How To Get Epson Printer To Print Black Only?

When you are using the Epson eco tank or inkJet printers, they can print colour and Black & white prints. But colour prints are a little costlier than the black & white prints. If multiple users are using this printer, some of them may use more colour ink than Black, and due to which the consumption of ink will be more. To save yourself from extra cost, you can set your printer to grayscale mode so that whenever a user gives the command of colour print, it will print in black and white only.

It is straightforward to do this; you have to make some basic changes to your printer, after which your printer will start working properly. How don’t know, how Do I get the Epson printer to work with only black print if you don’t know? Here is the complete tutorial for that. You can apply it to your device. 

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How do I get my Epson printer to work with only black ink?

There are several ways to set the Epson printer to work with only black ink. You can do it from a specific computer also. Suppose you have a windows 11 computer; if you want the print given by this computer to print only with black ink, you can change it by going to the printer’s settings. You have to go to the print preference settings and set the printer on grayscale mode.

Here in this tutorial, I am sharing all methods to get Epson printers to work with Black ink only. You can do it by applying one of these methods. 

Set the Epson printer to print just black and white from windows 10 or 11 computer Permanently- 

First, you need to power on the Epson printer and computer. Now connect the printer to the Windows computer and follow the steps given below. 

  • Press the Windows + X button.
  • Click on the Settings
  • Windows settingsNow click on the Bluetooth & devices
  • Click on the Printers & Scanners option. Printers and scanners
  • Now click on the Epson printer from the list. Epson Printer Settings
  • Scroll Down and click on the Printing Preferences. Printer preferences
  • Choose the Grayscale section. Grayscale printing
  • Press the OK button. 

How to make Epson printer to print black only from Mac computer permanently- 

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  • Go to the system preferences
  • Click on the printers & Scanners. (you may also see it with the name of print & scan or print & Fax)
  • Select the Epson printer from the left pane. 
  • Press the Options & supplies button. 
  • Now click on the Utility tab. 
  • Here, you have to click on the open printer utility button. 
  • Select The Ink cartridge settings from the drop-down menu. 
  • Select Black only from the dropdown menu. 
  • Press the Apply button to save these settings. 

If you even try to print the colour documents, the printer will give you the output in the black & white text only. In case if it doesn’t work, please visit: why does Epson printer won’t print black? 

Other questions related to the Epson printer black Ink settings?

Suppose you have questions in your mind related to the black settings on the Epson printer. Here are the answers to that. 

Why is the Epson printer print black mode available only for a limited period of time? 

When you give the print command, The printhead grabs some ink from every cartridge. If you keep printing the documents with black ink only, and it will not be suitable for the printer’s health. Probably, the Epson printhead might require cleaning. Also, you might get the faded print when you try to print the docs after a long period. That’s why it is not recommended to use the Black only for a long duration. 

If you don’t change the print colour settings, The device will automatically reverse those settings after a limited period. 

What happens When the Epson printer exceeds the printing black only? 

When your printer exceeds the limit of printing black only, your printer will start showing the replace cartridge error on the screen. Apart from that, you may also see the printer requires a cleaning error. 

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Shawn M. Vaillancourt

I am a computer engineer. Who is always passionate to right about gadget troubleshooting. I have more than 5+ years of experience in the tech industry.

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