Epson STYLUS PRO 10600 Large Format Printer breaks the speed barrier

September 2002

Sydney, 10 September 2002: Epson Australia, a leading manufacturer of large format inkjet printers, has today released the revolutionary new Epson STYLUS POR 10600 large format inkjet printer with UltraChromeT Pigment Ink.

The 10600 Combines Epson UltraChrome inks in six colours and the advanced features of Epson's Micro Piezo Print Head and Variable-Sized Droplet Technology to generate three (3) different size ink droplets down to four picolitres in one print pass. The result is amazingly sharp images reproduced in stunningly fine detail with beautiful skin tones and an ultra-wide colour range on a broad range of media including fine art, canvas and other types of matte and gloss media.

Each ink pigment particle is further coated in a fine resin, enabling better penetration into a wide range of media substrates, and the formation of a smooth coating for even light reflection, giving greater depth to the colours. The resin-coated pigment particles also protect the colour from fading, giving the inks up to 75 years light fastness, depending on the media used.

True Borderless Printing - the 10600 is the first large format printer capable of printing a four-sided borderless print. There are three different modes to choose from depending on the needs of the user, thus reducing print production times.

• High speed interfaces - USB2.0 interface (1.1 compatible) as standard in addition to the conventional parallel port. The 10600 support an optional interface card slot, and all Australian models have this slot populated with a card containing a 10/100 Ethernet and IEEE1394 Firewire port.
• Greater Media Flexibility - Prints on virtually any media type up to 44 inch [60cm] with a variety of weights and thicknesses up to 1.5mm. The automatic paper cutter is standard, while there is an optional manual cutter for thicker media and auto take-up reel.

"With the introduction of the 10600 and the recent release of the 7600 and 9600, Epson now has the best large format high quality inkjet range on the market. We can now truly say that we have the right solution for all of our customer large format printing needs," Epson Business Manager Professional Graphics, Craig Heckenberg, said.

The STYLUS PRO 10600 supersede the Stylus 10000 and 10000CF and will be available from Epson during Ocotber 2002, adding to the current range of professional graphics printers: Stylus Colour 3000; Stylus Pro 7600 and the Stylus Pro 9600.

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