Why is the black not working on my Brother printer?

When your printer starts warning you that the Black cartridge is getting Low and needs to be replaced it’s OK to keep printing for a while but not for too long. When air starts to get into to the nozzle or the lines going to the nozzle then the printer will stop printing in black.

Why is my printer not printing black when ink is full?

Check if the vents of the cartridges are clogged. Try using a different ink cartridge to determine if your printer is able to recognize cartridges. If your printer used to work with an old cartridge, try installing that old cartridge again and see if your printer produces any sort of output–any shade of gray will do.

How do I get my Brother printer to print black?

Basically, your Brother machine is designed to stop ALL printing operations when any of the ink cartridges are empty….

Open Print dialog.
Select Print Settings in the Print dialog box.
Select Plain Paper in Media Type.
Select Grayscale in Color/ Grayscale.

Why is my Brother printer printing gray instead of black?

By default, the Brother machine is designed to conserve ink. This will result in text documents appearing gray, dull, or faded instead of black. NOTE: With these settings, more ink will be used than when using default settings.

Why does my Brother printer not print color?

If one or more of the colours are missing from your printed document, the ink cartridges may not be installed correctly or nozzles in the print head may be clogged up. Check the print quality and clean the print head. Install a new genuine Brother ink cartridge.

How do I print in black and white on my Brother printer?

Open Printing Preferences.
Click the Basic tab and choose Plain Paper in Media Type.
Click the Advanced tab.
Click the radio button Grayscale or Greyscale.
Click Apply -> OK.
Delete any remaining jobs from the print queue of your computer.
Press.
Now you can use the machine as a B&W Printer.