Re: how to disable color ink cartidges?

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From: George E. Cawthon
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 02:39

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A. Jacobs wrote:
> We are using Hewlett Packard Deskjet 970cxi printers in our office.
> This deskjet requires both color and black ink cartridges with ink in the
> printers for it to work.
> However, we ONLY use the black ink to print office documents.
> We are using the Windows XP and have set the printer property preference to
> print in Black only (Advance - Color).
> We found the color cartridges still being used and in time its empty and
> requires to replace with new ones.
> 
> Can you tell me how to either disable the color ink cartridge ink level
> sensors or disable to software to use any color ink at all?
> 
> We do know HP is getting rich selling us those expensive color ink
> cartridges.
> Your advise is much appreciated.
> 
> 
> 
My HP 970 needs a color cartridge to print but the 
cartridge doesn't have to have ink in it.  If you 
rotate 3 color cartridge through the 970 (put it 
in, let it do the test print, put the next 
cartridge in, etc.) it will think the last 
cartridge is full so you won't get low ink 
message.  End of problem.

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