arcady; as for you Magenta ink, unless you select 'Black Only' then a standard printer will mix other colors to 'create black' and only substitute some black to create "pure black". So that explains why a color printer uses colored ink even when you are printing only black and white documents - you are still in "Full Color Mode" and not "Black Only Mode". (haha, you thought I'd have another consperacy theory didn't ya!!?) note: valued DAZ customer since they emerged from Zygote so don't start calling me a "DAZ Basher", if I was I wouldn't have such a long purchase history with them ;p ..people here have no sense of humor...