Print cartridges
Two print cartridges can be used with the printer.
1Black print cartridge
2Tri-color print cartridge
NOTE: Your printer might be packaged with only a tri-color print cartridge. For better results, install a black print cartridge in addition to the tri-color print cartridge. You can print without a black print cartridge but doing so can cause the printer to print more slowly and printed colors to differ from those you would see if a black print cartridge and a tri-color print cartridge were installed.
For information on ordering print cartridges, see Shop for ink supplies.
Related topics
•Shop for ink supplies
•Maintain print cartridges
Ink-backup mode
In the ink-backup mode, the printer operates with only one print cartridge. The ink-backup mode is initiated when a print cartridge is removed from the print cartridge carriage.
NOTE: When the printer operates in ink-backup mode, a message is displayed on screen. If the message is displayed and two print cartridges are installed in the printer, verify that the protective piece of plastic tape has been removed from each print cartridge. When plastic tape covers the print cartridge contacts, the printer cannot detect that the print cartridge is installed.
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