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3800 Epson Stylus ® The World’s Greatest Images are Printed on an Epson. Epson Professional Imaging Division Pre-Launch Presentation 8.16.06 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENT UNTIL 09.25.2006...
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“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Arthur C. Clarke...
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What Defines an Epson Stylus® Pro Branded Printer? “To develop printing technology that exceeds the expectations of professionals.” “To allow any print to be sold.”...
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Epson Stylus® Pro 3800 Feature Set Key Product Features Epson UltraChrome K3™ Ink Technology Professional Cut-Sheet Media Handling from 4” x 6” up to 17” x 22” Main Top-Loading High-Capacity Paper Feeder Second Top-Loading Manual Feeder – Optimized for Fine Art Front-Loading Straight-through Manual Feeder up to 1.5mm Thick...
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Epson Stylus® Pro 3800 Size Comparison Total Print Weight = 43.2 lbs. 15” 10” 27” Printer dimensions reduced by 30% and weight reduced by 51% compared to the Epson Stylus® Pro 4800...
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The World’s Most Precise Print Head Technology Advanced MicroPiezo® AMC™ Print Head 2.5” 3.5”...
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The World’s Most Precise Print Head Technology Advanced MicroPiezo® AMC™ Print Head AMC™ Variable-Droplet Piezo (Active Meniscus Control) Extremely Accurate Droplet Placement as small as 3.5 picoliters...
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The World’s Most Precise Print Head Technology Advanced MicroPiezo® AMC™ Print Head One–Inch Wide Print Head 180 Nozzles x 8 Colors...
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The World’s Most Precise Print Head Technology Advanced MicroPiezo® AMC™ Print Head 8-Channel Print Head Technology...
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The World’s Most Precise Print Head Technology Advanced MicroPiezo® AMC™ Print Head Auto-Sharing Photo & Matte Black Channel...
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This latest Epson technology allows the printer to share the same physical ink channel between both Matte and Photo Black inks This allows Epson to reduce the overall printer cost by only having to use a single print head The correct black ink mode is automatically used depending upon the driver selection...
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Produces extremely fine photographic prints even in bi-directional and lower resolution print modes Compensates for various ink densities between resolutions – allowing for a single ICC profile to be used per media type 従来法 Source: Seiko Epson Engineering New Ultra-modern Screening Technology SHT-PS SP4800 SP3800 01001010010110 4パス目...
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Based upon print engine speeds only | Total throughput times depend upon front-end driver/RIP, file size, printer resolution, ink coverage, networking, etc. Images printed as shown below on Epson Premium Luster Photo Paper using a standard ICC color managed workflow via Adobe® Photoshop® CS2 (9.0.1) Print speeds are shown in min:sec | HS = High-Speed Mode (Bi-Directional Print Mode) 4”...
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8” x 10” Letter S041405 S041727 S041464 S041465 S041667 S041982 S041331 S041341 S041636 S041062 S041586 Epson Professional Media Line Epson Stylus® Pro 3800 11” x 14” 13” x 19” 17” x 22” S041407 S041466 S041289 S041327 S041744 S041339 S041637 S041896 S041909 S041069...
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Industry Leading 8-Color Pigment-Based Ink Technology Photo Black Light Black Lt Lt Black Magenta Light Magenta Cyan Light Cyan Yellow Auto-Sharing Average Pigment Particle Size is ~ 0.1 um for comparison, a human hair is ~ 10 um Matte Black (um means micrometer)
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Depending upon media – produces a black density up to 2.3 with an L* value of 4.1 Amazing Black Density High-Gloss Resin Coating *Dmax and L* values are based upon 2,880 x 1,440 dpi printing on Epson Premium Luster Photo Paper Higher-Density Pigments Cross-Linking Chemistry...
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Three-Level Black Ink Technology Simultaneously uses Black, Light Black, and Light Light Black inks Significantly improves the gray balance, while eliminating color casts Impressive shadow-to-highlight detail for a perfect tonal range Virtually eliminates the metamerism and bronzing of basic pigment chemistry Enhances the ICC profiling process for ColorSync™...
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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 specifically for black and white printing Virtually eliminates metamerism, bronzing, and gloss differential Already produced some of the world’s greatest black and white prints...
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Advanced Black and White Printer Driver Dialog Epson Stylus Pro 3800 Quick Toning Presets Simulated Feedback Complete Tonality Control Precise Tone Control Apple Macintosh® OS X Driver Dialog Shown...
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Two Auto-Sharing Black Ink Modes Printer automatically switches between two different black ink modes in order to optimize the black ink density for virtually any media type Photo Black mode can produce professional results on any media type, but is...
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Color Gamut Comparisons Epson UltraChrome K3™ vs. Canon Lucia™...
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Epson UltraChrome K3™ Color Gamut Comparison Canon iPF5000 Heavyweight Glossy Photo Paper Highest Quality versus SP3800 Premium Luster Photo Paper 2880 PK Epson UltraChrome K3™ Canon Lucia™ Profile Graphing Software L* = 75 L* = 75...
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Epson UltraChrome K3™ Color Gamut Comparison Canon iPF5000 Heavyweight Glossy Photo Paper Highest Quality versus SP3800 Premium Luster Photo Paper 2880 PK Epson UltraChrome K3™ Canon Lucia™ Profile Graphing Software L* = 50 L* = 50...
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Epson UltraChrome K3™ Color Gamut Comparison Canon iPF5000 Heavyweight Glossy Photo Paper Highest Quality versus SP3800 Premium Luster Photo Paper 2880 PK Epson UltraChrome K3™ Canon Lucia™ Profile Graphing Software L* = 25 L* = 25...
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Epson UltraChrome K3™ Color Gamut Comparison Canon iPF5000 Heavyweight Glossy Photo Paper Highest Quality versus SP3800 Premium Luster Photo Paper 2880 PK Canon Lucia™ Epson UltraChrome K3™ Profile Graphing Software L* = 6 L* = 6...
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Print Permanence Ratings Wilhelm Imaging Research, Inc. www.wilhelm-research.com CERTIFIED 108 YEARS WITH SELECT EPSON INKS...
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PremierArt™ Water Resistant Canvas for Epson Permanence ratings are based on accelerated testing of prints made on the Epson Stylus Pro 4800 on specialty media, displayed indoors, under glass or UV filter. Ratings for the Epson Stylus Pro 3800 are expected to be comparable. Actual print stability will vary according to media, printed image, display conditions, light intensity, humidity, and atmospheric conditions.
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PremierArt™ Water Resistant Canvas for Epson Permanence ratings are based on accelerated testing of prints made on the Epson Stylus Pro 4800 on specialty media, displayed indoors, under glass or UV filter. Ratings for the Epson Stylus Pro 3800 are expected to be comparable. Actual print stability will vary according to media, printed image, display conditions, light intensity, humidity, and atmospheric conditions.
Cut Sheet / Roll Support Borderless Printing Technology Paper Handling - Automatic Feed Paper Handling - Manual Feed Connectivity - Standard Connectivity - Optional Estimated Purchase Price Epson Stylus Pro 3800 Epson Stylus Pro 4800 17-Inch 17-Inch 9-Color 9-Color 8-Color...
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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, UV plex, lamination or properly store them.