[Web4lib] RE: Printer questions

[Allison Zhang]

It is true that the printers use all colors to make black print if you did not select printing in grayscale. An article on the HP site suggests "color ink is generally more expensive than black ink, so it’s best to use it when you really need it. Save color ink by switching to grayscale printing when you don’t need bright hues. Here’s how: 
Go to File > Print and click Properties. 
Choose the Color tab and check “Print in grayscale.” 
Click OK, and you’re all set. 

The title of the article is "Easy ways to save money on printing". You can access it at http://h71036.www7.hp.com/hho/cache/386209-0-0-225-121.html


Allison Zhang

Manager, Digital Collections Production Center
Washington research Library Consortium


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From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org [web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Robin [robin at stcharleslibrary.org]
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 1:36 PM
To: syslib-l at LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU; web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Web4lib] Printer questions

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).



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.



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.



Both are HP LaserJet 3600Ns.



If you can shed any light on this for me, I'd be very grateful.



Thanks!



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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