B&W photo's on Canon SL1

[veejay]

Hi again, I hope someone can help me.  My camera was set up that if I put it on M it would take B&W pictures. It was so quick and easy.  I don't remember how I got it that way a few years ago but I went to use it recently and when I press the shutter , it takes forever to take the picture as if the shutter is open way too long. My shutter is set at 1/250 and when it finally is done the picture is totally black. You can barely see an image.  I must have changed the settings but have no idea how to set it up again for B&W pictures.  Thank you. Any ideas?

[ebiggs1]

" I was going to try that but was a little hesitant to do so incase I screwed something up."

Whenever something does not go as expected and you don't know why, reset the camera.