How do I print ONLY with the black pigment ink tank? Canon TS9020, Mac OS 10.13.3

[springazure]

I have searched the forums but don't find instructions for my printer to print only with the black pigment ink.

Thanks for any helpful suggestions!

[Patrick]

Hi springazure,

The PIXMA TS9020 will use color ink tanks to print colored text. Even if the grayscale option is checked in the printer driver, if the original text is in a color other than black, the PIXMA TS9020 will combine the cyan, magenta and yellow ink tanks together to make a composite black.

To use only the black ink tank, the original text must be black and the paper setting must be set to Plain Paper.

[springazure]

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@Patrickwrote:

Hi springazure,

The PIXMA TS9020 will use color ink tanks to print colored text. Even if the grayscale option is checked in the printer driver, if the original text is in a color other than black, the PIXMA TS9020 will combine the cyan, magenta and yellow ink tanks together to make a composite black.

To use only the black ink tank, the original text must be black and the paper setting must be set to Plain Paper.

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Thanks for your reply. In fact I should have specified that I want to use black pigment ink for B&W photos, not text. I suspect it can't be done as I gather that when I convert a color photo to black and white it isn't really "black" but a combination of other colors. I may end up having to get a printer that uses only pigment inks (Epson).