Epson Stylus Pro 7600, Stylus Pro 9600 Product Information Guide

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 and 9600

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roll paper cover

paper set lever

Printer Specifications

ink cartridge
compartment

paper guides

The stand is optional for the Stylus Pro 7600.

Note:

paper set lever

optional interface
shield plate

control
panel

front
cover

Printing

Printing method 7 color EPSON UltraChrome ink or

6 color EPSON Photographic Dye ink

UltraChrome model switchable between
three ink modes:

❏ Photo Black Mode (uses Photo Black

and Light Black cartridges)

❏ Matte Black Mode (uses Matte Black and

Light Black cartridges)

❏ Dual Matte Black Mode (uses two Matte

Black cartridges)

Nozzle
configuration

Resolution Maximum 2880 dpi × 1440 dpi

Print direction Bidirectional

Control code ESC/P

Line spacing 1/6 inch (default), programmable in

96 nozzles for each color: black 1, black 2,
cyan, magenta, yellow, light cyan, light
magenta

®

Raster Photographic Driver

1/1440-inch increments

parallel interface connector

USB interface
connector

AC inlet

Paper feed speed 200 ± 10 milliseconds per 1/6-inch line

RAM 32MB (Stylus Pro 7600)

64MB (Stylus Pro 9600)

Engine Reliability

Total print
volume

Print head life 28 billion dots per nozzle

Periodic
maintenance

Cutter blade life Approximately 2000 B0+ sheets (EPSON

20,000 B0 images, 360 × 360 dpi

Pump unit, head cleaner, and cap assembly
require replacement approximately every 2
years based on 25% duty cycle

media up to 4.33 mil thick); approximately
1000 B0+ film sheets

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Electrical

Specification 120V Model 220−240V Model

Input voltage range 90 to 132V 198 to 264V

Rated frequency range 50 to 60 Hz

Input frequency range 49 to 61 Hz

Rated current 1.0A 0.5A

Power consumption Stylus Pro 7600: Approx. 50 W (ISO 10561

Letter Pattern)

Stylus Pro 9600: Approx. 55 W (ISO 10561
Letter Pattern)

Both printers: 12 W or less in sleep mode

Mechanical

Paper feed Friction feed (roll and cut sheet)

Paper path Roll paper or cut sheets with manual

insertion

Dimensions Stylus Pro 7600:

Width: 43.3 inches (1100 mm)
Depth: 22.5 inches (572 mm)
Height: 22.0 inches (560 mm)

Stylus Pro 9600:

Width: 63.9 inches (1624 mm)
Depth: 28.2 inches (717 mm)
Height: 46.5 inches (1181 mm), including
stand

Weight Stylus Pro 7600: 96 lb (43.5 kg) without

ink cartridges or stand

Stylus Pro 9600: 185 lb (84 kg) without ink
cartridges or stand

Paper

The allowable paper dimensions are shown below:

Roll paper Cut sheets

Size
(Stylus Pro 9600)

Size
(Stylus Pro 7600)

Maximum
external roll
diameter

Thickness 3.15 to 19.7 mil (0.8 to

Notes:

❏ Poor quality paper may reduce print quality and cause paper jams

and other problems. If you encounter problems, switch to a
higher grade of paper.

❏ Do not use curled, folded, or deckle-edge paper.

❏ Depending on the media, best feed and print quality are

guaranteed on EPSON paper with thicknesses of 3.15 to 4.33 mil
(0.08 to 0.11 mm), 64 to 90 gsm.

❏ For best results, use paper under the following conditions:

Temperature: 59 to 77 °F (15 to 25 °C)
Humidity: 40 to 60% RH

BorderFree™ (marginless) printing is available in the following
paper widths:

❏ 8 to 8.5 inches ❏ 20 inches

❏ 10 inches ❏ 24 inches

❏ 12 inches ❏ 36 inches (Stylus Pro 9600

8.3 to 44.0 in. wide
(210 to 1118 mm)

8.3 to 24.0 in. wide
(210 to 610 mm)

2 in. core: 4 in. (103 mm)
3 in. core: 6 in. (150 mm)

0.5 mm)

only)

8.5 × 11 in. up to 44 in.
wide

8.5 × 11 in. up to 24 in.
wide

—

3.15 to 59 mil (0.8 to

1.5 mm)

Environmental

Temperature Operation: 50 to 95 °F (10 to 35 °C)

Storage:

Transit

Humidity
(without
condensation)

Operation: 20 to 80% RH
Storage: 20 to 85% RH
Transit 5 to 85% RH (stored in

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4 to 104 °F (–20 to 40 °C)

1 month at 104 °F (40 °C)

–

4 to 140 °F (–20 to 60 °C),
stored in shipping container
120 hours at 140 °F (60 °C)

shipping container)

❏ 14 inches ❏ 44 inches (Stylus Pro 9600

only)

❏ 16 inches

When printing BorderFree, set the image size in your
application to be approximately 3 mm (1/8 inch) larger than
the intended size of your printed image.

Safety Approvals

Safety standards UL 1950, CSA C22.2 No. 950 FDA

EMC FCC part 15 subpart B, class B,

CSA C108.8 class B

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 and 9600

Ink Cartridges

Lightfastness* Photographic Dye:

Color: up to 26 years (using EPSON
ColorLife paper); black and white not rated

UltraChrome:

Color: up to 100 years
Black and white: over 100 years

Print yield Approximately 28 pages/A1

(720 dpi, 40% duty)

Approximately 3,800 pages/A4
(360 dpi, 5% duty)

Print yield may vary, depending on how often
you run cleaning cycles and how much you
use the printer; yield of the initial cartridge
set is reduced because of ink charging.

Cartridge life: Photographic Dye

2 years from production date

UltraChrome

2 years from production date if unopened;
within 6 months after opening package, at
77 °F (25 °C)

Temperature: Storage (uninstalled):

–

22 to 104 °F (–30 to 40 °C); 1 month at 104

°F (40 °C)

Storage (installed):

–

4 to 104 °F (–20 to 40 °C); 1 month at 104

°F (40 °C)

Transit

:

22 to 140 °F (–30 to 60 °C); 1 month at 104

–

°F (40 °C), 120 hours at 140 °F (60 °C)

Freezing:

14 °F (

–

10 °C); ink thaws and is usable after

at least 3 hours at 77 °F (25 °C)

Drivers

Macintosh® System 8.5.1 through 9.x (OS X clients
supported via RIP, available from the EPSON web site for
download), Windows

®

95, Windows 98, Windows 2000,
Windows Me, Windows XP, and Windows NT 4.0. Raster
drivers are standard. For Adobe
optional EFI

®

Fiery® Spark Professional 2.0 Software RIP or a

®

PostScript® support, use the

third-party software solution.

Interfaces

❏ USB (1.1 and 2.0 compatible), recommended length less

than 6 feet (2 meters)

❏ Parallel (IEEE-1284 ECP mode)

In addition, a Type B expansion slot is available for installing
one of these options:

❏ Ethernet network card (10/1000 Base T)

❏ IEEE 1394 (FireWire) card

The following connections are supported for each operating
system:

Connection

Parallel X X X XXX

USB X* XXXX

Ethernet
(optional)

FireWire
(optional)

* Supported on pre-installed operating systems, not upgraded from

earlier versions of Windows.

Win 95Win 98Win

NT 4.0

X X X XXXX

In addition, Macintosh OS X supports USB and Ethenet
when running applications in Classic mode.

Win

Win MeWin

2000

XXXX

XP Mac

Capacity 110 ml (all models)

220 ml (Stylus Pro 9600, UltraChrome only)

* Preliminary data from Wilhelm Imaging Research, Inc. indicate the

lightfastness of color UltraChrome prints made by the EPSON Stylus
Pro 7600 and 9600 printers will be rated up to 100 years under glass
on specific EPSON media. Data indicate the lightfastness of black and
white UltraChrome images printed using the 7-color mode will be
rated as greater than 100 years under glass on specific EPSON media.

Ink lightfastness ratings are based on accelerated testing of prints on
specialty media, displayed indoors, under glass. Actual print stability
will vary according 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 or lamination or properly store them. Visit www.wilhelm­research.com for the latest information.

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Consumables and Accessories

Ink Cartridges

When you install the printer’s first ink cartridges, it takes
about 10 minutes to initialize the printer. Do not interrrupt
this process by turning off the printer, opening the printer
covers, or releasing the paper set lever, or the printer will have
to re-initialize. In that case, there may not be enough ink left
in the original cartridges and you may have to replace them
with new ones.

When you installed the ink cartridges that came with the
printer, it was initialized as either a Photographic Dye ink
model or UltraChrome ink model. If you don’t use the correct
replacement cartridges for your model, you will see an error
message and your printer won’t work until you insert the
correct cartridges.

If you have a Stylus Pro 9600 that uses UltraChrome ink, you
can install any combination of 110 and 220 ml cartridges.
Unless you’re planning to switch between black ink modes
(see page 12), be sure to replace the black ink cartridges with
the same type as you’re currently using.

Use the following cartridges before the expiration date on the
package:

Photographic Dye ink users:

Black* T545100 Light cyan T545600

Cyan T545200 Light magenta T545500

Magenta T545300 Yellow T545400

* Your printer requires two black ink cartridges.

UltraChrome ink users:

Cartridge 110 ml 220 ml*

Photo Black** T543100 T544100

Matte Black** T543800 T544800

Light Black** T543700 T544700

Cyan T543200 T544200

Magenta T543300 T544300

Light Magenta T543600 T544600

Light Cyan T543500 T544500

Yellow T543400 T544400

* Stylus Pro 9600 only.

** Your printer uses two black ink cartridges. Unless you are switching

between black ink modes, use the same type of cartridges as are
currently installed. Check their type by looking at the installed
cartridges. If you install an incorrect cartridge, you will see the
message

WRONG INK CARTRIDGE

.

User-Replaceable Parts

You can order these user-replaceable parts:

Part Part number

Relacement Ink Maintenance Tank C120890071

Replacement Printer Cutter Blade (replaces the
printer’s built-in cutter)

C12C815241

Options

The following options are available:

Part Part number

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 Printer Stand C12C844061

®

Fiery® Spark Professional 2.0 Software RIP C842832

EFI

Internal 10/100 BaseT (Ethernet
card

Internal IEEE 1394 (FireWire

Automatic Take-Up Reel System (Stylus Pro 9600 only) C12C815251

Replacement 44-inch Take-up Reel Core
(Stylus Pro 9600 only)

Paper Roller Spindle (Normal Tension) — 2- or 3-inch

Paper Roller Spindle (High Tension) — 2- or 3-inch

Manual Media Cutting System*

Replacement Manual Cutting Blade (for Manual Media
Cutting System)

* Designed for use with heavy media, which may damage the printer’s

built-in cutter.

™

) Type-B interface

™

) Type-B interface card C823722

Stylus Pro 7600:
Stylus Pro 9600:

Stylus Pro 7600:
Stylus Pro 9600:

Stylus Pro 7600:
Stylus Pro 9600:

C12C823912

C815121

C12C811161
C12C811151

C12C811155
C12C811152

C12C815231
C815182

C815192

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EPSON Paper and Other Media

The papers you can use vary, depending on whether you have
the Photographic Dye ink model or the UltraChrome ink
model, as shown in the tables below.

NOTE: The Stylus Pro 7600 cannot use paper wider than 24 inches.

Papers supported by Photographic Dye ink model

Paper type Roll sizes Sheet sizes

Premium Glossy
Photo Paper (250)

Premium Luster
Photo Paper

Premium Semigloss
Photo Paper

Premium
Semimatte Photo
Paper (250)

Photo Paper 13-inch roll: S041233 8.3" 11.7": S041141,

Photo Glossy Paper 24-inch roll: SP91021

Photo Semigloss
Paper

Photo Quality Ink
Jet Paper

™

ColorLife
Paper Semigloss

Presentation Matte
Paper

Doubleweight
Matte Paper

Enhanced Matte
Paper

Photo

8.3-inch roll: S041376
13-inch roll: S041378
24-inch roll: S041638
36-inch roll: S041639
44-inch roll: S041640

10-inch roll: S041644
20-inch roll: S041645
24-inch roll: S041461
36-inch roll: S041462
44-inch roll: S041463

— 8.3" × 11.7": S041331

24-inch roll: S041655
36-inch roll: S041656
44-inch roll: S041657

36-inch roll: SP91001
44-inch roll: SP91002

24-inch roll: SP91022
36-inch roll: SP91003
44-inch roll: SP91004

— 11" × 17": S041070

24-inch roll: S041664
44-inch roll: S041666

24-inch roll: S041295
36-inch roll: S041221
44-inch roll: S041220

24-inch roll: S041385
36-inch roll: S041386
44-inch roll: S041387

24-inch roll: S041595
36-inch roll: S041596
44-inch roll: S041597

11" × 17": S041290

11.7" × 16.5": S041288
13" × 19": S041289

8.3" × 11.7": S041602

11.7" × 16.5": S041406
13" × 19": S041604

13" × 19": S041327

—

S041271,S041272

8.3" × 11.7": S041140

11.7" × 16.5": S041142
11" × 17": S041156
13" × 19": S041143

8.3" × 23.4"
(Panoramic):

S041145

—

—

13" × 19": S041069

16.5" × 23.4": S041079
17" × 22": S041171

16.5" × 49.21' (Banner):
S041102

—

—

—

8.3" × 11.7": S041603

13" × 19": S041605

Papers supported by Photographic Dye ink model (continued)

Paper type Roll sizes Sheet sizes

Matte Paper ­Heavyweight

Enhanced Matte
Posterboard

EPSON Proofing
Paper Commercial
Semimatte

Glossy Paper
Heavyweight

Semigloss Paper
Heavyweight

Posterboard
Semigloss

Backlight Film 24-inch roll: S041482

— 8.3" × 11.7": S041257

— 24" × 30": S041598

13-inch roll: S041668
24-inch roll: S041658
36-inch roll: S041659
44-inch roll: S041660

24-inch roll: S041291
36-inch roll: S041227
44-inch roll: S041226

24-inch roll: S041292
36-inch roll: S041229
44-inch roll: S041228

— 20.25" × 28.75":

36-inch roll: S041483
44-inch roll: S041484

11.7" × 16.5": S041260
13" × 19": S041263

30" × 40": S041599

—

—

—

S041237
28" × 40": S041236

—

Papers supported by UltraChrome ink model

Paper type Roll sizes Sheet sizes

Premium Glossy
Photo Paper (250)

Premium Luster
Photo Paper

Premium Semigloss
Photo Paper

Premium Semimatte
Photo Paper (250)

Photo Glossy Paper 44-inch roll: SP91002

Photo Semigloss
Paper

Doubleweight Matte
Paper

Enhanced Matte
Paper

8.3-inch roll: S041376
13-inch roll: S041378
24-inch roll: S041638
36-inch roll: S041639
44-inch roll: S041640

10-inch roll: S041644
20-inch roll: S041645
24-inch roll: S041461
36-inch roll: S041462
44-inch roll: S041463

— 8.3" × 11.7": S041331

24-inch roll: S041655
36-inch roll: S041656
44-inch roll: S041657

36-inch roll: SP91001
24-inch roll: SP91021

44-inch roll: SP91004
36-inch roll: SP91003
24-inch roll: SP91022

44-inch roll: S041387
36-inch roll: S041386
24-inch roll: S041385

24-inch roll: S041595
36-inch roll: S041596
44-inch roll: S041597

11" × 17": S041290

11.7" × 16.5": S041288
13" × 19": S041289

8.3" × 11.7": S041602

11.7" × 16.5": S041406
13" × 19": S041604

13" × 19": S041327

—

—

—

—

8.3" × 11.7": S041603
13" × 19": S041605

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