Superior glossy photos and enhanced media versatility are the distinctive capabilities of the Epson Stylus® Photo R1800. Revolutionary UltraChrome Hi-Gloss ink incorporates a Gloss Optimizer to ensure your glossy prints are smooth and uniform. With the addition of red and blue inks, the R1800 also offers an extremely wide color gamut for incredibly vivid prints. This printer also supports a wide variety of media including thick fine art and roll papers and allows you to explore your creativity on various textures and a multitude of sizes up to 13" x 44". Due to the high-performance piezo printhead, the R1800 also speeds through your projects quickly. Best of all, with its archival pigment inks, your images and your ideas can stand the test of time for up to 200 years.

Features & Benefits

Revolutionary 8-color Epson UltraChrome Hi-Gloss® pigment inkset using individual ink cartridges

• 8-color pigment ink system including a unique gloss optimizer for vivid and uniform glossy prints
• Red and blue inks provide an expanded red and blue color gamut
• Delivers up to 5760 x 1440 optimized dpi and ink droplets as small as 1.5 picoliters

Print archival-quality glossy and matte photos

• Fade resistance up to 104 years for Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper, up to 150 years for Epson Matte Paper Heavyweight and up to 200 years for Epson Watercolor Paper - Radiant White¹

Robust and flexible media handling capabilities

• Prints spectacular panoramas up to 13" x 44" long
• Creates brilliant frame-ready photos (4" x 6", 5" x 7", 8" x 10", 8.5" x 11", 11" x 14", 12" x 12" and 13" x 19")
• BorderFree™ 8" x 10", 11" x 14" and 12" x 12" photo printing
• Print directly on inkjet printable CD/DVDs
• Accomodates 4-inch, 8.3-inch and 13-inch roll papers
• Fast, built-in connectivity includes both Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and FireWire®

Specifications

Printing Technology

• Advanced Micro Piezo® 8-color pigment ink jet technology, optimized for photo printing

Nozzle Configuration

• 180 nozzles (per cartridge)

Ink Palette

• 8-color (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Photo Black or Matte Black, Red, Blue and Gloss Optimizer)

Ink Cartridge Configuration

• Individual cartridges
  
  Recommended Ink Cartridges¹
• Cyan (T054220)
• Magenta (T054320)
• Yellow (T054420)
• Photo Black (T054120)
• Matte Black (T054820)
• Red (T054720)
• Blue (T054920)
• Gloss Optimizer (T054020)

Ink Type

• Epson UltraChrome Hi-Gloss® Pigment Ink

Minimum Ink Droplet Size

• 1.5-picoliter

Ink Cartridge Life

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

4" x 6" Photo

• As fast as 42 sec. (Photo Mode)²

11" x 14" Photo

• As fast as 1 min. 51 sec (Photo Mode)²

Paper Handling

Maximum Paper Width

• Single sheet - 13", Roll paper - 13"

Maximum Printable Area

• 13" x 44"

Paper Sizes

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

Borderless Photo Sizes

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

Paper Types

• Premium Glossy Photo Paper, Premium Semigloss Photo Paper, Premium Luster Photo Paper, Ultra Premium Glossy Photo Paper, Enhanced Matte Paper, Matte Paper Heavyweight, Double-Sided Matte Paper, Watercolor Paper - Radiant White, Velvet Fine Art Paper, UltraSmooth™ Fine Art Paper, PremierArt™ Water Resistant Canvas for Epson, PremierArt Matte Scrapbook Photo Paper, Photo Quality Inkjet Paper, Premium Bright White Paper, plain paper, ink jet printable CD/DVDs.

Special Media Support

• Roll paper: 4-inch, 8.3-inch and 13-inch rolls; Fine art paper: Manual - Roll paper path; Direct CD/DVD printing

Direct CD / DVD Printing Support

• Yes

Light Resistance / Print Longevity

• Fade resistance of 104 years for Epson Premium Glossy Paper, 150 years for Epson Matte Paper Heavyweight and 200 years for Epson Watercolor Paper - Radiant White³

Paper Capacity

• Auto Sheet Feeder: 100 sheets(plain paper)/ 20 sheets (photo paper); Manual - Roll: 1 sheet fine art paper; CD/DVD Tray: 1 ink jet printable CD/DVD

Hardware and Software Details

Printer Dimensions & Weight

• (L x W x H): 24.2" x 12.6" x 9.1"; Weight: 33 lb

Printer Case Color

• Silver and dark gray

Interface and Connectivity

• Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and FireWire® (IEEE 1394)

Operating Systems

• Windows 2000/XP, Mac OSX 10.2.4 or higher

Software Included

• Epson Print CD Software, Epson Raw Print (Windows only), Nik Color Efex Pro 2.0 (3 sample filters from Nik Software, Inc.)

Printer Language

• EPSON ESC/P Expanded Raster Graphics Code

PostScript Support

• No

Color Management

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

Color Management Solutions

• Premium ICC Color Profiles, X-Rite Complete Color Management Guide and MonacoEZColor demo

Sound Level

• 47dB(A) (max)

Printer Duty

• 25,000 pages - letter

Environmental Conditions

• Temperature: Operating 50°; to 95°; F (10° to 35° C), Storage -4° to 140° F (-20° to 60° C); Humidity: Operating 20% to 80% relative humidity, Storage 5% to 85% relative humidity (without condensation)

Safety Approvals

• Safety standards: UL60950, CSA 22.2 No. 60950; FCC part 15 subpart B class B, CSA C108.8 class B

Power Requirements

Rated Voltage

• 120V AC

Rated Frequency

• 50 - 60 Hz

Rated Current

• 0.5 Amp (0.8 Amp max.)

Power Consumption

• Approx. 20 W (Energy Star compliant), approx. 2 W in Standby mode

Input Buffer

• 64KB