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Roland COLORCHOICE

for ColorCAMM

Ver. 4

USER’S MANUAL

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Page 1: ...ease be sure to read through this manual completely and store it in a safe location Unauthorized copying or transferal in whole or in part of this manual is prohibited The contents of this 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 misprint or err...

Page 2: ...s NT 2000 11 Macintosh Installation 11 Installing AdobePS Driver for a Macintosh 11 Setting Up the Roland COLORCHOICE 12 Creating a Desktop Printer 12 Uninstalling the Software Macintosh 12 Getting Started 13 Windows 13 Macintosh 13 Using the RIP Software 13 Printing a Test File 13 Menus 15 File Menu 15 Add Job 15 Job Properties 15 Save As 15 Send 15 Pause 15 Abort 16 Exit Quit 16 Edit Menu 16 Sel...

Page 3: ... 27 The Setup Properties Cut Tab CAMM JET ColorCAMM 27 Resolution 27 Passes 27 Curve Quality 27 Cutter Driver Options CAMM JET 27 Cutter Driver Options ColorCAMM 28 The Communications Tab only Windows 28 The Color Tab 28 Job Properties 29 Job Properties General Tab 29 Preview Mode 29 Media Size 29 Size 29 Copies 30 Layout 30 After Output 30 Send CAMM JET ColorCAMM 30 Job Properties Print Tab 30 Th...

Page 4: ...QuarkXPress 4 Windows 37 PageMaker 6 5 Windows 38 Advanced Printing Procedures Macintosh 39 Illustrator 8 0 Macintosh 39 PageMaker 6 5 Macintosh 39 Photoshop 4 0 Macintosh 40 Photoshop 5 0 Macintosh 41 QuarkXPress 3 32 Macintosh 41 QuarkXPress 4 04 Macintosh 42 Contour Cutting ColorCAMM CAMM JET and Spot Color Printing ColorCAMM Macintosh 43 Adobe Illustrator 8 Macintosh 43 FreeHand 8 Macintosh 43...

Page 5: ...rking with relatively small 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 Recommended Processor Pentium II 233MHz Pentium II 400MHz or faster RAM 128MB 256MB or more Install Space 200MB 200MB Working Disk Space 2GB 4GB or more for storage Operating Syste...

Page 6: ...e when choosing a system Minimum 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 200MB 200MB Working Disk Space 2GB or more 4GB or more for storage Operating System Mac OS 8 1 9x with Appearance Manager and ColorSync installed Mac OS 8 1 9 x with Appea...

Page 7: ...s 8 Select the folder you would like Roland COLORCHOICE to display in 9 Click Next The Destination Location window displays 10 Select the destination by clicking on Browse or except the default location 11 Click Next Note If you currently have Roland COLORCHOICE on your system the Clear Preferences window displays Click Yes to delete preference settings on your system Click not to retain your old ...

Page 8: ...rint 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 in the lower right corner of your monitor This indicates that your computer is ready to begin printing to the Roland COLORCHOICE Windows NT Installation This section describes how to install the software on computers running Windows NT The ...

Page 9: ...ared if software is save on a network 9 Click Next The Get Setup Information window displays 10 Select No for your default printer 11 Select No to Test page 12 Click Next 13 Click Exit The Restarting window displays 14 Click OK to restart your computer Before using Roland COLORCHOICE 1 Before using Roland COLORCHOICE you have to configure the AdobePS property Click Start Settings Printers and open...

Page 10: ...click on the icon of your printer and select Properties from the pop up menu 2 Select the advanced tab from the Printer Properties dialog 3 Select Print directly to the printer and click OK 4 Click OK to close the Printer Properties dialog 5 You can now print from Adobe PS Printer driver to the Roland COLORCHOICE 6 You will notice each time that your computer is started an icon for the Roland COLO...

Page 11: ... COLORCHOICE Installation CD into your CD ROM drive 2 Double click the Installer icon 3 Select the Installer language from the Installer window 4 Click OK The system displays the Installation Options window 5 Select the product you would like to use from Product drop down box 6 Select the language you would like from the Language drop down box 7 Click OK 8 Accept the default selection of Easy Inst...

Page 12: ... the Roland COLORCHOICE Software 2 Drag the Roland COLORCHOICE 4 or RCC for ColorCAMM Folder into the Trash 3 Open the System folder 4 From the Preferences folder drag the files named Roland COLORCHOICE Preferences and Roland COLORCHOICE Prefs or RCC for ColorCAMM Preferences and RCC for ColorCAMM Prefs into the Trash 5 Locate and open the Extensions folder Drag the spooler file into the Trash The...

Page 13: ...nformation is displayed Job Name the name of the file including any extensions Status the current status of the job either Holding RIPing the process of converting images to a series of minute dots so that they can be printed or Printing Copies the number of copies to be printed Media the media on which the job will be printed File Type the file type of the selected job To quit the RIP Software pr...

Page 14: ...14 To Print a Test From the Setup Menu select Test Print A small PostScript test file is sent to the Print Monitor and then printed ...

Page 15: ...ditional details Save As The Save As command allows you to save an image into different file formats Once a job has been printed you may want to save the RIPed file so that you can reprint it without having to RIP the file again Saving a file as Native format with a PRT extension allows you to save RIPed files for reprinting To Save a Job into a Different Format 1 Click on the job you would like t...

Page 16: ... selects all files in the print queue Delete The Delete command allows deletion of specifically selected files Preferences Preferences allows access to default settings including what to do with files after printing and to specify the units of measurement These preferences in conjunction with Setup Properties form the default print settings Default print settings are applied to any job s that is a...

Page 17: ...The Test Print command allows you to ensure that your software is properly installed and that the connection to the printer is established To Print a Test From the Setup Menu select Test Print A small PostScript test file is sent to the Print Monitor and then printed Test Cut CAMM JET ColorCAMM The Test Cut command allows you to ensure that your software is properly installed and that the connecti...

Page 18: ...ture of the RIP process makes it impossible to pause and restart For this reason the Pause button is dimmed to prevent you from pausing a job during the RIP process However once a job is done RIPing and has begun printing you can use the Pause button to stop and restart the printing process as often as desired To Pause or Resume a Job 1 Select the job to pause by selecting it in RIP Software s Pri...

Page 19: ...ere 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 Print to File function and selecting the server s Hot folder as your destination The Hot folder is located as follows Windows C Program Files Roland COLORCHOICE 4 Jobs Roland Printer Name or C Program Files RCC for ColorCAMM Jobs Roland Printer...

Page 20: ...ontain any 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 displays 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 o...

Page 21: ...your computer BIOS To find out how to access your computer s BIOS and change the port setting 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 inside of application File Ports The File Port behaves like a save to file option Instead of sending data out throu...

Page 22: ... of sending data out through a port on your computer the File Port option will write the data to a file and save it to a specified location Use the File Port to send data to printers that use their own Hot Folders to transfer files to another computer or to troubleshoot a specific output device TCP IP User must enter an IP address which maybe obtained from your printer This option is available if ...

Page 23: ... driver options include Driver Options Hi Fi JET CAMM JET Clicking this button launches the Driver Options dialog shown below Enable Driver Options Printer specific options defined here are sent to your printer to override option settings currently made through your printer menu When this option is unchecked the printer settings are used Print Direction You can select what direction of head travel...

Page 24: ...lick on the Driver Option button to display the Driver Options dialog Check the Print Crop Mark option After these settings CAMM JET will print only adding the crop mark to the output Remove the print out from the printer and laminate it Follow the instructions from the section User s Reference Remove the Printed Material then Reload the Material and Perform Cutting Setting the Base Point and Alig...

Page 25: ...ck this option to cut the media after the output is complete Glossy Finisher When this option is checked a coating with special ribbon will be done This option is enabled when wax ribbons is being used Perform Color Correction Checking this setting activates the color correction settings If this setting is not checked incoming jobs are assumed to already have color correction ICC input profile Inp...

Page 26: ...color To add an ICC output profile from another source click the Add button Click the Info button for information pertaining to the ICC output profile that has been chosen under Profile Bitmap Vector Rending Intent Rendering intent before a file can be RIPed its ICC profile must be selected so that the RGB color space of the file can be mapped or translated into to CMYK colorspace How the colorspa...

Page 27: ...lected Roland COLORCHOICE will send the settings for the cutting operation These settings will only take effect if the VS COMMAND and the FS COMMAND are set to ENABLED in the Printer panel Each item can be unchecked to use the setting in the Printer panel Offset Set the appropriate value for the blade in use Inappropriate values in this field can lead to poor cut quality or unfinished cut lines Th...

Page 28: ...ng speed Usually setting a lower speed will result in longer cut times but will produce higher quality results Cut Media Check this option to cut the media after the output is complete The Communications Tab only Windows The options available in the communications tab will change according to what port you have selected The Color Tab The Color tab displays settings associated with the color qualit...

Page 29: ...image in Page mode or view it in Layout Preview mode which displays the image as it will print on the media Simply select the preview mode you want from the list Media Size 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 Size Scale You may change the size of the output he...

Page 30: ...ect this option to set an offset distance from the machine s origin Offset H Select this option to set an offset from the leading edge of the media Horizontal Mirror Click to mirror the job horizontally Rotate Click to rotate the job 90 degrees After Output Choose what to do with the job after it is done processing either Hold or Delete Send CAMM JET ColorCAMM If you have a device which prints and...

Page 31: ...3 Select a channel to edit from the Channel list 4 Edit the curve as described below Adjusting the Density curve The density curve translates input dot values read from the file into output dot values that appear on the printed media The Density Adjustment dialog lets you make precise adjustments to the density curve by adjusting color channels individually or by simultaneously adjusting all chann...

Page 32: ...en select your printer from the 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 CorelDRAW 7 Windows 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...

Page 33: ...u want your monitor to soft proof CMYK output go to File Color Settings and check Simulate print colors on display 17 Go to File Print 18 If not dimmed set Output to Composite 19 Set PostScript to Level 3 20 Check Force Fonts to Download 21 Click OK to print PageMaker 6 5 Windows These directions assume that you have Kodak ICC Color Management installed Before starting PageMaker copy your printers...

Page 34: ... 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 rende...

Page 35: ...toShop go to File Page Setup 7 From the Name field select your printer 8 Click the Properties button Choose a paper size from the Paper field or select a Custom page for a custom page size 9 If you choose a custom page size you may enter the custom size by clicking the Custom button and entering the width and height The paper size should match the canvas size created in Photoshop Click OK to Custo...

Page 36: ...rCAMM and CAMM JET you can print objects and then cut a contour line around them Follow these steps to send Illustrator files with contour cut lines 1 Copy a file ColorCAMM PRO ai or CAMM JET ai located in the SpotColor Library ColorCAMM PRO or CAMM JET Illustrator folder of the Installation CD to the Swatch Libraries folder of Illustrator 2 Start Illustrator 3 Open the file that you want to conto...

Page 37: ...only Color CAMM 1 Select objects that will be printed in spot Color 2 Go to Tool bar Fill Tool 3 Click the Custom Palettes button in Uniform Fill dialog 4 Select User Defined Inks in the Type list 5 Select a Spot Color to apply it to the selected objects FreeHand 8 Windows 1 Copy the file CAMMJET bcf or ColorCAMM PRO bcf located in the SpotColorLibrary ColorCAMM PRO or CAMM JET FreeHand folder to ...

Page 38: ...SRC Usenglsh Color folder 2 Create a new design or open an existing file 3 Click Window Color and display the Color Palette Click on the New icon from the Color Palette 4 Select ColorCAMM PRO or CAMM JET from the Color Edit Library pull down menu CutContour will be displayed in the Color Library window 5 Click OK Color Edit dialog is displayed 6 Click OK to close the dialog 7 CutContour will be ad...

Page 39: ...mulate print colors on display if you want your monitor to soft proof CMYK output 12 Go to File Print Select your printer in the Printer field and select the page you want to print and the number of copies 13 Select Adobe Illustrator 8 from the pop up menu Set Output to Composite Set PostScript to Level 3 Set Data to Binary Check Force Fonts to Download 14 Select Printer Specific Options from pop ...

Page 40: ...rties Then click the Print Tab 2 Make sure the Perform Color Correction checkbox has a check in it correct profiles and rendering intent are set 3 Click OK to close Setup Properties 4 Go to Apple menu and select Chooser Highlight Adobe PS and make sure Printer Name is selected 5 In Photoshop go to File Page Setup From the Paper field select your page size 6 Select Custom Page Default from the pop ...

Page 41: ...gs before printing the file select Hold Select Hold in the After Printing if you want to keep the file in the Print Monitor after the file is printed 14 Click Print to start printing QuarkXPress 3 32 Macintosh 1 QuarkXPress requires a Printer Description File PDF to access specific options of the printer Install the file Roland Hi Fi JET PDF or Roland ColorCAMM PDF from Setup CD Quark Files to the...

Page 42: ...ox has a check in it and that correct profiles and rendering intent are set 3 Click Quit to close the Properties dialog 4 Go to the Apple menu and select Chooser Highlight Adobe PS and make sure that Printer Name is selected 5 Launch QuarkXPress Select Edit Preferences Color Management and uncheck Color Management Active 6 Click File Page Setup 7 In the Printer Description list select your Roland ...

Page 43: ...4 Select ColorCAMM PRO or CAMM JET in the Window Swatch Libraries menu to open the library All spot and CutContour colors appear in the library 5 To make a cutting line select CutContour as the color for the paths that you would like to cut To make an object that will be printed using a spot color just fill it using a Spot Color from the library You can change the color of the contour line or spot...

Page 44: ... JET QuarkXPress folder It is best to copy this file to your Hard Disk before importing it 3 Click Select All to move all the items to Use Items and click OK 4 Click Save to save the color palette 5 Use the added color palette to create the new design PageMaker 6 5 Macintosh 1 Copy the file ColorCAMM PRO bcf or CAMMJET bcf located in the SpotColorLibray ColorCAMM PRO or CAMM JET PageMaker6 5 folde...

Page 45: ... on only one computer at a time In use constitutes being loaded onto either temporary i e RAM or permanent memory e g hard disk CD ROM or other storage device of a computer 2 Restrictions 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 otherwise reduce t...

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