I'm having the similar issue. Came to office tonight to print a B&W document for a morning meeting. Got a message on the printer saying in effect that my "Yellow is depleted, press ok to print in B&W." I thought I had a spare yellow so I started to change the cartridge. Unfortunately, I did not. When I went back to re-print (hopefully in B&W) with all my PC/Printer settings set to "Black Ink Only" - I get the error that I must change the Yellow before I can print again.
Very pissed.
1. If I can't print without changing the Yellow then why did I get the option in the first place? (only to lose the option if I try to change the cartridge);
AND
2. The User Guide that was installed with the printer management software that came with the printer says:
Print with one or more depleted cartridges
The printer can operate with one or more depleted cartridges.However, printing with depleted cartridges slows the printer and affects the quality of printed documents. If the black cartridge is depleted, blacks are not as dark. If a color cartridge is depleted, output is in grayscale. When possible, replace the depleted cartridge. (my emphasis added).
So the printer says I can. The User Guide says I can. But reality and HP support says I can't.
Nice one HP. Not you guys give a crap about my opinion, but when I head out to the office supply store tomorrow, it won't be for ink......