1 of the 6 cartridges is out of ink, and now nothing will print. Is there a way to still get black print when the color carts are gone?

Dennise

Despite the fact that I always print in black and white, the colored ink cartridges still manage to run out of ink. When they do, the printer won’t function (won’t even print in grayscale) until I replace the empty colored ink cartridge. Is this normal, or is my printer a ridiculous piece of crap?

Jannie