epson stylus pro 4880

Transforming Talent into Imagery
The ideas from thousands of Creative Professionals are built into every Epson Stylus® Pro printer. As a result, the Epson Stylus® Pro 4000 Series has become the standard within the world's greatest design studios, photographic labs, and commercial print shops. And the tradition continues.

Introducing the new Epson Stylus® Pro 4880.

Eight-Channel MicroPiezo® AMC™ Print Head with Ink Repelling Coating Technology

•Print head design capable of handling eight separate ink channels
• One-inch wide high-performance print head with 180 nozzles per channel
• New ink repelling coating to dramatically reduce nozzle clogging

Epson UltraChrome K3™ Ink Technology with Vivid Magenta

• High-density pigments for an extremely wide color gamut
• New formulation of Magenta pigments for extreme blues and purples
• Professional print permanence ratings for truly sellable quality prints
• High-gloss Microcrystal Encapsulation™ technology for reduced gloss differential
• Superior scratch resistance from improved pigment and resin chemistry
• Color is stable immediately after printing - no short-term color shifting
• Produces a black density up to 2.55 with an L* value of 2.9*
• Data based on Epson Premium Luster Photo Paper (260)

Epson AccuPhoto™ HD Screening Technology

• Advanced screening algorithm resulting in prints with superior color and clarity
• Maximum resolution of 2880 x 1440 dpi for incredibly sharp text and line art
• Extremely accurate fine blends and photographic transitions

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 a truly consistent print with no color crossover or color cast

Two User-Exchangeable Black Ink Modes

• Printer utilizes two different black ink modes - Photo Black or Matte Black
• This innovative solution optimizes the black ink density for various media types, dramatically improving print quality

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

Professional Media Handling

• Prints on virtually any media type, in roll or cut sheet, from letter up to 17-inches wide
• Built-in high-capacity paper tray handling up to 250 sheets of plain letter-sized paper or up to 50 sheets of photographic media up to 17 x 22
• Supports printing on both sides of media without damaging previously printed side
• User-adjustable Roll Media Spindle accepts either 2-inch or 3-inch media cores
• Four built-in media paths including roll feed, cut-sheet tray, front-top manual feed, and a straight-through front manual feed for handling up to 1.5mm thick media
• Built-in automatic media cutter

Intelligent High-Capacity Ink System

• Eight individual 110ml (fill vol.) or 220ml ink cartridges
• Greatly increases productivity by allowing replacement of ink cartridges on the fly, even during the middle of a print job
• Utilizes both 110ml and 220ml ink cartridges simultaneously to optimize ink usage

Automatic Head Alignment and Nozzle Check technology

• Built-in sensor reads printed data for highly precise alignments of all color channels
• Aligns both unit-directional and bi-directional print modes
• Built-in sensor reads nozzle check pattern and automatically cleans print head if required

True BorderFree™ Printing

• Capable of printing off both left and right edges of roll based media, while automatically cutting top and bottom edges to produce a full-bleed print on all four sides
• Fully trims finished prints accurately and safely

High Performance Engine Speeds

• Utilizing our latest high-performance print head technology, the SP4880 is among the fastest professional desktop printers in the industry

Print Mode: 8 x 10 - 11 x 14 - 16 x 20
Fine - 720 dpi HS 1:18 2:27 4:07
SuperFine - 1440 dpi HS 2:00 3:25 6:07
SuperFine - 1440 dpi 3:17 5:35 9:46
SuperPhoto - 2880 dpi HS 3:54 6:35 11:40
SuperPhoto - 2880 dpi 6:25 10:55 18:57
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

16-bit Printer Drivers

• New 16-bit driver technology for maximum image quality

World-Class Service and Support

• Free one-year coverage under the Epson Preferred Protection plan limited warranty with toll-free telephone support available Monday through Friday and usually next- business day, full unit exchange service
• Optional one- or two-year Epson Preferred Plus service plans available

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