EPSON
THE IDEAL BUSINESS CHOICE THAT GETS
THE DROP ON THE COMPETITION.
In business printing, the latest and greatest idea comes
in the form of a tiny little drop of ink. It comes from
the EPSON Stylus
all business, and then some. This printer introduces
you to Epson’s advanced Micro Piezo
Simply put, it’s our way of producing smaller than
ever ink droplets.
Why is that good news for you? With the EPSON
Stylus Color 740, you’ll see 1440 dpi printed color
images that are noticeably richer, deeper and finely
detailed. Your black text is laser sharp. Your business
presentations, reports, desktop publishing projects and
digital photographs are inspiringly professional. All due
to Epson’s PerfectPicture
features that give you Micro Piezo ink jet technology,
smooth AcuPhoto Halftoning
drying inks.
The EPSON Stylus Color 740 is the ideal business
printer that will deliver resumes, letterheads, reports,
envelopes and presentations on all types of paper
as well as transparent media. It’s PC and Macintosh
compatible and offers the advantages of USB
connectivity.
Not surprisingly, the feature-packed EPSON
Stylus Color 740 also connects you to the ideal
bundle of business software, featuring Polaroid
PhotoMAX Pro
PhotoBase
The EPSON Stylus Color 740 ink jet
printer. Its story starts with a tiny droplet
and ends with the quick and responsive
technical support and the one year
EPSON Overnight Exchange
warranty. It’s printer
enough for
any business.
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Color 740, the ink jet printer that’s
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technology.
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Imaging System, a blend of
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plus convenient, quick
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, ArcSoft PhotoPrinter™and
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and Dogbyte®Greeting Card Store™.
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EPSON Stylus Color 740
Ink Jet Printer
FEATURES BENEFITS
Superior 1440 x 720 dots per inch. Smallest ink
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Award-winning droplets for amazing detail (6 picoliters).
Photo Quality Fast print speed.
color and laser
sharp black text
Best for business Polaroid PhotoMAX Pro, ArcSoft PhotoPrinter
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software bundle and PhotoBase and Dogbyte GreetingCard
EPSON’s Perfect Micro Piezo technology for vivid, accurate
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Picture Imaging output. Superior resolution for sharper detail
System and superior photographic reproduction.
Microsoft
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Windows
3.1/95/98/NT connectivity support.
and Macintosh
compatible
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Store.
AcuPhoto Halftoning for natural fleshtones
and smooth gradations. Quick drying inks
that won’t bleed or smudge. Photo Quality
papers for a brighter white surface and ultra
smooth printing on a wide range of paper sizes.
Unmatched compatibility. Standard parallel
and serial ports for Windows; USB
PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS
Printing Method
4-color (CMYK) drop-on-demand Micro Piezo
ink jet technology
Nozzle Configuration
Monochrome head 144 nozzles
Color head 48 nozzles x 3 (CMY)
Resolution (dots per inch)
1440 x 720 dpi; 720 x 720 dpi; 360 x 360 dpi;
180 x 180 dpi
Ink Droplet Size
6 picoliters
Print Speed*
Black text memo 10 sec. (Approx. 6 ppm)
Color text and graphics Approx. 5 ppm
Photo
4"x 6" 1 min. 19 sec.
8"x 10" 2 min. 59 sec.
Sound Level
47 dB(A)
Printer Language
EPSON ESC/P2
Software Driver
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Windows 3.1x, Windows 95, Windows 98,
Windows NT 4.0x, Macintosh System 7.x and 8.x
Software
Polaroid PhotoMAX Pro by ArcSoft,
ArcSoft PhotoPrinter and PhotoBase and
DogByte Greeting Card Store (PC only)
Input Buffer
256 KB
Interface
Parallel interface; Macintosh compatible 8-pin minidin serial interface (up to 1.8 Mbps max. transfer
rate), USB connectivity
Print Direction
Bidirectional with logic seeking
Paper Handling
Single sheets Letter, legal, A4, executive, statement
Types Plain, bond, EPSON Photo Quality film
and paper, transparencies, self-adhe
sive sheets, ink jet cards, banner paper,
labels, envelopes, and iron-on transfers
Envelopes No. 10, DL, C5
Types Plain paper, bond paper, air mail
Printable Area
8.26" x 10.76" (letter size)
Top margin .12" Left margin .12"
Right margin .12" Bottom margin .12"
Paper Capacity
Input paper tray 100 sheets/10 envelopes
Output paper tray 30 sheets
Physical Characteristics (L x W x H)
17.1" x 11.5" x 6.6"
11.5 lb
Environmental Conditions
Temperature
Operating 50° to 95° F(10° to 35° C)
Storage -4° to 140° F (-20° to 60° C)
Humidity
Operating 20 to 80% relative humidity
Storage 5 to 85% relative humidity
(no condensation)
Safety Approvals
Safety Standards: UL1950 with D3, CSA22.2 950 with
D3; R.F.I. FCC Part 15 subpart B class B
Reliability
MTBF 4000 power on hours
Print head life 2000 million dots/nozzle
(color and monochrome)
Total print volume 75,000 pages (letter or A4)
Power Requirements
Rated voltage 120V AC +/- 10%
Rated frequency 50 to 60Hz
Rated current 0.5 Amp (max.)
Power consumption Approx. 18W (self test mode)
Ink Cartridge Life
Black ink life 900 pages text
(ISO/IEC 10561 letter pattern)
634 pages graphic (5% coverage)
Color ink life 300 pages (15% coverage)
Shelf life Two years from production
Warranty
One year limited in the U.S. and Canada
One year EPSON Overnight Exchange
Product/Accessory Part Numbers
EPSON Stylus Color 740 C257001
Black ink cartridge S020189
Color ink cartridge S020191
The Epson Connection
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Pre-Sales Support U.S. & Canada 800-463-7766
Automated Technical Support 800-442-2110
Internet Website http://www.epson.com
* Black text and color speed in Normal Mode. Processing time
may vary based on system configuration, software application,
and page complexity.
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