Page 5 - Welcome; System Requirements Windows; Minimum
5 Welcome Welcome to the User Guide for the Roland COLORCHOICE RIP Software. We recommend that you read andunderstand this document. This document contains instructions for the Macintosh and the Microsoft W indows95/98, Windows 2000 and Windows NT. System Requirements Windows The following table lis...
Page 6 - System Requirements Macintosh
6 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 othervariables. Your particular setup and intended use of the soft...
Page 7 - Setting Up the Roland COLORCHOICE
7 Supported printers During the installation, you will be asked to select the product to be installed. Please select the productaccording to the printer you are using. The printers supported for each product : Roland COLORCHOICE : Hi-Fi JET FJ-500/400/52/42/50/40, CAMM JET CJ-500/400 RCC for ColorCA...
Page 8 - Before using Roland COLORCHOICE; Windows NT Installation
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...
Page 11 - Macintosh Installation; Installing AdobePS Driver for a Macintosh
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>...
Page 12 - Next; Creating a Desktop Printer; Create; OK
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...
Page 13 - Getting Started; Using the RIP Software; Job Name; Status; Copies; Media; File Type; Printing a Test File
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 ...
Page 14 - Test Print
14 To Print a Test From the Setup Menu select Test Print . A small PostScript test file is sent to the Print Monitor and then printed.
Page 15 - Menus; File Menu; Add Job; Job Properties; Save As; Send
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...
Page 16 - Pause; Abort; Edit Menu; Select All; After Out put
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...
Page 17 - Setup Menu; Change Setup; Setup Properties; View Menu; View RIP Log
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...
Page 18 - Printing; Adding Jobs to the Print Monitor
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...
Page 19 - Printing from a Client on your Network
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...
Page 20 - The Setup Properties General Tab; Manufacturer; Model; Setup Name
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 ...
Page 21 - Note; The Setup Properties Ports Tab [only Macintosh]; Ports
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...
Page 22 - File Ports
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...
Page 23 - The Setup Properties Print Tab; Driver Options; Enable Driver Options
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...
Page 25 - Perform Color Correction
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...
Page 26 - ICC output profile
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...
Page 27 - Color Mode; Resolution; Passes; Curve Quality
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 ...
Page 28 - The Color Tab
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....
Page 29 - Job Properties General Tab; Preview Mode; Scale
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...
Page 30 - Number; Spacing; Layout; Offset W; After Output; Job Properties Print Tab
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 ...
Page 31 - Working with density curves
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...
Page 33 - Illustrator 8
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...
Page 34 - Photoshop 4
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...
Page 35 - Photoshop 5
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...
Page 36 - Adobe Illustrator 8
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...
Page 37 - QuarkXPress 4
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...
Page 38 - Save
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...
Page 45 - License Agreement
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 ...
