Epson Stylus Pro

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1 Introducing the Epson Stylus Pro Performance. Precision. Brilliance. Epson Professional Imaging Division Sales Reference Guide v1.6a

2 What Defines an Epson Stylus Pro 700 Series Printer? 1 2 To deliver high quality graphics on demand. To dramatically reduce the cost of producing large format prints.

3 Epson Stylus Pro Key Product Summary Key Product Features 24-Inch and 44-Inch Wide Epson MicroPiezo TFP Print Head 4-Color Printing with Dual-Black Ink Technology Epson UltraChrome Vivid Magenta Inks High-Capacity Ink Cartridges up to 700 ml Professional-Level Engine Mechanism Poster Software for Designing and Printing Custom Signs Target Markets Education Teaching Aids, Event Banners, and Club Posters Corporate Business Charts, Presentation Graphics, etc. Sign POP Display, Indoor, and Company Signage Product Pricing Epson Stylus Pro 7700 Printer 24 Only $2,995 (msrp) Epson Stylus Pro 9700 Printer 44 Only $4,995 (msrp) Why to Buy? Faster Print Speeds Extreme Image Quality Water-Resistant Prints Archival Prints Highly-Accurate Line Art Low Cost-per-Print Easy-to-Use Reliable Print Engine Great for Plain Paper Amazing on Specialty Papers The Highest-Quality Printer in its Class

4 Epson Stylus Pro Series Product Feature Set Highlights NEW Epson UltraChrome Vivid Magenta Ink Technology Ten-Channel Epson MicroPiezo TFP Print Head NEW High-Performance Print Engine Speeds up to 619 ft2 per hour Five Individual High-Capacity Ink Cartridges up to 700 ml NEW 4-Color Printing with Dual-Black Ink Modes Handles Roll or Cut-Sheet Media from Letter up to 44 wide Epson eplaten Media Loading Technology Spindle-Free Roll Media Loading BorderFree Roll Printing from 10-Inch up to 44-Inch Wide Accepts Media up to 1.5 mm Thick Posterboard Epson Stylus Pro 9700 Printer Shown Above Printer ships with printer stand, media catch bin, drivers, and 110 ml starter ink cartridges. Epson Stylus Pro $2,995 Epson Stylus Pro $4,995 Contact Your Authorized Epson Dealer for the latest pricing information. (Pricing shown is MSRP) Built-in Automatic Rotary Media Cutting System Maximum Resolution of 1440 x 1440 dpi at 3.5 Picoliter Epson AccuPhoto HD 16-Bit 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-Inch Backlight Color LCD Control Panel Epson PreciseColor Manufacturing Process Print Artist Gold Design and Print Software Low Noise Design for Extremely Quiet Operation 1 year Warranty and Support Provided by Epson

5 Epson Stylus Pro Series Photo Walkthrough Front View Front Printer Door Cut Sheet Loader Front Control Panel 2.5 Color LCD Roll Media Loader Rotary Cutter Electronic Ink Bay Door VM C PK Y MK Robust Print Stand Fabric Catch Bin Epson Stylus Pro 9700 Shown 74 (W) x 26 (D) x 48 (H) 295 lbs,

6 Photo Walkthrough Epson Stylus Pro Series Front View Epson Stylus Pro Epson Stylus Pro (W) x 26 (D) x 48 (H) 220 lbs, 74 (W) x 26 (D) x 48 (H) 295 lbs,

7 Photo Walkthrough Epson Stylus Pro 9700 Series Front View Auto Take-up Reel System Up to 44-Inch Wide Available for the Epson Stylus Pro 9700 Printer Only Optional Automatic Take-up Reel System $1,195 msrp

8 Epson Stylus Pro Series Photo Walkthrough Front Control Panel 2.5-Inch Color LCD Delete or Cancel Job Button Initiate Print Head Cleaning eplaten Release Electronic Ink Door Covers Rotary Cutter

9 All New Spindle-Free Roll Media Loading High-Accuracy Roll Media Loading System Roll Media Adapters Adjust for both 2 and 3 Inch Media Cores Simple Tension Lever Ensures Quick and Secure Media Core Loading Extremely Fast Roll Media Loading with Less Chance of Media Damage Designed with Epson eplaten Technology for Highly-Accurate Roll Media Loading Media Core Tension Lever 2 or 3 Inch Media Core Switch

10 All New Epson eplaten Technology High-Accuracy Roll Media Loading System High-Accuracy Automatic Roll Media Loading, Movement, and Tracking Electronically Controlled Roll Media Rewind Automatic Media Core Rewind Upon Media Release Makes Overall Roll Media Usage Easier then Ever Before

11 Roll Media Length Tracking and Identification System Automatic Bar Code Tracking System Realtime Automatic Remaining Roll Media Length Counter Auto Bar Code Printing of Remaining Roll Media Information for Faster Reloading Adjustable Roll Media Length Setting to Compensate for Various Roll Lengths Very Useful for Tracking Partially Used Media Rolls Auto Roll Media Identification Both Genuine Epson and Custom Media Setting(s) Can Be Disabled if Not Required by Your Workflow Example Bar Code Tag Printed on the Edge of Media

12 New High Performance Rotary Cutting System All New Rotary Type Cutting Mechanism Extremely robust design and virtually maintenance free Cutter mechanism is independent of print head, allowing for less print head media contamination High Performance Cutting Speeds Able to cut a 44-inch wide sheet in less than one second Cuts Virtually Any Media Type Capable of cutting most standard roll media types, including canvas and various fine art papers All-New High-Performance Rotary Cutter

13 Bundled Software Epson Stylus Pro 7700 and 9700 Series Epson Professional Drivers for Windows and Macintosh Windows 7, Windows XP, and Windows Vista (both 32- and 64-bit) Macintosh Leopard 10.5, Snow Leopard 10.6, and Lion 10.7 (Intel based) Epson LayoutManager Built into our Windows 7, Windows XP, and Windows Vista printer drivers Allows for multiple print jobs to be arranged on a single sheet of paper Print Artist Gold Software for Windows Simple to use design and print software with over 16,000 templates included. Epson LFP Plug-In for Microsoft Office Applications Easily print banners and enlarge documents with one click in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint Epson CopyFactory Software Quickly enlarge both printed originals or digital pictures to standard sized posters when paired with an Epson scanner or multifunction printer.

14 Epson Stylus Pro Printer Drivers

15 Epson Layout Manager Queue, rotate and layout individual files from almost any Windows based application Scale individual files independent of how it was sent to the Print Queue Fully integrated with the Epson Printer driver Windows Only

16 Print Artist Gold Quickly create spectacular posters, banners, and much more. Includes more than 16,000 professionally designed templates, and numerous graphics Windows Only

17 Epson LFP Plug-In for Microsoft Office Easily print banners or enlarge Word, Excel, or PowerPoint documents with a click of a button. Automatically scales document to the roll width, standard poster size, or a specific dimensions Compatible with Microsoft Office 2003, 2007 and 2010 for Windows.

18 Epson CopyFactory Quickly enlarge hard copy originals and digital images to many standard poster size prints Auto document enhancement and skew correction ensures great print quality every time Requires an Epson scanner or multifunction printer and 32-bit version of Windows

19 Introducing Epson UltraChrome Vivid Magenta Ink A Next Generation Pigment Ink Technology

20 Epson UltraChrome VM Ink Technology A Next Generation Pigment Ink Technology Unique High-Density Pigment Chemistry Developed by Seiko Epson Four-Color Printing System Including Dual-Black Inks for Optimal Black Density Instant Dry and Water Resistant Extreme High Dynamic Range Color Gamut True Archival Printing Professional Short-term Color Stability for Mission Critical Color Proofing Improved Microcrystal Encapsulation Technology for Reduced Gloss Differential Improved Black Density up to 2.6 with an L* value of ~3.0 Sets a New Standard for Professional Four Color Ink Technology Dmax and L* Values based on Epson Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (250)

21 Epson UltraChrome VM Ink Technology A Next Generation Pigment Ink Technology Epson Stylus Pro 7700 Canon imageprograf ipf 610 Extreme Color Gamut Accurate Color Matching Actual print comparison showing the extreme color gamut of Epson UltraChrome VM Inks Please Note: the presentation file and monitor you re using may affect this comparison

22 Epson UltraChrome VM Ink Technology A Next Generation Pigment Ink Technology Epson Stylus Pro 7700 Canon imageprograf ipf 610 Accurate Color Matching Extreme Color Gamut Actual print comparison showing the extreme color gamut of Epson UltraChrome VM Inks Please Note: the presentation file and monitor you re using may affect this comparison

23 Epson UltraChrome VM Ink Technology Dual Black Ink Modes Photo and Matte Black Inks Two different black ink technologies are automatically used to optimize the black density and line-sharpness for virtually any media type Photo Black ink can produce professional results on any media type, but is optimized for traditional higher-end ink jet papers Matte Black ink can produce even better results on standard plain and tracing papers Matte Black Print on Matte Paper Photo Black Print on Matte Paper Photograph 2010 Lois Greenfield

24 Epson MicroPiezo TFP Print Head Technology The World s Most Advanced Inkjet Print Head Technology

25 Epson MicroPiezo TFP Print Head Technology Epson Stylus Pro Series 10-Channel Print Head Technology Ink Repelling Coating Technology One-Inch Wide Print Head 360 Nozzles Per Inch Auto Nozzle Detection & Cleaning Variable Droplet Piezo Advanced Thin Film Piezo (TFP) 720 Nozzles x 5 Colors 3.5 Picoliters Epson Stylus Pro Series

26 Epson MicroPiezo TFP Print Head Technology The World s Most Advanced Inkjet Print Head Technology Actual Ink Droplet on Paper ~ 1,420X Magnification ~ 210X Magnification Print Head Direction Extreme Dot Placement Accuracy Perfectly Round & Consistent Droplets Low Vibration Meniscus and High Impact Control Technology Examples Shown Above Source: Seiko Epson Engineering

27 Epson MicroPiezo TFP Print Head Technology The World s Most Advanced Inkjet Print Head Technology Epson Stylus Pro 7700 Canon imageprograf ipf 710 Epson Singleweight Matte Paper Canon Premium Matte Paper Printed at 1,440 dpi Printed at 1,200 dpi 200x Magnification Actual Print Comparison Showing the Extreme Line Accuracy of the Epson MicroPiezo TFP Print Head

28 Performance Benchmarking Epson Stylus Pro Epson Stylus Pro

29 Performance Benchmarking Popular Poster Print Sizes Epson Driver Print Mode 16 x x x 50 Ft2 per Hour Draft dpi HS 21 Seconds 37 Seconds 1: Fine dpi HS 41 Seconds 1:16 3: :55 3:32 9: SuperPhoto dpi HS Based upon print engine speeds only. Total throughput times depend upon front-end driver/rip, file size, printer resolution, ink coverage, etc. Images printed as shown below on plain matte paper using a standard ICC color managed workflow via Adobe Photoshop CS4 Print speeds are shown in min:sec HS = High-Speed Mode (Bi-Directional Print Mode)

30 Performance Benchmarking Popular CAD Plot Sizes Epson Driver Print Mode C Size Plot (17 x 22 ) D Size Plot (22 x 34 ) Draft dpi HS 20 Seconds 31 Seconds Fine dpi HS 38 Seconds 1:06 1:46 3:09 SuperPhoto dpi HS Based upon print engine speeds only. Total throughput times depend upon front-end driver/rip, file size, printer resolution, ink coverage, etc. Image PDF printed as shown below on plain matte paper using Adobe Acrobat CS4 Print speeds are shown in min:sec HS = High-Speed Mode (Bi-Directional Print Mode) C - Size Plot D - Size Plot

31 Competitive Benchmarking Epson Stylus Pro 7700 vs. Canon imageprograf ipf610 Epson Stylus Pro 9700 vs. Canon imageprograf ipf810

32 EPSON STYLUS PRO 24 Inch COMPARISON Product Feature Comparison Epson Stylus pro 7700 vs. Canon imageprograf ipf610 Printer Feature Epson Stylus Pro 7700 Canon imageprograf ipf610 Maximum Printer Width 24-Inch 24-Inch Ink Technology Epson UltraChrome Vivid Magenta Canon Reactive Ink Technology Ink Type Pigment CMY Dye + Pigment Black Printing Color Model 4-Color (CMYK or MK) 4-Color (CMYK or MK) Print Head Technology Epson MicroPiezo TFP FINE (PF-03) Auto Nozzle Verification and Cleaning? Yes No Number of Print Head Nozzles 720 x 5 Colors 2,560 per Color + 5,120 for Black Maximum Resolution / Smallest Droplet Size 1440 x 1440 / 3.5 pl 2400 x 1200 / 4 pl Print Speed - Maximum 619 ft 2 / Hour 609 ft 2 / Hour Print Speed - Highest Quality 107 ft 2 / Hour 72 ft 2 / Hour Ink Cartridge Sizes Available 150 ml / 350 ml / 700 ml 130 ml Ink Included with Printer 110 ml x 5 Ink Cartridges 90 ml x 5 Ink Cartridges Epson eplaten Technology? Yes No Line Accuracy / Minimum Line Weight +/ 0.1% / 28 um +/ 0.1% / 48 um Internal Printer Memory 256 MB 256 MB Operating Systems Supported Windows & Macintosh Windows & Macintosh Standard Connectivity USB 2.0 & 10/100 BaseT Ethernet USB 2.0 & 10/100 BaseT Ethernet Standard Warranty 1-Year On-Site Limited Warranty 1-Year On-Site Limited Warranty MSRP $2,995 $2,545 Winning Feature

33 EPSON STYLUS PRO 44 Inch COMPARISON Product Feature Comparison Epson Stylus pro 9700 vs. Canon imageprograf ipf810 Printer Feature Epson Stylus Pro 9700 Canon imageprograf ipf810 Maximum Printer Width 44-Inch 44-Inch Ink Technology Epson UltraChrome Vivid Magenta Canon Reactive Ink Technology Ink Type Pigment CMY Dye + Pigment Black Printing Color Model 4-Color (CMYK or MK) 4-Color (CMYK or MK) Print Head Technology Epson MicroPiezo TFP FINE (PF-03) Auto Nozzle Verification and Cleaning? Yes No Number of Print Head Nozzles 720 x 5 Colors 2,560 per Color + 5,120 for Black Maximum Resolution / Smallest Droplet Size 1440 x 1440 / 3.5 pl 2400 x 1200 / 4 pl Print Speed - Maximum 619 ft 2 / Hour 688 ft 2 / Hour Print Speed - Highest Quality 107 ft 2 / Hour 89 ft 2 / Hour Ink Cartridge Sizes Available 150 ml / 350 ml / 700 ml 330 ml / 700 ml Ink Included with Printer 110 ml x 5 Ink Cartridges 90 ml x 5 Ink Cartridges Epson eplaten Technology? Yes No Line Accuracy / Minimum Line Weight +/ 0.1% / 28 um +/ 0.1% / 48 um Internal Printer Memory 256 MB 384 MB Operating Systems Supported Windows & Macintosh Windows & Macintosh Standard Connectivity USB 2.0 & 10/100 BaseT Ethernet USB 2.0 & 10/100 BaseT Ethernet Standard Warranty 1-Year On-Site Limited Warranty 1-Year On-Site Limited Warranty MSRP $4,995 $5,795 Winning Feature

34 Specifications are subject to change without notice. Cartridge yields vary considerably based on images printed, print settings, paper type, frequency of use and temperature. For print quality, a variable amount of ink remains in the cartridge after the replace cartridge indicator comes on. The printer(s) ships with ink cartridges and part of the ink from the first cartridges is used for priming the printer. All stated cartridge volumes are fill volumes. See for more information about ink cartridges. Epson, Epson Stylus, Epson UltraChrome Vivid Magenta, and MicroPiezo TFP are trademarks or registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corp. Epson AccuPhoto, Epson eplaten, and Epson PreciseColor are trademarks of Epson America, Inc. Epson Preferred Protection Plan is a service mark of Epson America, Inc. All other product brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Epson disclaims any and all rights to these trademarks. Epson America, Inc TC

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