Designed to meet the needs of the most demanding professionals, the Epson Stylus Pro 4800 incorporates a unique 17-inch wide printer design with a breakthrough new 8-color ink technology, forcing us to reconsider what's possible from photographic ink jet printing.

Features:


All New 8-Channel Print Head Technology

• Print head design capable of handling eight separate ink channels
• 1-inch wide high-performance print head with 180 nozzles per channel

Maximum Resolution of 2880 x 1440 dpi

• Incredibly sharp text and line art
• Extremely fine blends and photographic transitions

Variable-Sized Droplet with AMC Technology

• Produces variable-sized droplets as small as 3.5 picoliter to greatly decrease print times while optimizing photographic quality
• Proprietary Active Meniscus Control (AMC) technology precisely controls the curvature of every ink droplet within each nozzle before releasing it onto the media. The result is extremely sharp and accurate placement of ink droplets for outstanding photographic print quality.

Epson PreciseColor Technology

Automatic Print Head Alignment Technology

• Built-in sensor reads printed data for highly precise alignments of all color channels
• Aligns both single and bi-directional print modes.

Automatic Print Head Cleaning Technology

• Built-in sensor reads nozzle check pattern and automatically cleans print head if any problems are found; even partially clogged nozzles

Epson UltraChrome K3 Ink Technology

All New 8-Color Pigment-Based Ink System

• High-density pigments for an extremely wide color gamut
• Professional print permanence ratings for truly sellable quality prints
• High-gloss Microcrystal Encapsulation Technology for reduced gloss differential
• Superior scratch resistance from improved pigment and resin chemistry
• Color is stable immediately after printing; no short-term color shifting
• Depending upon media; produces a black density up to 2.3 with an L* value of 4.1*
  *Data based on Epson Premium Luster Photo Paper (250)

New Three-Level Black Ink Technology

• Simultaneously uses Black, Light Black, and Light Light Black inks
• Significantly improves the printer's gray balance while eliminating color casts
• Impressive midtones and highlights for a smoother tonal range
• Virtually eliminates the metamerism and bronzing of basic pigment chemistry
• Enhances the ICC profiling process for ColorSync and ICM workflows

New Advanced Black and White Printing Technology

• Unique driver technology taking full advantage of our three-level black system to produce professional black and white prints from color or grayscale image files
• Proprietary Epson screening technology developed specifically for black and white printing
• Produces a truly consistent image with no color crossover or color cast
• Produces sellable quality neutral and toned black and white prints from a single ink set

Two User-Exchangeable Black Ink Modes

Unique 17" Wide Print Engine Technology

Professional Media Handling

• Prints on virtually any media type, in roll or cut sheet, from letter up to 17" wide
• Built-in high-capacity paper tray handling up to 250 sheets of plain letter-sized paper or up to 50 sheets of photographic media up to 17" x 22"
• Supports printing on both sides of the media without damaging the previously printed side
• User-adjustable Roll Media Spindle accepts either 2" or 3" media cores
• Four built-in media paths including roll feed, cut-sheet tray, front-top manual feed, and a straight-through front manual feed handling weights up to 1.5mm thick posterboard
• Built-in automatic media cutter

True BorderFree Printing

• Capable of printing off both left and right edges of roll based media, while automatically cutting top and bottom edges to produce a full-bleed print on all four sides
• Fully trims your finished prints more accurately and safely than by hand

High Performance Print Engine Speeds

Print Mode

• Fine: 720 dpi HS produces an 8" x 10" in 1:28, 11" x 14" in 2:27, 16" x 20" in 4:07
  
• SuperFine: 1440 dpi HS produces an 8" x 10" in 2:00, 11" x 14" in 3:25, 16" x 20" in 6:07
  
• SuperFine: 1440 dpi produces an 8" x 10" in 3:17, 11" x 14" in 5:35, 16" x 20" in 9:46
  
• SuperPhoto: 2880 dpi HS produces an 8" x 10" in 3:54, 11" x 14" in 6:35, 16" x 20" in 11:40
  
• SuperPhoto: 2880 dpi produces an 8" x 10" in 6:25, 11" x 14" in 10:55, 16" x 20" in 18:57.

Print speeds are shown in min:sec. HS = High Speed Print Mode (Bi-directional Print Mode)

Epson Intelligent High-Capacity Ink System

• Eight individual 110ml or 220ml ink cartridges
• Greatly increases productivity by allowing you to replace ink cartridges on the fly, even during the middle of a print job
• Utilizes both 110ml and 220ml ink cartridges simultaneously to optimize ink usage

Epson PrintJob Information System

• Built-in printer memory automatically tracks key print job statistics, such as ink and media usage, remaining media, data file and user names, print times and more
• Reports can be download from printer memory or printed

Superior Connectivity

• Includes one USB 2.0, one IEEE 1394 (FireWire) and one Epson Expansion Slot for installing the optional 10/100 BaseT Ethernet card
  (Ethernet included with Pro Edition bundle)
• Professional Epson Photographic Drivers for Macintosh and Windows
• Optional PANTONE licensed and SWOP certified PostScript Language Level 3 Compatible RIP by ColorBurst (included only with Pro Edition bundle)
• Fully supported by most leading third party RIPs and workflows; the Epson Stylus Pro series printers are used within the most demanding commercial printing environments

World Class Service and Support

• Free one-year of coverage under the Epson Preferred Protection Plan with toll-free telephone support available Monday through Friday and usually next-business-day full unit exchange service
• Optional one or two-year Epson Preferred Plus Service plans available

Specifications:

Printing Method

• 8-Channel Print Head Technology
• 8-Color (C, Lc, M, Lm, Y, Lk, LLk + PK or MK) pigment based ink
• Variable-Sized Droplet Micro Piezo drop-on-demand ink jet with AMC technology

Nozzle Configuration

• Color and Monochrome heads: 180 nozzles x 8

Epson Ink Technology

• Epson UltraChrome K3 Ink Technology

Droplet Technology

• Smallest droplet size: 3.5 picoliter
• Variable Droplet Technology can produce up to three different sizes per print line

Resolution

• 2880 x 1440 dpi; 1440 x 720 dpi; 720 x 720 dpi;
  720 x 360 dpi; 360 x 360 dpi; 360 x 180 dpi

Print Engine Speed

• 8" x 10" prints from 50 secs to 6:25 ? Normal is 3:17
• 11" x 14" prints from 1:44 to 10:55 ? Normal is 5:35
• 16" x 20" prints from 4:07 to 18:57 ? Normal is 9:46

Acoustic Noise Level

• Approximately 50 dB(A) according to ISO 7779

Printer Language / Drivers

• Epson ESC/P2 raster photographic drivers standard
• Optional PANTONE. licensed and SWOP. certified PostScript. Language Level 3 Compatible RIP by ColorBurst. (included only with Pro Edition bundle)
• Supported by most leading third-party RIPs and workflows

Operating Systems Supported

• Macintosh. Panther 10.3.9 or higher, Tiger 10.4 or higher
• Windows. 2000 or XP (Pro or Home Edition)

Printer Interfaces

• Includes one USB (1.1 and 2.0 compatible), one IEEE1394 FireWire and one Epson Expansion Slot used for installing the optional internal 10/100 BaseT Ethernet card (Ethernet included in Pro Edition Bundle)

Physical Dimensions

• 34"(W) x 14"(H) x 30"(D)
• Printer weight: 83.7 lb

BorderFree Printing

• Left and right borderless ?bleed? printing for the following roll media widths:
  8.3", 10", 12", 13", 14", 16", 17"
• Top and bottom edges can be automatically cut to any length three different ways during printing on roll media

Printable Area

• Maximum paper width 17"
• Left and right margins 0 or 3mm each (0.24" total)
• Top and bottom margins 0 to 25mm each
• Maximum printable width 17.16" (full bleed 17" width)
• Maximum printable length Limited by application, operating systen and driver/rip used