Epson Equity 4 User manual

“Nothing great is ever achieved without enthusiasm.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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What Defines an Epson Stylus® Pro Branded Printer?
“To develop printing technology that exceeds the
expectations of Creative Professionals.”
“To allow any print to be sold.”

Epson Stylus Pro Series
Model Year 2008
Epson Professional Imaging Division

Epson Stylus® Pro 4880
Product Feature Set
ColorBurst Edition includes a RIP by ColorBurst
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Portrait Edition includes Workflow Software from ExpressDigital
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Epson UltraChrome K3™ with Vivid Magenta Ink Technology
Professional Media Handling from Letter up to 17” wide
Built-in High Capacity Paper Tray from Letter up to 17”x 22”
Top-loading Manual Cut Sheet Feeder up to 17” wide
Standard 17” wide Roll Feeder with Automatic Cutter
Front-Loading Straight-through Manual Feeder up to 1.5 mm Thick
BorderFree® Roll Printing from 8”x 10” up to 16”x 20”
8-Channel Epson MicroPiezo® AMC™ Print Head
Epson AccuPhoto® HD™ Screening Technology
Maximum Resolution of 2880 x 1440 dpi
Eight Individual High Capacity Ink Cartridges – 110ml and 220ml
High-Performance Print Engine Speeds
Epson PreciseColor™ Manufacturing Process
Automatic Head Alignment and Cleaning Systems
Standard USB 2.0 and 10/100 BaseT Ethernet
16-bit Printer Drivers for Macintosh® OS X
One-Year Epson Preferredsm Protection Plan
Epson Stylus Pro 4880 Standard Model $1,995
Epson Stylus Pro 4880 ColorBurst Edition $2,495
Epson Stylus Pro 4880 Portrait Edition $2,195
Shown with Optional Printer Stand
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Epson Stylus® Pro 4880
Printer Options
Estimated Purchase Price Estimated Purchase Price
Optional Printer Cabinet Stand $349 Optional TUMI®Printer Cover $110

Epson Stylus® Pro 7880
Product Feature Set
Photograph © 2007 Joseph Holmes
ColorBurst Edition includes a RIP by ColorBurst
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Epson Stylus Pro 7880 Standard Model $2,995
Epson Stylus Pro 7880 ColorBurst Edition $3,995
Shown with Included Stand
Epson UltraChrome K3™ with Vivid Magenta Ink Technology
Professional Media Handling up to 24” wide
Handles Roll or Cut-Sheet Media from Letter up to 24” wide
BorderFree® Roll Printing from 8”x 10” up to 24” wide
Accepts Media up to 1.5 mm Thick Posterboard
Built-in Automatic Media Cutting System
8-Channel Epson MicroPiezo® AMC™ Print Head
Epson AccuPhoto® HD™ Screening Technology
Maximum Resolution of 2880 x 1440 dpi
Eight Individual High-Capacity Ink Cartridges – 110ml and 220ml
Pressurized Ink Cartridge Technology
High-Performance Print Engine Speeds
Epson PreciseColor™ Manufacturing Process
Automatic Head Alignment and Cleaning Systems
Large 2.5”Backlight LCD Control Panel
Standard USB 2.0 and 10/100 BaseT Ethernet
16-bit Printer Drivers for Macintosh® OS X
One-Year Epson Preferredsm Protection Plan
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Epson Stylus® Pro 9880
Product Feature Set
Photograph © 2007 Greg Gorman
ColorBurst Edition includes a RIP by ColorBurst
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Epson UltraChrome K3™ with Vivid Magenta Ink Technology
Professional Media Handling up to 44” wide
Handles Roll or Cut-Sheet Media from Letter up to 44” wide
BorderFree® Roll Printing from 8”x 10” up to 44” wide
Accepts Media up to 1.5 mm Thick Posterboard
Built-in Automatic Media Cutting System
8-Channel Epson MicroPiezo® AMC™ Print Head
Epson AccuPhoto® HD™ Screening Technology
Maximum Resolution of 2880 x 1440 dpi
Eight Individual High-Capacity Ink Cartridges – 110ml and 220ml
Pressurized Ink Cartridge Technology
High-Performance Print Engine Speeds
Epson PreciseColor™ Manufacturing Process
Automatic Head Alignment and Cleaning Systems
Large 2.5”Backlight LCD Control Panel
Standard USB 2.0 and 10/100 BaseT Ethernet
16-bit Printer Drivers for Macintosh® OS X
One-Year Epson Preferredsm Protection Plan
Epson Stylus Pro 9880 Standard Model $4,995
Epson Stylus Pro 9880 ColorBurst Edition $5,995
Shown with Included Stand
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Epson Stylus® Pro 11880
Product Feature Set
Epson UltraChrome K3™ with Vivid Magenta Ink Technology
Professional Media Handling up to 64” wide
Handles Roll or Cut-Sheet Media from Letter up to 64” wide
BorderFree® Roll Printing from 8”x 10” up to 64” wide
Accepts Media up to 1.5 mm Thick Posterboard
Built-in Automatic Media Cutting System
Built-in Automatic Take-up Reel System
Media Bar Code Tracking & Identification System
9-Channel Epson MicroPiezo TFP™ Print Head
Auto Nozzle Verification and Cleaning System
Epson AccuPhoto® HD™ Screening Technology
Maximum Resolution of 2880 x 1440 dpi
Nine Individual High-Capacity Ink Cartridges – 700 ml
Realtime Automatic Black Ink Mode Switching
Pressurized Ink Cartridge Technology
High-Performance Print Engine Speeds
Epson PreciseColor™ Manufacturing Process
Automatic Head Alignment and Cleaning Systems
Standard USB 2.0 and Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000 BaseT)
Large 2.5”Backlight LCD Control Panel
Printer Activity LED Lighting System
16-bit Printer Drivers for Macintosh® OS X
One-Year Epson Preferredsm Protection Plan
Epson Stylus Pro 11880 Standard Model $14,995
Shown with Included
Printer Stand & Automatic Take-up Reel System
Shown with Optional
Retractable Fabric-Based Media Bin
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Industry Defining Pigment-based Ink Technology
Introducing Vivid Magenta Ink Technology
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Photo Black
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Light Black
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Lt Lt Black
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Vivid Magenta
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Vivid Lt Magenta
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Cyan
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Light Cyan
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Yellow
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Matte Black
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Switchable
All-new magenta pigments
for a significantly wider color gamut

Industry Defining Pigment-based Ink Technology
Unique form of high-density pigments developed by Seiko Epson chemists
All-new higher density form of magenta pigment for increased color gamut
Signicant color gamut improvements in blues and purples
High-gloss Microcrystal Encapsulation™ Technology for reduced gloss dierential
Stable color immediately after printing – no short-term color shifting
Superior scratch resistance from improved pigments and resin chemistry
Incredible black density improvements up to 2.55 Dmax (L* value of 2.9)
Introducing Vivid Magenta Ink Technology
Higher-Density Pigments
Cross-Linking Chemistry
Amazing Black Density
High-Gloss Resin Coating
Dmax and L* values are based upon 2880 x 1440 dpi using Epson Premium Luster Photo Paper

Color Gamut Comparisons
Epson UltraChrome K3™ vs.
Epson UltraChrome K3™ with Vivid Magenta

Epson Color Gamut Comparison
Epson Premium Luster Photo Paper (260) Printed at 2880 x 1440 dpi
L* 75
L* 75

Epson Color Gamut Comparison
Epson Premium Luster Photo Paper (260) Printed at 2880 x 1440 dpi
L* 50
L* 50

Epson Color Gamut Comparison
Epson Premium Luster Photo Paper (260) Printed at 2880 x 1440 dpi
L* 25
L* 25

Epson Color Gamut Comparison
Epson Premium Luster Photo Paper (260) Printed at 2880 x 1440 dpi
L* 6
L* 6

Color Gamut Comparisons
Epson UltraChrome K3™ with Vivid Magenta vs.

Epson Color Gamut Comparison
Epson Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (250) Printed at 2880 x 1440 dpi
L* 75
L* 75

Epson Color Gamut Comparison
Epson Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (250) Printed at 2880 x 1440 dpi
L* 50
L* 50

Epson Color Gamut Comparison
Epson Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (250) Printed at 2880 x 1440 dpi
L* 25
L* 25