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hplip package

  1. Bug #235399
  2. Comment #17

Comment 17 for bug 235399

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Eduardo Cereto (dudus) wrote :

Hi Mary, here's the workaround that works for me, not sure if it will work for everybody.

 - When printing something access the Advanced tab under print dialog
 - On General set Normal (Color)
 - On Print out mode select 300dpi, Color, Black + Color Cartr.

This is the settings for me using HP Officejet 41xx and 42xx with hplip drivers. Depending on your printer it may be a little different, but the important part is to select a print out mode that explicitly uses the black cartridge.

If I leave Print out in auto it will print using only the color cartr. Now this seem like a stupid bug for me. If I'm right it looks like a rather simple bug to solve.

You can usually recognize if you're printer is using the black cartr. or not because the final document will appear grayish if it doesn't.

Can you guys confirm if the workaround works for you?