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This is a problem of the upstream code of HPLIP developed by HP. As HP moved from the IJS driver architecture to CUPS Raster they most probably missed an option for telling which ink cartridges are installed.
As a workaround try the following: Install the "hpijs" package and then change the driver of your printer to the "hpijs" one. Then you will have the "Printout Mode" option back.
To the developers at HP: HP has some printers where the driver has to tell the printer which cartridges are installed. These are AFAIK very old PCL inkjets (DeskJet 970C and older) and all LIDIL inkjets. I suggest to add an "Ink Set" option to the hpcups driver for these printers. It should have the choices "Color only", "Black only", "Color and Black", "Color and Photo", "Color, Black, and Photo" (only the ones which the actual printer supports). The option should be in the "Installable Option" group and by constraints the setting should block certain other settings, like color printing when only the black cartridge is installed.