B&W printing problem

[freebird_9924]

i'm unable to print black&white documents or pdf files.but any images and pictures are printed..

ink levels are appropriate..i have checked in printer prefrences..

and i have printed some document files last month..it was fine that time...

i've my exams cming up and i need to print out some notes urjent...
plz help me what to do and where is the problem......

is b&w ink has been dried?

my printer is epson stylusc45.

[Cold Storm]

where are you prining from?? and can you take screenshots of how you print?? I don't know epson so I can't help unless I have any pictures.

[freebird_9924]

where are you prining from?? and can you take screenshots of how you print?? I don't know epson so I can't help unless I have any pictures.

i tried to print pdf from adobe acrobet 8.1 and .doc file from ms word 2007...before 1 month it was fine...rightnow also we can see printing process working on..but letters are invisible :D
hope you are understanding...i mean ink is moving form top to bottom and printing seen only at point where any colour[picture or letters] is there [if it is otherwise totally blank paper come out form printer]

i simply click on print button and then ok..

[Cold Storm]

well, there is ways on printers to make it print black... have you went through the page setup and asked it to print black?

[freebird_9924]

well, there is ways on printers to make it print black... have you went through the page setup and asked it to print black?

checkout attachment..

[Cold Storm]

Isn't there in properties a way to make your printer print black? there should be away in there where you can go from color, bl/w and grayscale.

[freebird_9924]

not idea as i just click on print button always and it prints normally always..dont know what happend this time..
i think black ink is dried up..can it be a reason?
as printer is working and we can see it but invisible printing for black letters..
colour letters or images are printed fine so no problem with colour ink..

[Cold Storm]

well hows this... are you able to copy the text of the pdf file? if so, then just take it to Ms word, and change the font color to blue... then see if thats the problem..
how long has it been since you used the printer? its ink and it can dry up, but even black is suppose to be used when you print in color.

[newtekie1]

I would guess your blank ink is dried up. Try replacing it.

[Namslas90]

Could be the emitter on the ink cartridge has dried ink blocking it. Usually a little warm water can unclog it. Try soaking that part of the cartridge in a shallow pan of warm water for a few minutes, then use canned air to "dry" it before re-installing.

:toast:

[Graogrim]

Print a photographic image with true black in it somewhere and see if it comes out correctly. If not, then yes, replacing your black ink cartridge should do it.

Edit: And yes, Namslas' suggestion is a good one, though I'd suggest alcohol instead of water.

[Namslas90]

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Edit: And yes, Namslas' suggestion is a good one, though I'd suggest alcohol instead of water.

Depends on the cartridge, if it has a metal tape emitter, alcohol will loosen the glue and cause more problems/ruin the cartridge, most inks are water soluable.

:toast:

[newtekie1]

Yeah, Namslas suggestion is definitely a good one, and he is right about the alcohol thing.

[freebird_9924]

dam it..
i bought new ink and same problem..
but still colour ink is working..
i have exams coming up nearer and wanna print them out urjently..
anyone can tell me where is the problem? in printer?
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also tell me temporary solution if i can print my .doc and .pdf files with colour ink also by any trick..

[BullGod]

Well it seems your black&white cartridge is spent. You could print it in a dark shade of blue or purple, my mom does that sometimes when the cartridge is dead and it's late at night and she can't buy one...

[thoughtdisorder]

checkout attachment..

On your attached thumnails above, the 1st one shows an OPTION button. Go there and see if there is something to click for Black & White or Color....

[freebird_9924]

On your attached thumnails above, the 1st one shows an OPTION button. Go there and see if there is something to click for Black & White or Color....

nothing in options.. :(

@BullGod
Well it seems your black&white cartridge is spent. You could print it in a dark shade of blue or purple, my mom does that sometimes when the cartridge is dead and it's late at night and she can't buy one...

ink level are more than 70% and i even bought new black ink but same problem...

i clicked in nozzle cleaning and head cleaning too but my problem isnt solved yet..

no problem in colour printing but black printing is invisible :(

anways, tell me how to use colour ink to make black prints?

[BullGod]

Well the easiest way is to change the text color in Word or whatever you're using into the darkest shade of blue or purple and then try printing a page that way and see if you like it...

[kwchang007]

Well the easiest way is to change the text color in Word or whatever you're using into the darkest shade of blue or purple and then try printing a page that way and see if you like it...

yup thats the easiest way.

[freebird_9924]

thanks to all..
i know that i can change black to colour but i was asking if i can get black words fomr colour ink..
neways, i've sent my printer to engineer now... :(

[thoughtdisorder]

thanks to all..
i know that i can change black to colour but i was asking if i can get black words fomr colour ink..
neways, i've sent my printer to engineer now... :(

Any updates? Hopefully ya got it working!