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Adobe PageMaker 6.5 [Macintosh] 

ColorSync 2.x or higher must be installed when using PageMaker to create CMYK files. If, after attempting the 
following procedure, you still have difficulty printing, save the file as a PostScript file and add it to the Print 
Monitor using the Add Job function. 

1.  From the Roland ColorChoice Print Monitor, click 

Setup

>

Setup Properties

. Then click the Print Tab.  

2.  Make sure the 

Perform Color Correction

 checkbox has a check in it. 

3.  In the ICC input profile area, select appropriate CMYK and RGB profiles. If you know which profiles your 

application is using, select that profile. If you don’t, use the default settings. 

4.  For the ICC output profile, select the appropriate ink/media combination. Also select a rendering intent to 

use.  

5. Click 

OK

 in the Setup Properties dialog box. 

6.  Go to Apple menu and select 

Chooser

. Highlight 

Adobe PS

 and make sure Printer Name RIP@... is 

selected. 

7.  In PageMaker, go to 

File

>

Document Setup

8. From 

the 

Page

 field select your paper size or choose 

Custom

 for a custom page size. If you choose 

Custom page size, enter the custom size in the height and width fields. 

9.  Select your printer’s resolution as the 

Target Output Resolution

.  If it is not available, select the next 

highest value.  Click 

OK

10. Go 

to 

File

>

Preferences

>

General

. Click the ‘

CMS Setup...

’ button. 

11. From 

Color Management

 select 

OFF

12. Click 

OK

 to Color Management System Preferences.  Click 

OK

 to Preferences. 

13. Go 

to 

File

>

Print

14. From 

the 

PPD

 menu, select the PPD for your printer. 

15. Click 

the 

Paper

 button.  From the 

Size

 menu, select your paper size.  Select 

Custom

 for a custom size.  

Enter the width and height of the custom paper size in the new Custom Paper Size dialog. Your paper 
size should match your job size.  Click 

OK

16. Click 

the 

Options

 button. From the 

Send image data

 menu, select 

Normal

17. From 

Data encoding

 select ‘

Send binary image data

’. 

18. From 

Download fonts

 select 

PostScript and TrueType

19. Click 

the 

Color

 button. Select 

Composite and Color

20. From 

Optimized screen

 select 

Default

21. Click 

the 

Features

 button. Select any other printer specific settings you want. 

22. Click 

Print

 

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Summary of Contents for ColorChoice 4.5

Page 1: ...operation manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice The operation manual and the product have been prepared and tested as much as possible If you find any mis...

Page 2: ...ng AdobePS Driver for Macintosh 13 Setting Up the Roland ColorChoice 13 Creating a Desktop Printer 13 Uninstalling the Software Macintosh 14 Getting Started 15 Windows 15 Macintosh 15 Using the RIP So...

Page 3: ...utter Driver Options 28 The Setup Properties Communications Tab Windows only 28 The Setup Properties Color Tab 28 Job Properties 29 Job Properties General Tab 29 Preview Mode 29 Media Size 29 Size 29...

Page 4: ...ocedures Macintosh 42 Adobe Illustrator 8 0 Macintosh 42 Adobe Illustrator 9 0 Macintosh 43 Adobe PageMaker 6 5 Macintosh 44 Adobe Photoshop 5 0 Macintosh 45 Quark QuarkXPress 3 32 Macintosh 45 Quark...

Page 5: ...l files the minimum setup may be sufficient Similarly if you are working with large files you should consider the recommended setup Consult your dealer for advice when choosing a system Minimum Recomm...

Page 6: ...mum Recommended Processor Power PC 166 G3 or G4 300 MHz or faster RAM 128 MB RAM with at least 196 MB of virtual memory enabled 256 MB RAM with at least 257 MB of virtual memory enabled Install Space...

Page 7: ...ion window displays 11 Select the destination by clicking on Browse or accept the default location 12 Click Next After the installation is completed the Restarting Windows dialog displays Note If you...

Page 8: ...Yes and click OK to restart your computer Before Using Roland ColorChoice Before using Roland ColorChoice you have to configure the AdobePS properly 1 Click Start Settings Printers and open the Print...

Page 9: ...and ColorChoice on your system the Clear Preferences window displays Click Yes to delete preference settings on your system 13 Select Yes and click OK to restart your computer Setting Up the Roland Co...

Page 10: ...onfigure the AdobePS properly 1 Click Start Settings Printers and open the Printers folder 2 Right click on the icon of your printer and select Properties from the pop up menu 3 Select the Scheduling...

Page 11: ...rrently have Roland ColorChoice on your system the Clear Preferences window displays Click Yes to delete preference settings on your system 13 Select Yes and click OK to restart your computer Setting...

Page 12: ...up menu 3 Click Start Settings Control Panel 4 In the Control Panel double click the Add Remove Programs icon 5 Select Roland ColorChoice 4 5v2 from the list and click the Add Remove button 6 Click OK...

Page 13: ...t the language folder you would like to install 3 Double click on AdobePS Installer icon 4 After reading the License agreement click on Accept to continue 5 Select the Install location from the Instal...

Page 14: ...nces folder Drag the files named Roland ColorChoice Preferences and Roland ColorChoice Prefs into the Trash 7 Locate and open the Extensions folder Drag the spooler file into the Trash The Spooler fil...

Page 15: ...The Roland ColorChoice will open the print monitor window Using the RIP Software You can control every facet of job management from the Print Monitor The Print Monitor is essentially a queue listing a...

Page 16: ...ng 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 se...

Page 17: ...Preview displays the image of the job Layout Preview displays the job relative to the output media See the Job Properties General Tab section for additional details To View Change the Job Properties 1...

Page 18: ...command allows deletion of specifically selected files Preferences Preferences allow access to default settings including what to do with files after printing and to specify the units of measurement C...

Page 19: ...alled and that the connection to the printer is established To Print a Test File From the Setup menu select Test Print A small PostScript test file is sent to the Print Monitor and then printed Test C...

Page 20: ...aborted during RIPing or printing After aborting a job all RIPed information is lost and the process must start again To Abort a Job 1 Select the job to abort by selecting it in the Print Monitor wind...

Page 21: ...ver and are processed like any other job There are two ways to send jobs to the server for processing Dragging the file directly into the server s shared Hot folder OR Using the design application s P...

Page 22: ...properties then the settings from the Setup Properties will be applied to the job To Access Setup Properties From the Setup menu select Setup Properties The Setup Properties window is displayed The S...

Page 23: ...tting consult the documentation that came with your computer Note To enable ECP mode you may need to turn off the Use standard LPT driver checkbox in the Communications tab of the Setup Properties Fil...

Page 24: ...e 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 ICC profiles will automatically update...

Page 25: ...correct alignment Please consult User s Reference Remove the Printed Material then Reload the Material and Perform Cutting in the CAMM JET SOLJET SC 500 User s Manual for more information See the proc...

Page 26: ...ale color mode This may refer to either a grayscale scanner or a grayscale monitor ICC Output Profile ICC Output Profile Output profiles are created for the combination of ink media resolution and dit...

Page 27: ...This window displays detailed information of the selected output profile media name ink name and print modes Use this to check whether the selected profile matches your media Color Mode If your output...

Page 28: ...higher quality results Force Set the blade pressure for cutting When the values set here are too small the blade will not have enough pressure to cut the sheet Similarly if the pressure is too high no...

Page 29: ...of the job Layout preview displays the job relative to the output media Job Properties General Tab Preview Mode You can display the image in Page Preview mode or view it in Layout Preview mode which d...

Page 30: ...ia Select this option to output the job in the center of a sheet of media Offset W Select this option to set an offset distance from the machine s origin Offset H Select this option to set an offset f...

Page 31: ...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: ...ion dialog box appears 2 Highlight a density file and then click Edit or click New to create a new density file The Density Adjustment dialog box appears 3 Select a channel to edit from the Channel li...

Page 33: ...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 chan...

Page 34: ...Name menu 12 Select the PostScript tab and then select PostScript3 and uncheck Output Bitmaps in RGB 13 Select the Miscellaneous tab and uncheck Use Color Profile 14 Click Print Corel CorelDRAW 9 Win...

Page 35: ...button 12 Choose a paper size from the Paper field or select a Custom page for a custom page size 13 If you choose a custom page size you may enter the custom size by clicking the Custom button and en...

Page 36: ...a standard paper size from the Paper field or select a Custom page for a custom page size 15 If you choose a custom page size you may enter the custom size by clicking the Custom button and entering...

Page 37: ...s you want 22 Click Print Adobe Photoshop 5 0 Windows 1 From the Roland ColorChoice Print Monitor click Setup Setup Properties Then click the Print tab 2 Make sure the Perform Color Correction checkbo...

Page 38: ...17 Choose Binary from the Encoding selection 18 Uncheck PostScript Color Management 19 Click OK to print 38...

Page 39: ...ur and set the color mode as Spot Color We recommend that you specify a color other than the default color to better see the contour line on your display and that it also be a dashed line When defined...

Page 40: ...4 Create a new color in the color palette with CMYK mode and press the Add button The new color is named unnamed color Change it to CutContour Any other name should not be used Using the Palette 1 Sel...

Page 41: ...lick OK to add in the Color List Palette 7 Use this color to define the cut line Quark QuarkXPress 4 1 Windows 1 Select Edit Color and click Add from the Default Color dialog 2 Execute File Import and...

Page 42: ...ck Use Page Setup and click the Page Setup button 9 Choose a standard paper size in the Paper field 10 Select Custom Page Default from the pop up menu if a custom page size is required and enter your...

Page 43: ...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...

Page 44: ...he Page field select your paper size or choose Custom for a custom page size If you choose Custom page size enter the custom size in the height and width fields 9 Select your printer s resolution as t...

Page 45: ...ding selection to Binary 15 Set the Space selection to RGB if the file is an RGB file Also you must uncheck PostScript Color Management 16 Select Printer Specific Options from pop up menu If you want...

Page 46: ...XTension file to the QuarkXPress XTensions folder before starting QuarkXPress 1 From the Roland ColorChoice Print Monitor click Setup Setup Properties Then click the Print tab 2 Make sure the Perform...

Page 47: ...ome reason you can create a new swatch We recommend that you specify a color other than the default color to better see the contour line on your display and that it also be a dashed line When defined...

Page 48: ...ct the CutContour and click OK to add in the Color List Palette 7 To make a cutting line select CutContour as the color for the paths that you would like to cut Quark QuarkXPress 4 1 Macintosh 1 Selec...

Page 49: ...istic Effect Sharpen Effect Sketch Effect Texture Effect Video Effect Pixelate Effect Brush Strokes Effect Stylize Effect Distort The cutting line is also printed if it is specified using Overprint St...

Page 50: ...ch objects will be converted or what the effects on CutContour will be The Relationship between the Global method Setting for Objects and CutContour You can use the following settings to modify to a c...

Page 51: ...ur 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 B...

Page 52: ...ions You may NOT distribute copies of the Software to others or electronically transfer the Software from one computer to another over a network You may not decompile reverse engineer disassemble or o...

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