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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.”

Model Year 2008
Epson Professional Imaging Division

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 Preferred
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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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Printer Options
Estimated Purchase Price Estimated Purchase Price
Optional Printer Cabinet Stand $349 Optional TUMI® Printer Cover $110

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 Preferred
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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 Preferred
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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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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 Preferred
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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
Vivid Magenta5Vivid Lt Magenta
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
Signicant color gamut improvements in blues and purples
High-gloss Microcrystal Encapsulation™ Technology for reduced gloss dierential
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

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

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

Epson Color Gamut Comparison
Epson Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (250) Printed at 2880 x 1440 dpi
L* 6
L* 6

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

Epson Color Gamut Comparison
Epson Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (250) Printed at 2880 x 1440 dpi
L* 6
L* 6

Industry Defining Pigment-based Ink Technology
Simultaneously uses Black, Light Black, and Light Light Black inks
Signicantly improves the gray balance, while eliminating color casting
Impressive shadow-to-highlight detail for a perfect tonal range
Virtually eliminates the metamerism and bronzing of basic pigment chemistry
Enhances the ICC proling process for ColorSync™ and ICM™ workows
Three-Level Black Ink Technology
“What’s amazing is the amount of control down in
the shadow area as well up in the highlight area
and through the middle range...for total control.”
Chris Rainier
Photograph © 2007 Chris Rainier
Ancient Marks Exhibition

Industry Defining Pigment-based Ink Technology
Unique driver technology taking full advantage of our three-level black system to
produce professional black and white prints from color or monochrome images
Proprietary Epson screening developed specically for black and white printing
Virtually eliminates metamerism, bronzing, and gloss dierential
This technology has already produced some of the world’s best black and white prints
Advanced Black and White printing Technology
Photograph © 2007 Greg Gorman
Neutral WarmCool

Industry Defining Pigment-based Ink Technology
Advanced Black and White printing Technology
Apple Macintosh® OS X Driver Dialog Shown
Quick Toning Presets
Complete Tonality Control
Precise Tone Control
Simulated Feedback

Industry Defining Pigment-based Ink Technology
Two dierent black ink technologies can be used to optimize the black density for
virtually any media type
Photo Black ink can produce professional results on any media type, but is optimized
for traditional photographic papers
Matte Black ink can produce even better results on specic matte-type papers such as
Epson Velvet Fine Art, Enhanced Matte, UltraSmooth Fine Art, and many others
Dual-Black Ink Mode Technology
Photograph © 2007 Greg Gorman
Matte Black Print on Matte Paper Photo Black Print on Matte Paper
for any media type
Optimized Black Density

Wilhelm Imaging Research, Inc.
www.wilhelm-research.com

Professional Print Permanence Ratings
Premium Luster Photo Paper
Premium Glossy Photo Paper
Epson Velvet Fine Art Paper
Epson Velvet Fine Art Paper w/PremierArt™ Spray
UltraSmooth™ Fine Art Paper
Somerset® Velvet for Epson
Somerset® Velvet for Epson w/PremierArt™ Spray
Epson Premium Canvas – Satin
Most Popular Media Types
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Permanence ratings are based on accelerated testing of prints made on specialty media, displayed indoors, under glass or UV filter. Actual print stability will vary according
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display all prints under glass, UV filter, lamination or properly store them. See www.wilhelm-research.com for the latest information.
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Professional Print Permanence Ratings
Premium Luster Photo Paper
Premium Glossy Photo Paper
Epson Velvet Fine Art Paper
Epson Velvet Fine Art Paper w/PremierArt™ Spray
UltraSmooth™ Fine Art Paper
Somerset® Velvet for Epson
Somerset® Velvet for Epson w/PremierArt™ Spray
Epson Premium Canvas – Satin
Most Popular Media Types
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to media, printed image, display conditions, light intensity, humidity, and atmospheric conditions. Epson does not guarantee longevity of prints. For maximum print life,
display all prints under glass, UV filter, lamination or properly store them. See www.wilhelm-research.com for the latest information.
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Epson MicroPiezo® AMC™ Print Head Technology
Epson Stylus® Pro 4880
Epson Stylus
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Pro 7880
Epson Stylus
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Pro 9880

Epson MicroPiezo® AMC™ Print Head Technology
Variable Droplet Piezo | More Advanced Active Meniscus Control (AMC) | 180 Nozzles x 8 Channels | 3.5 Picoliters
8-Channel Print Head Technology
One-Inch Wide Print Head
Ink Repelling Coating Technology
Epson Stylus Pro 4880 | Epson Stylus Pro 7880 | Epson Stylus Pro 9880
180 Nozzles Per Inch
The World’s Most Advanced Inkjet Print Head Technology
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Epson MicroPiezo TFP™ Print Head Technology

Epson MicroPiezo TFP™ Print Head Technology
Variable Droplet Piezo | Advanced Thin Film Piezo (TFP) | 360 Nozzles x 9 Channels | 3.5 Picoliters
One-Inch Wide Print Head
Ink Repelling Coating Technology
Epson Stylus Pro 11880
9-Channel Print Head Technology
360 Nozzles Per Inch
The World’s Most Advanced Inkjet Print Head Technology

Epson MicroPiezo TFP™ Print Head Technology
Perfectly Round & Consistent DropletsExtreme Dot Placement Accuracy
~ 210X Magnification
~ 1,420X Magnification
Source: Seiko Epson Engineering
Low Vibration Meniscus and High Impact Control Technology
Print Head Direction
The World’s Most Advanced Inkjet Print Head Technology

Epson MicroPiezo Print Head Technology Comparison
Smallest Droplet Size (Picoliters)
Variable Sized Droplet Technology?
Ink Repelling Coating Technology?
Low Vibration Meniscus Control Technology?
Auto Nozzle Verication and Cleaning System?
The Epson MicroPiezo TFP print head is an advanced form of Piezo print head technology.
The main benefits over our existing MicroPiezo AMC print head technologies are:
Perfectly spherical dots (Even better image quality)
Very High Precision Impact Point Control (Higher dot Placement Accuracy)
Twice the Number of Nozzles with Higher drive Frequencies (About twice the print speed)
Extreme Durability (The print head never needs replacement)
*The World’s highest Resolution Piezo Inkjet Head
The World’s Most Advanced Inkjet Print Head Technology

Epson Professional Imaging Division

Performance Benchmarking
Epson Stylus® Pro 4880 – Most Popular Print Modes
Base d upon print engine s peeds only | Total throughpu t times depend upon front-en d driver/RIP, f ile size, printer resolution, ink cove rage, networking, etc.
Images printed as shown below o n Epson Premium Lu ster Photo Paper using a standard ICC color managed workflow via Adobe ® Photos hop® CS3
Print speeds are shown in min:sec | HS = High-Speed Mode (Bi-Dire ctional Print Mo de)
Photo graph © 2007 Jay Maisel
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Performance Benchmarking
Epson Stylus® Pro 7880 / 9880 – Most Popular Print Modes
Base d upon print engine s peeds only | Total throughpu t times depend upon front-en d driver/RIP, f ile size, printer resolution, ink cove rage, networking, etc.
Images printed as shown below o n Epson Premium Lu ster Photo Paper 260 using a standard ICC color managed workflow via Adobe® Photosh op® CS3
Print speeds are shown in min:sec | HS = High-Speed Mode (Bi-Dire ctional Print Mo de)
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Photo graphs © 2007 Ja y Maisel & Doug las Dubler
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Performance Benchmarking
Epson Stylus® Pro 11880– Most Popular Print Modes
Normal - 360 dpi HS (Not Perfect Photo Quality)
Base d upon print engine s peeds only | Total throughpu t times depend upon front-en d driver/RIP, f ile size, printer resolution, ink cove rage, networking, etc.
Images printed as shown below o n Epson Premium Lu ster Photo Paper 260 using a standard ICC color managed workflow via Adobe® Photosh op® CS3
Print speeds are shown in min:sec | HS = High-Speed Mode (Bi-Dire ctional Print Mo de)
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Next Generation Screening Technology

Next Generation Screening Technology
Source: Seiko Epson Engineering
従来法
SHT-PS
1パス目
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3パス目
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SP7800
SP7880
35x Magnificat ion
New radical form of math for determining dot placement and screening
Produces an extremely ne photographic print with virtually no grain
Produces extremely accurate photographic blends and transitions
Compensates for various ink densities between print mode resolutions
Final photographic prints exceed expectations from Creative Professionals

RGB Blends MASTER
(Extreme Color Gamut Test File)
Actual Epson Stylus Pro 11880 Print
(Premium Semigloss Photo Paper at 2880 x 1440 dpi)
Blends & Transitions Accuracy Comparison
RGB Blends File Courtesy of Bill Atkinson
(www.billatkinson.com)
Very Accurate Transitions and Blends, while Maximizing Color Gamut
Extremely Accurate Shadow Detail, Color, and Transitions throughout Midtones & Highlights
Please Note: the presentation file and monitor you’re using may affect this comparison

Epson Professional Media Line
Model Year 2007 - 2008
Epson Stylus® Pro 3800
Epson Stylus® Pro 4880
Epson Stylus® Pro 7880
Epson Stylus® Pro 9880
Epson Stylus® Pro 11880
142 SKU’s
55 NEW SKU’s

Epson Professional Media Line
Premium Luster Photo Paper
8” x 10”, Letter, 13” x 19”, 17” x 22”
Premium Luster Photo Paper (260)
10”, 16”, 20”, 24”, 36”, 44”, 60” Wide Rolls
Premium Glossy Photo Paper
4” x 6”, 5” x 7”, 8” x 10”, Letter, 11” x 14”, 13” x 19”, 17” x 22”
Premium Glossy Photo Paper (170)
16.5”, 24”, 36”, 44”, 60” Wide Rolls
Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250)
16”, 24”, 36”, 44”, 60” Wide Rolls
Premium Semigloss Photo Paper
4” x 6” , Letter, 13” x 19”, 17” x 22”
Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (170)
16.5”, 24”, 36”, 44”, 60” Wide Rolls
Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (250)
16”, 24”, 36”, 44”, 60” Wide Rolls
Premium Semimatte Photo Paper (260)
16”, 24”, 36”, 44” Wide Rolls
Letter, 13” x 19”, 17” x 22”, 24” x 30”
Professional Photographic Media
49 SKU’s
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22 NEW SKU’s

Epson Professional Media Line
Epson Velvet Fine Art Paper
Letter, 11” x 17”, 13” x 19”, 17” x 22”
UltraSmooth™ Fine Art Paper 250 gsm
17”, 24”, 44”, 60” Wide Rolls
UltraSmooth™ Fine Art Paper 325 gsm
UltraSmooth™ Fine Art Paper 500 gsm
Epson Premium Canvas – Satin
13” , 17”, 24”, 36”, 44”, 60” Wide Rolls
Epson Premium Canvas – Matte
17” x 22” and 17”, 24”, 36”, 44”, 60” Wide Rolls
Epson Production Canvas – Matte
24”, 36”, 44”, 60” Wide Rolls
Somerset® Velvet Fine Art for Epson
24” x 30”, 36” x 44” and 24”, 44” Wide Rolls
24” x 30”, 36” x 44” and 17”, 24”, 36”, 44” Wide Rolls
Professional Fine Art Media
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38 SKU’s
19 NEW SKU’s
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Epson Professional Media Line
Proong Paper – White Semimatte
13” x 19” and 13”, 17”, 24”, 36”, 44”, 60” Wide Rolls
Proong Paper – Commercial
13” x 19” and 13”, 17”, 24”, 36”, 44”, 60” Wide Rolls
Proong Paper – Publication
13” x 19” and 13”, 17”, 24”, 36”, 44” Wide Rolls
Professional Proofing Media
21 SKU’s
5 NEW SKU’s

Epson Professional Media Line
24”, 36”, 44”, 64” Wide Rolls
13” x 19”, 17” x 22” and 17”, 24”, 36”, 44” Wide Rolls
Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper
Letter, 11” x 17”, 13” x 19”, 17” x 22”
Letter, 13” x 19”, 17” x 22” and 17”, 24”, 36”, 44”, 64” Wide Rolls
Enhanced Matte Posterboard (1.5 mm thick)
17”, 24”, 36”, 44” Wide Rolls
Epson DisplayTrans™ Backlight Media
24”, 36”, 44”, 60” Wide Rolls
Enhanced Adhesive Synthetic Paper
Everyday Graphics & Signage Media
34 SKU’s
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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 www.epson.com/cartridgeinfo for more information about cartridges.
EPSON, Epson Stylus, Epson UltraChrome, Epson UltraChrome K3, and MicroPiezo are trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation.
BorderFree is a registered trademark and Epson Preferred 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.
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