Epson PM-7000C Printer User Manual


 
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This Programming Guide is intended for use in conjunction with the EPSON Standard
ESC/P Reference Manual (December 1997)
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
This section of the Programming Guide will provide a technical overview of another EPSON’s 6-
color large format inkjet printer to facilitate driver development.
1.1 EPSON Stylus Pro 7000
The Stylus Pro 7000 is the follow-up to the six-color large format inkjet printer Stylus Pro
9000 introduced by EPSON. The Stylus Pro 7000, a large format printer that is targeted at
vertical, rather than the traditional wide horizontal markets that EPSON traditionally markets to.
The printer can be used in Image Composition, Print-for-Pay, Service Bureaus, Fine Arts/Pro
Photography, Exhibit builder, and more. The printer is going to be sold worldwide as the Stylus
Pro 7000 except in Japan, where it is called PM-7000C. The printer first was launched in Japan in
December of 1999. Then it was launched in Europe, Asia and the Americas during first/second
quarter of 2000.
The Stylus Pro 7000 is 24” wide, 1440x720 dpi. It has the same head as Stylus Pro 9000- 320
Nozzles: 64 black and 64 for each color (CMYLcLm).
The EPSON Stylus Pro 7000 printer incorporates the following features:
Six individual ink color with Ink quantity detection for each cartridge (100ml)
Built in High Quality MicroWeave for square and non-square resolutions
Thick media capability up to 1.5 mm
24” paper width (A1)
25-Meter (82 feet) maximum page length
Built-in 8-bit bidirectional parallel interface (IEEE-1284)
Built-in USB Interface
Type B Optional Ethernet I/F card 10Base/100Base
High Quality with 1440(H) x 720(V), microdot printing
Wide range of paper types
This document doesn’t contain information for an individual ISV’s specific driver development,
but does contain the new commands associated with the Stylus Pro 7000’s ability to reproduce
subtle tone variations.
See Table 1 for a quick feature of EPSON Stylus Pro 7000, the first large format printer.