[Web4lib] Printer questions

[Tina Scott]

It is true that color printers will use all color inks to create black.  
You can show your staff how to choose to print in just black (under 
properties when you choose your printer) or just remove the color 
cartridges.  That should save you some ink costs.
Tina

Tina Scott, MLIS
Assistant Library Director
Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System
James Prendergast Library Association
106 W. Fifth Street
Jamestown, New York 14701
716-484-7135, ext. 246




web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org wrote:
> I recently had the staff in one particular workroom complain to me that
> their two color printers were using up huge amounts of colored toner,
> despite the fact that they only print in black (one person had been
> using red a little bit for some charts but said that it was minimal).
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> One person told me she had been informed that these machines use all
> colors together to print in black. Since there's a black cartridge, this
> seems unlikely to me, but I'm not knowledgeable enough about printers to
> be certain.
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> I am trying to find out if there's any way to print just black, using
> just the black cartridge, on these printers, or if we do in fact have to
> continue replacing color cartridges as well. These printers are heavily
> used and frequent replacement of all the cartridges is problematic.
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> Both are HP LaserJet 3600Ns.
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> If you can shed any light on this for me, I'd be very grateful.
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> Thanks! 
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> Robin Boulton  
> IT Manager
> St. Charles Public Library District
> St. Charles, IL 60174
> (630) 584 0076 x 258  
> Cell:(630) 918 8738 
> http://www.stcharleslibrary.org/ <http://www.stcharleslibrary.org/> 
> rboulton at stcharleslibrary.org <mailto:rboulton at stcharleslibrary.org>  
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