Why doesn't my printer use the black ink cartridge to print black and white photos?

Are all printers this way? All I print is B%26amp;W photos, and it's using up the color ink cartridge instead of the black one... Its a Kodak ESP-3 (I know it sucks, but its what I gotta work with).


Any tips on how to get around this???Why doesn't my printer use the black ink cartridge to print black and white photos?
Hi, first open your document that you want to print, then go to file,then print, a dialog box appear, click properties click in the tab where said color then click in the box print in gray scale, then click high quality. NO CLICKIES IN THE PLACE WHERE SAID BLACK PRINT CARTRIDGE ONLY.


a little down you could see to choose color management choose color smart/sRGB then click ok. i have this in my computer and print very well. I hope this help you Why doesn't my printer use the black ink cartridge to print black and white photos?
When you click print go to properties or preferences and unclick color photo and use grey scale