Epson Stylus Pro 5500 Product Brochure - Page 1

EPSON Stylus® Pro 5500 Print Engine The all new EPSON Stylus Pro 5500 represents the most technologically advanced printer ever to display the EPSON logo. With its innovative Micro Piezo® DX3™ print head, variable-size ink droplet technology and true 2880 x 720 dpi resolution, the high-speed EPSON Stylus Pro 5500 accommodates the most difficult print requirements without sacrificing image quality. In fact, it takes powerful performance above and beyond standard expectations by delivering quality so phenomenal, only seeing is believing. Even more unbelievable is its remarkable print longevity. Using stateof-the-art EPSON Archival™ Ink technology, the EPSON Stylus Pro 5500 produces prints with lightfastness rated up to 200 years1. More importantly, it ensures color stability immediately after printing. Whether you are in professional print production, graphic design, fine art or commercial photography, this breakthrough printing system offers unsurpassed image quality, productivity, media flexibility and software upgrade capabilities for the most demanding printing professionals. No other digital printing system in its class even comes close. Variable size droplet Micro Piezo DX3 print head for unbeatable image quality • True 2880 x 720 dpi resolution producing text and line-art comparable to a final press sheet • True Variable Size Droplet Technology capable of producing up to 3 different dot sizes per print line, greatly decreasing TM print times while optimizing photographic quality • Innovative 6-color inking system provides astonishing photographic quality, especially for color blends, midtone, and highlight details True print engine consistency • Proprietary ASIC technology controls the printing process resulting in extremely consistent image and color output quality from print-to-print High capacity archival inking system • Using our newest EPSON Archival Ink technology, your prints will not only look brilliant, but have a lightfastness rating up to 200 years • Provides separate ink cartridges (CcMmYK) with automatic ink level detection facilitating easy maintenance and lower cost of ownership High performance print engine speeds • Produces Photo Quality 8.5" x 11" prints in under 2 minutes, 13" x 19" prints in under 5 minutes2 • Whether you are producing sellable quality prints or just quick comps or mock-ups of an idea, you can choose from various print modes to optimize your productivity Flexible media handling • Accepts media from 4"x 6" up to 13"x 44" on a wide range of paper weights up to 200 lb bond • Includes a rear manual feed straight-through paper path for thicker media types such as watercolor papers • Get creative with virtually any media type, from plain paper to specialty stocks including canvas, watercolor and commercial proofing grade papers High capacity, dual paper tray support • Standard 250-sheet paper cassette handles 4"x 6" to 13"x 19" media and detects paper level and type to ensure mistake-free printing • Accommodates a second optional 250-sheet paper feeder and cassette for greater flexibility Superior connectivity • Includes award-winning photographic printer drivers from Epson supporting Macintosh® and Windows® 95, 98, 2000, Me and NT operating systems • Available with an optional Fiery®Spark Professional Adobe®PostScript® 3™ RIP for more demanding commercial printing, or is supported by many third-party RIPs to provide optimum compatibility with current and future workflows 1) Lightfastness rating of up to 200 years, based on accelerated testing of prints on specialty media, displayed indoors, under glass. Actual print stability will vary according to image, display conditions, light intensity, humidity, and atmospheric conditions. Epson does not guarantee longevity of prints. For maximum print life, display all prints under glass or lamination or properly store them. 2) Two and five minute performance is based on 1440 x 720 dpi modes. Total throughput time for any output depends on various factors, such as paper size, print resolution, ink coverage, host CPU and interface. Shown here with optional lower paper cassette and tray