Epson Pro 4800 Printer User Manual


 
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How to choose an
Epson Reseller
We’ve put together a simple
checklist to help you.
Does your reseller offer:
Epson-trained sales support staff?
Expertise in a variety of professional
printing applications — for example,
prepress, graphic design, fine art
or photography?
In-store product demonstrations
and print samples made from
your files?
Integration services and peripheral
products for building complete
digital printing solutions?
Professional consulting services to
help you with Color Management,
Workflow Analysis and ICC Profiling?
Media examples and help in
choosing the best media and ink
for different applications?
ROI and job costing?
Equipment installation and training?
Comprehensive support for the
life of the product?
Only Epson Authorized Professional
Graphics Resellers offer you all
this…and more.
To find an Epson Authorized
Professional Graphics Reseller in your
area, call 1-800-241-5373 or visit
www.prographics.epson.com
What makes Epson Stylus
®
Pro
printers professional-grade?
Epson Stylus Pro printers are designed from the ground up to deliver the exceptional print
quality, reliability and performance required by photographers, graphic artists and other
graphics professionals. This is the result of a combination of cutting-edge, core technologies
pioneered by Epson and found exclusively in Epson Stylus Pro printers.
Epson
MicroPiezo
®
Technology
Produces smaller ink
droplets with precise size
and placement that
eliminate satellites
and misting.
Epson AMC
Print Head Technology
Achieves up to
2880 x 1440 dpi resolution
for sharper line art and text
and extremely fine blends
and photographic
transitions.
Small Ink
Droplet Size
Ink droplets as small as
3.5 picoliters produce
smoother gradations
and greater
tonal control.
Epson
Papers & Media
Epson papers are specially
designed for use with
Epson inks to deliver
optimal output
quality.
Epson
UltraChrome K3
Ink
Delivers accurate,
stable color and consistent
black-and-white output.
Epson Stylus Pro printers feature core print technologies
that work together to produce brilliant, accurate color,
sharp text and incredible print speeds.
What Epson does very well is read the minds
and desires of photographers and artists,
and then design and manufacture
an ideal printer to suit their needs.
— from digital-photography.org
Epson professional papers at a glance
Questions?
We’re here to help.
Online:
Visit www.epson.com and click
on Drivers & Support; choose product from
category to access Drivers & Downloads,
FAQs and other helpful information.
Email:
From www.epson.com, click on
Drivers & Support; choose your
Professional Graphics model from
product category; under Contact Support,
select reach us directly; under E-mail, click
on E-mail your question and we'll respond
typically within one business day.
Epson Service Center:
For products
under warranty, please contact Technical
Support (below). If your product is out of
warranty, find a service center online
at www.epson.com, click on Drivers &
Support, and go to the “Help me find…”
section. (Online service center referral
not available for Wide Format printers.)
Technical Support:
United States: 1-562-276-1305
Hours: Monday through Friday,
6AM – 6PM Pacific Time.
Hours are subject to change.
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What you’ll find inside:
How to choose an Epson reseller . . . . . . . . . . 3
Support and service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 29
Epson UltraChrome K3
inks . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5
Epson MicroPiezo
®
AMC technology . . . . . . . 6
Image permanence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Epson inks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–9
Professional photography solutions . . . . 10–11
Prepress proofing solutions . . . . . . . . . . . 12–13
Graphic design solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–15
Fine art printing solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–17
Epson professional media overview . . . . 18–19
Epson ink compatibility chart . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Epson photo papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20–21
Epson gloss and semigloss papers . . . . . 22–23
Epson coated matte papers . . . . . . . . . . . 24–25
Epson proofing papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Epson fine art papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26–27
Epson specialty and signage media . . . . . . . 27
New Epson projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
New Epson CD and DVD printer . . . . . . . . . . 28
New Epson Multimedia Storage Viewer
. . . 28
New Epson scanners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
New Epson UltraChrome K3 printers . . . 30–32
Paper Page Finish Thickness Opacity Brightness Dye UltraChrome UltraChrome
Number & Archival K3 Only
Photographic Papers
Premium Glossy Photo Paper 20 High-gloss 10 mil 97% 92
Premium Luster Photo Paper 20 Luster 10 mil 97% 97
Premium Semigloss Photo Paper 21 Semigloss 10 mil 97% 93
Premium Semimatte Photo Paper 21 Low-gloss 10 mil 96% 95
Gloss and Semigloss Papers
Glossy Paper Heavyweight 22 High-gloss 9 mil 89
Photo Glossy Paper 22 High-gloss 7 mil 90% 98
Photo Paper 22 Gloss 9.4 mil 96% 89
Photo Quality Glossy Paper 22 High-gloss 6.7 mil 92% 90
Photo Semigloss Paper 23 Semigloss 7 mil 91% 99
Posterboard Semigloss 23 Semigloss 1.2mm 88
Semigloss Paper Heavyweight 23 Semigloss 8.4 mil 85
Coated Matte Papers
Enhanced Matte Paper 24 Matte 10.3 mil 94% 104
Enhanced Matte Posterboard 24 Matte 1.2 mil 94% 104
Matte Paper Heavyweight 24 Matte 9 mil 94% 97
Doubleweight Matte Paper 24 Matte 8.3 mil 94% 84
Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards 24 Matte 8.3 mil 97% 90
Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper 24 Matte 4.9 mil 90% 90
Presentation Matte Paper 25 Matte 7.5 mil 86
Singleweight Matte Paper 25 Matte 5.5 mil 94% 90
Watercolor Paper Radiant White 25 Textured matte 11.5 mil 96%
Proofing Papers
DuPont
Epson Commercial Glossy
Proofing Paper 25 Semimatte 11.5 mil 96% 89
Epson Proofing Paper
Commercial Semimatte 25 Semimatte 6.5 mil 91% 88
Premium Semimatte Photo Paper 25 Low-gloss 10 mil 96% 95
Proofing Paper Publication 25 Semimatte 8 mil 96% 74
Proofing Paper White Semimatte 25 Semimatte 10 mil 96% 90
Fine Art Papers
Canvas 26 Medium-gloss 18.8 mil 97% 82.6
PremierArt
Water-Resistant Canvas 26 Matte 19 mil 99% 86
Piezo Pro
Matte Canvas for Epson 26 Matte 19 mil 99% 86
Somerset
®
Velvet for Epson 26 Velvet 255 gsm 95% 96
Somerset
®
Velvet for Epson 26 Velvet 505 gsm 99% 96
Textured Fine Art Paper by Crane
®
26 Textured matte 225 gsm 98% 89
Textured Fine Art Paper by Crane
®
26 Textured matte 425 gsm 99% 89
Epson Velvet Fine Art Paper 26 Velvet 19 mil 97% 94
UltraSmooth
®
Fine Art Paper 27 Smooth matte 250 gsm 98% 90
UltraSmooth
®
Fine Art Paper 27 Smooth matte 325 gsm 98% 90
UltraSmooth
®
Fine Art Paper 27 Smooth matte 500 gsm 98% 90
Specialty Media
Enhanced Adhesive Synthetic Paper 27 Matte 5 mil 93% 97
Enhanced Matte Posterboard 27 Matte 1.2 mil 94% 104