Roland SolJet Pro II V SC-545EXW Manual Download Page 1

SC-545EXW

Guide to Printing on Transparent Media

(Using White Ink)

Summary of Contents for SolJet Pro II V SC-545EXW

Page 1: ...SC 545EXW Guide to Printing onTransparent Media UsingWhite Ink...

Page 2: ...he 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 please i...

Page 3: ...This Guide 2 Chapters in This Guide 2 Guide Conventions 2 BeforeYou Begin 3 Using Queue Folders Queue Properties 3 Creating a Folder for Saving PS Files 3 Chapter 1 Quick Start 5 1 1 Transparent Medi...

Page 4: ...luding how to set up the printer and where to locate the printer etc Read this next to the above one 3 RolandVersaWorks Quick Start Guide This manual explains basic operations of Roland VersaWorks inc...

Page 5: ...data Queue folder B Use this folder to assign a set of default settings for printing white data All the operations in this guide assume that you use each of the queue folders in the manner described a...

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Page 7: ...5 Chapter 1 Quick Start This chapter describes the overview of available methods for printing on transparent media and briefly explains how to print by using each of the methods...

Page 8: ...age and data examples when you perform the operations in the following section Note This chapter does not cover information about how to create data for a double layered print For details see 2 2 Crea...

Page 9: ...l the relevant operations are explained as selecting CMYK v onWhite W PASS or CMYK v underWhite W PASS Printing Mode CMYK v CMYK v onWhite W PASS CMYK v onWhite CMYK v underWhite W PASS CMYK v underWh...

Page 10: ...goes about 20 cm 8 in from the starting edge of the print area Be sure to use the media clamps when you load media 2 Prepare the image files for printing After drawing an image using application softw...

Page 11: ...older B Double click In the Queue B Properties dialog box that appears make the following settings Make sure that all the settings for the setup items other than listed below are left as their initial...

Page 12: ...en you use the media drier Click OK to close the Queue A Properties dialog box 6 In the Queue B Job List drag and drop the white data PS file Flag_White ps Click the Queue B tab in the main window so...

Page 13: ...the Queue B tab in the main window In the job list click Flag_White ps so that it is selected Click to start printing After printing is complete it takes approximately 15 minutes to dry out the media...

Page 14: ...to the printer so that its front end goes about 20 cm 8 in from the starting edge of the print area Be sure to use the media clamps when you load media 2 Prepare the image files for printing After dra...

Page 15: ...click In the Queue A Properties dialog box that appears make the following settings Make sure that all the settings for the setup items other than listed below are left as their initial defaults It i...

Page 16: ...Job List drag and drop the CMYK color data PS file Flag_Color ps Click the Queue A tab in the main window so that the title above the tab changes to Job List Queue A Click the file Flag_Color ps that...

Page 17: ...e main window In the job list click Flag_Color ps so that it is selected Click to start printing After printing is complete it takes approximately 15 minutes to dry out the media When the media is dri...

Page 18: ...cts in the image between K0 and K100 in the CMYK mode The above rule also applies when you want to use gradient colors 3 Start up RolandVersaWorks on your computer Check the printer model and status i...

Page 19: ...olor Data 1 Prepare the printer Press the MENU key and make the EDGE DETECTION item to DISABLE Load transparent media into the printer When the media you are loading into the printer warps or partiall...

Page 20: ...e left as their initial defaults Click OK to close the Queue A Properties dialog box 5 In the Queue A Job List drag and drop the PS file Click the Queue A tab in the main window so that the title abov...

Page 21: ...with the CMYK color data In the Job Settings dialog box that appears make the following settings and then click OK Click to start printing Cutting starts automatically after printing and dry out oper...

Page 22: ...n the image you want to print and then save the image as the PS file with the contour lines data included Perform the following operations instead of step 6 In the job list double click the PS file th...

Page 23: ...This chapter describes detailed information about how to print two layers CMYK layer and white layer on a single sheet of transparent media starting with drawing an image that consists of two layers u...

Page 24: ...in this tutorial 2 2 Creating Data for Printing page 23 To print an image like the above example you have to draw the image first and then create two separate PS files for CMYK color and white In this...

Page 25: ...in it Solid black is interpreted as solid white when the data is printed Basic Flow Roughly design or draw your image which contains white part as an element of the image Draw the image you have desig...

Page 26: ...g be sure to move all the objects to a single layer before proceeding In the following steps it is assumed that all the objects are in Layer 1 2 Rename the name of the layer Layer 1 to Color Select La...

Page 27: ...therwise the image may not be printed correctly Draw objects carefully so that the image in the white layer and image in the CMYK layer are aligned precisely You can easily draw two objects precisely...

Page 28: ...ite layer and display only the Color layer 6 Select Print from the File menu The Adobe Illustrator s own Print dialog box is displayed 7 Click the down arrow to the right of the Printer box click Rola...

Page 29: ...d then click Advanced in the Layout tab If you re using Windows 2000 click the Layout tab on the Print dialog box and then click Advanced instead of the above operation The Roland VersaWorks Advanced...

Page 30: ...The Print to File dialog box appears 11 Specify a location and a file name for saving the CMYK layer of the image as a PS file For the location to save the PS file specify C white_print here See Creat...

Page 31: ...f the image If you specify wrong values the white layer of the image won t be aligned precisely with the CMYK layer of the image when printed When saving the white layer of the image as a PS file loca...

Page 32: ...folder to assign default settings for printing CMYK color data that is CMYK layer of the image Queue folder B Use this folder to assign default settings for printing white data that is white layer of...

Page 33: ...the media drier The following shows an example steps to change the settings included in the Printer Controls icon Click The setup items displayed to the right changes to those related to controlling t...

Page 34: ...box make the following settings Make sure that all the settings for the setup items other than listed below are left as their initial defaults It is recommended that you use the optional media drier T...

Page 35: ...ept that the preview image for the corresponding job is indicated only in the Job Settings dialog box in the right side of it Queue A Properties dialog box Job Settings dialog box You don t have to op...

Page 36: ...ng on page 23 3 Drag the file in the job list and then drop it release the mouse button The file label_color ps appears in the Queue A Job List which means the file is added to the job list as a new p...

Page 37: ...ue B tab in the main window so that the title above the tab changes to Job List Queue B 2 Hold down the PS file label_white ps which you have created by following the operations under 2 2 Creating Dat...

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