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Question posted by laurielaurie23 on April 10th, 2013

Can I Just Change & Use The Black Ink Cartridge In My Printer?

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Answer #1: Posted by prateekk007 on April 10th, 2013 5:17 PM

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Hi laurielaurie23

I would suggest you to let the empty color cartridge remain in the printer and change the black cartridge, after that follow the steps mentioned in the below link that might help you:

http://bit.ly/ZnOScA

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Prateek K

Answer #2: Posted by LuxuriKnows on April 10th, 2013 5:05 PM

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Hello There, yes you can change the Black Ink Cartridge at any time/when neccessary. See Manual : HERE

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