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Roland Ver. 4.5 User Manual

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Roland ColorChoice
Ver. 4.5
USER'S MANUAL
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  • Page 1 If you find any misprint or error, please inform us. • Roland DG Corp. assumes no responsibility for any direct or indirect loss or damage, which may occur through use of this product, regardless of any failure to perform on the part of this product.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    System Requirements Windows... 5 System Requirements Macintosh... 6 Supported Printers... 7 Windows 95/98/ME Installation... 7 Setting Up the Roland ColorChoice ...7 Installing AdobePS Driver for Windows 95/98/ME ...7 Before Using Roland ColorChoice...8 Windows NT 4.0 Installation... 9 Setting Up the Roland ColorChoice ...9 Installing AdobePS Driver for Windows NT 4.0 ...9...
  • Page 3 Setup Properties ... 22 The Setup Properties General Tab ... 22 Manufacturer ...22 Model ...22 Setup Name ...22 Media...23 Margin ...23 Ports [Windows only]...23 The Setup Properties Ports Tab [Macintosh only]... 23 Ports...23 The Setup Properties Print Tab... 24 Media...24 Print Mode...24 Driver Options...24 Perform Color Correction...25...
  • Page 4 Adobe Illustrator 9.0 [Windows] ... 35 Adobe PageMaker® 6.5 [Windows] ... 36 Adobe Photoshop® 5.0 [Windows] ... 37 Contour Cutting (CAMM JET/SOLJET SC-500) [Windows] ... 39 Adobe Illustrator 8.0 [Windows] ... 39 Adobe Illustrator 9.0 [Windows] ... 39 Printing and Cutting Limitations in Illustrator 9.0 ...40 Corel CorelDRAW 8 [Windows] ...

  • Page 5: Welcome

    Welcome Welcome to the User Guide for the Roland ColorChoice® RIP Software. We recommend that you read and understand this document. This document contains instructions for the Apple® Macintosh® and the Microsoft® Windows® 95/98/ME, Windows® 2000 and Windows NT®. System Requirements Windows The following table lists the minimum and high volume recommended system setup to run RIP Software.

  • Page 6: System Requirements Macintosh

    System Requirements Macintosh The following table lists the minimum and high volume recommended system setup to run RIP Software. System requirements vary according to the size of the files to be printed, the output device used, and other variables. Your particular setup and intended use of the software determine what hardware and software setup you need to get the most out of RIP Software.

  • Page 7: Supported Printers

    Click Yes to delete preference settings on your system. Select Yes and click OK to restart your computer. Setting Up the Roland ColorChoice After the computer restart, Roland ColorChoice is automatically launched and you are prompted to select the output device. Select a printer model.

  • Page 8: Before Using Roland Colorchoice

    Click OK to close the Printer Properties dialog. You can now print from Adobe PS Printer driver to the Roland ColorChoice. You will notice, each time that your computer is started, an icon for the Roland ColorChoice Software is displayed in the lower right corner of...

  • Page 9: Windows Nt 4.0 Installation

    Click Yes to delete preference settings on your system. Select Yes and click OK to restart your computer. Setting Up the Roland ColorChoice After the computer restart, Roland ColorChoice is automatically launched and you are prompted to select the output device. Select a printer model.

  • Page 10: Before Using Roland Colorchoice

    Select “Print directly to the printer” and click OK. You can now print from Adobe PS Printer driver to the Roland ColorChoice. You will notice, each time that your computer is started, an icon for the Roland ColorChoice Software is displayed in the lower right corner of...

  • Page 11: Windows 2000 Installation

    Select “Print directly to the printer” and click OK. You can now print from Adobe PS Printer driver to the Roland ColorChoice. You will notice, each time that your computer is started, an icon for the Roland ColorChoice Software is displayed in the lower right corner of...

  • Page 12: Uninstalling The Software [Windows]

    Uninstalling the Software [Windows] Exit the Roland ColorChoice Software by right clicking on the Roland ColorChoice icon in the lower right corner of your monitor and selecting Exit from the pop-up menu. Click Start>Settings>Printers. Right click on the printer icon of the printer you installed, and then select Delete from the pop-up menu.

  • Page 13: Macintosh Installation

    Select the Install location from the Install Location drop-down box. Click Install. Click Restart to restart your computer. Setting Up the Roland ColorChoice After the computer restart, Roland ColorChoice is automatically launched and you are prompted to select the output device. Select a printer model. Click Next.

  • Page 14: Uninstalling The Software [Macintosh]

    Drag the ‘Roland ColorChoice 4’ Folder into the Trash. Open the ‘System’ folder. Locate and open the ‘Startup Items’ folder. Drag the alias for the Roland ColorChoice into the trash. Locate and open the ‘Preferences’ folder. Drag the files named ‘Roland ColorChoice Preferences’ and ‘Roland ColorChoice Prefs’...

  • Page 15: Getting Started

    The Roland ColorChoice is automatically launched each time you start your computer. However, you will need to view the Print Monitor in order to work with it. To view the Print Monitor, double click on the Roland ColorChoice Software icon located in the lower right corner of your computer monitor.

  • Page 16: Printing A Test File

    Printing a Test File To insure that your software is properly installed and that a connection to the printer is established, we recommend that you create a test print. When you do this a small test file is sent to the Print Monitor and then printed.

  • Page 17: Menus

    Click Open. The job is added to the printer queue. Job Properties Job Properties can be accessed from within Roland ColorChoice and are settings associated with a particular job. The Job Properties come from either the Printing Properties set in client, or the Setup Properties set in RIP Software.

  • Page 18: Abort

    Abort A job can be aborted during RIPing or printing. After aborting a job, all RIPed information is lost and the process must start again. To Abort a Print Job Click on the job you would like to abort. From the File menu select Abort. Exit/Quit The Exit/Quit command ends the program and closes the Print Monitor window.

  • Page 19: Setup Menu

    Setup Properties displays the default print settings for your printer. See Setup Properties section for more details. Density Adjustment Density Adjustment allows you to create density profiles for your printer to compensate for variables related to your hardware such as worn ink jets. See Density Adjustment section for more details. Test Print The Test Print command allows you to ensure that your software is properly installed and that the connection to the printer is established.

  • Page 20: Printing

    From the File menu select Add Job or click the Add button on the toolbar. Select the job you would like to add then click on Open. To send a job to the printer, select the job from the Print Monitor queue and then choose Send from the File menu.

  • Page 21: Printing From A Client On Your Network

    There are two ways to send jobs to the server for processing: Dragging the file directly into the server’s shared ‘Hot’ folder. Using the design application’s Print function and selecting the shared printer in the server as your destination. By default, the ‘Hot’ folder is located as follows:...

  • Page 22: Setup Properties

    To Access Setup Properties: From the Setup menu, select Setup Properties. The Setup Properties window is displayed. The Setup Properties General Tab The General tab displays standard Windows printer settings associated with printer port selection and media size. Manufacturer Manufacturer displays the manufacturer of your printer.

  • Page 23: Media

    Media Select a media size that is currently loaded into your printer. You can specify custom media sizes by selecting Other from the list and then editing the Height and Width values. Height and Width display the size of the media being used, not the total printable area.

  • Page 24: The Setup Properties Print Tab

    TCP/IP You must enter an IP address, which maybe obtained from your printer. Use this option if your printer supports network. The Setup Properties Print Tab Media This option allows you to select the media type the output will be printed on.

  • Page 25: Perform Color Correction

    (CROP MARK - ENABLE). By adding the crop mark to the output, you can remove the print from the printer, then set it back and perform the contour cut with correct alignment. Please consult "User's Reference - Remove the Printed Material, then Reload the Material and Perform Cutting"...

  • Page 26: Icc Input Profile

    ICC input profile. The Generic profile assumes that you have a Trinitron monitor with a temperature of D65 and a gamma of 1.8. Selecting the correct RGB source will insure that the RGB data you see on-screen will be matched to the output printer. Gray ICC Input Profile The Gray ICC input profile applies to all elements of a job that are in Grayscale color mode.

  • Page 27: Info

    extent of the gamut's saturation. Color's that fall within the gamut of the output device are shifted closer to the gamut's saturation extent. This rendering intent may also be used to boost colors within a photographic image. Absolute Colorimetric This intent is similar to Relative Colorimetric, but has a different white point value. Absolute Colorimetric represents colors relative to a fixed white point value of D50.

  • Page 28: Send Packets

    Similarly, if the pressure is too high, not only it will not work properly, but also it can cut through the back of the media and may cause damage to printer. Be careful to set the correct value for the thickness and the hardness of the material you are using.

  • Page 29: Job Properties

    Job Properties Job Properties can be accessed from within RIP Software and are settings associated with a particular job. The Job Properties come from either the Printing Properties set in client, or the Setup Properties set in RIP Software. To change the Job Properties, select Job Properties from the File menu. Within Job Properties you may preview the job by selecting Page preview, Layout preview or No preview (Macintosh only).

  • Page 30: Copies

    Width/Height Accepts direct entry of the job’s width or height. When one aspect is altered the other is automatically updated to keep the job proportionally correct. Copies Number You may change the number of copies of the job to be output. Spacing You may change the spacing between the copies that are output.

  • Page 31: Job Properties Cut Tab (Camm Jet / Soljet Sc-500)

    Job Properties Cut Tab (CAMM JET / SOLJET SC-500) Allows to specify how many times the blade will move over each line (Passes), either advance or not the media after cutting (Advance after plot), and set the Cutter Driver Options. For more information on Cut Tab options, refer to the Cut Tab section in the Setup Properties section of this manual.

  • Page 32: Density Adjustment

    You can import density files using this button. A standard dialog box lets you locate files. Export Use this button to export density files. By default, density files are stored in the Density folder (Roland ColorChoice 4/Density/[Printer Model]). Use this button to create new density curves. See the section below to learn how to edit a density curve. Once you have the curve that you want, you can save it and it will become available for application to any file.

  • Page 33: To Simultaneously Edit All Channels

    To Simultaneously Edit All Channels You can adjust all channels at the same time by modifying the curve in the same way, and then clicking Apply to All. Keep in mind that any modifications made to all channels will override changes you may have made to the individual channels.

  • Page 34: Advanced Printing Procedures [Windows]

    If your program is not listed, refer to a section on a similar program. Corel® CorelDRAW® 8 [Windows] From the Roland ColorChoice Print Monitor, click Setup>Setup Properties. Then click the Print tab. Make sure the Perform Color Correction checkbox has a check in it.

  • Page 35: Adobe Illustrator® 8.0 [Windows]

    After these settings, click Print to print. Adobe Illustrator® 8.0 [Windows] The Kodak Color Management System must be installed to output successfully from Illustrator 8 to Roland ColorChoice Software. From the Roland ColorChoice Print Monitor, click Setup>Setup Properties. Then click the Print tab.

  • Page 36: Adobe Pagemaker® 6.5 [Windows]

    Set Rasterization Resolution to around 100 to 300 dpi. If you are going to perform enlarged printing with Roland ColorChoice, set this to an even larger value. Larger values yield correspondingly higher image quality, but processing time will be correspondingly longer. Set Mesh to a value that is the same or about half of Rasterization Resolution.

  • Page 37: Adobe Photoshop® 5.0 [Windows]

    Click Print. Adobe Photoshop® 5.0 [Windows] From the Roland ColorChoice Print Monitor, click Setup>Setup Properties. Then click the Print tab. Make sure the Perform Color Correction checkbox has a check in it. In the ICC input profile area, select appropriate CMYK and RGB profiles. If you know which profiles your application is using, select that profile;...
  • Page 38 Choose Binary from the Encoding selection. Uncheck PostScript Color Management. Click OK to print.

  • Page 39: Contour Cutting (Camm Jet/Soljet Sc-500) [Windows]

    Click OK to Document Setup. Go to File > Print. If Roland ColorChoice is set to Print & Contour or to Contour Only, be sure to select the check box for "Ignore Overprinting in Composite Output". Print the file as you normally would.

  • Page 40: Printing And Cutting Limitations In Illustrator 9.0

    Printing and Cutting Limitations in Illustrator 9.0 If Transparency or any effects such as Blur or Drop Shadows are applied to any object in the artboard, the cutting line may be printed. When performing printing and cutting, you should not use Transparency or effects such as Blur at all.

  • Page 41: Macromedia® Freehand® 8 [Windows]

    * The file userinks.cpl in the ‘SpotColorLibrary\SOLJET or CAMM JET\CorelDraw8’ folder on the Roland ColorChoice Installation CD-ROM is exclusively for CorelDRAW 8. It cannot be used with CorelDRAW 9. Using the Palette Select objects that you want to cut. From the Tool bar select Outline Tool>Outline Color.

  • Page 42: Advanced Printing Procedures [Macintosh]

    Go to File>Color Setting and check ‘Simulate print colors on display’ if you want your monitor to soft- proof CMYK output. Go to File>Print. Select your printer in the ‘Printer’ field and select the page you want to print, and the number of copies.

  • Page 43: Adobe Illustrator 9.0 [Macintosh]

    Set Rasterization Resolution to around 100 to 300 dpi. If you are going to perform enlarged printing with Roland ColorChoice, set this to an even larger value. Larger values yield correspondingly higher image quality, but processing time will be correspondingly longer. Set Mesh to a value that is the same or about half of Rasterization Resolution.

  • Page 44: Adobe Pagemaker 6.5 [Macintosh]

    PostScript file and add it to the Print Monitor using the Add Job function. From the Roland ColorChoice Print Monitor, click Setup>Setup Properties. Then click the Print Tab. Make sure the Perform Color Correction checkbox has a check in it.

  • Page 45: Adobe Photoshop 5.0 [Macintosh]

    QuarkXPress requires a Printer Description File (PDF) to access specific options of the printer. Copy the file ‘Roland Hi-Fi JET PDF’ from the Quark Files folder of Roland ColorChoice installation CD to the ‘QuarkXPress : PDF’ folder, before starting QuarkXPress.

  • Page 46: Quark Quarkxpress 4.1 [Macintosh]

    Select Page Attributes from the pop-up menu. Select the defined Custom Page in the ‘Paper’ field. Select QuarkXPress from the pop-up menu. Select Roland Hi-Fi Jet from the ‘Printer Type’ menu. Do NOT select Roland Hi-Fi JET FJ-500/400/52/42/50/40, Roland CAMM JET CJ-500/400 or Roland SOLJET SC-500, SJ-600/500, or you will not be able to print.

  • Page 47: Contour Cutting (Camm Jet/Soljet Sc-500) [Macintosh]

    If the slider is at any other position, the cutting line will be printed. Click OK to Document Setup. Go to File > Print. If Roland ColorChoice is set to Print & Contour or to Contour Only, be sure to select the check box for "Ignore Overprinting in Composite Output."...

  • Page 48: Printing And Cutting Limitations In Illustrator 9.0

    Print the file as you normally would. Printing and Cutting Limitations in Illustrator 9.0 If Transparency or any effects such as Blur or Drop Shadows are applied to any object in the artboard, the cutting line may be printed. When performing printing and cutting, you should not use Transparency or effects such as Blur at all.

  • Page 49: Supplement

    Window menu and using Show Layers to display the Layers palette. Use the Layers palette to hide the layer where the cutting line is drawn. In Roland ColorChoice, display Setup Properties. Select the Print tab, and then click the Driver Options button.

  • Page 50: The Transparency Feature In Illustrator 9.0

    The CutContour System and the Causes of Cutting Limitations Roland ColorChoice is designed to recognize a path (contour line) colored with a spot color called "CutContour" as a cutting line. If Illustrator 9.0 converts this to a process color, a Fill object, or raster data, it can no longer be recognized as a cutting line.
  • Page 51 Color stitching refers to subtle differences in coloring that occur at the borders of divided objects. The functionality of Illustrator 9.0 may make it difficult to avoid this problem. If color stitching is a problem, first go into Roland ColorChoice and try setting "Bitmap rendering intent" and "Vector rendering intent" to the same value.

  • Page 52: License Agreement

    This limitation will apply even if “Roland”, or an authorized dealer or distributor has been advised of the possibility of such damage.

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