Epson America, Inc.: 3840 Kilroy Airport Way, Long Beach, CA 90806
Epson Canada, Ltd.: 550 McNicoll, Willowdale, Ontario M2H 2E1
Epson Latin America: 6303 Blue Lagoon Drive, Miami, FL 33126
Internet Website: www.prographics.epson.com.
Printed on Recycled Paper
Paper Handling
Size
4" x 6" up to 13" x 44" cut sheet
Weight
Up to 200 lb bond
Types
Can print on a wide range of media
including plain paper, true glossy and
matte photographic papers, and various
watercolor and canvas media
Paper Capacity
Standard cassette
250 sheets
Optional Lower cassette
250 sheets
Output tray
75 sheets at 24 lb bond
Single sheet straight-through paper feeder standard
Ink Cartridge Print Capacity (360 dpi @ 5% duty)
3
Black
3200 pages/A4
Cyan/Light Cyan
3000 pages/A4
Magenta/Light Magenta
3000 pages/A4
Yellow
3200 pages/A4
Ink cartridge capacity
110 ml total per cartridge
Ink type
EPSON Archival Ink (pigment based)
Environmental Characteristics
Temperature
Operating
50˚ to 95˚ F (10˚ to 35˚ C)
Storage
-4˚ to 140˚ F (-20˚ to 40˚ C)
Humidity
Operating
20 to 80% relative humidity
Storage
5 to 85% relative humidity (no condensation)
Safety Approval
Safety standards
UL1950 with D3, CSA 22.2 950 with D3
EMI
FCC part 15 subpart B class B, CSA
C108.8 class B
Reliability
Total print volume
75,000 pages (letter)
Print head life
2 Billion dots/nozzle
Product/Accessories Part Numbers
EPSON Stylus Pro 5500 Print Engine
C300011B
250-sheet lower paper cassette and tray
C813611
Internal 10/100 BaseT Type-B card
C823632A
Internal IEEE 1394 FireWire Type-B card
C823722
Fiery Spark Professional Software RIP
TBD
Replacement 250-sheet paper tray
C813621
EPSON Color Calibrator System
C850081
(for use with optional Fiery RIP)
Additional One-year EPSON Preferred Plus Service
4
EPP55B1
Additional Two-year EPSON Preferred Plus Service
4
EPP55B2
Black ink cartridge
T486011
Yellow ink cartridge
T487011
Magenta/Light Magenta ink cartridge
T488011
Cyan/Light Cyan ink cartridge
T489011
Warranty
One-year EPSON Preferred Protection Plan
SM
with next business day
exchange; prompt answer toll-free phone support with personal
PIN ID, available Monday through Saturday
Printing Method
6-color (CcMmYK) variable droplet Micro Piezo DX3 drop-on-demand
ink jet technology
Nozzle Configuration
Monochrome
96 nozzles (K)
Color
96 nozzles x 5 (CcMmY)
Droplet Technology
Smallest droplet size
3 picoliter
Variable droplet produces up to 3 different sizes per print line
Resolution
2880 x 720 dpi; 1440 x 720 dpi; 720 x 720 dpi; 360 x 360 dpi
Print Engine Speed
Produces a single 8.5" x 11" print, prints from 0:29 min:sec to
11:11 min:sec
Produces a single 13" x 19" print, prints from 1:10 min:sec to
24:33 min:sec
Acoustic Noise Level
Approx. 47 db(A) (according to ISO 7779)
Printer Language
EPSON ESC/P 2 photographic drivers standard
External server based Adobe PostScript 3 with optional Fiery Spark
Professional Software RIP
Operating Systems Supported
PC
Windows 95, 98, 2000, Me or NT 4.0
MAC
Macintosh OS 8.5.1 through 9.1
Windows Minimum System Requirements
PC with Pentium
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II equivalent processor or higher, 256MB
RAM Recommended
Parallel - Bidirectional Parallel port equipped systems with
Window 95, 98 , 2000, Me
USB - USB port equipped systems with Windows 98 (factory
preinstalled) , Windows 2000 or Windows Me
IEEE 1394 FireWire - Firewire port equipped Systems with
Windows 2000 or Windows Me
10/100 BaseT Ethernet - Systems equipped with 10/100 BaseT
Ethernet support with Windows 95, 98, 2000, Me and NT 4.0
Macintosh Minimum System Requirements
PowerPC G3 or higher, 256MB RAM Recommended
USB - iMAC, G3, G4 system with MAC OS 8.5.1 or later
IEEE 1394 FireWire - iMAC DV, G3, G4 system with MAC OS
8.6 with FireWire Update 2.1 or later
10/100 BaseT Ethernet - iMAC, G3, G4 system with MAC OS
8.5.1 through 9.1
Printer Dimensions (W x D x H)
Standard model
25.20" x 17.28" x 8.82"
Optional lower tray installed
25.20" x 23" x 12.52"
Printable Area
Margins
Top
.13"
Bottom
.56"
Right
.13"
Left
.13"
Maximum printable area (13" x 19" media)
12.69" x 18.33"
EPSON Stylus Pro 5500 Print Engine Specifications
3) Frequent printing at higher dpi and percentage duty will substantially reduce ink cartridge print capacity.
4) Preferred Plus Service contracts must be purchased within 90 days of print engine purchase.
Specifications and terms are subject to change without notice. EPSON, EPSON Stylus and Micro Piezo are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation.
EPSON Archival and DX3 are trademarks and EPSON Preferred Protection Plan is a service mark of Epson America, Inc. All other product brand names are
trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. EPSON disclaims any and all rights in these trademarks. As an E
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