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- Buy the Lowest Cost Genuine Epson Ink for the Epson 4800
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- Try Award-Winning Inkjet Canvas in 17" rolls for the Epson 4800
- Try Award-Winning Fine Art Paper in 17" rolls for the Epson 4800
- Try Giclee Varnish for Your Epson 4800 Canvas Prints
- Should I use Matte Black or Photo Black with my Epson 4800?
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- Instructional Video: How to adjust Platen Gap to avoid scuff marks, loading issues, etc.
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- How to use Epson 4800 ICC Profiles in Photoshop
- How to Print Borderless on an Epson 4800
- How to Change From Matte Black Ink (MK) to Photo Black Ink (PK) on an Epson 4800
- Should I use Matte Black or Photo Black with my Epson 4800?
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EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 General Information
Designed to meet the needs of the most demanding professionals, the Epson Stylus Pro 4800 incorporates a unique 17-inch wide printer design with a breakthrough new 8-color ink technology, forcing us to reconsider what's possible from photographic ink jet printing.
Epson UltraChrome K3 ink technology represents a turning-point in the history of ink jet printing. Inspired by our past-generations of pigmented ink development, Epson UltraChrome K3 incorporates a new three-level black, along with eight new color pigments dramatically raising the bar for professional color and black and white prints.
Imagine producing archival prints with amazing color fidelity, gloss-level, and scratch resistance, while providing consistently stable colors that significantly outperform lesser ink technologies. Imagine producing professional neutral and toned black and white prints with higher density levels and virtually no metamerism or bronzing.
Even more remarkable, our new high-performance 1-inch wide print head produces an astonishing resolution of 2880 x 1440 dpi to deliver a level of image quality and speed that even exceeds our previous best.
Handling virtually any media type in roll or cut-sheet up to 17-inch wide, the Epson Stylus Pro 4800 incorporates a high-capacity paper tray capable of handling cut-sheet media up to 17" x 22". We even incorporated four different ways to load media, includi ng a front-loading straight-through path capable of handling media up to 1.5mm posterboard, giving you the ultimate in media flexibility.
The Epson Stylus Pro 4800 represents a level of technology unprecedented in Epson's history. Combining the extreme precision of a Stylus Pro print engine, along with the extraordinary performance of UltraChrome K3 Ink Technology, results in a print void of any signs of how it was produced. Prepare to be amazed all over again.
The Epson Stylus Pro 4800 employs the Ultrachrome inkset (8 color pigment inkset). By doing so, Epson has focused on solving some of the traditional problems with pigmented inksets, such as limited color gamut (particularly in the reds) and metamerism (prints shifting color in different lighting environments). The Epson Stylus Pro 4800 Ultrachrome ink drops are individually coated with resin, allowing them to sit on the coated media more smoothly and largely minimize metameristic effects. Variable drop size delivery ensures very smooth tonal range and gradations. And the reds (and almost all other colors) are incredible.
EPSON 4800 and Chromata White Inkjet Canvas
Our very own award-winning Chromata White Inkjet Canvas is available in 17"x40' rolls which makes it a perfect fit for the Epson 4800 printer. The Chromata White Canvas allows for maximum color gamut and black density when printed with matte black inks. This inkjet canvas is compatible with both photo black and matte black inks. It's superior performance and industry-wide recognition has made it the premium quality alternative to the Epson Canvas.
If you prefer to use photo black inks, then our Chromata White Glossy Inkjet Canvas is just the product you are looking for. Simply put, you will not find a glossy inkjet canvas that can deliver better color gamut, black density, and roll to roll consistency.
EPSON 4800 and Elegance Velvet, Platinum Edition Fine Art Paper
Artists and Photographers who are interested in achieving the professional look provided by a high quality fine art paper must try our award-winning Elegance Velvet, Platinum Edition Fine Art Paper. This fine art paper is also available in 17"x40' rolls as well as 17"x22" sheets (25 per box).
EPSON Stylus 4800 Pro Printer Specifications:
The print head in the Epson Stylus Pro 4800 features 180 nozzles per channel and can yield 2880x1400 resolution. Epson claims that a 16x20” print can be output in a bit over six minutes. You can work with roll, with built-in cutter, or cut sheet up to 17x22”. If you use one of the four paper feed options, being straight-through front manual feed, you can handle up to 1.5mm thick poster board.
This is hardly a desktop unit; It isn’t lightweight by desktop standards, coming in at over 85 lbs. But setup was relatively easy, after some hefting and tape removal, as was loading the ink cartridges.
There are various media paths through this printer. You can use the supplied paper tray and manual top feed for most—check the instruction book for the differences and to match media with the loading procedure. You will use the front manual feed slot for UltraSmooth Fine Art, Textured Fine Art, Enhanced Posterboard, and Velvet Fine Art, for example. The paper tray use is pretty standard, using sliders to adjust for paper size. Roll paper requires the supplied roll adapter; note that while there is a built-in cutter, there are some media types, such as Water-Resistant Canvas, Vinyl, Banner, etc., that will not work with the cutter. It’s a good idea to check the paper configuration settings as well, especially when working with paper of various thicknesses. All this might seem like lots of backroom homework to get set up, but once you do the process all you need to do is save the settings and select the appropriate one when you switch media.
The Epson Stylus Pro 4800 Ultrachrome K3 inks (K3 for three black inks used) did away with the bronzing issue with glossy papers and you will generally find much praise heaped upon the R2400, 4800, 7800, and massive 9800 printers for their overall quality for B&W and color prints on matte and glossy papers. The issue is that the K3 printers now use a new Light Light Black cartridge, which helps to do away with bronzing on glossy papers. That’s now nine cartridges, but the K3 printers only accommodate eight cartridges, leaving one black as odd cartridge out. |
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