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Contour Cutting and Spot Color Printing

Using a ColorCAMM PRO you can print objects and then cut a contour line around them.Also you can print using a

Spot Color ribbon. To use such features, you have to install and use special color libraries in your design application

such as Illustrator or QuarkXpress. No special settings or changes is needed on Roland COLORCHOICE.

You can create objects using the following Spot Colors. All these objects will be printed using a special ribbon.

• Gold_Resin
• Silver_Resin
• Red_Resin
• Blue_Resin
• White_Resin
• Orange_Resin
• Green_Resin

Contour cutting lines can also be created using a special color

• CutContour

On your Roland COLORCHOICE Installation CD, you will find Color Library files for each application. If you are

using PhotoShop, you will not be able to print in Spot Colors and contour cut.

Adobe Illustrator 7

Copy the file ‘ColorCAMM PRO’, located in the ‘Spot Color Library:ColorCAMM PRO:Illustrator’ folder of the

Installation CD, to the Swatch Libraries folder of Illustrator.

Start Illustrator.

Open the file that you want to contour cut, if it’s not already open.

Select “ColorCAMM PRO” in the Window>Swatch Libraries menu to open the library.

All Spot and CutContour colors appear in the library.

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 color by changing the Swatch Options. Remember, the color

mode should always be Spot Color.

Print the file as you normally would.

If the ColorCAMM PRO swatch library is unavailable for some reason, you can create a new swatch. Be sure that the

color names are the same as described above 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 or spot colors on your display, and that it also be a

dashed line (for contour cut). When defined like this, the line will always be treated as a contour, regardless of its line

width.. For Spot Colors we recommend to select a color that can be easily identified.

FreeHand 8

Copy the file ‘ColorCAMM PRO.BCF’, located in the ‘Spot Color Library:ColorCAMM PRO:FreeHand’ folder

Summary of Contents for PC-600

Page 1: ...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 error pl...

Page 2: ...ing with Jobs 15 Adding Jobs to the Print Monitor 15 Deleting Jobs from the Print Monitor 16 Printing Jobs 16 Pausing and Resuming Printing 16 Aborting a Job 16 Saving Jobs in Native Format 17 Setting Preferences 17 Setting Job Properties 18 The General tab 18 The Print tab 19 The Cut tab 19 The Color Adjust tab 20 Advanced Printing Procedures 21 Illustrator 7 21 PageMaker 6 5 23 Photoshop 4 24 Ph...

Page 3: ... its provisions Upon termination you must return the Software and all copies thereof to Amiable Technologies Inc and you may terminate this License at any time by doing so 4 Export Law Assurances You agree that neither the Software nor any direct product thereof will be transferred or exported directly or indi rectly into any country prohibited by the United States Export Administration Act or any...

Page 4: ...the language of the software 4 Select the language you wish to install and click OK You are prompted for your User ID 5 Type 1000 in the entry box and click OK Minimum Recommended Recommened Processor 90MHz 601 Power PC 233MHz G3 Power Macintosh RAM 64MB virtual memory set to 128MB 128MB or more virtual memory set to 256MB Install Space 100MB 100MB Working Disk Space 1GB or more 2GB or more for st...

Page 5: ...ection of Easy Install and specify the location to which to install the software Click Install when you are finished A status window displays the progress of the installation Toward the end of the process you are asked if you would like to clear preferences 9 Click Yes 10 The following screen asks you to launch the Adobe PS Driver Installer 11 Click OK 12 Explore the CD 13 Open the folder labeled ...

Page 6: ... is launched 16 Click Continue 17 If you accept the terms of the License click Accept The next window prompts you for a location to install the Adobe PostScript Installer 18 Select a location and then click Install The necessary files are installed to the location that you specified ...

Page 7: ...ate printer description 20 Double click the RCC for ColorCAMM icon to start the software The Add Setup dialog appears 21 Select your printer in the list and then click Next You are prompted for the port to which the selected printer is connected 22 Choose the appropriate port and click OK 23 Open the Chooser from the Apple menu and highlight AdobePS 24 Locate your computer It should say ColorCAMM ...

Page 8: ...rCAMM preference files into the Trash Locate and open the Extensions folder Drag the Am_ColorCAMM PC 600 spooler file into the Trash From the Printer Descriptions folder located within the Extensions folder drag the PPD files named according to your output device into the Trash 4 Restart your computer 5 Hold down the Option key while you empty the Trash 6 The software is now uninstalled Outputting...

Page 9: ...owing information is displayed Job Name the name of the file including any extensions Status the current status of the job either Holding RIPing 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 Working with Setup Properties Setup Properties are the default print settings for your printer To view print...

Page 10: ...Print tab The Print tab displays basic processing settings and allows you to access your printer s Driver Options Resolution You may set the output resolution here A higher resolution will generally result in better results but slower output The resolution set here is separate from the resolution used by your application Setting a resolution in this driver that is higher than the resolution in the...

Page 11: ...on bitmap images Bitmap images are any non vector elements such as photos or other elements that consist of a pattern of individual dots and not lines or curves Perceptual is best for photographic images The relationship between colors in the original is scaled proportionally to fit the output device s color gamut Relative Colorimetric When a color in the current color space is out of gamut in the...

Page 12: ...image itself will not be inverted To invert the image you have to use the Mirror button on Job Properties Pause for Spot Colors when using spot color ribbons and this option is checked the printer will pause between each spot color The printing can be resumed clicking on correspondent dialog box Long Plot When the image is higher than 20 inches you can specify how your image will be printed Block ...

Page 13: ...ox shown below Custom Head tab None When this mode is selected Roland COLORCHOICE will not send any settings regarding the cutting operation The settings in the printer panel will be used instead Cut Fast Cut Medium Cut Slow When these options are selected Roland COLORCHOICE will send the settings for the cutting operation Speed Set the cutting speed Usually setting a lower speed will result in lo...

Page 14: ...disk that has the prepared jobs into the appropriate drive 2 Double click on the Roland COLORCHOICE icon to launch the program 3 Select Add from the File menu The Add Job dialog box opens You can add jobs in any of the following formats JPEG TIFF PDF PostScript EPS and Native Format PLT and PRT 4 Find the drive or folder with the job you want to print 5 Select the job and click Open The job is add...

Page 15: ...ells the Print Monitor what to do with the job after it arrives in the queue either Print or Hold After Printing Tells the Print Monitor what to do with the job after it is finished printing either Delete or Hold Working with Jobs Roland COLORCHOICE Software provides you with a number of tools for job management This section explains some of the many ways in which you can manipulate jobs from the ...

Page 16: ...at are used to reproduce the file on the selected media RIPing involves a complex algorythmic process that requires a significant portion of your comput er s processing capacity Larger files in terms of Megabytes take longer to RIP than smaller files The nature 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 d...

Page 17: ...tting Preferences Select Edit Preferences to access 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 CPSI Scratch Directory This is the location used to store information during processing If you have multiple drives you can use the Browse button to relocate...

Page 18: ...within the application in which it was created to prevent unexpected results Fit to Media Increases or decreases the job proportionally to fit the maximum width of the output device 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 t...

Page 19: ...nly The Print tab The Print tab settings are identical to the settings on the Print tab of the Setup Properties dialog box See Print tab on page 10 The Cut tab Use the Cut tab to specify the number of passes that the blade makes over each path and to access Cutter Driver Options if desired ...

Page 20: ...20 The Color Adjust tab The Color Adjust tab settings are identical to the settings on the Color Adjust tab of the Setup Properties dialog box See Color Adjust tab on page 14 ...

Page 21: ...tup Properties Then click the Print tab 2 Make sure the Perform Color Correction checkbox has a check in it and that correct output profile and rendering intent are set 3 Click OK to close the Setup Properties dialog box 4 Go to Apple menu and select Chooser Highlight Adobe PS and make sure ColorCAMM PC 600 is selected 5 In Illustrator go to File Document Setup 6 Select Options Use printers defaul...

Page 22: ...ge in the Paper field 10 Click OK to AdobePS Page Setting dialog Click OK to Document Setup dialog 11 Go to File Color Setting and check Simulate 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 7 from the pop up menu Set ...

Page 23: ...e 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 correct...

Page 24: ...idth and height of the custom paper size in the new Custom Paper Size dialog Your paper size should match your job size Click OK 14 Click the Options button From the Send image data menu select Normal 15 From Data encoding select Send binary image data 16 From download fonts select PostScript and TrueType 17 Click the Color button Select Composite and Color 18 From Optimized screen Select Default ...

Page 25: ... a custom page size is required and enter your custom page size Click the Add button 7 Select Page Attribute from the pop up menu Select the defined Custom Page in the Paper field 8 Select Adobe Photoshop from the pop up menu Click the Screen button 9 Check the box for Use Printer s Default Screen s Click OK for Halftone Screen dialog ...

Page 26: ...Binary Set the Print in selection to RGB if the file is an RGB file 13 Select Printer Specific Options from pop up menu If you want the file to be printed automatically select Print in the After Sending option If you want to verify the print mode and the profile settings before printing the file select Hold Select Hold in the After Printing if you want to keep the file in the Print Monitor after t...

Page 27: ...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 ColorCAMM PC 600 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 up menu if a custom page size is required and enter your custom page size Click the Add button ...

Page 28: ... button 9 Check the box for Use Printer s Default Screen s Click OK for Halftone Screen dialog 10 Click OK for Adobe Page Setting dialog 11 Go to File Print Select your printer in the Printer field and select the page you want to print and the number of copies 12 Select Adobe Photoshop from the pop up menu and set the Encoding selection to Binary Set the Space ...

Page 29: ...XPress 3 1 QuarkXPress requires a Printer Description File PDF to access specific options of the printer Install the file Roland ColorCAMM PDF from Roland COLORCHOICE CD Quark Files to the Quark XPress PDF folder before starting QuarkXPress 2 From the Roland COLORCHOICE Print Monitor click Setup Setup Properties Then click the Print tab 3 Make sure the Perform Color Correction checkbox has a check...

Page 30: ...m Page Name and click the Add button 10 Select Page Attributes from the pop up menu Select the defined Custom Page in the Paper field 11 Select QuarkXPress from the pop up menu Select Roland ColorCAMM from the Printer Type menu Do not select Roland ColorCAMM PC 600 here Click OK for Adobe PS Page Setting dialog 12 Go to File Print Select your printer in the Printer field and select the page you wa...

Page 31: ... to print successfully to QuarkXPress you will need a special XTension The name of the XTension is PrintRGB This file is available on your Installation CD in the Quark Files folder Install the file to the Quark XPress XTensions folder before starting QuarkXPress 1 From the Roland COLORCHOICE Print Monitor click Setup Properties Then click the Print tab 2 Make sure the Perform Color Correction chec...

Page 32: ...rs list and Printer from the Halftoning list Then 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 custom page size Click the Add button when you are finished and then click OK You are returned to the Output tab of the Print dialog 11 Click the Printer button 12 Select C...

Page 33: ...33 13 Select Printer Specific Options from the menu 14 Select the appropriate options and then click Print You are returned to the Print dialog box 15 Click Print to start printing ...

Page 34: ...en the file that you want to contour cut if it s not already open 4 Select ColorCAMM PRO 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 librar...

Page 35: ...rCAMMPRO QuarkXPress located in the Spot Color Library ColorCAMM PRO QuarkXPress folder of the Installation CD It is recommended 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 1 Copy the file ColorCAMM PRO BCF locate...

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