May 2000
Epson LQ-580 offers business users a robust, flexible and reliable printer packed with features
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, UK, 1st May 2000: Epson UK today announces the latest addition to its market-leading and award-winning range of dot matrix impact printers - the Epson LQ-580 - a narrow-carriage printer that uses a 24-pin printhead to provide letter-quality output.
The Epson LQ-580 features advanced paper-handling capabilities with the ability to handle a wide range of paper types, including continuous paper, up to five-sheet multipart stationery, labels, envelopes and postcards. A tear-off feature ensures that no paper is wasted, and it adds the ability to change paper paths without removing continuous paper from the push-tractor mechanism. Print speeds are up to 400 characters per second in draft mode, and 100cps in letter-quality mode.
Please note that the LQ-580 replaces the LQ-570+:
· Reliable and durable 24 pin narrow carriage impact printer
· Handles up to 5 part forms (1 original + 4 copies)
· Prints up to 400 characters per second (10cpi)
· Flexible paper paths (Front, bottom and rear)
· 8 built-in Bar code fonts
· Euro-Symbol as resident printer font
· Standard Bi-directional parallel interface (IEEE-1284 nibble mode supported)
· Windows V3.1x, 95/98, NT3.5x/4.0 included
Snap Happy with Epson this summer
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, UK, 03 May 2000:
If you are going on holiday this year and want great photos but usually end up with shots full of 'red eye' and missing heads then Epson could have just what you need! Today sees the launch of the new Epson PhotoPC 650, a state of the art digital camera which is ideal for home, school or work use for just £191.00 ex VAT.
Clare Stimson, Senior Product Manager for Input Devices, says: "Epson understands that for most families and young people, summer holidays are the perfect time to dig out the camera and get snap happy to capture sunny memories. The PhotoPC 650 is an entry level digital camera which has been specifically designed for the amateur photographer, it's easy to use but has many high quality features that makes it ideal for family and work use".
Taking photos with the PhotoPC 650 is simple, all you have to do is point the camera at the subject and press the shutter button. The high quality autofocus lens allows you to capture sharp, detailed pictures from as close as 15cm to infinity. To ensure high quality photos even when taken in bright sunshine, the rain or at sunset the PhotoPC 650 features a built in auto flash and a 5 element aspherical lens with four settings.
The PhotoPC 650 comes complete with free PictureWorks HotShots software and this will let you remove red eye, make the sky bluer, take out strangers in the background and even get rid of the cellulite!
The end result will be perfect pictures that you can either show or email your friends and family who will see what a fantastic holiday you had.
Notes to editors:
Epson PhotoPC 650 main features:
1.09 megapixel digital camera (1152x864 pixels) for 5" x 7" prints
Autofocus, glass aspherical lens
8MB CompactFlash card included that can store up to 88 photos
1.8" colour LCD monitor for playback and preview
37mm thread for optional lenses and filters
Built-in flash
Uncompressed image mode
Video output for large screen viewing
Support for both Windows and Macintosh with serial interfaces
Serial cables for Windows PC and Mac communication and video output.
AN IMAGE THAT WON'T LET YOU DOWN
-Epson inkjet-prints now last for 100 years-
19th May 2000 - Are you dazed and confused as one by one the images from your printer are fading and dying? Well fear not, Epson today announce the launch of the Stylus Photo 2000P which, with the development of Epson's new pigment inks, produces output that can be displayed in excess of 100 years* in normal indoor lighting environments.
Since the introduction of the original photo-quality inkjet printer in 1997, Epson has made every effort to constantly improve its print technology. Now, for the first time users can produce photo-quality images on an Epson inkjet printer that will last longer than traditional photographic prints.
"With advancements in digital imaging, photographers are demanding greater print durability, and with this announcement, they can now achieve the ultimate in photographic reproduction. The guarantee of light fastness and durability will enable their works to last a lifetime, whether it's in a personal photo album or on display in professional galleries," says Yas Sihan, senior consumer product manager.
The Stylus Photo 2000P unites Epson's new ink technology with their PerfectPicture Imaging System, which dramatically improves the life and quality of the prints. High precision Micro Piezo printhead and Ultra Micro Dots produce outstanding detail and dot placement control, and Variable-Sized Droplet Technology for optimised performance, together with Epson's range of inks and media - the result - high quality digital prints that will last a lifetime.
Epson is proud to say that the days of fading, yellowing, dull digital prints are over - the Epson Stylus Photo 2000P will revolutionise the way you print and the way you display those prints - FOREVER!!
Epson Stylus Photo 2000P features include:
· 100 years light fastness
· Unique no margin printing feature on roll paper (this comes as standard). This is the first printer that allows printing without vertical margins on cut-sheet media
· The wide paper path allows printing of high quality no margin images up to the DIN A3+ format, on both roll paper and cut-sheet media
· Parallel and USB interfaces as standard
· IntellidgeTM ink cartridges
· An Epson Stylus Rip for processing PostScript files will also be available following the launch
· Epson guarantees 1 year Callout-service, and as an option 3 years of CoverPlus on-site or Callout warranty
The Epson Stylus Photo 2000P will be available on the market in June 2000, at an RRP of £799 (Inc VAT.
* In excess of 100 years light fastness
The test conditions are as follows:
· White Florescent Indoor Lighting @ 70,000 lux
· The image is displayed in a glass frame 2mm thick with a 2mm air layer 9without UV filter)
· Temperature 24oC
