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ON TRIAL32EPSONSTYLUS PRO 3880BIG ANDBETTERThe desktop-sized A2 format3800 was a huge success withphotographers who have lowishprinting volume requirements so itsreplacement has a lot to live up to.Report by Trevern Dawes. pson’s Stylus Pro 3800 has enjoyed thestatus of being the most popular A2 printer,but after three years it’s been replaced by the Pro3880 model which has to meet the challenge ofbeing equally – or even more – successful.Like its predecessor, the Stylus Pro 3880 isan ideal printer for both the professional’s studioand the enthusiast’s study because it presentswell as a relatively compact and elegant ‘box’, iseasy to set up and equally easy to operate. Printsmade with it in both colour and black and whiteleave little to be desired. The lack of a roll papercapability is reflected in the appealing price, butisn’t a feature many will miss when using singlesheet feed is the prime intention (even if thesesheets are cut down from paper rolls to the maxi-mum paper handling of 950x432 mm).This sleek black-and-silver printer has a pull-out rear automatic sheet feeder and a drop-downreceiving tray at front. These fold neatly awaywhen the printer isn’t in use. The rear manualpaper feed is a separate item that’s attachedwhen required.Apart from the badging, there are no changesto the outer appearance compared to the 3800,but several signifi cant changes lie within. ‘VividMagenta’ and ‘Vivid Light Magenta’ inks havebeen added to the UltraChromeK3 pigmentedinkset to enhance the colour gamut, especially inthe blues and purples. AccuPhoto HD2 screen-ing improves the ink placement accuracy forsmoother colour and better tonal gradations. Anew print head provides better colour placementand there is now an ink repellant coating to helpreduce clogging and minimise maintenance. Forthose keen to fully exploit their printing the StylusPro 3880 will accommodate 16-bit fi les. The frontcontrol panel with its seven buttons, three lightsand a LCD info screen provide access to all func-tions and monitors precise ink levels and the printstatus. Three paper feed systems cover all sheethandling requirements.Apart from the two new ‘Vivid’ inks, theremainder are the same as for the Pro 3800,however the vivid colours can’t be used in theearlier model.Setting UpStraight out of the box, the printer’s moving partsare so well secured with blue tape, it takes sev-eral minutes to free everything up. Thereafter it’sa case of plugging in the power cable, switchingon, shaking each ink cartridge before insertion,closing the ink bay lid and waiting about sevenminutes for the print head to be automaticallycharged. When the ‘Ready’ indicator appearsin the LCD panel, connect an USB or Ethernetcable (not supplied) and install the CD with theprinter driver, user guide and software download.Altogether, set-up takes about 30 to 45 minutes,but is very simple and straightforward, aided bythe “Start Here” instruction sheet.After set-up, if you wonder why the inklevels do not register as full, it’s because about20 percent of each cartridge (which have an 80millilitre capacity) is used to charge the printhead. Of course, all new ink cartridges thereafterwill have 100 percent capacity.EThe set of nine UltraChromeK3 pigmented inks. The Photo Black and Matte Black cartridges havetheir own individual slots.The Epson Stylus Pro 3880in closed down mode.

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