Epson printer is one of the finest printers for home, office, or any other personal use. But, issues can happen with any printer, even Epson. If you are looking for the answer to the question, why printer not printing black Epson, then the possible reasons can be:
Ink cartridge is low on ink, or the ink in the cartridge is clogged.
Epson printer's driver or software is the oldest version.
Epson printer is in offline mode.
Paper is jammed in the printer, or packaging material is stuck inside the printer.
The ink cartridge needs to be reset.
The Epson printer and the commanding device are not connected to the same wireless network.
If the printer is printing black only, the Ink option in the printer driver may be set to Black instead of Color or a setting in the software may be set to print black only. Also, the print head nozzles may be clogged. From the Utility section found in the EPSON printer driver, clean the print heads by performing a head cleaning followed by printing a nozzle check pattern. A head cleaning and nozzle check must be performed as a cycle. After printing a nozzle check, examine the printed dot pattern. Each staggered horizontal and straight vertical line should be complete, with no gaps in the dot pattern. If there are gaps in the dot pattern, continue with another cycle. Perform up to 6 cycles if necessary. If the nozzle check is not printing completely, and if the head cleanings do not help the nozzle check pattern to print completely, try replacing the ink cartridge. If you continue to experience this situation, please contact the EPSON Connection for further assistance.. Also, make sure you are using a genuine EPSON ink cartridge which has a white label on top of it. If the white label has been removed from the ink cartridge, do not install the cartridge. Using an ink cartridge which does not have the white label on it may damage the printer. If you have already installed a cartridge which is missing the white label, or if a previously installed ink cartridge was missing its white label at the time it was installed, and now head cleanings do not help the nozzle check pattern to print completely, your printer may require service and you should contact the EPSON Connection for further assistance.
Hope this helps.
Bruce