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The Epson Stylus Photo R2400, similar to most other pro photo printers, features a sleek dual color chassis, in this case, predominantly matte silver and glossy black plastic
Front
With all the paper trays closed, the front of the R2400 is a simple, long rectangle. The sloping glossy, black plastic access door can be seen at the top, bordered along its bottom edge by two inches of gray plastic with a cutaway in the center serving as a handle to open the door. The front panel, made of the same matte silver plastic, contains the Epson logo, centered, the Ultrachrome K3 label on the right, and the printer name below that. This panel also serves as the front path input tray for larger, heavier paper stock. The tray is opened via a spring-loaded latch activated by pressing on the three raised dots near the top right edge. The vertical stack of four buttons sits to the right of this along the right edge of the printer. The paper feed button sits on top, the ink button just below, the roll paper button below that, and the larger power button sits at the bottom.
The 13.5" wide output tray door sits centered along the bottom of the printer. Three raised dots above a small raised line sits at the bottom center of this. The door is opened by pressing the dots, which releases a spring-loaded latch. With this door open, the dark gray, two-sectioned plastic output paper tray can be seen. The door front folds down in this position and serves as another extension of the paper tray.
The input sheet-feed tray can be seen at the top when the tray is opened and extended into its three sections. More info about how the paper trays work can be read in the Components section below.
Back
The back of this pro photo printer is dominated by the back of the paper path, exposed to allow the attachment of the single sheet guide and the roll paper attachments. Heat vents sit on the upper left and along the bottom silver panel. The attached power cord connects at the far left, while the Firewire and USB ports connect toward the center bottom, between the two heat vent sections, just above the serial number sticker.
Left Side
The R2400’s left side simply shows the silver, plastic chassis, with no functional features. An indentation at the bottom provides easier gripping when moving the unit.
Right Side
The right side is a mirror-image of the left, with the handle and lack of other features.
Top
The top of the Epson R2400 is dominated by the reflective, black access door, surrounded by the thin silver edge of the main printer chassis. Above this at the back is the paper path section. With the sheet-feed tray closed, only the matte gray, plastic cover is visible. An indentation similar to the one for the access door is cut away from the bottom of the tray door. With the tray opened, the input sheet-feed tray can be seen, as well as the input pathway.
Interior
The inside of the R2400 is viewed by opening the top access door. There are two openings visible. The larger one to the left provides access to the paper path to clear jams. The smaller opening on the right provides access to the ink cartridges. They are situated to the far left. Pressing the ink button brings them in line with the opening for easy access, installation and removal of cartridges.
Simple graphic instructions on a strip of tape attached above the larger opening instruct the user in accessing, removing, and installing the cartridges. More information on inks can be found on the Inks page.
Components
Display (0)
The Stylus Photo R2400 features no display, as is the case with most pro photo printers, short of the wide format models.
Paper Trays (8.00)
Paper trays on the R2400 are similar to Canon’s Pixma Pro printers, the Pro 900 and the Pro9500. The main input sheet feeder folds up from a compact compartment at the top of the printer. The translucent, smoky plastic paper support extends into three sections of descending size. An additional extension comes unattached to the printer. This is for specifically for large matte paper; the guide is intended to help separate the sheets of paper and avoid jams.
The paper guide is easily maneuvered by pressing in on the light gray plastic tab and sliding the guide to the appropriate size marker indicated on the extended tray back. Sizes shown are letter, A3, and A4.
The output tray opens with a press on the raised dots at the bottom center of the door. A spring-loaded catch releases and the door slides open and drops forward to serve as the outer extension of the tray. With the door, the output is composed of three sections, equaling a length of 13 inches.
The R2400 also comes equipped with a single-sheet feeder, a tray that attaches to the back of the printer and detaches when not in use. This is for special media, including Epson Watercolor paper, Epson Velvet Fine Art Paper, Epson UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper, and PremierArt Matte Scrapbook Photo paper.
The R2400 also comes equipped to handle roll paper. The spool attachment is fitted to the paper roll and attached to the same single-sheet paper path at the rear of the printer. The output tray has two, bookmark-shaped, roll paper guides to keep the paper in line as it exits the printer. These guides are hidden within the inner part of the output tray. They are engaged by pushing the output tray most of the way in, until just the door is exposed, then sliding these out from their closed position.
CD burner (0)
The R2400 is not equipped with a CD burner. While some competitor's models do have them, this feature is more commonly found on compact photo printers.
Battery (0)
The R2400 is not meant to be a portable printer, so a battery pack is not necessary for this unit.
Power supply
The power cord for the R2400 is permanently attached to the unit, unlike many printers these days.
Internal Memory (5.50)
The R24000 comes equipped with only a 64 kb buffer, slightly greater than the Canon Pro9500, a comparably priced pro photo printer, but significantly less than the HP Photosmart Pro B9180, which has 64 megabytes of RAM.
Multi-Tasking (0)
The R2400 is incapable of handling more than one job at a time, typical of most printers of this type.
Hard drive ()
No hard drive is included with the Stylus Photo R2400.
Accessories (6.00)
Epson offers several accessories compatible with the R2400, although none except the ink cartridges are specific to the printer. Inks are sell for $14.24 per cartridge, and Epson Ink Jet Cleaning Sheets are available three to a package for $4.25.
Consumers can also purchase ArcSoft software programs compatible with the printer, including Greeting Card Creator ($39.99), PhotoPrinter 5 ($39.99), PhotoStudio 5.5 ($79.99), and Scan-n-Stitch Deluxe ($39.99). Epson also offers a Belkin USB cable for $9.95 on the R2400’s Accessories page.
Also offered are two multimedia photo viewers, the P-3000 and the P-5000, feature 4" LCD screens with Adobe RGB support. Images can be downloaded the viewer from memory cards or a camera. The P-3000 sells for $499 and contains a 40-gigabyte (gb) hard drive. The P-5000 has an 80-gb hard drive and sells for $699. Users can then print directly from these viewers.
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