Overview

• Epson UltraChromeK3™ with Vivid Magenta pigment inkset
• Advanced magenta pigments - astounding reds, blues and purples
• Advanced Black-and-White Photo Mode
• Fine art, photo and roll paper printing
• Radiance™ technology for smoother gradations
• Epson PreciseColor™ - no calibration needed

Exhibition quality prints

Produce exhibition quality prints with unprecedented control with the Epson R2880 photo printer, the choice for professional and fine art photographers. With its innovative ink set, Epson UltraChromeK3™ with Vivid Magenta, this powerful printer offers an astounding color gamut for brilliant reds, blues and purples.

Designed to easily deliver large-format photos worthy of gallery display, the 13-inch R2880 includes Radiance™ technology, which ensures smooth color transitions, and improved highlight and shadow detail. Its three-level black technology offers exceptional gray balance and outstanding tonal range. And, Advanced Black-and-White Photo Mode ensures precision control for neutral or toned black-and-white prints. Take your creativity further with its versatile media handling capabilities. Print on roll paper, fine art paper or 1.3 mm thick art board. The R2880 always delivers professional performance with its one-inch wide, permanent print head. And, for more consistent printing, it includes Automatic Nozzle Check technology, plus Epson PreciseColor™. Achieve professional results, with the quality, control and versatility of the Epson R2880 photo printer.

Features & Benefits

• Create exhibition quality prints with Epson UltraChromeK3™ with Vivid Magenta Ink
• Print astounding reds, blues, and purples with advanced magenta pigments
• Achieve outstanding tonal range using three-level black technology
• Control neutral or toned black-and-white prints using Advanced Black-and-White Photo Mode
• Achieve smoother color transitions, and improved highlight and shadow detail, with Radiance™ technology
• Do more with superior media versatility — print on roll paper, fine art media or 1.3 mm thick art board
• Realize consistent output from printer to printer with Epson PreciseColor™ — no calibration required
• Get greater reliability through automatic nozzle checks and a mist collection system

Advanced Black-and-White Photo Mode
Part of an innovative workflow, this exclusive technology is your key to intuitive and consistent control, for stunning neutral or toned black-and-white prints. Choose from one of four preset menus — neutral, warm, cool or sepia. Or, fine tune your image further with custom slider bars and the color tone wheel that gives you precise control. Customized settings can be saved and recalled to easily achieve a consistent print every time.

Epson UltraChromeK3 with Vivid Magenta Ink technology
This professional, 8-color ink set with advanced magenta pigments makes it easy to achieve exhibition quality prints with more dramatic blues, purples and reds. Its three-level black technology ensures richer blacks, an unprecedented gray balance and outstanding tonal range. This pigment ink set also offers color stability immediately after printing. And, Epson UltraChromeK3 with Vivid Magenta boasts print permanence ratings of 200 or more years for truly sellable color and black-and-white prints 1.

Radiance technology
Get smoother color transitions, plus better highlight and shadow detail, for matchle

ss prints with a truer photographic look. By utilizing each color in a more efficient manner, Radiance optimizes the color gamut and dramatically enhances image quality. With this innovative technology, you get vivid colors that stay consistent in virtually any light.

Superior media versatility
Explore your creativity with a printer that supports a full range of professional and fine art media. Print brilliant panoramas up to 44 inches long. Or, print on 1.3 mm thick art boards. With this versatile performer, you can even print directly on CDs and DVDs for professional digital portfolios.

Specifications

Printing Technology

• Advanced MicroPiezo® AMC™ print head with ink repelling coating technology

Nozzle Configuration

• 180 nozzles (per cartridge)

Ink Palette

• 8-color (Cyan, Vivid Magenta, Yellow, Light Cyan, Vivid Light Magenta, Light Black, Light Light Black, and Matte or Photo Black)

Ink Cartridge Configuration

• 8 individual ink cartridges

Ink Type

• Epson UltraChromeK3 with Vivid Magenta pigment ink

Minimum Ink Droplet Size

• 3 picoliters
  Advanced MicroPiezo print head with AMC (Advanced Meniscus Control) can produce up to 3 different droplet sizes per line

Ink Shelf Life

• 2 years from production date; 6 months from first use

Maximum Resolution (dots per inch)

• 5760 x 1440 optimized dpi

Print Speed

• 8in x 10in photo2
  1 min 36 sec (SuperFine Mode)
  2 min 18 sec (Photo Mode)
• 11in x 14in photo2
  2 min 36 sec (SuperFine Mode)
  3 min 55 sec (Photo Mode)

Paper Sizes

• 4in x 6in , 5in x 7in , 8in x 10in , A4 (8.3in x 11.7in ), letter (8.5in x 11in ), legal (8.5in x 14in ), 11in x 14in , 12in x 12in , B (11in x 17in ), A3 (11.7in x 16.5in ), Super B (13in x 19in ), user definable, plus 8.3in and 13in wide panoramic roll papers

Borderless Photo Sizes

• 4in x 6in , 5in x 7in , 8in x 10in , A4 (8.3in x 11.7in ), letter (8.5in x 11in ), 11in x 14in , 12in x 12in , B (11in x 17in ), A3 (11.7in x 16.5in ) and Super B (13in x 19in ) sizes

• Supports a wide range of photo and fine art Paper and ink jet printable CDs/DVDs.

Special Media Support

• Roll paper: 8.3in and 13in rolls
• Fine art paper: Manual  Roll paper path (rear)
• Direct CD/DVD printing

Maximum Paper Thickness

• 1.3 mm thick (Straight through, Manual — Front paper path)

Paper Capacity

• Auto sheet feeder: 120 sheets (plain paper), 30 sheets (photo paper)
• Manual Roll: 1 sheet (fine art paper)
• Manual Front: 1 sheet (poster board)

Printer Dimensions & Weight

• Weight: 26.9 lb
  Printing: 24.3in (W) x 31.4in (D) x 16.3in (H)
  Storage: 24.3in (W) x 12.7in (D) x 8.4in (H)

Interface and Connectivity

• Hi-Speed USB 2.0 (2 ports)
• PictBridge™ (1 port)

Operating Systems

• Windows®: Windows Vista®, XP Professional x64, XP, and 2000
  
  Macintosh®: Mac OS® X 10.3.9, 10.4.x  10.5.x

Software Included

• Epson Print CD software

Color Management

• Epson Standard, Epson Vivid, Adobe® RGB and ICM or ColorSync® color management using ICC profiles

Color Management Solutions

• Premium ICC color profiles

Sound Level

• 51 dB (max.)

Power Requirements

• Rated voltage 120 VAC
  Rated frequency 50  60 Hz
  Rated current 0.5 A (1.0 A max.)

Warranty

• One-year limited warranty in the U.S. and Canada