Printer help please!

[Blueeyes101817]

geez. this computer and printer are driving me crazy..
My printer has black ink, but when i print , the color is pink...i just printed a "sample page" from when i reinstalled the printer and the picture is pink and the writing is black..
when i typed and printed somehting for a professor- the entire thing came out pink...this has been happening for awhile, but i didnt have to really print anything out all summer so i didnt fix it...didnt know how to

any ideas?
thanks!

 

[Loubon]

When was the last time you changed the cartridges? They may be low on ink.

 

[Blueeyes101817]

i believe it wasnt that long ago--my first cartridges lasted for quite awhile, it hasnt been nearly as long for these--

 

[JennInTN]

You may check your settings. Is it set to print in Black and White?

 

[Blueeyes101817]

i would assume black because it has always worked before--how do i check my settings

 

[Jockaroo]

Clean your print heads. It may take several times to get them to clear up. It is possible you are running low on ink as well. If you are printing a color image, you may be out of yellow and cyan, therefore the photo is printing in magenta (pink). You may have a setting that defalts text to black, but images print in CMY. When I am out of ink, however, my printer tells me and will not print.

Look for your printer utilities. You should have options to view remaining ink levels. Also, check the inside cover of your printer, it might have instructions for print head cleaning here as well as through the printer utilities. If some nozzles are clogged, the cyan and yellow inks may not be printing, even if you have adequate ink.

 

[mickman1962]

some printers when set to print color will use the color cartridges to make black (because in a color document the RGB values are very rarely true black). try going into the printer properties and set it to print black not color (you might have to look around a bit) it's also cheaper to use the black for text.

 

[safetymom]

What printer are you talking about?

 

[Blueeyes101817]

thanks guys..ill try all this!