User`s manual

1-3 Installing the Software

System Requirements

Operating system *

Windows XP/Vista/7 (32 bit edition/64 bit edition)

Processor

Intel® Core 2 Duo or greater (Core i5 or greater recommended)

Memory

1 GB or greater (2 GB or more recommended)

Optical drive

CD-ROM drive

Video card and monitor

At least 16 bit colors (High Color) with a resolution of 1024 x 768 or

more recommended

Free hard-disk space re-

quired for installation

25 MB

* As this software is a 32-bit application, it runs on WOW64 (or Windows-On-Windows 64) under the 64-bit

version of Windows.

For the latest information, see the Roland DG Corp. website (http://www.rolanddg.com).

The Software You Can Install and Set Up

METAZAStudio

This is a program for creating printing data.

It enables you to import and print 2D symbol (QR code and the like) data.

It also enables you to edit and create 2D symbol, directly enter text, and

perform Variable Printing (even when printing dierent multiple codes

in a row, you can continue printing without stopping to enter data for

each instrument to be imprinted.)

SFEdit2

This is a program that lets you create and edit stroke fonts. Stroke fonts

are line drawings created by automatically extracting the centerlines

from a TrueType font. You can use the generated stroke fonts as fonts

with METAZAStudio.

MPX-90M Head Manager

This is a utility for adjusting the head. Run it when you replace the head

or adjust the marking pin.

METAZA Driver

This is a Windows-based driver required for sending data from a com-

puter to the machine.

Chapter 1 Getting Started