Using ink OfficePro 8500

Nine months ago, I bought a new Pro 8500 office because I needed a reliable machine that would fax also and I am very happy with it in general.  Its main purpose is to print accounts and I have the settings on the computer to print only in black.  Despite this, the color cartridges, blue one in particular are now running for the second time.  Since the purchase of the machine, I replaced the black cartridge 3 times, that is fair, given the use and color cartridges have been replaced once.  I agree than those that the machine came with maybe wasn't a high performance but I do not understand why the color cartridges walk down when I do not print in color.  Am I missing something obvious or is - this normal?

Calli wrote:

Thank you, Bob, for your response.

I would have liked it much better had been able to say otherwise. I don't like having to use my color cartridges to print in black. I'll use my print option much more often "regular paper, project fast, black and white. I use twice more yellow cyan or magenta, and yellow is my favorite color. If I have a choice of color (other than black) in which print it will be and has always been, blue.

If you have any info on the question if this 'plain paper' choice, project fast, black and white will always use my yellow cartridge, I would be grateful this info.

Thank you

Calli

Quick adjustment project will use generally about half of the ink for printing as best or normal modes.  Your driver offering a setting for "print in grayscale" and "use black only?  Graphics are usually printed with the color cartridge (even in grayscale mode) the choice unless "use black only" is done.  [The Conspiricy theories aside, there are good reasons for this.  The black print head is designed to print the text and has relatively larger droplets of ink.  [A higher end graphics can be done using an appropriate mix of the smallest drops of color.]

Even when printing in "black only" mode some color ink is used to keep the semi-permanent printhead without clogging. See the page here for more information on how the ink is used.

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