How to print without yellow toner cartridge in a laser printer

cartridgehardware-reclaser-printer

I accidentally broke the yellow cartridge of my brand new Laser Printer hp CP1215. I want to just use only other colors like magenta and cyan etc. But the printer is not printing at all because there is no yellow cartridge.

Is there a way out to print using other colors like magenta or cyan? I want to do only text typing (highlighting) using these colors.

I am using Windows 7 Ultimate and HP Color Laser Printer CP1215

Best Answer

This is really for the HP CP1210 series but nevertheless, it doesn't hurt trying. From Page 51 of the HP Manual:

Cartridge out override

An Order Supplies message appears when a print cartridge is nearing the end of its life. A Replace Supplies message appears when the print cartridge is depleted. To ensure optimal print quality, HP recommends replacing a print cartridge when the Replace Supplies message appears. Print-quality problems can occur when using a cartridge that is depleted, resulting in waste of print media and toner from other cartridges. Replacing a print cartridge when the Replace Supplies message appears can prevent this waste.

The Cartridge out override feature in the HP Color LaserJet CP1210 Series Toolbox allows the product to continue using a print cartridge that has reached the recommended replacement point.

You can enable or disable the Cartridge out override feature at any time, and you do not have to reenable it when you install a new print cartridge. When the Cartridge out override feature is turned on, the product automatically continues printing when a print cartridge reaches the recommended replacement level. A Replace Supplies Override In Use message appears while a print cartridge is being used in override mode. When you replace the print cartridge with a new supply, the product deactivates the override mode until another print cartridge reaches the recommended replacement level.

Enable or disable the Cartridge out override feature

  1. Open the HP Color LaserJet CP1210 Series Toolbox. See View HP Color LaserJet CP1210 Series Toolbox on page 43.
  2. Click the Device Settings folder, and then click the System Setup page.
  3. Next to Cartridge out override select On to enable the feature. Select Off to disable it.
Related Question