My printer can't print pictures (jpg), but can print .txt, .doc. Does anyone have any idea why is it doing this ? My color cartridge is empty, but my black one is full. So I disabled the color printing. Tryied all kind of solutions, it won't print.
It's a Canon MP220 Printer.
LE: Also, neither .pdf formats aren't working. And when I say pictures, I'm referring to .jpg.. like scanned books, etc
Best Answer
Many inkjet printers actually even use (and thus: require) colour when printing in greyscale. If the colour cartridge is empty, such printers might refuse to print in greyscale, and thus will not print images. (And those might even not print black text when selecting greyscale.)
When you don't need colour, get a black and white printer instead.
Odd things have been reported. Like for some brands printing in black and white using best quality avoids using the colour cartridge, while selecting some economy mode would actually use colour:
And, things might be much more complicated, like for the Canon MP760 and the iP4000, which use a large BCI-3e pigment black cartridge, and smaller BCI-6 dye inks including yet another black (and yellow, cyan and magenta):
(As a side note: some laser printers are known to count colour usage even when printing in black and white.)