFERENCES, then PRINT AND SCAN or PRINTERS AND SCANNERS. Click on the minus button to remove the current listing for your printer. Next, on the left side there will be an option to add a printer; click on the + button. Select your printer and under "USE" select the Canon MX920 Series printer with IJ NETWORK listed with it.  If you still experience difficulty, we ask that you please contact a Canon technical support representative here for further assistance. A representative will be happy to assist you free of charge.

[directorstan]

I need this information also. 

I use a MacBook Pro.  My operating system is OS X El Capitan 10.11.6.

Here is my driver info you requested from previous inquiries:

Canon MX920 series:

Status: Idle
Print Server: Local
Driver Version: 2.0
Default: Yes
System Printer Sharing: Yes
Shared: Yes
URI: dnssd://Canon%20MX920%20series._ipp._tcp.local./?uuid=00000000-0000-1000-8000-00BBC123F2EB
PPD: Canon MX920 series-AirPrint
PPD File Version: 2.0
PostScript Version: (3010.000) 0
CUPS Version: 2.1.0 (cups-435.2)
Scanning support: Yes
Scanning app: /Library/Image Capture/Devices/Canon IJScanner5.app
Scanning app (bundleID path): -
Scanning app version: 3.3.4
Scanner UUID: 15E06800-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
Printer Commands: none
CUPS filters:
image/jpeg: processed in printer
image/urf: processed in printer
Fax support: No
PDEs: 

When I follow the instructions and open TextEdit, it does not give me the option of choosing 'Print' as you suggested to a previous inquiry.  I don't know how to get to a place where I can choose to print "grayscale" or "black and white."

Any help will be appreciated.

[alialmutrafi]

useing mac version 10.12.6(16G29). USB i am useing. my pixma mx 922 printer please help me out because i get tired of this printer.

[langostino]

What is the deal with printing black text with magenta and cyan ink, while ingoring the two full black ink tanks. 

If you aren't going to use black in to print black text, when are you going to use it?

Why do I have to change a setting on my computer to use black ink to print black text?  That is stupid.  It should be the default setting to use black ink to print black.  I am dumbfounded.

[Michael]

langostino,

When printing web-based items such as web pages or emails, combinations of the color inks will be used to product composite blacks and grays.  This is due to the nature of web-based content as oppsed to standard word processing files which typically use the black ink tanks on our printers.

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[bebebebe]

Hallo,

I own a Canon PIXMA iP4500. I printed black and white with the settings as you describe, but nevertheless the printer used the colour ink. Is there anything further I have to do to make it use only black?

Thank you!

[Mikesprinting]

putting the printer in gret scale does not make it use just black ink.  It still requires the colors to print and will not print with any of those colors missing or empty, those colors will run down and need replaced even if you only print black and white. 

   so the answer to this is wrong.    I am currently looking into some new inexpensive heads that use only black ink at this moment, i don't have any answers on that yet though.  I found this question and incorrect answer while looking. 

  I will try to come back and update.  This is looking like a ten dollar fix so far. 

[bebebebe]

Hey MIke! Thank you for this and thank you also if you come back when you know more. I knew that in the usual process, colour was used for b/w printing but I read about some printers which you can make use the black ink only. So I thought this might be possible with my printer aswell... but maybe this was incorrect, as you say. well let me know when you know anything more.

[Mikesprinting]

Yeah, I got bad news from the sellers of those "Black Only" print heads. the message I got back was that the color carts woudl all have to be installed for the printer to work and that the head would only print in black and white even though all the colors would be used for that.

I was like what the heck is the point then? they are selling broke printer heads LOL it only prints black but you still have to pay out for all the colors. they say the point is that the head costs ten bucks. The does not seem like a good selling point to me though.

I mean, I have never used one. I was thinking what if I put all black ink in every ink cart? I don't have a clue what would happen but I would like to try. maybe when I am feeling rich I will give that a shot, the worst thing I can think that would happen is I trash a 10 dollar head and waste some black ink. It is irritating that the company didn't just give us the option of black ink only. or an optional head that could do it that you could switch out ad use just for labels or books or whatever the need for only black.

I just flushed my head here and am drying it out now so I don't cause the ribbon connections to fry out.