Epson SureColor F-Series, SureColor F6070, SureColor F7070, MicroPiezo TFP Specifications

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Sales Reference Guide v.1.0

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Product Goals

To Dramatically Increase the Reliability of the

Dye Sublimation Printing Process.

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EPSON SureColor F-Series

To Develop A Family of Dye Sublimation Printers

for Final Fabric Production.

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Product Mission

Better Performance. More Profit.

How do you reinvent the dye-sublimation transfer printer? You start by designing every component to work together.

From the print head and ink technology, to the printer mechanism and software. The result? A high-performance

dye-sublimation transfer printer designed with extreme reliability for true industrial-level production.

Introducing the Epson SureColor F6070 (44”) and F7070 (64”) printer family

Developed using the latest advancements in performance imaging, like our exotic EPSON MicroPiezo® TFP® print

head, along with an all-new dye-sublimation ink technology – EPSON UltraChrome® DS – the purpose built

SureColor F-Series allows you to focus on what matters most – more profit.

EPSON SureColor F-Series

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Significantly Increase Polyester-Based Fabric Production

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Instead of screen printing dye sublimation inks onto transfer paper, we print digitally
directly onto the same transfer paper - skipping several steps within the workflow

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Eliminates all screen printing equipment and chemicals

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Dramatically reduces floor space requirements

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Cleans-up the entire production process

Superior Final Print Quality

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Screen printing was limited to solid colors - no photos - up to about 75 lpi

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With Epson digital imaging technology - there are NO limits on what you can print

No More Limits on Design

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Extreme garment designs now limited only by the designer

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No minimum order quantities – you can produce just one garment

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Superior color accuracy and control compared to the screen printing process

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Typical Dye Sub Applications

100% Performance Polyester

Why Digital Dye Sublimation?

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Fabric Production for Cut-and-Sew Markets – 80%

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A digital replacement for the traditional screen printing process of dye sublimation transfer
methods for final bolt fabric production

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Garments include high-end athletic wear, bicycling jerseys, swim suits, etc.

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Any polyester-based sublimation or mixed fabrics - high-performance poly fabrics

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NO cotton, rayon, or linen fabrics – cellulose-based or natural fabrics

Soft Signage – 18%

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Short-run or photo quality soft sign making

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Unique soft signage for trade show or special events

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Flags, stretch frames, table throws, drapes, roll-up banners, back-lit and rigid surfaces.

Custom Specialty Products – 2%

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Typical mouse pads, awards, rigid plastics, and other unique dye sublimation products

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Promotional products and any customized or personalized product

80%

18%

2%

Customer Breakdown

Our Current Thinking

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Target Markets

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Product Line

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44”

64”

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EPSON SureColor F6070

$8,495

MSRP

EPSON SureColor F7070

$19,995

MSRP

Pricing is Estimated as of March 2013

Product Line

EPSON SureColor F-Series

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Built to Perform.

Collects spilled ink

Product Features

All-New Color LCD Control Panel

New Platen

High Speed Auto Cutter

EPSON UltraChrome® DS Ink

Cyan, Yellow, Magenta, Black

1.5L High-Capacity Refillable Tanks

Waste-Tank Locations

Roll Feeder

Spindle-less media handling - up to 5.9” O.D.

Internal USB 2.0 &

Gigabit Ethernet

EPSON MicroPiezo TFP Print Head

Pre-loaded with two maintenance tanks

Engineered for Transfer Paper handling

All New Development by Epson

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High image quality at outstanding printing speeds

Ink Tray

Roll-to-Cut Sheet, job management

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Built to Perform.

Collects spilled ink

Product Features

All-New Color LCD Control Panel

New Platen

Auto Feeding and Take-up Reel System

EPSON UltraChrome® DS Ink

Cyan, Yellow, Magenta, Black

1.5L High-Capacity Refillable Tanks

Waste-Tank Location

Internal USB 2.0

& Gigabit Ethernet

EPSON MicroPiezo TFP Print Head

Engineered for Transfer Paper handling

All New Development by Epson

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High image quality at outstanding printing speeds

Ink Tray

Roll-to-Roll support up to 90 lbs

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Epson MicroPiezo TFP

The World’s Most Advanced Print Head Technology

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EPSON MicroPiezo TFP

Reliability - Productivity - Image Quality

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Optimized for UltraChrome DS Ink

10-Channel Print Head

Full 1-Inch Wide Print Width

720 Nozzles per Color

Extreme Print Speed

Significantly Improved Print Head Life

Variable Droplet Technology

Amazing Overall Print Quality
Droplets as small as 5.3 Pico Liters
Extremely Clear Type & Vector Art

Advanced Thin Film Piezo (TFP) Print Head Technology

print head

exotic

technology

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Print Performance

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SureColor F-Series

0 130 260 390 520 650

634

Square Feet-per-Hour

HIGH SPEED

PRODUCTION

HIGH QUALITY

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239

119

Print Speed

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SureColor F6070

Mutoh RJ-900

0 130 260 390 520 650

682

Square Feet-per-Hour

HIGH SPEED

PRODUCTION

HIGH QUALITY

HQ

PRODUCTION

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244

120

108

75

HIGH SPEED

400

Print Speed

44_Inch

44”

44”

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SureColor F7070

Mimaki JV33-160

Roland RS-640S

0 125 250 375 500 625

634

Square Feet-per-Hour

HIGH SPEED

PRODUCTION

HIGH QUALITY

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239

119

129

86

HIGH SPEED

PRODUCTION

HQ

PRODUCTION

HQ

80

188

128

140

HIGH SPEED

Print Speed

64_Inch

64”

64”

64”

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EPSON UltraChrome DS Ink

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All New Dye Sub Ink Development by Epson

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EPSON UltraChrome DS

All New Dye Sublimation Ink Development by Epson

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Traditional CMYK color ink set

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Printers are designed to be used exclusively with Epson genuine inks

Developed Specifically for the EPSON MicroPiezo TFP Print Head

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Developed to significantly increase the overall print head life

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Superior overall image quality - both image definition and text sharpness are amazing

Extremely Fast Drying

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Allows for greater printing speeds and high productivity

Aggressive Pricing

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For about the same cost-per-ml as typical third-party solutions, you can have a genuine Epson
ink technology with full printer warranty and support - “No more pointing fingers on who’s
responsible for what.”

Oeko-Tex Standard 100

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The four color Epson dye sublimation inks used in the Epson SureColor F printers, when
applied to polyester fabrics, pass the requirements of the Oeko-Tex Standard 100 for human
ecological requirements of Class I products for adults, children, and babies up to 36 months.*

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New Refillable High Capacity Ink Tanks

Up to 1.5 Liters per Color

Simple Ink Refill Packs

1 Liter Ink Refill Packs
With Replaceable IC Chip

EPSON UltraChrome DS

All New Dye Sub Ink Development by Epson

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Replaceable IC Chip

Available Only With a Refill Pack

Purchased in Packs of 6 Only

Each color sold in sets of Six per
Carton.
Helps reduce your overall cost-per-ml

EPSON UltraChrome DS

All New Dye Sub Ink Development by Epson

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Simple Ink Refill Packs

Far Less Environmental
Impact Versus Standard
Plastic Cartridges

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EPSON Dye Sublimation Papers

All New Dye Sub Media Development by Epson

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EPSON DS Transfer Papers

All New Dye Sublimation Media Development by Epson

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Two main paper types – standard multi-purpose & tack adhesive

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Multi-purpose is great for transferring onto mouse pads, t-shirts, ceramics, etc.

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Textile-Adhesive is recommended for high-end fabric and apparel production

Enhanced Dye Transfer Performance

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Unique chemical coating technology allows for heavy ink loads with low cockleing, superior
clarity, and sharpness that only Epson can deliver

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Incredible high-transfer yield properties for amazing performance and productivity

Available in 300 - 350 and 500 Foot Rolls

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17-Inch, 24-Inch, 44-Inch and 64-Inch wide

Aggressive Pricing

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For about the same cost as typical branded or other high-quality paper solutions, you can
have a genuine Epson media technology with full support

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Product Warranty & Workflow

Award-winning Service and Support

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EPSON Preferred Limited Warranty

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On-site 90 day limited warranty- extendable to one year with printer registration.

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Next business day on-site service

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Includes priority toll-free technical phone support available Monday through Friday

Everything is Covered by Epson

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You no longer have to worry about who to call when something goes wrong

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Epson handles all technical and break-fix support

EPSON Genuine Ink and Ink System User Policy

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Warranty Coverage for the printhead and ink delivery system is terminated if the printer is
ever used with new or refilled ink cartridges, inks or ink delivery systems other than the
Epson UltraChrome DS system for which the printer was designed.

Optional Extended 1-Year EPSON Preferred Plus Plan

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Continue to enjoy Epson on-site service after the end of your warranty for up to 2 years.

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One year of coverage or two service calls, whichever occurs first.

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Product Warranty

EPSON SureColor F-Series

service &

award winning

support

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Both Printer Models Come Standard with Wasatch SoftRIP

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Complete layout and printer management is standard

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Powerful color management technology easy to use and intuitive workflow.

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Free technical support and upgrades during the first 6-months of purchase.

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Wasatch SoftRIP included with F6070 ( 44-Inch )

Wasatch SoftRIP TX included with F7070 ( 64-Inch )

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Equipped with tools specifically for digital textile printing such as step and repeat, spot color
atlas printing, and colorway management.

Epson is Currently Working with Industry-Leading RIP’s

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Fabric transfer RIP technology is slightly different than printing on papers

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Epson is working with the top RIP companies to ensure full compatibility

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Epson will post on our product web sites the list of approved third-party RIP’s

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Workflow Solutions

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Selling Proposition

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Industrial-Level Production

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Outstanding everyday production speeds

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Dramatically reduces the number of printers needed for full production capacity

High Reliability – Developed to Run 24/7

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Print head and ink technology developed to work together for improved reliability

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Originally developed to be a dye sublimation solution - not a ‘hacked’ Epson photo printer

High Image Quality

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EPSON UltraChrome DS ink technology produces amazing color

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Capable of producing even the most quality-focus garments and textiles

Low Cost-of-Ownership

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Low initial printer costs with an aggressive a cost-per-ml

Completely Supported by Epson

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World class service and support directly from one source

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No more extreme service issues

production

reliable

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Selling Proposition

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Competitive Comparison

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SURECOLOR F6070

MODIFIED MUTOH RJ900

Printer Width

44-Inch

42.5-Inch

Print Head Configuration

Epson MicroPiezo TFP

F8 (DX5)

Color Configuration

CMYK - 720 nozzles per color

CMYK - 360 nozzles per color

Maximum Print Resolution

1440 X 720 dpi 8 pass

1440 x 1440 dpi 4 pass

Smallest Droplet Size (picoliter)

5.3 pl

3.5 pl

Ink Technology

Epson UltraChrome DS Ink

Third Party Dye-Sub Ink

Maximum Ink Capacity per Color

1.5 L

CISS 1L Bulk System

Print Speed - ‘High Speed’ - 1 pass

682 SFPH

426 SFPH - CAD Line Art

Print Speed - ‘Production’ - 3 pass

244 SFPH

108 SFP

Print Speed - ‘High Quality’ - 8 pass

89 SFPH

75 SFPH

Take up reel

No

Third Party at additional cost

RIP Workflow

Wasatch Soft Rip Included

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Print Width

43.5”

42.2”

Ink Cost-per-L (MSRP)

$125 L

$135-$155 L

Replacement Print Head MSRP

Included in Warranty*

$1,100-$1,500

Printer MSRP

$8,495

$7,800 (printer only)

Competitive Comparison - 44 Inch

Epson vs. Modified Mutoh-RJ900

Prices are MSRP | All data as of Jan 2013 | This color is the winning-feature. Print speeds are engine speeds only. Total throughput time depends on RIP workflow, file size, print resolution, ink coverage, networking, etc.
Printer comes with 90-day limited on-site warranty, extendable for one full year with product registration. Extended on-site service plans available. Up to two plans may be purchased for a maximum coverage period of three years.
Warranty and extended service coveraga are los if any non-Epson cartridges, inks or ink delivery system is used.

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SURECOLOR F7070

MOD IFI ED MUTO H VJ1 638 W

MIM AKI JV 33-1 60

MODIFIED ROLAND S640

Printer Width

64-Inch

64-Inch

64-Inch

64-Inch

Print Head Configuration

Epson MicroPiezo TFP X 1

F8 (DX5) X 2

F8 (DX5) X 1

F8 (DX5) X 1

Color Configuration

CMYK - 720 nozzles per color

CMYK - (180 x 8) x 2

CMYK - (180 x 8) x 1

CMYK -

Maximum Print Resolution

1440 X 720 dpi 8 pass

1440 X 1440 dpi 8 pass

1440 X 1440 dpi 8 pass

1440

Smallest Droplet Size (picoliter)

5.3 pl

3.5 pl

3.5 pl

Ink Technology

Epson UltraChrome DS Ink

Third Party Ink up to 8 C

SB52 Dye Sublimation Ink

SBL2 Sublimation Ink

Maximum Ink Capacity per Color

1.5 L

440 ML Ink Cartridges

440 ML Ink Cartridges

1.0 L Ink Bottles

Print Speed - ‘High Speed’ - 1 pass

634 SFPH

545 SFPH

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342 SFPH

Print Speed - ‘Production’ - 4 pass

239 SFPH

212 SFPH

188 SFPH

129 SFPH

Print Speed - ‘High Quality’ - 8 pass

87 SFPH

110 SFPH

79 SFPH

86 SFPH

Take up reel

Yes -up to 90 lbs

Yes- up to 66 lbs

Yes

Optional- up to 66 lbs

RIP Workflow

Wasatch Soft Rip Included

Wasatch Soft Rip Optional

RasterLink Pro

Versa Works

Print Width

63.6”

63.6”

63.6”

63.6”

Ink Cost-per-L (MSRP)

$125 L

$135-$155 L

$220 L

$130 L

Replacement Print Head MSRP

Included in Warranty*

$1,100-$1,500 per head

$1,100-$1,500 per head

$1,100-$1,500 per head

Printer MSRP

$19,995

$27,995

$19,995

$23,995

Competitive Comparison - 64 Inch

Epson vs. Mutoh, Mimaki & Roland

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Prices are MSRP | All data as of Jan 2013 | This color is the winning-feature. Print speeds are engine speeds only. Total throughput time depends on RIP workflow, file size, print resolution, ink coverage, networking, etc.
Printer comes with 90-day limited on-site warranty, extendable for one full year with product registration. Extended on-site service plans available. Up to two plans may be purchased for a maximum coverage period of three years.
Warranty and extended service coveraga are los if any non-Epson cartridges, inks or ink delivery system is used.

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Product Announcement

January 2013

Product Shipping

June 2013

Pre Orders Start

April 2013

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Launch Dates

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Footnotes

Print speeds for the SureColor F-Series are based on print engine speed only, in bi-directional mode.

Speeds shown for other brand printers are the manufacturers stated speeds.

Total throughput times depend upon front-end RIP, file size, printer resolution, ink coverage, networking, etc.

The SureColor F-Series are designed to use only Epson ink cartridges and refill packs, and not other brands of new or refilled cartridges, or other brands

of ink or bulk ink systems. Using Epson ink is important for reliable performance and high image quality.

Cost-per-ml is a simple ink cost estimate derived from cartridge MSRP divided by fill volume. This simple estimate does not necessarily reflect the actual

cost of ink for a particular print, which can vary considerably based on image printed, print settings, paper type, frequency of use and temperature.

For print quality, a variable amount of ink remains in the cartridge after the “Chip Expended”indicator comes on.

*Oeko-Tex Standard specifies testing criteria for the presence of harmful substances within a textile product. The standard belongs to the International

Association for Research and Testing in the field of Textile Ecology (Oeko-Tex).

All data contained in this document is still under testing. Specifications are subject to change.

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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