Epson Stylus Pro 3800 Printer

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Epson Stylus Pro 3800 Printer

Designed from the beginning to exceed expectations in the area of photographic image quality, the Epson Stylus® Pro 3800 incorporates a new 17-inch wide printer design, along with a radical new photographic screening technology. And, when combined with our breakthrough Epson UltraChrome K3™ Ink, this compact and affordable professional printer will enable you to output your true creative vision.

Product SKU: C635011UCM
Ink Type: Epson UltraChrome K3™
Maximum Printer Width: 17 inches
Software & Drivers: Includes printer drivers
System Requirements: Mac or PC

Epson UltraChrome K3™ Ink Technology
* Advanced 8-color pigment-based ink system
* Three-level black ink technology
* Industry leading color pigment technology
* Sets a new standard for professional-quality color and black-and-white prints

MicroPiezo® AMC™ Print Head Technology
* One-inch wide, high performance print head offers a maximum resolution of 2880 x 1440
* Produces variable sized droplets as small as 3.5 picoliters to greatly decrease print times, while optimizing photographic quality
* Extremely sharp and accurate placement of ink droplets consistently delivers outstanding photographic print quality print to print

Accuphoto™ HD Screening Technology
* Highly precise screening technology uses a radical new algorithm to determine dot placement, resulting in an extreme level of photographic image quality
* Produces extremely fine photographic prints, even in bi-directional and lower resolution print modes
* Compensates for various ink densities between resolutions, allowing for a single ICC™ profile to be used per media type

Auto-Sharing Photo and Matte Black Ink
* Automatically utilizes 2 different black ink modes - Photo Black or Matte Black
* Optimizes Black ink density for various media types
* Dramatically improves final print quality on photographic media and fine art paper

Professional Media Handling
* Prints on virtually any type of cut-sheet media from 4 x 6 up to 17 x 22
* Top-loading, high-capacity paper feeder handles up to 120 sheets of plain, letter-sized paper or up to 20 sheets of photographic media
* Second, top-loading, manual sheet feeder accommodates thick fine art paper up to 17 inches wide
* Front-loading, straight-through, manual sheet feeder handles media up to 16 inches wide and up to 1.5 mm-thick posterboard
* Supports manual printing on both sides of specialty media
* Prints on select BorderFree™ cut-sheet media from 4 x 6 up to 17 x 22

Advanced Black-and-White Printing Technology
* Unique driver technology takes full advantage of our three-level black system to produce professional black-and-white prints from color or grayscale image files
* Produces prints with no color crossover or color cast

Superior Connectivity
* Standard ports include one high speed USB 2.0 and one 10/100 BaseT Ethernet
* Standard professional Epson drivers for Macintosh and Windows

Exclusive 17-Inch Size Printer Design
* New print engine technology that takes full advantage of the latest in precision mechanical design, resulting in a significant reduction in overall printer size and weight
* Incredibly quiet operation, perfectly suited for even home use
* Large, 2.5-inch, backlit LCD control panel for easy, direct printer control, and operational status monitoring

Automatic Print Head Alignment and Nozzle Check Technology
* Built-in sensor reads printed data for highly precise alignment of all color channels in both bi-directional and uni-directional modes
* Built in sensor analyzes a printed nozzle check pattern and automatically cleans the print head if required

High Performance Engine Speeds
* Utilizing our latest high-performance print head technology, the SP3800 is among the fastest professional desktop printers in the industry

Print Mode 8 x 10 11 x 14 16 x 20
SuperFine - 1440 dpi HS 2:03 3:18 5:32
SuperFine - 1440 dpi 4:08 6:39 10:59
SuperPhoto - 2880 dpi HS 3:50 6:04 9:46
SuperPhoto - 2880 dpi 7:47 12:15 18:40
HS = High-Speed Print Mode (Bi-directional Print Mode) | Print speeds are shown in min:sec.

Based upon print engine speed only. Total throughput times depend upon front-end RIP, file size, printer resolution, ink coverage, networking, etc.

Epson PreciseColor™ Technology
* Unique production technology to ensure printer to printer consistency