Roland ColorChoice® Ver. 4.5 USER’S MANUAL Thank you very much for purchasing the Roland printer. • To ensure correct and safe usage with a full understanding of this product’s performance, please 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.
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Welcome Welcome to the User Guide for the Roland ColorChoice® RIP Software. We recommend that you read and understand this document. This document contains instructions for the Apple® Macintosh® and the Microsoft® Windows® 95/98/ME, Windows® 2000 and Windows NT®. System Requirements Windows The following table lists the minimum and high volume recommended system setup to run RIP Software.
System Requirements Macintosh The following table lists the minimum and high volume recommended system setup to run RIP Software. System requirements vary according to the size of the files to be printed, the output device used, and other variables. Your particular setup and intended use of the software determine what hardware and software setup you need to get the most out of RIP Software. If you are working with relatively small files, the minimum setup may be sufficient.
Supported Printers The supported printers are: Hi-Fi JET PRO FJ-600/500/400 Hi-Fi JET FJ-52/42/50/40 CAMM JET CJ-500/400 SOLJET SC-500, SJ-600/500 Windows 95/98/ME Installation 1. Insert the Roland ColorChoice Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. The CD Setup window displays. 2. From the CD Setup window, select the language of the installer you would like. 3. Click Next. The Software to Install window displays. 4. Select the language you would like from the Language drop-down box. 5.
5. Select LPT1. You can choose any port in this window. 6. Click Next. The Select Printer Model window displays. 7. Click Browse to select the PPD file. The PPD files are located in the ‘C:\Program Files\Roland ColorChoice 4 \PPD’ folder. Select the PPD according to your printer model. 8. Select your printer model and click OK. 9. Click Next. The Printer Information window displays. 10. Select No for your default printer. 11. Select No for Test page. 12. Click Next.
Windows NT 4.0 Installation This section describes how to install the software on computers running Windows NT 4.0. You must logon with Administrator privileges to install the software. 1. Insert the Roland ColorChoice Installation CD into your CD-ROM driver. The CD Setup window displays. 2. From the CD Setup window, select the language of the installer you would like. 3. Click Next. The Software to Install window displays. 4. Select the language you would like from the Language drop-down box. 5.
. Click Next. The Get Setup Information window displays. 11. Select No for your default printer. 12. Select No for Test page. 13. Click Next. The Printer Properties window displays. 14. Click OK. The Add Another Printer window displays. 15. Click Exit. The Restarting Windows dialog displays. 16. Select Yes and click OK to restart your computer. Before Using Roland ColorChoice Before using Roland ColorChoice, you have to configure the AdobePS properly. 1.
Windows 2000 Installation This section describes how to install the software on computers running Windows 2000. You must logon with Administrator privileges to install the software. 1. Insert the Roland ColorChoice Installation CD into your CD ROM drive. The CD Setup window displays. 2. From the CD Setup window, select the language of the installer you would like. 3. Click Next. The Software to Install window displays. 4. Select the language you would like from the Language drop-down box. 5.
Uninstalling the Software [Windows] 1. Exit the Roland ColorChoice Software by right clicking on the Roland ColorChoice icon in the lower right corner of your monitor and selecting Exit from the pop-up menu. 2. Click Start>Settings>Printers. Right click on the printer icon of the printer you installed, and then select Delete from the pop-up menu. 3. Click Start>Settings>Control Panel. 4. In the Control Panel, double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 5. Select Roland ColorChoice 4.
Macintosh Installation 1. Insert the Roland ColorChoice Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Double-click the Installer icon. 3. Select the Installer language from the Installer window and click OK. The Installation Options window displays. 4. Select the language you would like from the Language drop-down box. 5. Click OK. 6.
Uninstalling the Software [Macintosh] 1. Quit the Roland ColorChoice Software. 2. Drag the alias for the Roland ColorChoice located in the desktop into the trash. 3. Drag the ‘Roland ColorChoice 4’ Folder into the Trash. 4. Open the ‘System’ folder. 5. Locate and open the ‘Startup Items’ folder. Drag the alias for the Roland ColorChoice into the trash. 6. Locate and open the ‘Preferences’ folder. Drag the files named ‘Roland ColorChoice Preferences’ and ‘Roland ColorChoice Prefs’ into the Trash.
Getting Started [Windows] The Roland ColorChoice is automatically launched each time you start your computer. However, you will need to view the Print Monitor in order to work with it. To view the Print Monitor, double click on the Roland ColorChoice Software icon located in the lower right corner of your computer monitor. [Macintosh] The Roland ColorChoice is automatically launched each time you print or start your computer.
To quit the RIP Software program on Windows, right click on the icon displayed at the lower right corner of your screen, and then select Exit from the pop-up menu. Once you quit in this fashion, you must either restart your computer or use the ‘Start’ menu in order to restart the RIP Software. Printing a Test File To insure that your software is properly installed and that a connection to the printer is established, we recommend that you create a test print.
Menus You may access a number of RIP Software’s functions using the menus at the top of the main window. File Menu The File menu allows you to add a job, save a job as a native format, send, pause, or abort a job or stop the process by exiting. Add Job The Add Job command allows you to add a job directly to the Print Monitor. To Add a Job 1. From the File menu select Add Job. The Add Job dialog box displays. 2. From the Add Job dialog select the job you would like to add. 3. Click Open.
Abort A job can be aborted during RIPing or printing. After aborting a job, all RIPed information is lost and the process must start again. To Abort a Print Job 1. Click on the job you would like to abort. 2. From the File menu select Abort. Exit/Quit The Exit/Quit command ends the program and closes the Print Monitor window. To Exit Program From the File menu select Exit/Quit. Edit Menu The Edit menu allows you to select all files, delete a file, and change preferences.
Setup Menu A Setup consists of a device and its associated properties. Change Setup The Change Setup command allows you to change your output device. Switch back to the original setup using the Change Setup command again. Setup Properties Setup Properties displays the default print settings for your printer. See Setup Properties section for more details.
Printing Adding Jobs to the Print Monitor The job management area of RIP Software allows you to add jobs to the Print Monitor. To Add a Job 1. From the File menu select Add Job or click the Add button on the toolbar. 2. Select the job you would like to add then click on Open. 3. To send a job to the printer, select the job from the Print Monitor queue and then choose Send from the File menu. Deleting Jobs from the Print Monitor A job may be deleted from the job list before or after it is cut or printed.
Printing from a Client on Your Network If you have a network of computers and have completed the additional setup instructions for network printing, you can print from any client on your network. When you do this, jobs arrive in the ‘Hot’ folder of the server and are processed like any other job. There are two ways to send jobs to the server for processing: Dragging the file directly into the server’s shared ‘Hot’ folder.
Setup Properties The Setup Properties window can be accessed from within RIP Software and are settings used to process jobs that do not have properties of their own associated with them. Setup Properties contain settings for a specific output device. If a job is placed in an output device’s Hot Folder, and it does not contain 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.
Media 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. Height and Width display the size of the media being used, not the total printable area. Margin Displays the margins from the edges of the media. Margins are the areas on the edges of the media where nothing will print. Ports [Windows only] Selects the port to which the printer is connected.
File Ports The File port behaves like a save to file option. Instead 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 transfer files to another computer, or to troubleshoot a specific output device. TCP/IP You must enter an IP address, which maybe obtained from your printer. Use this option if your printer supports network.
Print Direction Selects whether the print heads prints when it is moving in one direction (Unidirectional) or both directions (Bi-directional). Unidirectional printing might produce better quality but it is slower. Some media supports only Unidirectional printing. Overprint Defines the number of times to print the same image superimposed over the same position. The default is one. Page Spacing You can specify the margin between pages. By specifying ‘0mm’, you can connect two or more pages.
ICC Input Profile Input profiles are used to convert the image into a neutral color space. Once the image is in a neutral color space, the output profile is used to convert the image into the color space of the output device. To add an ICC input profile from another source, click the Add button. Three types of ICC input profiles can be specified: CMYK ICC Input Profile The CMYK input profile applies to all elements of a job that are in CMYK color mode.
extent of the gamut's saturation. Color's that fall within the gamut of the output device are shifted closer to the gamut's saturation extent. This rendering intent may also be used to boost colors within a photographic image. Absolute Colorimetric This intent is similar to Relative Colorimetric, but has a different white point value. Absolute Colorimetric represents colors relative to a fixed white point value of D50. For example, the white of paper A will be simulated when printing on paper B.
Send Packets Specifies the amount of data sent to the device. Changing this value from the default is not recommended. Cutter Driver Options Clicking this button launches the Cutter Driver Options dialog box. 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.
Job Properties Job Properties can be accessed from within RIP Software and are settings associated with a particular job. The Job Properties come from either the Printing Properties set in client, or the Setup Properties set in RIP Software. To change the Job Properties, select Job Properties from the File menu. Within Job Properties you may preview the job by selecting Page preview, Layout preview or No preview (Macintosh only). Page preview displays the image of the job.
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 the job to be output. Spacing You may change the spacing between the copies that are output. Layout Output at Origin Select this option to output the job at the machine’s origin on the edge of the media. Output in Center Select this option to output a job in the center of the media.
Job Properties Cut Tab (CAMM JET / SOLJET SC-500) Allows to specify how many times the blade will move over each line (Passes), either advance or not the media after cutting (Advance after plot), and set the Cutter Driver Options. For more information on Cut Tab options, refer to the Cut Tab section in the Setup Properties section of this manual. Job Properties Color Tab For more information on Color Tab options, refer to the Color Tab section in Color Tab section of this manual.
Density Adjustment Adjusting the density is an excellent way to compensate for variables related to your hardware, such as worn ink jets. Adjusting for density is also a good way to insure linearization. For example, if you have a gradient from black to white, you want the transition to be smooth, and not weighted in any particular area. Click Setup>Density Adjustment to display the Density Calibration dialog box. Import You can import density files using this button.
To Simultaneously Edit All Channels You can adjust all channels at the same time by modifying the curve in the same way, and then clicking Apply to All. Keep in mind that any modifications made to all channels will override changes you may have made to the individual channels. Click Reset to return the density curve to its default setting.
Advanced Printing Procedures [Windows] If your program is not listed, refer to a section on a similar program. Corel® CorelDRAW® 8 [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 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 setting. 4.
14. Select the Misc tab and uncheck Use color profile. For "Output color bitmap as" choose CMYK. 15. After these settings, click Print to print. Adobe Illustrator® 8.0 [Windows] The Kodak Color Management System must be installed to output successfully from Illustrator 8 to Roland ColorChoice Software. 1. From the Roland ColorChoice Print Monitor, click Setup>Setup Properties. Then click the Print tab. 2. Make sure the Perform Color Correction check box has a check in it. 3.
may occur if these settings are kept different. (For more information about color stitching, refer to "The Transparency Feature of Illustrator 9.0" later in this document.) 3. Click OK in the Setup Properties dialog. 4. In Illustrator, go to File>Document Setup. From the pop-up menu, choose Transparency. 5. The Quality/Speed slider should normally be left at the center position. If you have output problems such as missing portions of the artwork, move the slider one tick to the left.
7. From the Page size field select your paper size or choose Custom for a custom page size. 8. If you choose Custom page size, enter the custom size in the height and width fields. 9. Select your printer’s resolution as the Target Output Resolution. If it is not available, select the next highest value. 10. Select your printer in the Compose to printer menu. Then click OK. 11. Go to File>Preferences>General. Click the ‘CMS Setup...’ button. 12. From Color Management select OFF. 13.
17. Choose Binary from the Encoding selection. 18. Uncheck PostScript Color Management. 19. Click OK to print.
Contour Cutting (CAMM JET/SOLJET SC-500) [Windows] Using a SOLJET SC-500 or CAMM JET you can print objects and then cut a contour line around them. 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 are needed on Roland ColorChoice. Contour cutting lines can be created using a special color named “CutContour”.
Printing and Cutting Limitations in Illustrator 9.0 If Transparency or any effects such as Blur or Drop Shadows are applied to any object in the artboard, the cutting line may be printed. When performing printing and cutting, you should not use Transparency or effects such as Blur at all. Workarounds for this problem and information about special effects that are subject to limitations are described in detail in the supplemental "Printing and Cutting Limitations and Workarounds in Illustrator 9.
* The file userinks.cpl in the ‘SpotColorLibrary\SOLJET or CAMM JET\CorelDraw8’ folder on the Roland ColorChoice Installation CD-ROM is exclusively for CorelDRAW 8. It cannot be used with CorelDRAW 9. Using the Palette 1. Select objects that you want to cut. 2. From the Tool bar select Outline Tool>Outline Color. 3. Click the 'Custom Palettes' tab in the 'Outline Color' dialog. 4. Select User Defined Inks in the Palette list. 5. Select “CutContour” and then click OK to apply to the selected objects.
Advanced Printing Procedures [Macintosh] If your program is not listed, refer to a section on a similar program. Adobe Illustrator 8.0 [Macintosh] ColorSync 2.x or higher and Kodak Digital Science must be installed when using Illustrator to create CMYK files. 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.
Adobe Illustrator 9.0 [Macintosh] ColorSync 2.x or higher and Kodak Digital Science must be installed when using Illustrator to create CMYK files. 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. Also, if you're using the transparency feature of Illustrator 9.
Adobe PageMaker 6.5 [Macintosh] ColorSync 2.x or higher must be 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. 3.
Adobe Photoshop 5.0 [Macintosh] 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 the ICC input profile are, 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.
9. Go to File>Page Setup. 10. Choose a standard paper size in the Paper field. 11. Select Custom Page Default from the pop-up menu if a custom page size is required, and enter your custom page size. Then enter a Custom Page Name and click the Add button. 12. Select Page Attributes from the pop-up menu. Select the defined Custom Page in the ‘Paper’ field. 13. Select QuarkXPress from the pop-up menu. Select Roland Hi-Fi Jet from the ‘Printer Type’ menu.
Contour Cutting (CAMM JET/SOLJET SC-500) [Macintosh] Using a SOLJET SC-500 or CAMM JET you can print objects and then cut a contour line around them. 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 are needed on Roland ColorChoice. Contour cutting lines can be created using a special color named “CutContour”.
11. Print the file as you normally would. Printing and Cutting Limitations in Illustrator 9.0 If Transparency or any effects such as Blur or Drop Shadows are applied to any object in the artboard, the cutting line may be printed. When performing printing and cutting, you should not use Transparency or effects such as Blur at all.
Supplement Printing and Cutting Limitations and Workarounds in Illustrator 9.0 Printing and cutting are subject to some limitations when you use the transparency feature in Illustrator 9.0. This section provides details about cases where limitations occur and describes workarounds. Effects That Limit Cutting (The Illustrator 9.0 Transparency Feature) The cutting line (CutContour) may be printed if there is even a single object on the Illustrator 9.
7. In Illustrator 9.0, use the Layer palette to hide the printed layer. Then unhide only the layer where the cutting line is drawn. 8. Go to "Contour Cutting and Spot Color Printing" earlier in this document and follow the procedures under "Illustrator 9.0" to make the other settings, but use the same dimensions for the media size in Document Setup and Page Setup in Illustrator 9.0 as you used when you performed printing. 9. Perform output again.
Using Flatten Transparency converts all objects using the transparency feature to object that are compatible with Illustrator 8 and the like, and so the cutting line is not affected. This lets you eliminate the limitations on printing and cutting. However, this may displace the clipping mask (especially the mask layer). (At Roland DG Corp. we consider this an issue with Illustrator 9.0) When you use Flatten Transparency, you need to check whether the original design is retained completely.
License Agreement Carefully read the following terms and conditions before installing the software. This is a legal agreement between you, the end user (either an individual or an entity), and Roland DG Corporation. Use of this program indicates your acceptance of the terms and conditions stated below.