随着智能手机的兴起，越来越多的人发现了摄影的精彩世界。你可能会发现你不仅喜欢拍照，而且你也有这方面的天赋。你会开始拍更多的照片，一张比另一张更漂亮。然后是您想要打印照片并将它们放在纸上的那一刻。那你会怎么做？您会(Will)使用在办公桌下积灰的旧多功能打印机吗？或者您会开始寻找可以提高打印照片质量和美感的优质照片打印机吗？(photo printer)如果您是发烧友摄影师(enthusiast photographer)、营销专业人士(marketing professional)、设计师或其他处理高质量摄影的专业人士(high-quality photography)，您可能想看看爱普生 SureColor P600 宽幅照片喷墨打印机(Epson SureColor P600 Wide Format Photo Inkjet Printer)。我们已经对这台打印机进行了大约一周的测试，我们想在这篇评论中分享我们学到的东西：
拆箱
Epson SureColor P600 装(Epson SureColor P600)在一个非常大的纸板箱中(cardboard box)。当然这是我们所预料的，因为我们知道这台打印机很大。包装上印有一些关于打印机的信息，但是，我们审查的那台上面有很多邮件标签，所以没有太多可看的了。在包装盒内，您会发现Epson SureColor P600 照片喷墨打印机(Epson SureColor P600 Photo Inkjet Printer)、一根电源线(power cable)、九个UltraChrome 高清(UltraChrome HD ink)墨盒（照片黑色(Photo Black)、青色(Cyan)、鲜艳洋红色(Vivid Magenta)、黄色(Yellow)、浅青色(Light Cyan)、鲜艳浅品红色(Vivid Light Magenta)、浅黑色(Light Black)、哑光黑(Matte Black)、浅黑(Light Light Black)）、一套卷纸架、一个CD 打印托盘(CD print tray)、一些文档和一张包含打印机驱动程序和软件的 CD。
不幸的是，爱普生(Epson)的标准包装中不包含USB 和以太网电缆(USB and Ethernet cables)，因此您必须单独购买它们以备不时之需。
这几乎就是关于拆箱体验的所有内容，所以不要再浪费时间了，让我们看看有关此打印机提供的硬件规格的一些详细信息。(hardware specs)
硬件规格
Epson SureColor P600是一款A3+ photo打印机，这意味着它能够在最大 13 英寸宽的介质上打印，并且可以使用卷纸创建超过 10 英尺长的全景图。支持的最大打印分辨率(print resolution)为 5760 x 1444 dpi。
该打印机使用不少于或不少于九个独立墨盒，墨水是使用一种称为UltraChrome HD的技术制造的，该技术承诺提供高度准确的颜色和高水平的细节。因此，照片的质量应该足够高，以取悦业余和专业摄影师。如果您想了解有关UltraChrome HD 颜料墨水的更多信息，请查看(UltraChrome HD pigment)爱普生(Epson)的官方网页：UltraChrome HD 墨水(UltraChrome HD Ink)。
由于打印照片是一项需要大量墨水的活动，爱普生为(Epson)SureColor P600使用了大容量墨盒，九个墨盒中的每一个可容纳 25.9 毫升墨水。
该打印机还具有内置的 2.7英寸彩色(inch color) LCD 触摸屏(LCD touchscreen)，可提供一些关于如何将纸张送入打印机、访问设置的快速指南，以及您已经猜到的关于墨盒中仍有多少墨水的视觉细节。
在连接性方面，Epson SureColor P600提供您可能想要的打印机的一切。它支持Apple的AirPrint 和 Google(AirPrint and Google)的Cloud Print，可以通过USB 2.0或以太网端口(Ethernet port)进行连接，也可以使用 802.11n 标准进行无线连接。如果您想直接从智能手机或平板电脑(smartphone or tablet)打印，您应该知道Epson SureColor P600还支持 Wi-Fi Direct。
操作系统方面，Epson SureColor P600支持 Windows 10 到Windows 7，以及Mac OS X 10.11一直到 10.7。
如果您正在考虑购买这台打印机，另一个需要考虑的重要细节是放置它的位置。Epson SureColor P600的宽x 深(x depth)x 高(x height)为 24.2" x 14.5 " x 9" (61.46 cm x 36.83 cm x 22.86 cm) 。它也有点重，重 35 磅（15.87 公斤）。
如果您想查看Epson SureColor P600 照片(Epson SureColor P600 photo)打印机的所有硬件规格，请查看其官方网页，您可以在此处找到：Epson SureColor P600 宽幅喷墨打印机(Epson SureColor P600 Wide Format Inkjet Printer)。
设置打印机
我们在测试中使用的打印机已经完成了初始设置，因此我们无法准确告诉您速度有多快。但是，似乎要启动打印机，您只需将其插入电源，抬起顶盖，打开墨盒支架并插入所有九个墨盒。要打开顶盖，只需向上(upwards)拖动即可。然后，按下打印机左侧的灰色按钮 - 这将弹出墨盒支架盖。
Epson SureColor P600使用的系统可将所有九个墨盒保持固定，而墨水则通过一系列管道一直流向打印机墨水(printer ink)头。由于这些管子，我想，当您第一次设置打印机时，需要一些时间才能用墨水填充管子。
打印机启动并运行后，就可以将其连接到您的设备了。正如我们之前提到的，Epson SureColor P600 打印机(Epson SureColor P600 printer)可以通过其USB 端口(USB port)连接到您的设备，并且它还支持有线和无线网络连接。
USB和以太网(Ethernet)端口都位于打印机的背面，并且都可以轻松访问。不幸的是，爱普生(Epson)没有在标准包装中包含任何(standard package)USB 或以太网电缆(USB or Ethernet cables)，考虑到它的高价，我们本来希望它是捆绑的。
如果您要以无线方式使用打印机，则设置起来非常容易，这要归功于触摸屏LCD。只需轻点几下，您就可以将打印机配置为在您的无线网络上注册并(wireless network and start)在几分钟内开始使用它。您可能会感兴趣的是Epson SureColor P600仅在 2.4 GHz 频段(GHz frequency)上支持 802.11n WiFi 标准(WiFi standard)。
在驱动程序和软件方面，根据您选择将打印机连接到设备的方式以及您使用的操作系统，您可以使用随附的 CD，也可以下载，也可以等待您的计算机或设备(computer or device)安装需要的东西。就我而言，我选择将Epson SureColor P600 打印机(Epson SureColor P600 printer)连接到我的无线网络(wireless network)，然后将其添加到我的 Windows 10 PC 上。Windows 10 自行管理下载和安装过程。一两分钟后，它就设置好了，准备好了。
然后，仅仅因为我的桌面上有一台Android 平板电脑(Android tablet)，我检查了通过谷歌云打印(Google Cloud Print)连接到打印机是否正常工作。是的，确实如此——在平板电脑上进行了刷新，立即找到了Epson SureColor P600并将其添加到可用打印机列表中。(Epson SureColor P600)
然后是时候使用Epson SureColor P600 打印机(Epson SureColor P600 printer) 来……打印了(to… print)。🙂在此评论的下一页上了解它的表现如何。(Find)
Reviewing the Epson SureColor P600 wide format photo inkjet printer
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Unboxing
The Epson SureColor P600 comes in a very large cardboard box. Of course that was something we expected, as we knew that this printer is quite large. There is some information about the printer printed on the package, however, the one we reviewed had many mail tags on it, so there was not much left to see. Inside the box, you will find the Epson SureColor P600 Photo Inkjet Printer, a power cable, nine UltraChrome HD ink cartridges (Photo Black, Cyan, Vivid Magenta, Yellow, Light Cyan, Vivid Light Magenta, Light Black, Matte Black, Light Light Black), a set of roll paper holders, a CD print tray, some documentation and a CD with the printer drivers and software.
Unfortunately, Epson doesn't include USB and Ethernet cables in the standard package, so you'll have to have buy those separately in case you need them.
That's pretty much everything there is to say about the unboxing experience, so without wasting any more time, let's see some details about the hardware specs this printer offers.
Hardware specifications
The Epson SureColor P600 is an A3+ photo printer, meaning that it's capable of printing on media of up to 13 inches wide, and can use roll paper to create panoramas that are over 10 feet long. The maximum print resolution supported is 5760 x 1444 dpi.
The printer uses no more and no less than nine separate ink cartridges and the inks are created using a technology called UltraChrome HD that promises to deliver highly accurate colors and high levels of detail. As such, the quality of the prints should be high enough to please amateur and professional photographers alike. If you want to find more about the UltraChrome HD pigment inks, check this official web page from Epson: UltraChrome HD Ink.
Because printing photographs is an activity that requires a rather large amount of ink, Epson used high capacity ink cartridges for the SureColor P600, each of the nine cartridges holding 25.9 ml of ink.
The printer also has a built-in 2.7 inch color LCD touchscreen that offers some quick guides on how to feed paper to the printer, access to settings and, you've guessed, visual details on how much ink you still have in the cartridges.
In terms of connectivity, the Epson SureColor P600 offers everything you might want from a printer. It supports Apple's AirPrint and Google's Cloud Print, and it can connect via a USB 2.0 or an Ethernet port, as well as wirelessly using the 802.11n standard. If you want to print directly from your smartphone or tablet, you should know that the Epson SureColor P600 also supports Wi-Fi Direct.
In terms of operating systems, the Epson SureColor P600 supports Windows 10 down to Windows 7, as well as Mac OS X 10.11 and all the way down to 10.7.
If you're considering buying this printer, another important detail to take into consideration is where you will place it. The Epson SureColor P600 is 24.2" x 14.5" x 9" (61.46 cm x 36.83 cm x 22.86 cm) in width x depth x height. It's also a bit heavy, weighing 35 pounds (15.87 kg).
If you want to check on all of the hardware specifications of the Epson SureColor P600 photo printer, check its official web page, which you can find here: Epson SureColor P600 Wide Format Inkjet Printer.
Setting up the printer
The printer we had in tests had already gone through the initial setup, so we can't tell you exactly how fast that goes. However, it seems that all you have to do to get the printer started is plug it in, raise its top cover, open the cartridges holder and insert all nine of them. To open the top cover you simply drag it upwards. Then, press on the gray button on the left of the printer - that will pop the ink cartridges holder cover.
The Epson SureColor P600 uses a system that keeps all of the nine ink cartridges fixed, while the inks flow through a series of tubes all the way up to the printer ink heads. Because of these tubes, I imagine that, when you set up the printer for the first time it will take a bit of time to fill the tubes with ink.
Once the printer is up and running, it's time to connect it to your devices. As we've mentioned before, the Epson SureColor P600 printer can connect to your devices via its USB port, and it also supports wired and wireless network connections.
The USB and the Ethernet ports are both found on the back of the printer and they're both easily accessible. The unfortunate thing is the fact that Epson didn't include any USB or Ethernet cables in the standard package which, when considering its high price, it is something that we would have expected to be bundled.
If you're going to use the printer wirelessly, setting it up is very easy, thanks to the touch screen LCD. With just a few taps, you can configure the printer to register on your wireless network and start using it in a matter of minutes. It may be of interest for you to know that the Epson SureColor P600 offers support for the 802.11n WiFi standard, only on the 2.4 GHz frequency band.
In terms of drivers and software, depending on how you chose to connect the printer to your device(s) and what operating systems you use, you can either use the included CD, you can download or you can simply wait for your computer or device to install what's needed. In my case, I chose to connect the Epson SureColor P600 printer to my wireless network, and then I've added it on my Windows 10 PC. Windows 10 managed the download and the install process all on its own. In a minute or two, it was set up and ready to go.
Then, just because I had an Android tablet gathering dust on my desk, I checked whether connecting to the printer via Google Cloud Print worked okay. And yes, it did - a refresh on the tablet and the Epson SureColor P600 was immediately found and added to the list of available printers.
Then it was time to use the Epson SureColor P600 printer to… print. 🙂 Find out how well it performed, on the next page of this review.
