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by largelargefirm 3753 days ago
Well, the printer manual probably says, like mine does: "Install all ink cartridges; otherwise, you cannot print".

But in my Epson XP-200, if my black cartidge runs out, it tells me that I can use a 'composite black' mode where it blends the ink from the colour cartridges to form black. And vice versa - when the colour ink runs out and black ink still remains, you can continue printing temporarily with black ink only.

So there are always those options if you need to get something printed.