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Superb Quality
Excellence With Every Print
Epson’s commitment to superb print quality is underpinned by advanced technologies that have been a hallmark
of Epson’s global leadership in professional colour and black-and-white printing. These are technologies that
ensure every print benefits from:
> Incredibly accurate ink droplet placement
> Precise control over variable sizing of ink droplets
Precise Ink Droplet Sizing
Accurate Ink Placement
One of the key factors in achieving absolute clarity in prints is precision
in the ink droplet formation process. By utilising Micro Piezo
™
technology,
as opposed to a thermal or “bubble” system, the Micro Piezo
print head is
capable of controlling the curvature (meniscus) of the upper surface of the
ink column at the print head nozzles. This Advanced Meniscus Control
(AMC) technology enables the Epson STYLUS
™
PRO 400 Series printers to
deliver sharp, accurately placed spherical ink droplets on the print media.
This feature is of particular benefit in environments where accurate colour
and fine detail are required.
For each of the resolution settings that can be made with the Epson
STYLUS PRO 400 Series printers, the Micro Piezo print head utilises a
specific set of three different size droplets, any combination of which can
be produced in one pass of the print head and through each of the 180 x 8
print nozzles. At high resolutions, these ink droplets can be as small as 3.5
picolitres – four times smaller than the diameter of a human hair.
This precision control over ink droplet size is achieved by means of
Epson’s Variable Sized Droplet Technology (VSDT), which is instrumental
in delivering true 1440dpi resolution. The advantages in professional
printing of VSDT are:
> increased print speed by using larger droplet sizes for image areas of
the same colour; and,
> in conjunction with the Epson AMC technology, superb detail with
accurately placed smaller droplets.
Ink Droplet
Ink Reservoir
Piezo
Chamber Plate
Nozzle
Ink Supply Hole
Ink
Chamber
When Speed Matters
Speed and quality – two benchmarks of the Epson STYLUS
™
PRO 400 Series’ performance. Exploiting the full
potential of proven and further refined Epson inkjet technologies, the new Epson STYLUS PRO 400 Series
printers deliver outstanding throughput rates for even the most demanding of print environments.
High-Speed Data Throughput
Through major improvements to
the hardware, software and firmware
responsible for processing print image data,
the Epson STYLUS PRO 400 Series exhibits
significantly faster print times than earlier
Epson STYLUS PRO printers. In some
cases print times have been reduced by
almost 64 per cent. For many production
environments where print time is a valuable
commodity, this dramatic reduction can
deliver substantial time savings and greater
revenue opportunities.
Wider Print Head
Adding significantly to the Epson STYLUS
PRO 400 Series’ high speed capabilities is a
one-inch wide print head with a horizontal by
vertical configuration of 180 x 8 ink nozzles.
In stark comparison to earlier models – with
only 96 nozzles per colour – the new print
head has the ability to cover a greater
printable area for each pass, which greatly
improves print speed.
Integration
The Epson STYLUS PRO 400 Series printers are fully supported by a wide choice of third party RIP software and
comprehensive software utilities, providing complete control over the final printed output and seamless
integration into many digital printing workflows.
Connectivity
Bringing the power of the Epson STYLUS PRO 400 Series to a range of environments is achieved by built-in
interfaces and support for a variety of Windows
®
and Macintosh
®
operating systems. Along with the standard
high-speed USB 2.0 (compatible with USB 1.1) and FireWire IEEE 1394 interfaces, this series of advanced
printers features an optional high speed Type B Ethernet card (10/100 BaseTX).
Nozzle Head Comparison
Print Speed Table
1
inch
0.53
inch
180 nozzle
96 nozzle
Epson
STYLUS PRO 4400 / 7400 / 9400
Epson
STYLUS PRO 7600 / 9600
PRINT MODE
Fast (720 x 360dpi)
Quality (720 x 720dpi)
Photo (1440 x 720dpi)
PRINT SIZE: A2
PRO 4000
3.1'
5.6'
8.5'
PRO 4400
2.4'
3.8'
5.4'
PRINT SIZE: A1
PRO 7600
7.5'
13'
25'
PRO 7400
3.5'
6.8'
9.8'
PRINT SIZE: B0+
PRO 9600
22.5'
41'
79'
PRO 9400
9.0'
19.2'
28.3'
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