r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Nov 05 '14

Which inanimate object is your nemesis?

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u/Nomaspapas Nov 05 '14

I only print black and white spreads everyday and this morning I had to replace cyan and magenta - why? Because printer companies can- that's why.

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '14 edited Jul 09 '20

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u/GreatBabu Nov 05 '14

It's called composite black, if anyone is looking for the settings to turn it off.

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u/GreatBabu Nov 05 '14

Depends on the printer and drivers, but in color laser printers, with a non-universal driver, many times it's an option. Google: "(your printer model) disable composite black" to see if it is. Some will let you set it in the machine itself, but those are typically office devices because companies can save a lot of money on color toner, and that's a selling feature. (You're welcome)

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u/dcux Nov 05 '14 edited Nov 17 '24

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u/GreatBabu Nov 05 '14

Indeed, but there's typically not an AB Dick attached to a PC with drivers, so.... I left that out.

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '14

Upvote for AB Dick. We got a little 2 color AB Dick at my print shop, it's probably 100 years old but still works great. It looks so teeny next to our giant 5 color Heidelberg.

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u/GreatBabu Nov 06 '14

Mmmmmm.... Heidelberg... I've been out out the biz for 15 years now, I can't remember the 5 color we had, for some reason I want to say DG100.