out of color ink, but won't let me print black and white

[akqj9]

They want to force me to their site to buy an expensive color cartridge even though I never print other than black and white and my black ink cartridge is full. I HATE THIS PRINTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  It is slow, noisy and annoying. NEVR AGAIN CANON!!!!!

[Tintype_18]

I have had three brands of copier/fax machines. They all require all ink cartridges to be full or present to even print black. Tech at a local box store said combining inks makes black or only specifying the black cartridge.

[artfesst]

Wish this had actually worked.  I tried - no luck.  Either it shut the printing process down altogether, or it still printed in color.

[zegend]

Solution: When you get the error, either press the 'Stop / Reset' Button on the printer for 10 seconds or press the Resume button for 10 seconds (Depending on the model of the printer). The printer will prompt you that it will only print in grayscale and allow you to continue. The fix lasts until the cartridge for blank runs out.

[mackpeyton20]

Wow out here saving lives four years later 

[mackpeyton20]

The other guy who suggested this saved my life four years later