Epson Artisan 837

Epson Artisan 837

6 Colour Multifunction Printers

Premium performance photo & office-centric multifunction


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Printer
PRINTER TYPE
Epson Artisan 837 C11CB20401 
PRINTING METHOD On-demand Inkjet (piezoelectric)
NOZZLE CONFIGURATION 180 nozzles each colour (Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Light Cyan,  Light Magenta)
PRINT SPEED
BLACK TEXT (MEMO) A4 (Draft)^ 40ppm*1
COLOUR TEXT (MEMO) A4 (Draft)^ 40ppm*2
BLACK TEXT A4 (Normal)^ 9.5ipm (ISO24734)
COLOUR TEXT A4 (Normal)^ 9.0ipm (ISO24734)
Photo 4"x6" (10x15cm) (Draft)^ Approx. 10 sec *3+

Print Speed Data Printout Patterns The thumbnail images below show the printout patterns used to determine print speed specifications.
Print test pages
* "Second" rating refers to the time taken to print one page. The computer environment we test under is as follows: CPU: Pentium 4, 2.4GHz; RAM: 512MB; OS: Windows XP professional; Interface/Connectivity: USB2.0 HighSpeed; SOFTWARE: Word XP/PhotoShop7.0; PAPER: Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper or Plain Paper

^ Print speed (PPM) when printed on A4 plain paper in the fastest mode. 10x15cm photo print speed when printed on Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper borderless in draft mode. Print speed may vary depending on system configuration, print mode, document complexity, software, type of paper used and connectivity. Print speed does not include processing time on host computer.
+ When printed on Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper
RESOLUTION
  5760 Optimised dpi using Resolution Performance Management (RPM) Technology
MINIMUM INK DROPLET VOLUME 1.5 Picolitres
PRODUCT DIMENSIONS 465mm (W) x  458mm (D) x  198mm (H)
WEIGHT 11.4kg
PAPER HANDLING
PAPER SIZES A4, Letter, Legal, 8x10", 5x7", 4x6", 3.5x5", 5x8", A6, A5, B5 Envelopes: No10, DL, C6
PAPER HOLD CAPACITY 120 sheets, A4 Plain paper (primary tray)
  20 sheets, 4x6” Premium Glossy Photo Paper (secondary tray)
DOUBLE-SIDED PRINTING Yes
True BorderFree™ printing is available for the following media sizes: 4"x6", 5"x7" and A4.
Media types recommended : Premium Glossy Photo paper A4, 4"x6" and 5"x7".
BorderFree prints are media dependent.

Scanner
SCANNER TYPE A4 Flatbed colour image scanner
SENSOR TYPE CIS
DOCUMENT SIZE Up to A4
PIXEL DEPTH Input 48bits (16bits/colour) / output 24bits (8bits/colour)
SCANNING RESOLUTION 4800 x  4800 dpi
SCAN SPEED A4 4800dpi 11.08mSec/line (mono)
A4 4800dpi 32.8mSec/line (colour)

Copy Function
COPY SPEED
A4 DRAFT MEMO  40cpm ** (mono or colour)
**Copy speed when printed on plain paper in the fastest mode. Copy speed may vary depending on copy mode, document complexity, type of paper used and number of copies.
COPY FEATURES
COPY MODES Auto Fit Function, Standard, BorderFree, Custom, Double Sided
FAX
TYPE Colour and mono support
LINES PSTN (general phone lines)
TRANSMISSION SPEED Up to 33.6kbs (approx. 3 secs per page)
SPEED DIAL Up to 60 Names & Numbers
MEMORY Up to 180 pages (ITU-T No.1 chart)
FAX RESOLUTION Standard (200x100), Fine (200x200), Photo (200x200 with error diffusion)
AUTO REDIAL Yes
PC FAX* Windows only Yes
ERROR CORRECTION MODE CCITU/ITU Group3 fax with Error Correction Mode
RING DETECTION Yes - Duet
AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER FUNCTION
MAXIMUM DOCUMENT SIZE A4
PAPER TYPES SUPPORTED Plain paper 60~95g/m2
PAPER CAPACITY Up to 30 pages (Plain paper only)

General
OPERATING SYSTEMS
PRINTER DRIVERS*** Windows® 7/7x64/Vista/Vista64/XP/XPx64, Mac® OS 10.4.11 or later with USB*
*** Drivers if available are downloadable from Tech Epson
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
RATED VOLTAGE AC 220 ~ 240V
RATED FREQUENCY 50 ~ 60Hz
Approx. 23W Standalone copying (ISO/IEC24712)
POWER CONSUMPTION Sleep mode : 5W
NOISE LEVEL
NOISE LEVEL 5.0B(A) (ISO7779 Pattern with PGPP /Best Photo mode)
35dB(A)
INTERFACES
CONNECTIVITY High Speed USB – Compatible with the USB 2.0 Specification
MOBILE PRINTING

Epson Connect (Epson Email Print + Epson iPrint)*

AirPrint Ready*

Google Cloud Print Ready*

*Services expected to be ready in Spring 2011
NETWORKING 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
10-Base-T, 100 Base-TX Ethernet
CONTROL PANEL  7.8” touch panel with embedded 3.5” LCD screen and tilt adjustment
CARD SLOTS Compact Flash (Memory card only), MicroDrive,
Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo (With Adapter),
MagicGate Memory Stick, MagicGate Memory Stick Duo (With Adapter),
Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick PRO Duo (With Apapter),
Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo (With Adapter), Memory Stick Micro <M2> (With Adapter),
SD, SDHC, MiniSD (With Adapter), MiniSDHC (With Adapter),
MicroSD (With Apapter), MicroSDHC (With Apapter),
Multi Media Card, MMCplus, MMCmobile <RS-MMC> (With Adapter), MMCmicro (With Adapter),
xD-Picture card, xD-Picture card Type-M, xD-Picture card Type-M+,xD-Picture card Type-H
PICTBRIDGE Yes
PRINTER SOFTWARE (AVAILABLE ON CD-ROM ONLY)
SOFTWARE TOOLS* PC FAX Software
Epson Event Manager (with Scan 2.0 and Email 1.0)
Epson Easy Photo Print
Epson Web-To-Page
Epson Print CD (for CD/DVD printing)
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) (Windows only)
Online Guide
WARRANTY
  12 months return to base Standard
  Optional Additional 2 Year Warranty 2YW837
  Epson Warranty
LIGHTFASTNESS
LIGHTFASTNESS## Up to 200 years album storage
## Data is calculated using accelerated simulation of fading under indoor preservation conditions including fluorescent light indoor display. Temperature, humidity and some atmospheric gases may also affect the rate of fading. The estimated lightfastness period does not indicate the colour changing or the durability of the paper itself. Epson recommends that your prints be stored in a photo album (or plastic photo storage box) in acid free, archival sleeves commonly available from most camera shops.
INK CARTRIDGES
STANDARD INK CARTRIDGES 82N Black, 82N Cyan, 82N Magenta, 82N Yellow, 82N Light Cyan, 82N Light Magenta
HIGH CAPACITY INK CARTRIDGES 81N Black, 81N Cyan, 81N Magenta, 81N Yellow, 81N Light Cyan, 81N Light Magenta
STANDARD INK CARTRIDGE YIELDS^^ Approx. Black 330 pages, Colour Composite 510 pages
HIGH CAPACITY INK CARTRIDGE YIELDS^^ Black 520 pages, Colour Composite 805 pages

^^ According to ISO/IEC24711 and 24712 test suite. Click here for details on ISO testing. (PDF)

Warning to Epson printer owners. Many well known third party companies claim their inkjet printing papers are compatible with all Epson inkjet printers. Epson has reports from many customers who have used third party paper and have been very disappointed with the results. When the same customers have changed to genuine Epson paper, they have been amazed and pleased with the colour and quality of their prints. Epson recommends that you do not use any non genuine printing papers if you want to get the best results from your Epson printer. Epson printers are very carefully tuned to ensure Epson inks and Epson's patented MicroPiezo™ printhead produce the best quality prints using carefully selected Epson paper.

This printer is designed to function only with genuine Epson ink cartridges and not with third party ink cartridges. The printer may not function properly or at all if you use third party ink cartridges.

Equipment supplied by Epson Australia is designed to function in conjunction with genuine Epson consumables and accessories specifically configured for it.

The Epson Intellidge® Ink System is designed to work perfectly in harmony with the printer and your choice of media to ensure you get:
  • the very best of print quality every print, every time
  • and trouble-free, peace-of-mind printing every print, every time

The Epson Intellidge® Ink System brings maximum benefits, maximum ink usage and the interchange of Epson cartridges suitable for this model. The Epson Intellidge® Ink System gives you easy-to-see, readily available information about all your ink levels.

This printer is designed to function only with genuine Epson ink cartridges and not with third party ink cartridges. The printer may not function properly or at all if you use third party ink cartridges.



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Usage Conditions
Epson products are designed and made to give highly reliable use and long life when used according to its specifications. With any system, product or device used in situations where human life may be involved or at risk, Epson advises that you should take all necessary steps to ensure the suitability of your Epson product for inclusion in your system, and recommends that you include fail-safe procedures and redundancy support or backup equipment in your system, to maintain the maximum safety margin and optimum system reliability. Examples include but are not limited to – do not interfere with any electrical components within the device, do not use items supplied with the product for purposes other than as intended by Epson (ie mains cords, inks, CDs, plastic wrapping) and do not make modifications to the product.

This printer is designed to function only with genuine Epson ink cartridges and not with third party ink cartridges. The printer may not function properly or at all if you use third party ink cartridges.