Epson Stylus Pro 9800 Media Options

Key Resources: Inkjet Canvas for the Epson 9800 Fine Art Paper for the Epson 9800 Laminates for Canvas Art Prints Support for the Epson 9800 Download Custom ICC Profiles How to Print Borderless Instructional Videos for Epson 9800: - How to Use ICC Profiles - How to Print on Thick Media - How to Make a Custom Profile Questions? Call 1-866-722-6567 or email us here.

The Epson Stylus Pro 9800 is a professional grade wide format printer able to handle many different types of media up to 44 inches wide. While not a large scale production printer it is suitable for artist studios, smaller print shops, and corporate use. Many artists are and photographers are attracted by its ability to print giclee canvas. It's one of the only printers at its price point (around $5,000 retail) that is able to print on canvas and thick watercolor paper. Cut sheets and rolls can be used. It features two types of black ink, the matte black ink mode is reported to produce fantastic results with fine art papers.

 

 

The front loading paper path on the Epson Stylus Pro 9800 can even accommodate up to 1.5 mm thick posterboard. For paper on a roll, it can use 2 inch and 3 inch wide cored media. The maximum roll diameter is 4 inches for the 2 inch core type and 6 inches for the 3 inch core type rolls. It can use paper as thin as 12 lb bond to up to 1.5 mm thick.

Some of the wonderful different media options for this professional printer include 100% rag cotton velvet art paper, and canvas for giclee printing. In fact many professional artists and print shops use the Epson Stylus Pro 9800 for printing art or photos on giclee canvas.

Of course another option is a smooth fine art paper, which can be used for producing proofs, or when you want a smooth rather than matte finish on the Epson Stylus Pro 9800. Basically, any fine artist could experiment with many wonderful papers and mediums for this printer.

How to Print Borderless on an EPSON 9800

For borderless printing, the Epson print engine enlarges the image size slightly (about 5 percent or a bit less) to ensure that the image is not printed with any white edges due to paper misalignment. You can minimize the clipping by resizing your image to actual paper size (e.g., 13" x 19", 4" x 6"), and then setting Print with Preview to center the image and print it at 96% of actual size. The clipping dialog still comes up (it will whenever you are printing in the printer's defined margins), but tell it OK. You can try using 95% if there is still too much clipping.

EPSON Stylus Pro 9800 Key Resources

Where To:

- Buy the Lowest Cost Genuine Epson Ink for the Epson 9800
- Download Free Epson 9800 ICC Profiles | Colorbyte ImagePrint ICC Profiles
- Try Award-Winning Inkjet Canvas Designed for the Epson 9800
- Try Award-Winning Fine Art Paper Designed for the Epson 9800
- Try Giclee Varnish for Your Epson 9800 Canvas Prints

How To:

- Instructional Video: How to download, install, and use Epson 9800 ICC Profiles - PC | Mac
- Instructional Video: How to Apply Glamour II Canvas Varnish to Canvas Prints:
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- Instructional Video: How to adjust Platen Gap to avoid scuff marks, loading issues, etc.
- Instructional Video: How to Print Epson 9800 ICC Profile Targets for Profile Creation:
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- How to use Epson 9800 ICC Profiles in Photoshop
- How to Print Borderless on an Epson 9800
- How to Change From Matte Black Ink (MK) to Photo Black Ink (PK) on an Epson 9800
- Should I use Matte Black or Photo Black with my Epson 9800?
- Epson 9800 Printer Substrate Compatibility
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Please also visit these other helpful pages on the Epson 9800 Printer:

Epson 9800
Epson 9800 General Information
Epson Stylus Pro 9800 Media Options
Epson UltraChrome K3 pigment ink technology, for Epson 9800, Epson 7800, and Epson 4800Epson 9800 ink and media
Epson 7800 / 9800 Ink K3 Cyan 220ml - Overview

To Learn more about giclees and the giclee printing process, here are some general articles to check out:

Giclee, Giclees, and Giclee Art Information
Giclee Canvas Art, Giclee Canvas
Giclee Printing, Giclee Print, Giclee Prints
Giclee Art Prints, Giclee Art Print, Fine Art Giclee
Giclee Art Reproduction, Giclee Reproduction, Giclee Reproduction