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SPECIAL COLOR INK GUIDE
(Metallic Silver & White)
When using metallic silver ink and white
ink, be sure to read this first.
This document describes the characteristics of special color inks (white ink and metallic silver ink) used with
XC-540MT, important notes, maintenance, and printing method using these inks. For other matters, refer to the
XC-540/XC-540MT Setup Guide and the XC-540/XC-540MT User's Manual.

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  • Page 1 This document describes the characteristics of special color inks (white ink and metallic silver ink) used with XC-540MT, important notes, maintenance, and printing method using these inks. For other matters, refer to the XC-540/XC-540MT Setup Guide and the XC-540/XC-540MT User's Manual.
  • Page 2  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 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Contents ......................1 Chapter 1 Getting Started ..................3 1-1 What This Document Assumes and Related Manuals ......4 What This Document Assumes ....................4 Related Manuals ..........................4 VersaWorks Online ........................... 4 1-2 Before Starting Operations ..............5 Important: Characteristics of Inks and Important Notes............ 5 Before Starting the Day's Work ....................

  • Page 4: Chapter 5 Maintenance

    When Dot Drop-out Etc. Cannot be Corrected ..............64 Copyright and property of this Software and this manual belong to Roland DG Corp. No part of this publica- tion may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any from or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Getting Started

    Chapter 1 Getting Started 1-1 What This Document Assumes and Related Manuals ....4 What This Document Assumes ..........4 Related Manuals .................4 VersaWorks Online ..............4 1-2 Before Starting Operations .............5 Important: Characteristics of Inks and Important Notes ....5 Before Starting the Day's Work ...........5 1-3 Important Notes on Printing ............6 When Performing Pullback Printing ..........6 When Using Transparent Media ..........6...

  • Page 6: What This Document Assumes And Related Manuals

    VersaWorks Online. If you want to learn more about the features of Roland VersaWorks, or if you want to use metallic silver ink and white ink more effectively, be sure to visit VersaWorks Online.

  • Page 7: Before Starting Operations

    1-2 Before Starting Operations Important: Characteristics of Inks and Important Notes The usage and handling of white ink and metallic silver ink involve some important considerations that do not apply to ink of other colors. Be sure to familiarize yourself with the characteristics of inks before you use it. White ink and Metallic Silver ink settle and separate.

  • Page 8: Important Notes On Printing

    1-3 Important Notes on Printing When Performing Pullback Printing What is Pullback Printing? Pullback printing refers to a printing method in which the white-ink (or metallic silver ink) undercoat is printed first, and then CMYK color is printed on top of white ink (or vice versa); in the process, the already printed media is pulled back to the original position once, and then overprinting is performed.
  • Page 9 1-3 Important Notes on Printing Using the middle pinch rollers  The middle pinch rollers damage media slightly, and on transparent media this damage can be very notice- able. If such damage is a concern, we recommend securing the media in place using only two pinch rollers (one on the left and one on the right).

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 Getting Ready

    Chapter 2 Getting Ready 2-1 Preparing VersaWorks ............10 Starting VersaWorks ..............10 Creating a Folder for Saving PS Files ........10 2-2 Printer Preparations .............. 11 Making the Printer Settings and Loading Media ......11 2-3 Creating Printing Data ............12 Basic Approach for Creating Printing Data ........12 Creating Data for Printing ............12 Blend Print and Layered Print (Metallic Silver and CMYK)..18...

  • Page 12: Preparing Versaworks

    Starting VersaWorks On the computer you're using, start VersaWorks. For information on how to start the program, see the Roland VersaWorks Quick Start Guide. After starting the program, go to the upper left of the main screen and check to make sure that "Model (or Nickname) of Your Printer"...

  • Page 13: Printer Preparations

     Be sure to use the media clamps when you load media. When Using Media Other Than Transparent Media Load the media using the method described in the XC-540/XC-540MT User's Manual. Chapter 2 Getting Ready...

  • Page 14: Creating Printing Data

    2-3 Creating Printing Data Basic Approach for Creating Printing Data When Using Metallic Silver Ink When you print using metallic silver ink, you can create the printing data according to the two methods below.  Specify the spot color so as to use only the metallic silver ink. Apply the spot color named "RDG_MetallicSilver"...
  • Page 15  Open folder in the order of [Computer] (or [My Computer]) → [Local Disk (C:)] → [Program Files] → [Roland VersaWorks] → [Swatch] → [Illustrator], then select "Roland VersaWorks.ai." Depending on the settings of your computer, the extension ".ai" might not be shown.
  • Page 16 Areas where you want to use metallic color  From the metallic color special colors library (Roland Metallic Color), specify the color such as "RVW-MT-Bronze" Using the metallic silver ink, you can perform the blend print and the layered print by combining the ink with the CMYK ink.
  • Page 17  Select [Print] from the [File] menu. Select [Roland VW]. When a nickname is set, or when more than one printer is connected, select “Roland VW_(the nickname of the printer used for output). ” Click [Setup]. Click [Continue]. Chapter 2 Getting Ready...
  • Page 18 2-3 Creating Printing Data  Turn on the [Print to file] option. Click [Preferences]. Click [Advanced] in the [Layout] tab. For Windows 2000: In the "Print" dialog box (the window at the very top of this page), go to the "Layout" tab and click [Advanced].
  • Page 19 2-3 Creating Printing Data  Click [OK] three times to close the "PostScript Custom Page Size Definition," "Roland VersaWorks Advanced Options," and "Printing Preferences" dialog boxes. The "Print" dialog box returns.  Click [Print]. Click [Print].  Specify the destination and file name for saving, then save the file.

  • Page 20: Blend Print And Layered Print (Metallic Silver And Cmyk)

    2-3 Creating Printing Data Blend Print and Layered Print (Metallic Silver and CMYK) Using the metallic silver ink, you can perform the blend print and the layered print by combining the ink with the CMYK ink. By this means, you can realize the metallic expressions that cannot be made only with the CMYK ink.
  • Page 21 2-3 Creating Printing Data Layered Print (Image of printing method) The metallic silver ink and the CMYK ink are separated into the different layers and printed in that order. (Metallic silver ink  CMYK ink) Media Metallic Silver The printed image is to be seen from this side (the printed CMYK surface of the finished results).

  • Page 23: Chapter 3 Printing

    Chapter 3 Printing 3-1 Print Job Setting ..............22 Printing Only with Metallic Silver Ink ..........22 Blend Print (Metallic Silver + CMYK) .........24 Layered Print (Metallic Silver  CMYK) ........26 Layered Print (CMYK  Metallic Silver ) ........28 Printing Only with White Ink ............30 Printing with While, Metallic Silver, and CMYK Ink ....32 Printing with White and CMYK Ink ..........35 3-2 Starting the Print Operation ..........37...

  • Page 24: Print Job Setting

    3-1 Print Job Setting Printing Only with Metallic Silver Ink This section describes how to perform printing only with the metallic silver ink. To use the metallic silver ink in printing, you need to use the printing data where the use of the metallic silver ink is designated. If the printing data have the portion designating the use of other colors, with the settings described in this section, you can print with the metallic silver ink only the area of the image which has been designated to print with the metallic silver ink.
  • Page 25 3-1 Print Job Setting  Click Turn on the [Convert Spot Color] option.  Click In [Operation Mode], select the operation of the printer.  Click [OK] to close the "Queue A Properties" window. This is the end of the print job setting. To start printing, go on to page 37 “Starting the Print Operation. ” Only the settings necessary for the use of the metallic silver ink are described in this section.

  • Page 26: Blend Print (Metallic Silver + Cmyk)

    3-1 Print Job Setting Blend Print (Metallic Silver + CMYK) This section describes how to perform the blend print with the metallic silver ink and CMYK ink.  P. 18, “Blend Print and Layered Print (Metallic Silver and CMYK)” To perform the blend print, you need to use the printing data where the use of the metallic silver ink and the CMYK ink is designated.
  • Page 27 3-1 Print Job Setting  Click Turn on the [Convert Spot Color] option.  Click In [Operation Mode], select the operation of the printer.  Click [OK] to close the "Queue A Proper- ties" window. This is the end of the print job setting. To start printing, go on to page 37 “Starting the Print Operation. ” Only the settings necessary for the use of the metallic silver ink are described in this section.

  • Page 28: Layered Print (Metallic Silver  Cmyk)

    3-1 Print Job Setting Layered Print (Metallic Silver  CMYK) This section describes how to perform the layered print with the metallic silver ink and CMYK ink using the metallic silver ink as background.  P. 18, “Blend Print and Layered Print (Metallic Silver and CMYK)” To perform the layered print, you need to use the printing data where the use of the metallic silver ink and the CMYK ink is designated.
  • Page 29 3-1 Print Job Setting  Click Turn on the [Convert Spot Color] option.  Click In [Operation Mode], select the operation of the printer.  Click [OK] to close the "Queue A Proper- ties" window. This is the end of the print job setting. To start printing, go on to page 37 “Starting the Print Operation. ” Only the settings necessary for the use of the metallic silver ink are described in this section.

  • Page 30: Layered Print (Cmyk  Metallic Silver )

    3-1 Print Job Setting Layered Print (CMYK  Metallic Silver ) This section describes how to perform the layered print with the metallic silver ink.  P. 18, “Blend Print and Layered Print (Metallic Silver and CMYK)” To perform the layered print, you need to use the printing data where the use of the metallic silver ink and the CMYK ink is designated.
  • Page 31 3-1 Print Job Setting  Click Turn on the [Convert Spot Color] option.  Click In [Operation Mode], select the operation of the printer. When You Want to Display the Side Opposite the Printed Surface by Using Clear Film. Click Turn on the [Mirror] option.

  • Page 32: Printing Only With White Ink

    3-1 Print Job Setting Printing Only with White Ink This section describes how to perform printing only with the white ink. To use the while ink in printing, you need to use the printing data where the use of the white ink is designated. If the printing data have the portion designating the use of other colors, with the setting described in this section, you can print with the white ink only the area of the image which has been designated to print with the white ink.
  • Page 33 3-1 Print Job Setting  Click Turn on the [Convert Spot Color] option.  Click In [Operation Mode], select the operation of the printer.  Click [OK] to close the "Queue A Proper- ties" window. This is the end of the print job setting. To start printing, go on to page 37 “Starting the Print Operation. ” Only the settings necessary for the use of the metallic silver ink are described in this section.

  • Page 34: Printing With While, Metallic Silver, And Cmyk Ink

    3-1 Print Job Setting Printing with While, Metallic Silver, and CMYK Ink This section describes how to perform printing with the metallic silver ink, the white ink, and the CMYK ink. Deciding which ink between the white and the others (the metallic silver and CMYK) you want to use for the base is an important point in determining the print job setting here.
  • Page 35 3-1 Print Job Setting Image of overprinting in the sequence of white and then metallic silver/CMYK Color (Print Mode "White -> CMYKMt (v) ") Transparent film The printed image is to be seen from this side (the printed surface of the finished results).
  • Page 36 3-1 Print Job Setting  Click Turn on the [Convert Spot Color] option.  Click In [Operation Mode], select the operation of the printer. When You Want to Display the Side Opposite the Printed Surface by Using Clear Film. Click Turn on the [Mirror] option.

  • Page 37: Printing With White And Cmyk Ink

    3-1 Print Job Setting Printing with White and CMYK Ink This section describes how to perform printing with the white ink and the CMYK ink. Deciding which ink between the white and the CMYK you want to use for the base is an important point in determining the print job setting here.
  • Page 38 3-1 Print Job Setting  Click Turn on the [Convert Spot Color] option.  Click In [Operation Mode], select the operation of the printer. When You Want to Display the Side Opposite the Printed Surface by Using Clear Film.  P. 29 ...

  • Page 39: Starting The Print Operation

    3-2 Starting the Print Operation Starting the Print Operation Following the print job setting, you can start the print operation. Procedure  Make settings for the print job.  P. 22, “3-1 Print Job Setting”  Go to “Job List,” click the “Queue A” tab, and drag the printing data to the queue A job list (If the print job setting has been made in [Queue B], drag and...

  • Page 40: Printing A Metallic Color Chart

    3-2 Starting the Print Operation  Select the print job in the job list, and then click Printing will be started. After printing, allow the ink to dry sufficiently. We strongly recommend performing lamina- tion.   To continue printing similar data, repeat steps .
  • Page 41 3-2 Starting the Print Operation  Click , configure the settings in [Quality- Settings] and [Color Management].  P. 22, “3-1 Print Job Setting” Click [OK]. When printing a Metallic Color Chart, the [Quality] settings from the [Queue Properties] window are always applied.

  • Page 43: Chapter 4 Advanced

    Chapter 4 Advanced 4-1 Pullback printing ..............42 Pullback printing (White  Metallic silver/CMYK) .....42 Pullback printing (Metallic silver/CMYK  White) .....49 4-2 Performing Texture Printing ..........55 What is Texture Printing? ............55 Create The Texture Printing Data ..........55 Performing Texture Printing ............61 Printing a Texture Chart .............61...

  • Page 44: Pullback Printing

    4-1 Pullback printing Pullback printing (White  Metallic silver/CMYK) This section describes how to perform printing in the sequence of white and then metallic silver/CMYK color. After performing printing using white ink and allowing the ink to dry for a predetermined period, the media is pulled back once, and then the fill overprinting is performed using metallic silver and CMYK ink.
  • Page 45 4-1 Pullback printing  Click For [Media Type], select "xxx[MT]: Clear Film" or "xxx[MT]: Clear Film, Adhe- sive." * “xxx” indicates “ESP-CL” and others. For [Print Quality], select [High Qual- ity]. With [Mode], select the print mode "White (v) ." This prints with RDG_WHITE only.
  • Page 46 4-1 Pullback printing  Click In [Operation Mode], select “Print Only.” Turn on the [Return to Origin After Print] option. When You Want to Display the Side Opposite the Printed Surface Click Turn on the [Mirror] option. When the printing data with mirror im- age is prepared beforehand, you do not need to turn on this option.
  • Page 47 4-1 Pullback printing  Go to “Job List” and click the “Queue A” tab, and drag the printing data to the queue A job list. The contents of the data are displayed in the preview window, and the layout on the media is displayed in the layout window.
  • Page 48 4-1 Pullback printing Printing With Metallic Silver/CMYK Color  Double-click the print job that was used in the step The “Job Setting” window appears.  < When performing blend print with metallic silver / CMYK > Click For [Print Quality], select [High Qual- ity].
  • Page 49 4-1 Pullback printing < When performing layered print with metallic silver / CMYK > Click For [Print Quality], select [High Quality (Layered)]. With [Mode], select the print mode "Mt -> CMYK(v)." This prints the areas where metallic color, such as RDG_MetallicSilver and RVW-MT-Bronze, and CMYK colors are specified.
  • Page 50 4-1 Pullback printing  Click [OK] to close the “Job Setting” window.  Select the print job in the job list, then click Printing will be started. After printing, allow the ink to dry sufficiently. We strongly recommend performing lamina- tion.

  • Page 51: Pullback Printing (Metallic Silver/Cmyk  White)

    4-1 Pullback printing Pullback printing (Metallic silver/CMYK  White) This section describes how to perform printing in the sequence of metallic silver/CMYK Color and then white. After performing printing using metallic silver and CMYK ink and allowing the ink to dry for predetermined period, the media is pulled back once, and then the fill overprinting is performed using white ink.
  • Page 52 4-1 Pullback printing  < When performing blend print with metallic silver / CMYK > Click For [Media Type], select "xxx[MT]: Clear Film" or "xxx[MT]: Clear Film, Adhe- sive." * “xxx” indicates “ESP-CL” and others. For [Print Quality], select [High Qual- ity].
  • Page 53 4-1 Pullback printing  Click Turn on the [Convert Spot Color] op- tion.  Click With [Other Controls], select “User Cus- tom Settings.” For [Dry Time], select “15 minutes.” This is a suggested setting for when using an auxiliary drying unit (the DU-540). ...
  • Page 54 4-1 Pullback printing When You Want to Display the Side Opposite the Printed Surface Click Turn on the [Mirror] option. When the printing data with mirror im- age is prepared beforehand, you do not need to turn on this option. NOTE: This section only described the settings that are necessary for the use of the metallic silver ink.
  • Page 55 4-1 Pullback printing Printing With White Ink Only  Double-click the print job that was used in the step The “Job Setting” window appears.  Click For [Print Quality], select [High Quality]. With [Mode], select the print mode “White (v) .” This prints with RDG_WHITE only.
  • Page 56 4-1 Pullback printing  Click With [Other Controls], select "Use De- fault Media Settings."  Click Turn off the [Return to Origin After Print] option.  Click [OK] to close the “Job Setting” window.  Select the print job in the job list, then click Printing will be started.

  • Page 57: Performing Texture Printing

    4-2 Performing Texture Printing What is Texture Printing? Texture printing is a printing method to produce texture patterns. This uses the texture patterns of the ex- clusive library to create and output the printing data. This document describes the texture printing using metallic silver ink.
  • Page 58  Open folder in the order of [Computer] (or [My Computer]) → [Local Disk (C:)] → [Program Files] → [Roland VersaWorks] → [Swatch] → [Illustrator], and then select "Roland Metallic Texture System Library.ai." Depending on the settings of your computer, the extension ".ai" might not be shown.
  • Page 59 For the detailed usage, please refer to “Chapter 2 Getting Ready”. The area to be printed with the texture pattern  From " Roland Metallic Texture System Library," specify the texture pattern such as "RTSL-MT-Standard-020."...
  • Page 60 4-2 Performing Texture Printing Create the PS (PostScript) file.  Click [Print] from the [File] menu. Select [Roland VW]. Click [Setup]. Click [Continue]. Chapter 4 Advanced...
  • Page 61 Enter values for the same size as the illustration you created in step  Click [OK] three times to close the "PostScript Custom Page Size Definition," "Roland VersaWorks Advanced Options," and "Printing Preferences" dialog boxes. The "Print" dialog box returns.
  • Page 62 4-2 Performing Texture Printing  Click [Print]. Click [Print].  Specify the destination and file name for saving, then save the file. Example: "TEX_print" for the folder to save to, and " tex.ps " as the file name Click [Save]. The CMYK layer of the image is saved as a PS file.

  • Page 63: Performing Texture Printing

    4-2 Performing Texture Printing Performing Texture Printing Procedure  Prepare the printing data having been created in the previous process which is de- scribed in "Create The Texture Printing Data" on page 55.  Make the setting to output metallic silver ink with the VersaWorks, and execute the printing.
  • Page 64 4-2 Performing Texture Printing  Click [Chart] under [Print Roland Texture System Library] form the [Media] menu. This message appears: The following job will be printed. Do you want to continue? Check that the media in the printer is large enough for the displayed page size.

  • Page 65: Chapter 5 Maintenance

    Chapter 5 Maintenance 5-1 Maintenance .................64 Message for Ink Circulation ............64 When Dot Drop-out Etc. Cannot be Corrected ......64...

  • Page 66: Maintenance

    (Normal, Medium, Powerful) or cleaning kit. For how to perform cleaning using the cleaning function or cleaning kit, refer to the XC-540/XC-540MT User's Manual. Procedure ...
  • Page 67 5-1 Maintenance  Remove the SOL INK cleaning cartridges from slots 4 and 5.   Carry out steps as many times as indicated by the Number 4 on-screen messages. and 5 flashes.  Insert the ink cartridges into slots 4 and 5. Number 4 and 5 flashes.
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