MFC-J5730DW

FAQs & Troubleshooting

When choosing greyscale printing in the printer driver, does this use only the black ink or all the ink cartridges to produce the greyscale image?

It depends on the following conditions:

Paper Type Setting

Machine Operation Mode

B/W PC Printing Mode

Plain Paper	Black
Brother BP60 Matte Paper / Inkjet Paper	Cyan + Magenta + Yellow + Black
Brother BP71 Photo Paper / Other Photo Paper	Cyan + Magenta + Yellow
Slow Drying Paper	Cyan + Magenta + Yellow + Black
2-Sided(Duplex)	Black

B/W Copy Mode

Plain Paper	Black
Inkjet Paper	Cyan + Magenta + Yellow + Black
Brother BP71 Photo Paper / Other Photo Paper	Cyan + Magenta + Yellow
2-Sided(Duplex)	Black

B/W Fax Reception Mode

Plain Paper	Black
Inkjet Paper	Cyan + Magenta + Yellow + Black
Brother BP71 Photo Paper / Other Photo Paper	Cyan + Magenta + Yellow

The machine uses colour ink to clean the ink jet nozzles.
Refer to the Related FAQ at the end of the page for details on "Cleaning" and "Greyscale Printing".

Related FAQs

Why do the colour ink cartridges run out of ink even though I never or rarely print in colour?

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