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Chapter 2 Getting Ready

2-2 Printer Preparations

Making the Printer Settings and Loading Media

When Using Transparent Media

When you're using transparent media, make the necessary printing settings on the printer and load the media
accordingly.

Procedure

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Press

and make the following settings.

[EDGE DETECTION] to "DISABLE."

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Load transparent media into the printer.

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When the media warps or partially floats, ensure a margin of about 200 mm from the leading edge of

the media to the printing- or cutting-start location.

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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.

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Страница 1: ...al 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 When using metallic silver ink and white ink be sure to read this first ...

Страница 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 inform us 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...

Страница 3: ...Creating Printing Data 12 Creating Data for Printing 12 Blend Print and Layered Print Metallic Silver and CMYK 18 Chapter 3 Printing 21 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 P...

Страница 4: ...nd or other countries Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Inc Adobe the Adobe logo PostScript PostScript 3 and Illustrator are either registered trademarks or trade marks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and or other countries 2007 Adobe Systems Incorporated All rights reserved Other company name...

Страница 5: ...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 3 ...

Страница 6: ...ds in detail After you ve read the XC 540MT Setup Guide be sure to read this manual 3 VersaWorks Quick Start Guide This manual explains basic operations of VersaWorks including how to set up the program Be sure to read Chapter1ofthismanualandmakenecessarysetupsonyourcomputer ItisalsorecommendedtoreadChapter 2 of this manual and become familiar with how to use this program VersaWorks Online This do...

Страница 7: ...uires two SOL INK cleaning cartridges For how to perform the work refer to the description below P 64 When Dot Drop out etc Cannot be Corrected Drying inks After output allow the ink to dry sufficiently Note that white ink and metallic silver ink in particular require printing at a high density and so are more difficult to dry than CMYK inks Use an auxiliary drying unit DU 540 We strongly recommen...

Страница 8: ... If the undercoat is not dry enough differences in dryness may cause variations in the overprinted CMYK colors Using the middle pinch rollers The middle pinch rollers may smudge the printed surface when the media is pulled back When you per form pullback printing we recommend securing the media in place using only two pinch rollers one on the left and one on the right Never use the media take up s...

Страница 9: ...ansparent 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 Automatic crop mark detection Automatic crop mark detection may not be possible for some media such as transparent media In such cases perform alignment manually ...

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Страница 11: ...ating 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 9 ...

Страница 12: ...les BeforeyouactuallyprintanimageyoudrawusingapplicationsoftwaresuchasAdobeIllustrator itisnecessary to save the image as a PS file s And then you can print the image by loading the PS file s on VersaWorks Because of this you should create a folder for saving PS files in advance It is recommended to locate the folder in the root directory on your computer s local disk Procedure Open Computer or My...

Страница 13: ...gly Procedure Press and make the following settings EDGE DETECTION to DISABLE Load transparent media into the printer When the media warps or partially floats ensure a margin of about 200 mm from the leading edge of the media to the printing or cutting start location Be sure to use the media clamps when you load media When Using Media Other Than Transparent Media Load the media using the method de...

Страница 14: ...nk and metallic silver ink When Using White Ink Apply the spot color named RDG_WHITE to the areas you want to print using the white ink Creating Data for Printing Create the data for printing using the metallic silver ink and white ink The program used to create the printing data is Adobe Illustrator CS3 For detailed information on drawing methods and how to work with palettes refer to the documen...

Страница 15: ... ai Depending on the settings of your computer the extension ai might not be shown Click Open The swatch library is displayed which is containing the metallic color created by mixing the metallic silver ink and CMYK ink By saving the ai file selected in steps and into the folder below you can register each swatch library to the Adobe Illustrator s library C Program Files Adobe Adobe Illustrator CS...

Страница 16: ...Metallic color Metallic silver CMYK combination color RVW MT Silver RVW MT Bronze RVW MT TitanBlack etc Using the metallic silver ink you can perform the blend print and the layered print by combining the ink with the CMYK ink P 18 Blend Print and Layered Print Metallic Silver and CMYK Specify RDG_WHITE for the areas where you want to use white ink Specify RDG_MetallicSilver for the areas where yo...

Страница 17: ...ing Ready 3 Create the PS PostScript file 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 ...

Страница 18: ...dialog box the window at the very top of this page go to the Layout tab and click Advanced Click the down arrow to the right of the Paper Size box and then click PostScript Custom Page Size from the list that appears For Custom Page Size Definition enter the values in the Width and Height fields Enter values for the same size as the illustration you created in step 2 ...

Страница 19: ...tination and file name for saving then save the file Example C MT WH_print for the folder to save to and mt wh ps as the file name Click Save The CMYK layer of the image is saved as a PS file Open the folder you saved to and make sure the file has been created Select the folder you created in Creating a Folder for Saving PS Files on page 10 Assign the name you want It may be a good idea to assign ...

Страница 20: ...Ink page 32 the printing method is limited to the blend print Blend Print Image of printing method In performing the blend print or the layered print you can specify the colors from the metallic color special colors library However if you specify the metallic colors with the same names for the blend print and the layered print the tones of the colors are different between them We recommend that yo...

Страница 21: ...ilver ink CMYK ink The metallic silver ink and the CMYK ink are separated into the different layers and printed in that order CMYK ink Metallic silver ink Media Metallic Silver CMYK The printed image is to be seen from this side the printed surface of the finished results CMYK The printed image is to be seen from this side the opposite side of the printed surface of the finished results Media Meta...

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Страница 23: ...er 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 Starting the Print Operation 37 Printing a Metallic Color Chart 38 21 ...

Страница 24: ...ink only the area of the image which has been designated to print with the metallic silver ink P 12 2 3 Creating Printing Data Procedure Make sure that you have finished making the preparations for VersaWorks getting the printer ready and creating the printing data page 9 Chapter 2 Getting Ready Double click Queue A Properties window appears Click For Media Type select names with MT attached such ...

Страница 25: ... 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 For other settings refer to the online help provided for VersaWorks If you select CMYK v for Mode in the procedure only the area of the image where CMYK is specified in the printing data is to be printe...

Страница 26: ...ignated P 12 2 3 Creating Printing Data Procedure Make sure that you have finished making the preparations for VersaWorks getting the printer ready and creating the printing data page 9 Chapter 2 Getting Ready Double click Queue A Properties window appears Click For Media Type select names with MT attached such as Generic Vinyl 1 MT Make the selection that matches the media to be used Selecting an...

Страница 27: ... 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 For other settings refer to the online help provided for VersaWorks ...

Страница 28: ...MYK ink is designated P 12 2 3 Creating Printing Data Procedure Make sure that you have finished making the preparations for VersaWorks getting the printer ready and creating the printing data page 9 Chapter 2 Getting Ready Double click Queue A Properties window appears Click For Media Type select names with MT attached such as Generic Vinyl 1 MT Make the selection that matches the media to be use...

Страница 29: ... 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 For other settings refer to the online help provided for VersaWorks ...

Страница 30: ...er ink and the CMYK ink is designated P 12 2 3 Creating Printing Data Procedure Make sure that you have finished making the preparations for VersaWorks getting the printer ready and creating the printing data page 9 Chapter 2 Getting Ready Double click Queue A Properties window appears Click For Media Type select xxx MT Clear PET Film or xxx MT PET Clear Film Adhesive or xxx Clear PET Film xxx PET...

Страница 31: ...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 For other settings refer to the online help provided for VersaWorks When You Want to Display the Side Opposite the Printed Surface by Using Clear Film Click Turn on the Mirror option When the printing data with mirror image is prepared before...

Страница 32: ...to print with the white ink P 12 2 3 Creating Printing Data Procedure Make sure that you have finished making the preparations for VersaWorks getting the printer ready and creating the printing data page 9 Chapter 2 Getting Ready Double click Queue A Properties window appears Click For Media Type select xxx MT Clear PET Film or xxx MT PET Clear Film Adhesive or xxx Clear PET Film xxx PET Clear Fil...

Страница 33: ...s 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 For other settings refer to the online help provided for VersaWorks If you select CMYK v for Mode in the procedure only the area of the image where CMYK is specified in the printing data is to be print...

Страница 34: ...to be printed with the metallic silver ink and the CMYK ink combined the setting is fixed to the blend print P 12 2 3 Creating Printing Data Procedure Make sure that you have finished making the preparations for VersaWorks getting the printer ready and creating the printing data page 9 Chapter 2 Getting Ready Double click Queue A Properties window appears Click For Media Type select xxx MT Clear P...

Страница 35: ...in the sequence of metallic silver CMYK Color and then white Print Mode CMYKMt White v The white data and the metallic silver CMYK color data are actually printed simultaneously but they are shown here as separate layers in order to indicate the printing sequence The printed image is to be seen from this side the printed surface of the finished results The printed image is to be seen from this sid...

Страница 36: ...rinting go on to page 37 Starting the Print Operation Only the settings necessary for the use of the metallic silver ink and white ink are described in this section For other settings refer to the online help provided for VersaWorks When You Want to Display the Side Opposite the Printed Surface by Using Clear Film Click Turn on the Mirror option When the printing data with mirror image is prepared...

Страница 37: ...ng the preparations for VersaWorks getting the printer ready and creating the printing data page 9 Chapter 2 Getting Ready Double click Queue A Properties window appears Click For Media Type select xxx Clear PET Film or xxx PET Clear Film Adhesive xxx indicates ESP CL and others With Mode select the print mode White CMYK v Inks are overprinted in the sequence of white and then CMYK Color CMYK Whit...

Страница 38: ... 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 white ink are described in this section For other settings refer to the online help provided for VersaWorks When You Want to Display the Side Opposite the Printed Surface by Using Clear Film P 29 ...

Страница 39: ...he printing data to the queue A job list If the print job setting has been made in Queue B drag and drop the printing data on the job list of Queue B The contents of the data are displayed in the preview window and the layout on the media is displayed in the layout window Areas using RDG_MetallicSilver or special metallic color RVW MT Bronze etc are displayed with shad ing in transparent gray Area...

Страница 40: ...ons of the printer and media By selecting colors from this color chart and creating illustrations with these colors you can accurately reproduce the desired colors Procedure u Make sure that you have finished making the preparations for VersaWorks and getting the printer ready page 9 Chapter 2 Getting Ready Double click Queue A Properties window appears After printing allow the ink to dry sufficie...

Страница 41: ...he page size change it to another media of sufficient size Click OK The print job of the Metallic Color Chart is added to the job list Click Printing will be started When printing a Metallic Color Chart the Quality settings from the Queue Properties window are always applied Since you cannot change the quality settings for the job using the Job Settings window after it has been added be sure to co...

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Страница 43: ...ack 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 41 ...

Страница 44: ...tallic silver ink and the printing data containing RDG_WHITE must be used in order to use the white ink P 12 Creating Printing Data Image of overprinting in the sequence of white and then metallic silver CMYK 1 Printing With White Ink Only Make sure that you have finished making the preparations for VersaWorks creating the printing data and getting the printer ready p 9 Chapter 2 Getting Ready Dou...

Страница 45: ...he 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 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 ...

Страница 46: ...e settings that are necessary for the use of the white ink For other set tings refer to the online help provided for VersaWorks Click OK to close the Queue A Proper ties window When You Want to Display the Side Opposite the Printed Surface Click Turn on the Mirror option When the printing data with mirror im ageispreparedbeforehand youdonot need to turn on this option ...

Страница 47: ... are displayed in the preview window and the layout on the media is displayed in the layout window Select the print job in the job list then click Printing will be started After printing and dry time the media is pulled back Continue printing of areas using metallic silver and CMYK colors Areas using RDG_WHITE are displayed with shading in transparent magenta ...

Страница 48: ... was used in the step 1 The Job Setting window appears When performing blend print with metallic silver CMYK Click For Print Quality select High Qual ity With Mode select the print mode CMYKMt v onWhite This prints the areas where metallic color such as RDG_MetallicSilver and RVW MT Bronze and CMYK colors are specified ...

Страница 49: ... 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 Click Turn on the Convert Spot Color op tion Click With Other Controls select Use De fault Media Settings Click Turn off the Return to Origin After Print option ...

Страница 50: ...allowtheinktodrysufficiently Westronglyrecommendperforminglamina tion When continuing printing using another data that uses metallic silver white and CMYK colors repeat steps on and after 1 Also if you want to modify detailed settings for each job it will be convenient to perform modifications in the Job Setting window displayed by double clicking the print job in the job ...

Страница 51: ... and the printing data containing RDG_WHITE must be used in order to use the white ink P 12 Creating Printing Data Image of overprinting in the sequence of metallic silver CMYK and then white 1 Printing With Metallic Silver CMYK Color Make sure that you have finished making the preparations for VersaWorks creating the printing data and getting the printer ready p 9 Chapter 2 Getting Ready Double c...

Страница 52: ...e areas where metallic color such as RDG_MetallicSilver and RVW MT Bronze and CMYK colors are specified When performing layered print with metallic silver CMYK Click For Media Type select xxx MT Clear PET Film or xxx MT PET Clear Film Adhesive or xxx Clear PET Film xxx PET Clear Film Adhesive xxx indicates ESP CL and others For Print Quality select High Quality Layerd For Mode select CMYK Mt v Thi...

Страница 53: ...pot 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 Click In Operation Mode select Print Only Turn on the Return to Origin After Print option ...

Страница 54: ...ag 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 Select the print job in the job list then click Printing will be started After printing and dry time the media is pulled back Then print the white areas When You Want to Display the Side Opposite the Printed Surface Click Turn on th...

Страница 55: ...vanced 2 Printing With White Ink Only Double click the print job that was used in the step 1 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 ...

Страница 56: ...list then click Printing will be started Afterprinting allowtheinktodrysufficiently Westronglyrecommendperforminglamina tion When continuing printing using another data that uses metallic silver white and CMYK colors repeat steps on and after 1 Also if you want to modify detailed settings for each job it will be convenient to perform modifications in the Job Setting window displayed by double clic...

Страница 57: ...xture patterns may result in poor condition Create The Texture Printing Data To create the data for the texture printing please follow the instructions below The program used to create the printing data is Adobe Illustrator CS4 For detailed information on drawing methods and how to work with palettes refer to the documentation or online help for Adobe Illustrator CS4 If you re using another versio...

Страница 58: ...lick Open The exclusive swatch libraries Roland Metallic Texture System Library ai is displayed By saving the ai file selected in step into the folder below you can register the exclusive library to the Adobe Illustrator s library C Program Files Adobe Adobe Illustrator CS4 Preset Swatch C is the name of your computer s local disk Once the registration is performed you can open the library directl...

Страница 59: ...printed with metallic silver ink When the metallic silver ink is to be used for the printings other than the texture printing other special spot colors shall be used For the detailed usage please refer to Chapter 2 Getting Ready The name of the texture pattern is displayed on the data of Illustrator The texture of the displayed image appears rougher than that of the actual print The area to be pri...

Страница 60: ...4 2 Performing Texture Printing 58 Chapter 4 Advanced 3 Create the PS PostScript file Click Print from the File menu Select Roland VW Click Setup Click Continue ...

Страница 61: ...ed Click the down arrow to the right of the Paper Size box and then click PostScript Custom Page Size from the list that ap pears For Custom Page Size Definition en ter the values in the Width and Height fields Enter values for the same size as the illustration you created in step 2 Click OK three times to close the PostScript Custom Page Size Definition Roland VersaWorks Advanced Options and Prin...

Страница 62: ...rint 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 Open the folder you saved to and make sure the file has been created ...

Страница 63: ...e texture chart representing the texture itself that can be printed with Your Printer and Your Media slight pattern differences is possible to occur depending on the conditions of the printer and media By selecting a pattern from this texture chart and creating the printing data using that selected pattern you can print your intended pattern almost perfectly procedure u Double click The Queue A Pr...

Страница 64: ...ollowing job will be printed Do you want to continue Check that the mediaintheprinterislargeenoughforthedisplayed page size Click OK The texture chart is added to the job list x Click Rip ing and printing the texture chart are per formed In the texture chart color is added to part of the background of the texture This makes the design of the texture clear ...

Страница 65: ...Chapter 5 Maintenance 5 1 Maintenance 64 Message for Ink Circulation 64 When Dot Drop out Etc Cannot be Corrected 64 63 ...

Страница 66: ...is is due to the proper ties of metallic silver ink and white ink that ingredients tend to settle and separate causing the precipitated ingredients to solidify after the machine is left unattended for a long period In such cases perform the opera tion described below This operation requires two cleaning cartridges Procedure Press Press several times Press Discard the discharged fluid and attach th...

Страница 67: ...s from slots 4 and 5 Carry out steps and as many times as indicated by the on screen messages Insert the ink cartridges into slots 4 and 5 Press Press to go back to the original screen Number 4 and 5 flashes Number 4 and 5 flashes 65 Chapter 5 Maintenance ...

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