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Question posted by bay4brighton on November 11th, 2013

Does Printer Need Both Black And Color In Order To Print?

I have a Mac...always printed with one ink cartridge. Now I see "pen failure" when trying to use just the black cartridge.

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Answer #1: Posted by TheWiz on November 11th, 2013 7:43 PM
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You need to have both cartridges in the printer even if you aren't going to use one. It won't print otherwise.

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