Epson Stylus Pro 7900 User manual

Epson Stylus® Pro 7900 CTP
A Complete Computer to Plate System from Epson
Introducing the
Epson Professional Imaging Division
Sales Reference Guide v1.1a

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Key Epson Product Goals
“To Develop a Cost Effective Way of Creating
Aluminum Printing Press Plates.”
“To Eliminate all Chemicals from the
Plate-Making Process.”
The Future of Computer to Plate

Epson Stylus® Pro 7900 CTP System
Product Feature Set Highlights
Contact your local reseller for the latest pricing information.
(Pricing shown is MSRP)
Printer ships with printer stand,
media catch bin, Plate Curing Unit, Plate
Guide, Sample Plates, EFI eXpress CTP Rip for
Epson, and 110 ml starter ink cartridges.
Epson Stylus Pro 7900 Printer
Epson UltraChrome® HDR Ink Technology
Ten-Channel Epson MicroPiezo® TFP® Print Head
Eleven Individual High-Capacity Ink Cartridges – up to 700 ml
Plates up to 175 lpi and 20,000 Impressions
Automatic Black Ink Mode Switching
ePlaten™ Media Loading Technology
Spindle-Free Roll Media Loading
Accepts Media up to 1.5 mm Thick Poster board
Built-in Automatic Rotary Media Cutting System
Maximum Resolution of 2880 x 1440 dpi at 3.5 Picoliter
AccuPhoto™ HDR Screening Technology
Pressurized Ink Cartridge Technology
Automatic Nozzle Verification Technology
Automatic Head Alignment & Cleaning Systems
Standard USB 2.0 & 10/100 BaseT Ethernet
Large 2.5-Inch Color LCD Control Panel
New Low Noise Design for Extremely Quiet Operation
One-Year Epson Preferredsm Protection Plan
Plate Curing Unit
Chemical-Free Plate Curing -Only Needs to be Plugged In!
Simple Low-Maintenance Design
Plate Guide
Assures Consistent Plate Loading For Accurate Registration on Press
EFI eXpress CTP RIP for Epson
Adobe Postscript 3 Based High Performance RIP Software
Easy-to-Use, Intuitive User Interface
Epson Stylus Pro 7900 CTP System $9,995

Epson Stylus Pro 7900 CTP
Right Ink Bay Door
Front Control Panel
Robust Print Stand
Photo Walkthrough
Left Ink Bay Door
Fabric Catch Bin
Roll Media Loader
Front Printer Door
Rotary Cutter
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2.5” Color LCD
VM LK GR LLK VLM
OR YLC MK PK
Dimensions & Weights
54” (W) x 27” (D) x 48” (H)
187 lbs.
Direct Loading of Aluminum Plates
Single Sheets up to 24” Wide
Plate Guide for Easy Alignment
Epson Computer to Plate Imaging System

Plate Curing Unit (PCU)
Rear Exit
Single Sheets up to 24” Wide
Front Loading
Single Sheets up to 24” Wide
Easy to Use Front Control Panel
Temperature and Plate Speed
Dimensions & Weights
33” (W) x 16” (D) x 10.5” (H)
40 lbs.
up to .012” Thick
Epson Computer to Plate Imaging System
Feeding Direction Switch
Photo Walkthrough
Note: 220 V Power is required for the Plate Curing Unit

EFI eXpress CTP Rip for Epson
Fully Featured Software RIP Included
–Adobe® PostScript® 3 based RIP with Adobe PDF Engine 2.0
–High performance processing - up to 2x faster than comparable RIPs
–Compatible with the latest versions of Apple® and Windows® Operating systems *
Easier to use
–Customized and extremely easy to use with an intuitive user interface
–Supports virtually all modern file formats including - PDF, PS, EPS, TIF, DCS, etc.
–Simple drag and drop workflow
–Powerful Spot Color Management System
Fully Featured RIP Software by EFI
* The Software requires a Windows PC workstation for the RIP Server

Mount Plates on Press
and Print
On-Press in ~15 minutes
The Epson Stylus Pro 7900 CTP Workflow
Print Separations to RIP Epson Printer Produces
the Required Plates
Feed Printed Plates into
the Plate Curing Unit
~7:00 minutes ~6:00 minutesTypical 13” x 19” Plate
Epson Computer to Plate
The Epson Three Stage Process
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All Speeds are Estimated

Warranty and Service Program
Standard One Year of Coverage under the Epson Preferredsm Protection Plan
–Toll-free telephone support Monday thru Friday with usually next-business-day on-site service
–Plate Curing Unit (PCU) comes with whole unit exchange service
–Protection plans provide limited warranty for parts and labor
Optional One and Two Year Extended Service Plans
–The Epson Preferred Plus Service Plans extends the one-year limited warranty that comes standard
World Class Service and Support

Epson DirectPlate - Aluminum
A New Press Plate Designed by Epson
Introducing

Epson DirectPlate - Aluminum
High-performance aluminum lithographic press plate from Epson
Unique hydrophilic plate coating technology designed for Standard Epson ink
Plates can be loaded and directly printed using our Epson Stylus Pro 7900 Printer
Supports final press resolutions up to 175 lpi
Durable press runs up to 20,000 impressions
Extremely sharp text and line art, along with clean halftones
Environmentally safer – No chemicals or processor required
Available in a wide range of sizes to fit various printing presses *
A New Press Plate Designed by Epson
* Contact your epson Authorized Resellers for available plate sizes