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joanh2
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August 18, 2015
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Adobe pdf won't print in black and white only, on HP Officejet Pro 8610

  • August 18, 2015
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I'm on a Mac, using Yosemite and at the same time as I upgraded to Yosemite, I switched from HP Officejet Pro 8600 to 8610.
Ever since I made those switches, I can't get the Officejet to print Adobe Reader documents using only the black cartridge. All other apps print in black only, no problem.

FYI: I have no choice but to use Adobe Reader for a particular report, as it won't open in Preview. So I have to solve this issue because it's wasting color ink.

HP said it was an Apple issue, because all other apps print in black and white, no problem.

When I called Apple, they said to go to Adobe, since there aren't any settings that can be changed on my iMac computer.

Does anybody know how to solve this issue?

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    Sara_ForsbergCommunity Manager
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    August 19, 2015

    Hi joanh2,

    Have you tried selecting Print in Grayscale (Black and White) in the Print dialog box in Reader? I've found a lot of similar complaints online (HP Officejet Pro 8600 - Now won't print in Black Ink Only! - Page 5 - HP Support Forum - 2359201), and it looks like everything points back to this being an HP issue. I did find this YouTube video, which might help some: HOWTO: HP Officejet Pro 8600 - Black Ink Only - YouTube

    You can also try selecting Print as Image in the Advanced Print Settings in Reader.

    Best,

    Sara

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