Comments on: Printing in grayscale with AirPrint

By: Karin M

Karin M — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 23:43:21 +0000

Many thanks for this! For a long time I’ve been puzzled by how difficult it is to set default print preferences on my macs. This has worked for me on my desktop and laptop but, like Helena, I’m still not able to print in greyscale from my iOS devices. On the plus side I’ve been able to add an on/off option for printing in duplex from the iphone/ipad. I’m using a Canon MG5320.

By: Daniele Nicolucci

Daniele Nicolucci — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 08:34:05 +0000

In reply to Helena.

This is a bit weird. Perhaps it is reset to color when you print from the Mac itself? If you save, close your browser and go to that page again, is it still set to “on”?
Make sure there is no other option about color printing that overrides the “Greyscale” setting. I’m afraid I can’t be more specific as I only have HP and Samsung printers, but I’m curious to know if/how you fix it.
Good luck!

By: Helena

Helena — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 01:27:32 +0000

Thanks for the tip but it didn’t work for me. I was able to follow all your instructions. I have an Epson so the setting in “General” is “Grayscale” and I set it to “on”. I saved the changes, but it continues to print in color from my iOS devices. Any thoughts? Thanks!

By: Daniele Nicolucci

Daniele Nicolucci — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:17:40 +0000

In reply to Isabel. Yes, you have to access the localhost address from the same computer that the printer is connected to. Due to security concerns, it cannot be accessed by default from other devices on the same network.

By: Isabel

Isabel — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:44:34 +0000

Hi! I read with interest your article… But I can’t run the web page you mention! … It says server not found. I’m trying to do this from my iPad… Is that the problem? Please help! I’m stuck only printing in colour… 🙁