• 44" Wide Format Printer
• 8-color Epson UltraChrome K3™ Ink
• Advanced Black & White Printing Technology
• Dealers Are Now Accepting Orders for Delivery in Fall 2005

Inspired by past-generations of photographic printing technology, our latest 44-inch Epson Stylus Pro 9800 professional wide-format printers incorporate forward-thinking designs with a breakthrough new 8-color ink technology, resulting in a final print of uncompromising quality.

Epson UltraChrome K3™ ink technology represents a defining moment in the history of ink jet printing. Based on our newest-generation of pigment ink, Epson UltraChrome K3 ink incorporates eight new color pigments, including a new three-level black technology, dramatically raising the bar for professional color and black and white prints.

Imagine producing archival prints with amazing color fidelity, gloss-level, and scratch resistance, while providing consistently stable colors that significantly outperform lesser ink technologies. Imagine producing professional neutral and toned black and white prints with higher density levels and virtually no metamerism or bronzing.

Incorporating our latest 1-inch wide printhead, produces almost twice the print performance of our previous model line. While an astonishing resolution of 2880 x 1440 dpi deliver a level of image quality that even exceeds our previous best.

Capable of handling virtually any media type, in roll or cut sheet, up to 44-inch wide, Epson once again sets the standard for professional media use. Whether you re producing sellable color or black and white photography, fine art reproduction, or producing color accurate proofs for client approvals, never before have creative professionals had such a powerful tool allowing them to produce their vision without compromise.

Our latest wide-format printers represent a level of technology unprecedented in Epson s history. Combining the extreme precision of a Stylus Pro print engine, along with the extraordinary performance of UltraChrome K3 Ink technology, Epson has once again redefined the future of wide-format printing.

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

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

• 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.

In order to ensure consistent printing between multiple Stylus Pro printers of the same model, Epson has enhanced the production process to include colorimetric calibration. This system evaluates and adjusts each printer’s difference at the manufacturing stage, assuring you of consistent color output from printer to printer.

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

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

• 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)

• 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.

• 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.

Printer can utilize two different black ink modes – Photo Black or Matte Black. This innovative solution optimizes the black ink density for various media types, dramatically improving the final print quality.
The standard Photo Black ink mode can be used for any media type with professional results. However, for certain Epson media types such as Velvet Fine Art, Enhanced Matte, and UltraSmooth Fine Art, using the optional Matte Black ink mode instead, will dramatically increase your black optical density for even better print quality.

• Prints on virtually any media type, in roll or cut sheet, up to 44-inch wide
• All media is loaded via a unique straight-through media path via front of printer
• Accurate automatic loading of cut sheet media up to 44-inch wide in a variety of weights up to 1.5mm thick posterboard
• User-adjustable Roll Media Spindle accepts either 2-inch or 3-inch media cores
• Supports printing on both sides of the media without damaging the previously printed side
• Built-in Automatic Cutting System supporting most media types
• Optional Manual Media Cutter for cutting even the thickest of media types

• 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

Utilizing our latest high-performance print head technology, the Epson Stylus Pro 9800 is among the fastest print engines in the industry, while printing twice as fast as our previous models..

• 720 x 720 dpi - HS* produces a 16" x 20" in 4:20, 24" x 30" in 9:54, 44" x 60" in 29:00
• 1440 x 720 dpi - HS* produces a 16" x 20" in 6:41, 24" x 30" in 14:18, 44" x 60" in 42:30
• 2,880 x 1,440 dpi - HS* produces a 16" x 20" in 12:57, 24" x 30" in 26:54, 44" x 60" in 81:42
  *HS = High Speed Print Mode (Bi-directional Print Mode) – Print speeds are preliminary and shown in min:sec

• All-new pressurized ink cartridge technology ensures reliable ink delivery at all print speeds, while dramatically reducing the physical size of the ink cartridges
• Eight individual 110ml or 220ml ink cartridges
• Utilizes both 110ml and 220ml ink cartridges simultaneously to optimize ink usage
• On-the-fly unk cartridge replacement for increased productivity

• 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

• Includes one USB 2.0, one IEEE 139 (FireWire^®) and one Epson Expansion Slot for installing the optional 10/100 BaseT Ethernet card
• Professional Epson Photographic Drivers for Macintosh^® and Windows^®
• 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

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