Maintaining and Transporting the Printer 147
To switch black ink modes, you need the draining cartridge that came with your printer. This is an empty ink cartridge that looks similar to a regular 110 ml cartridge.
After deciding on the black ink mode you want to switch to, make sure you have the black ink cartridge(s) you’ll be installing. In some cases, you’ll be replacing only one of the cartridges.
Draining cartridge
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Photo Black Mode | Photo Black and Light Black |
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Matte Black Mode | Matte Black and Light Black |
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Dual Matte Black | Matte Black and Matte Black |
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Since this process consumes ink from the color cartridges as well as the black ones, you need to make sure there is enough ink in all the cartridges before you begin. Check the Ink Out lights on the control panel:
If an Ink Out light is on or flashing, you need to replace the cartridge before switching black ink modes
If there is not enough ink in one or more cartridges to carry out the procedure (5% or less), you’ll need to replace the cartridges. If any cartridges are low on ink but not low enough to prevent the procedure from being carried out, you should still make sure you have replacements available, or you will be limited in how much you can print after switching black ink modes. See page 142 for ink cartridge part numbers.