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Question posted by angeleyes935408p on June 30th, 2016

My Printer Is Not Printing When I Click The Print Button.

I have a full blackink, but no color ink

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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on June 30th, 2016 10:03 AM

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You may need some blue or color ink even to print only in black. Canon's additional instructions are in boldface italics, below:

You can set the Ink Cartridge Settings from the Maintenance tab in the printer driver.

Application Software - Note: Depending on the application software, command names or menu names may vary and there may be more steps. For details, refer to the user's manual of the application software.

Select the command you perform printing on the application software in use. In general, select 'Print' on the File menu to open the Print dialog box.
Select your printer model name and click 'Preferences' (or 'Properties'). The printer driver setup window appears.
On the Maintenance tab, click the 'Ink Cartridge Settings' icon.
On the Ink Cartridge Settings window, check the 'Ink Cartridge' drop-down to see what it is it set to.
To change Ink Cartridge to Black Only, click the 'Ink Cartridge' drop-down and select the option.
Click 'OK' on the Ink Cartridge Settings window.
Click 'OK' or the applicable button to print.

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