Roland COLORCHOICE - Manuals

8 9. Select PPD’s. The file is located in the C:\Program Files\Roland COLORCHOICE 4 or RCC for ColorCAMM\PPD folder. Select the PPD according to the model of your printer. 10. Click OK . 11. Click Next . The Printer Information Window displays. 12. Select No for your default printer. 13. Select No f...

11 8. Empty your Recycle Bin. You have successfully uninstalled the Roland COLORCHOICE. Uninstalling the Software [Windows NT/2000] 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. 2. Click Start>...

12 Setting Up the Roland COLORCHOICE 1. Double-Click on Roland COLORCHOICE. 2. Select a printer model. 3. Click Next . 4. Select the port type you would like to use. You may choose USB or TCP/IP port. 5. Click OK . Creating a Desktop Printer 1. From the Apple menu select Chooser and then highlight A...

13 Getting Started [Windows] The Roland COLORCHOICE is automatically launched each time you start your computer. However, you willneed to view the Print Monitor in order to work with it. To view the Print Monitor, double click on the RolandCOLORCHOICE Software icon located in the lower right corner ...

14 To Print a Test ƒ From the Setup Menu select Test Print . A small PostScript test file is sent to the Print Monitor and then printed.

15 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 the user to add a job, save a job as a different format, send, pause, or abort a job orstop the process by exiting. The following chart defines each of these opt...

16 from pausing a job during the RIP process. However, once a job is done RIPing and has begun printing, youcan use the Pause button to stop and restart the printing process as often as desired. To Pause a Print Job 1. Click on the job you would like to pause. 2. From the File Menu select Pause . To...

17 Setup Menu A setup consists of a device and its associated properties. Items in the Setup menu apply to the selectedsetup. Select a setup by clicking on the setup icon in the setup area of the main window. Change Setup The Change Setup command allows you to access and follow the same wizard-drive...

18 Printing Adding Jobs to the Print Monitor The Jobs 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 . 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...

19 Printing from a Client on your Network If you have a network of PCs and have completed the additional setup instructions for network printing, youcan print from any client on your network. When you do this, jobs arrive in the ‘Hot’ folder of the server and areprocessed like any other job. There a...

20 Setup Properties The Setup Properties window can be accessed from within RIP Software Server and are settings used toprocess jobs that do not have properties of their own associated with them. Setup Properties contain settingsfor a specific output device. If a job is placed in an output device’s ...

21 Media Size Select a media size that is currently loaded into your printer. You can specify custom media sizes by selectingother from the list and then editing the Height and Width values. Media Size displays the size of the mediabeing used, not the total printable area. Printable Area The printab...

22 USB-PIA This option will only be available if your Macintosh has an USB port. CPI/PCI Card If you currently have a CPI/PCI Card this option will be available. File Ports The File Port behaves like a save to file option. Instead of sending data out through a port on yourcomputer, the File Port opt...

23 The Setup Properties Print Tab Media This option allows the user to select the media type output will be printed on. ICC profiles will automaticallyupdate to the correct profile. Print Mode This option allows you to select the print quality for output. Driver Options Clicking this button launches...

25 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...

26 input profile. If you do not have the profile, try similar profiles or profiles for common ink sets (such asCMYK SWOP, or High End SWOP). If you are trying to match Pantone colors, it may also be appropriateto select High End SWOP as your CMYK input profile, because Pantone Process CMYK values we...

27 This intent is was created to supplement the Saturation intent. Spot Color maps colors similarly tothe Saturation rendering intent, but Spot Color rendering intent produces the greatest saturationpossible, and should not be used with photographic images. Color Mode If your output device supports ...

28 Cutter Driver Options (ColorCAMM) Clicking this button launches the Cutter Driver Options dialog box, shown below. Custom Head Tab None When this mode is selected, Roland COLORCHOICE will not send any settings regarding the cuttingoperation. The settings in the printer panel will be used instead....

29 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 RIPSoftware Server. To change the Job Properties, select Job Propertie...

30 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. Output at origin- Select this option to output the job at the machine’s origin on the edge of the media. Layout Output at origin Select this option to ...

31 Density Adjustment (Hi-Fi JET/CAMM JET) Adjusting the density is an excellent way to control for variables related to your hardware, such as worn inkjets. Adjusting for density is also a good way to insure linearization. For example, if you have a gradient fromblack to white, you want the transit...

33 Illustrator 8 [Windows] The Kodak Color Management System must be installed to output successfully from Illustrator 8 to RolandCOLORCHOICE Software. 1. From the Roland COLORCHOICE Print Monitor click Setup>Setup Properties. Then click the Print tab. 2. Make sure the Perform Color Correction ch...

34 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 Fi...

35 18. Click OK to print. Photoshop 5 [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...

36 Contour Cutting (ColorCAMM/CAMM JET) and Spot ColorPrinting (ColorCAMM) [Windows] Using a ColorCAMM PRO or CAMM JET you can print objects and then cut a contour line around them. UsingColorCAMM PRO you can also print using a Spot Color ribbon. To use such features, you have to install anduse spec...

37 CorelDRAW 8 [Windows] Setting up the palette 1. Copy a file 'userinks.cpl', located in the ‘SpotColorLibrary\ColorCAMM PRO or CAMM JET\CorelDraw8’ folder of the Installation CD to the following folder to overwrite the same file‘Corel\Graphics8\Custom\Palettes’. Or, if you want to keep the existin...

38 4. Click Save to save the color palette. 5. Use the added color palette to create the new design. PageMaker 6.5 [Windows] 1. Copy the file ‘ColorCAMM PRO.bcf’ or ‘CAMMJET.bcf’, located in the ‘Spot Color Library\ColorCAMM PRO or CAMM JET\PageMaker6.5’ folder to the Pm6.5\RSRC\Usenglsh\Color folde...

License Agreement Carefully read the following terms and conditions before installing the software. This is a legalagreement between you, the end user (either an individual or an entity), and Roland DG Corporation.If you do not agree with the following, you should retain the package unopened. (This ...