“We’re all about control, and our Epson 3800 gives us more
control than we’ve ever had. By creating and printing packages
for our clients in-house, we no longer have to live and die
with delivery dates from the lab.”
— Andy and Brian Marcus
© 2007 Joey Ikemoto
Epson Stylus
®
Pro 4800
Epson
®
Portrait Edition Series
MORE CONTROL. MORE PROFIT.
© 200
7 Bambi Cantrell
© 2007 Andy Marcus / Fred Marcus Photography
Epson Stylus Pro 3800
“The main reason I use an Epson 4800 is the phenomenal
print quality. There’s no question they’re superior to silver-
halide lab prints. When I shoot black-and-white, I get true,
neutral blacks and whites. When I shoot color, I get an
incredibly wide color gamut.”
— Joey Ikemoto
Epson Portrait Edition Series Specifications
Windows
®
Minimum System Requirements
For system requirements concerning ExpressDigital Darkroom
Core Edition, please visit the ExpressDigital web site at
www.expressdigital.com
Printer Interfaces
SP3800
Includes as standard one Hi-Speed USB 2.0
(1.1 compatible) and one 10/100Base-T
Ethernet port
SP4800
Includes one USB (1.1 and 2.0 compatible) and
one IEEE 1394 (FireWire
®
) port
BorderFree
®
Printing
SP3800
Complete borderless printing on the following
cut-sheet sizes: 4" x 6", 5" x 7", 8" x 10", 11" x 14",
16" x 20", 17" x 22"
SP4800
Left and right borderless printing for the
following roll media widths: 8", 10", 13", 16", 17"
Top and bottom edges can be automatically cut to
any length three different ways during printing on
roll media
Media Handling
SP3800
Main top-loading feeder
Up to 17" x 22"
Up to 120 sheets plain; 50 photo
Second top-loading feeder
Up to 17" x 22"
Single sheet manual feeder,
optimized for fine art paper
Front manual feeder
Up to 16" x 20"
Straight-through, single sheet
manual feeder up to 1.5 mm
Weight
12 lb bond, up to 1.5 mm thick
SP4800
Roll media size
Single roll up to 17" wide
Cut-sheet input tray size
Up to 17" x 22"
Cut-sheet media input
Up to 250-sheet tray, top and rear
manual feed slots
Media core compatibility
Handles both 2" and 3" cored media
Max. roll media diameter
4" (2" core) or 6" (3" core)
Weight
12 lb bond, up to 1.5 mm thick
Built-in media cutter
Automatic and manual cutting
Epson Intelligent Pressurized Ink Cartridges
C
SP3800
Cartridge fill volume
80 ml each color
Ink cartridge shelf life
2 years from printed production
date or 6 months after opened
SP4800
Cartridge fill volume
110 ml or 220 ml each color
Ink cartridge shelf life
2 years from printed production
date or 6 months after opened
Product/Accessories
Part Numbers
SP3800
Epson Stylus Pro 3800
Portrait Edition Print Engine
C635011EXP
Additional One-year Epson
Preferred
SM
Plus Service
EPP38B1
Additional Two-year Epson
Preferred Plus Service
EPP38B2
Replacement Ink Maintenance Tank
T582000
SP4800
Epson Stylus Pro 4800
Portrait Edition Print Engine
C593001EXP
Additional One-year Epson
Preferred Plus Service
EPP48B1
Additional Two-year Epson
Preferred Plus Service
EPP48B2
Replacement Ink Maintenance Tank
C12C890191
A
Ink lightfastness rating based on accelerated testing of prints on specialty media, displayed indoors,
under glass. 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 or lamination or properly store them.
Visit www.wilhelm-research.com for the latest information.
B
Based upon print engine speed only. Total throughput times depend upon front-end RIP, file size,
printer resolution, ink coverage, networking, etc. Normal Mode based on SuperFine - 1440 dpi.
C
Cartridge yields vary considerably based on images printed, print settings, paper type, frequency of use
and temperature. For print quality, a variable amount of ink remains in the cartridge after the “Replace
cartridge” indicator comes on. The printer ships with full cartridges and part of the ink from the first
cartridges is used for priming the printer. See www.epson.com/cartridgeinfo for more information
about cartridges.
Epson America, Inc.:
3840 Kilroy Airport Way, Long Beach, CA 90806
Epson Canada, Ltd.:
3771 Victoria Park Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M1W 3Z5
Internet website:
www.prographics.epson.com
Specifications and terms are subject to change without notice. Epson, Epson Stylus, MicroPiezo and Epson ESC/P2 are registered
trademarks and Epson Exceed Your Vision and Epson UltraChrome K3 are trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation. BorderFree is a
registered trademark and Epson Preferred is a service mark of Epson America, Inc. All other product and brand names are trade-
marks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Epson disclaims any and all rights in these marks.
Copyright 2007 Epson America, Inc. CPD 23339 30K 6/07 XX
27"
10"
33.4"
14"
30"
15"
Printing Method
8-channel, Variable-size droplet, drop-on-demand, ink jet
with Advanced MicroPiezo
®
AMC print head technology,
Epson UltraChrome K3 Ink technology, auto head alignment
and cleaning
SP3800
9 installed ink cartridges (C, Lc, M, Lm, Y, Lk,
LLk + PK or MK)
pigment-based
SP4800
8 installed ink cartridges (C, Lc, M, Lm, Y, Lk,
LLk + PK or MK) pigment-based
Dual Black Ink Technology
SP3800
Fully automatic switching between Black ink
modes
Black ink conversion times
Matte to Photo Black
2:55 min:sec
Photo to Matte Black
1:55 min:sec
SP4800
Manual switching between Black ink modes
Nozzle Configuration
Color and Monochrome heads
180 nozzles x 8
Droplet Technology
Smallest droplet size
3.5 picoliters
Variable Droplet Technology can produce up to three
different droplet 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
Print Engine Speed
B
(min:sec)
SP3800
8" x 10" prints from 2:03 to 7:47
Normal is 4:08
11" x 14" prints from 3:18 to 12:15
Normal is 6:39
16" x 20" prints from 5:32 to 19:40
Normal is 10:59
SP4800
8" x 10" prints from 50 sec 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
Printer Language/Drivers
Epson ESC/P2
®
raster photographic drivers standard
Operating Systems Supported
Epson printer driver
Macintosh OS
®
X 10.3.9 or higher (universal binary
supported)
Microsoft
®
Windows Vista™, XP, or 2000
ExpressDigital Darkroom Core Edition
Microsoft Windows XP only
