Overriding Toner Out

[Genimuse]

My Color LaserJet 4500n is out of yellow toner, but I desperately need to print a black and white document. Unfortunately it won't let me until I replace the yellow toner. Is there any way to override it until I get yellow toner tomorrow?

 

[JPCPB]

Greetings Genimuse,

It's too late now, I know, but you could install the black-and-whitedriver (uninstall colour driver).

This way your PC shouldn't bother with colour or error messages for colour.

Kindest regards,

James

 

[Genimuse]

Thanks for the advice. Unfortunatetly it's not the PC that's complaining, it's the control panel on the printer itself. I had tried a B&W driver earlier with no success: the darned machine just insists on not even listening for print jobs until it has all of its toner.

 

[rnestler]

the 4500 will not let you by-pass. it is programed in the printer
it used all the colors to print every color, even black.

your only solution is to do as the printer asks and replace the toner.

 

[Genimuse]

Which of course I did. Unfortunately that's pretty lame.

 

[JPCPB]

O-kay!

There is a TONER OUT setting in the CONFIGURATION MENU.

If this is set to OVERRIDE, you should be able to continue printing regardless.

Kindest regards,

James