Page 2 - For Canada; WARNING
For the USA FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with thelimits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of theFCC Rules.These limits are designed to provide reasonable protectionagainst harmful interfere...
Page 3 - Contents
1 Copyright © 2001 Roland DG Corporation SOLJET™ and SOL INK™ are trademarks of Roland DG Corporation.COLORCHOICE ® is a registered in the U.S. Patent Office. Windows ® is a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft ® Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. IBM is a registered ...
Page 4 - To Ensure Safe Use; About
2 To Ensure Safe Use Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of death or severeinjury should the unit be used improperly. About and Notices Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of injury or materialdamage should the unit be used improperly. * Material dam...
Page 5 - explosives, or the like
3 Do not operate in a location exposedto open flame, sparking, or staticelectricity, or in a location exposedto high temperatures, such as in theimmediate vicinity of a heater. Also,do not place undried media in suchlocations. Doing so may result in fire due tocombustion of ink or cleaning liquid. D...
Page 6 - Install in a level and stable location.
4 Do not use with a damaged powercord or plug, or with a looseelectrical outlet. Use with any otherpower supply maylead to fire orelectrocution. Do not injure or modify the electricalpower cord, nor subject it toexcessive bends, twists, pulls,binding, or pinching, nor place anyobject of weight on it...
Page 7 - About the Labels Affixed to the Unit; Ink cartridge
5 Do not dismantle the cartridge.Keep out of reach of children.Do not store the cartridge in high or freezing temperatures.Use only models that support SOL INK. Do not insert this cartridge into a model that doesnot support SOL INK. About the Labels Affixed to the Unit These labels are affixed to th...
Page 8 - NOTICE
6 Do not place handswithin the space tothe front of the unitwhile in operation. Model nameRating label Use a rated power supply. Ink and discharged ink areflammable. Keep awayfrom open flame. Ink and discharged ink aretoxic. Avoid contact with thebody. Use only in a well-ventilated area. : Indicates...
Page 9 - Pour utiliser en toute sécurité
7 Utilisé pour avertir l'utilisateur d'un risque de décès ou de blessure grave encas de mauvaise utilisation de l'appareil. Avis sur les avertissements Utilisé pour avertir l'utilisateur d'un risque de blessure ou de dommagematériel en cas de mauvaise utilisation de l'appareil. * Par dommage matérie...
Page 10 - • près de javellisants, de produits
8 Ne pas utiliser près d'une flamme nue,dans un endroit où se produisent desétincelles ou de l'électricité statique,ni dans un endroit où les températuressont élevées, par exemple à proximitéd'un appareil de chauffage. De plus, il ne faut pas placer le supporth u m i d e d a n s d e t e l s e n d r ...
Page 12 - À propos des étiquettes collées sur l'appareil
10 Le rouleau doit être placé quand labarre est en position adéquate. Une négligence à ceniveau pourraitprovoquer la chute durouleau et causer desblessures. Ne pas toucher à l’extrémité de lalame avec vos doigts. Une négligence à ce niveau pourraitprovoquer des blessures. S'assurer que l'appareil es...
Page 14 - MEMO
Page 15 - Checking Accessories; What to Do upon Opening the Carton
13 What to Do upon Opening the Carton 1 Checking Accessories Check the following to make sure that you received all the items that were shipped along with the unit. Power cord: 1 Drain bottle: 2 Drain-bottle cap: 1 Screws: 2 Roland COLORCHOICE ® : 1 User ’s manual: 1 Replacement blade for separating...
Page 16 - Setting Up and Connection; Setting Up
14 What to Do upon Opening the Carton 2 Setting Up and Connection For an explanation of how to assemble the unit and the stand, refer to the “ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS” included with the stand.When using the unit while mounted on a stand, be sure to ensure a sufficient amount of installation space for t...
Page 17 - Connection; Rear View
15 What to Do upon Opening the Carton Use only with a power supply of thesame rating as indicated on the unit. Use with any other power supply may leadto fire or electrocution. Ground the unit with the groundwire. Failure to do so may result in risk ofelectrical shock in the even of a mechanicalprob...
Page 18 - For Macintosh; Attach the Drain Bottle
16 What to Do upon Opening the Carton For Macintosh Connection to a Macintosh requires optional items such as special cable. For more information on the required optional items andconnection settings, contact a Roland dealer. *The tube cap and the cap for the drain bottle are required when moving th...
Page 19 - Disposal of Discharged Ink
17 What to Do upon Opening the Carton The POWER LED goes out When the ink is about to exceed the “Upper Limit” line on the drain bottle, or when moving the machine, follow the steps below todiscard the ink. Press the [POWER] key to switch off the power. 1 Remove the drain bottleand attach the tube p...
Page 20 - Installing Ink Cartridges
18 What to Do upon Opening the Carton Store ink cartridges out of the reachof children. Do not remove any ink cartridges except when shipping the machine. If ink runs out, replace immediately with the same type and the same color ink cartridge (see "Maintenance -Replacing the Ink Cartridges"...
Page 23 - Front View; Part Names
21 Part Names NOTICE If you will leave the printing head being uncapped for a long time (for example, open the front cover whileprinting is made on the middle of platen), printing heads may get clogging and, in some case it results unrecov-erable damage to the printing head.When the printing carriag...
Page 24 - Inside the Front Cover
22 Part Names Inside the Front Cover Parallel Connector Main power switch Rear View Power Connector Pinch roller Grit roller Platen Printing carriage When not printing, this stays inside the cover. Platen Grit roller Cutter protector Cutting carriage The cutting carriage is wherethe cutter is mounte...
Page 25 - Operation Panel
23 Part Names Operation Panel For more information about the keys, take a look at "Description of Keys". Display This show the various settingmenus, and messages. BUSY LED This flashes while data is beingreceived from the host computer. [ENTER] key [BASE POINT] key/LED [ALIGN POINT] key/LED ...
Page 26 - Five Modes
24 Five Modes This machine has the following five modes (operating states). Five Modes Main power switch (Rear) It is generally left on.Please do not turn it off unless transporting ormaintaining the main unit. [POWER] key (Sub power switch) Use this switch to turn power on and off in dailyoperation...
Page 27 - Acceptable material widths; Loading Roll Material; Loading the Material; Setup for Printing
25 Roll material must be placed at apredetermined shaft position. Failure to do so mayresult in falling of theroll, leading to injury. Acceptable material widths 131 to 1371 mm (5-3/16 to 54 in.) * However, when loading material with a width of 131 to 430 mm (5-3/16 to 17 in.), set the[EDGE SENSE] m...
Page 30 - Loading Flat Material
28 Pass the material between the pinch rollers and the gritrollers as shown in the figure. 1 Move the sheet loading lever toward LOAD.The pinch rollers lower to hold the material in place. 3 Close the front cover.Use the [ ] and [ ] keys to select [PIECE], then press the [ENTER] key. 4 Loading Flat ...
Page 31 - Test Printing
29 Load a material, then close the front cover. 1 Hold down the [TEST PRINT] key for 1 second or longer to execute [TEST PRINT]. 2 If there are any missing dots or other evidenceof a drop in printing quality, clean the head(see "Maintenance -- Cleaning the PrintingHeads"). 2 Test Printing Pr...
Page 32 - Setting the Printing Mode and Printing Direction; Printing Mode; Printing Direction
30 3 Setting the Printing Mode and Printing Direction Before start to print, set the printing mode and printing direction.On the control panel, press the [PRINT CONFIG] key and specify the printing mode and direction of printing. Printing Mode PHOTO: This is suitable for printing photographs. SUPER:...
Page 33 - Setup for Cutting
31 Roll material must be placed at apredetermined shaft position. Failure to do so mayresult in falling of theroll, leading to injury. Pass the stoppers onto both ends of the shaft.(The shafts (2 pieces), stoppers (2 pieces), and screws(2 pieces) are included with the stand.) * When passing the shaf...
Page 37 - Installing a Blade
35 2 Installing a Blade Do not touch the tip of the bladewith your fingers. Doing so may result in injury, and thecutting performance of the blade will beimpaired. Be sure to support the tool mounting screw from below when installing the blade holder.Cutting quality may become poor if installed with...
Page 38 - Test Cutting
36 3 Test Cutting Cutting quality is affected by the blade and material being used, and by the cutting conditions. There are four cutting conditions: “cuttingspeed,” “blade force,” “blade offset,” and “amount of blade extension.” For high-quality cutting, it is necessary to set the appropriatecuttin...
Page 39 - For Materials with a Strong Adhesive Layer
37 Incorrect cutting conditions may cause symptoms such as those described below. Setup for Cutting For Materials with a Strong Adhesive Layer If you are using a material with a strong adhesive layer, the adhesive layer may adhere to itself immediately when cut.This means that even though the materi...
Page 40 - Setup for Printing and Cutting
38 Before performing printing and cutting, set up the machine as follows. 1 Loading the Material Refer to “Setup for Printing -- 1 Loading the Material” and load the material correctly. 2 Installing a Blade Refer to “Setup for Cutting -- 2 Installing the Blade” and install the blade correctly. 3 Tes...
Page 41 - Downloading Printing/Cutting Data; To resume printing; Pausing Printing or Cutting Operations
39 Opening the front cover while printing is in progress causes an emergency stop. This means that printing maynot be carried out correctly even if operation is resumed, due to drop-out or misalignment of the image.To pause printing for any other reason than an emergency stop, press the [PAUSE] key....
Page 42 - Stopping Printing or Cutting Operations
40 If it becomes necessary to replace the ink cartridge while printing is inprogress, the buzzer sounds and the following message is displayed.Please replace the ink cartridge.If this message is ignored and printing is continued without replacing theink cartridge, image quality may be adversely affe...
Page 43 - When separating the material by pressing the [SHEET CUT] key; Remove the Material
41 Cut the material from the roll Either of two methods can be used to separate a portion that's already been cut or printed from the roll. One method is to press the[SHEET CUT] key. The other method is to perform separation automatically by sending a material-cutting command from the computer. Remo...
Page 45 - When Operations Are Finished
43 Even when not in use, keep the machine in an environment where the temperature is 5 to 40 ˚C (41 to 104 ˚F) andthe humidity is 20 to 80 % (no condensation). In particular, be careful to make sure not to expose the machine tohigh temperatures of 40 ˚C (104 ˚F) or more. When operations are finished...
Page 46 - Replacing the Ink Cartridges; Maintenance
44 Maintenance Store ink cartridges out of the reachof children. NOTICE Once an ink cartridge has been installed, do not remove it until the ink has been used up. Frequent insertion and removalmay allow air to enter the ink tube and result in a drop in printing quality due to dot drop-out or the lik...
Page 48 - Much; Check how much ink remains
46 Maintenance You can use [INK LEFT] on the display menu to check how much ink is left after the ink cartridges have been installed.Use this information as a guide for replacing the ink cartridges.If a partially used ink cartridge is removed and reinstalled, or if a partially used ink cartridge is ...
Page 50 - Replacing the Cutter Blade
48 Maintenance Replacing the Cutter Blade Do not touch the tip of the bladewith your fingers. Doing so may result in injury, and thecutting performance of the blade will beimpaired. Remove the blade holder from the cutting carriage. 1 Remove the old blade. 2 (1) Loosen the tool securing screw (2) Re...
Page 51 - How to Replace the Separating Knife
49 Maintenance If the separating knife, replace it with the replacement blade. Make sure the power to the unit isoff before attempting to replace theseparating knife. Doing so may result in injury. Press the [POWER] key to switch off the power. 1 Turn off the main power switch. 2 The POWER LED goes ...
Page 52 - When the Product Needs Cleaning
50 Maintenance Cleaning the body Use a cloth moistened with water then wrung well, and wipe gently to clean. Wipe the operation panel and display gently with a clean,dry, and soft cloth. Cleaning the platen Use a cloth moistened with water then wrung well, and wipe gently to clean. Cleaning the grit...
Page 54 - Continued on the next page
52 Maintenance When moving the unit, first carry out head washing, then secure the carriage in place. NOTICE If there is material loaded, hold down the [SETUP]key for 1 second or longer to cancel setup, thenremove the material (see "Remove the Material"). 1 Press the [MENU] key and [ ] key t...
Page 57 - Environment Matching
55 User's Reference Environment Matching Printing length in the direction of carriage movement may be affected by changes in the operating environment (temperature and humidity).This may result in misalignment of the printing or cutting location in the carriage-movement direction.If this happens, th...
Page 58 - Performing Cutting or Printing at the Desired Location
56 User's Reference Performing Cutting or Printing at the Desired Location Set the print or cutting start position (base point) to the desired location. Load material and install a blade, then press the[SETUP] key. 1 Use the arrow keys to align the blade with the newprinting or cutting start locatio...
Page 59 - Adjusting the Printing and Cutting Positions
57 User's Reference Adjusting the Printing and Cutting Positions When printing is followed by cutting, the cutting line may be displaced from the printing. If this happens, use the display menu’s [PRINT-CUT ADJ.] function to align the printing and cutting positions. Read the correction value from th...
Page 61 - Printable and Cuttable Size and Position
59 User's Reference Remove the Printed Material, then Reload the Material and Perform Cutting This feature is for performing position alignment in cases where printing is performed, after which the material removed from themachine for further processing (such as laminating), then again loaded for cu...
Page 63 - Printing with Crop Marks
61 User's Reference Use the [ ] key to select [ENABLE], then press the[ENTER] key. 3 Send the printing data from the computer.Three crop marks are automatically printed on the leftand right areas at the front edge of the material. 4 * Setting [CROP MARK] to [ENABLE] makes the output area 25 mm (1 in...
Page 64 - Reloading and Aligning Material
62 User's Reference When printing is finished press the [SET UP] key, remove the material and carry out lamination (or whatever further processingneeds to be done).Load the material at the same pinch-roller positions used during printing, then press the [SETUP] key. At this time, load the materialso...
Page 66 - Making Corrections for Printing; Feed Correction
64 User's Reference Making Corrections for Printing When performing test printing for feed correction, load the material correctly (see "Setup for Printing -- Loading theMaterial"). If the material is not loaded correctly, an accurate test pattern may not be output. When you use the program ...
Page 67 - Bidirectional Correction; Value with no displacement
65 User's Reference Bidirectional Correction * Only when the printing direction at the [PRINT MODE] menu has been set to [BI-DIRECTION] (bidirectional) This adjusts slippage when performing bidirectional printing.Make this adjustment when you have replaced the material with a different type or adjus...
Page 68 - Aligning the Printing Length and Cutting Length
66 User's Reference Aligning the Printing Length and Cutting Length There is normally no need to adjust this. When there is no effect due to expansion or contraction of the material, use with the calibrationvalue always set at “0.” However, when printing is followed by cutting, the cutting length ma...
Page 69 - Performing Overprinting
67 User's Reference Press the [ ] key to make the following screen appear on the display. 5 Use the [ ] key to choose [FEED ADJUST] or[SCAN ADJUST]. 6 Press the [ ] key to make the following screen appear on the display. 7 Input the correction value calculated in step (2).Select the correction value...
Page 70 - Setting the Page Margins
68 User's Reference Setting the Page Margins This makes the setting for the margin between pages.When outputting a number of pages continuously, you can establish a margin between the pages.You can set this in a range of 0 mm to 100 mm (in 10 mm steps).This is set at 20 mm when shipped from the fact...
Page 72 - To Perform Long Printing/Cutting
70 User's Reference To Perform Long Printing/Cutting When performing printing or cutting over a length of 1.5 m (60 in.) or more, first feed out the required length of material. Then followthe steps below to load the material. 1 Position the left- and right-hand pinch rollers at thelocations shown i...
Page 73 - Adjusting the Height of the Printing Head; Height of the printing head; High
71 User's Reference Adjusting the Height of the Printing Head When using material that is thick or susceptible to warping, material feed may not proceed smoothly, or the material may jam. Whensuch material is loaded, you can adjust the height of the printing head. You can adjust the head height by m...
Page 74 - Materials; Conditions for Usable Materials
72 User's Reference Materials Conditions for Usable Materials C D A B A) Cuttable material thickness B) Maximum material thickness, including base paper (peeled-off paper) C) Maximum diameter for roll material D) Core inner diameter for roll material E) Maximum weight for roll material F) Roll mater...
Page 75 - Material
73 User's Reference Acceptable material widths : Grit roller : Pinch roller (left) : Pinch roller (right) : Pinch roller (middle) Make sure the left and right pinch rollersare positioned above the grit rollers. 131 to 1371 mm (5-3/16 to 54 in.) * However, when loading material with a width of 131 to...
Page 76 - About Blade Life
74 User's Reference About Blade Life Cutting conditions and blade life vary according to the hardness of the material and the usage environment. Making the settings for theconditions described below does not automatically guarantee attractive cutting results in all situations. Before performing actu...
Page 77 - About the Printing/Cutting Area
75 User's Reference The printing/cutting area along the horizontal plane (the direction in which the carriage moves) is determined by the position of the pinch rollers. The workable area spans the length between the two rollers, minus a margin of about 1.5 mm (about 0.06 in.) on both sides. If [PIEC...
Page 79 - Description of Keys
77 Description of Keys Default value Setting range Function Submenu Top menu Key — — — — This switches on and off the sub power . When thepower is switched on, the POWER LED lights up. — — — — This detects the presence of material, and its dimensions,and shows the printable or cuttable size on the d...
Page 81 - Description of Menus; Description of Menu Items
79 Description of Menu Items Description of Menus Pressing the [MENU] key enters the menu mode. Default value Setting range Function Submenu Top menu DEMO PRINT & CUT — — This performs printing or cutting of sample data.[PRINT & CUT]: This outputs the sample data for printing and cutting.[PR...
Page 85 - Display Menus Flowchart
83 Description of Menu Items For details about each of the menus, see the "Description of Display Menus." * Selecting the language for screen messages Display Menus Flowchart Load the material and press key When the power is turned on for the first time, or turned on after removing the ink R...
Page 90 - Clean, attractive printing is impossible; Is the surface of the platen dirty or scratched?; Is the material damaged?
88 What to Do If... The message “SHEET TOO SHORT CONTINUE?” appears when data issent from the computer The size of the data is larger than the printing/cutting area of the loaded material. To continue performing output without correcting this, press the [ENTER] key. When you do this, portions that e...
Page 92 - The material becomes jammed; If [MOTOR ERROR : TURN OFF POWER] appears and operation stops; Printed lines are misaligned
90 What to Do If... The material becomes jammed If [MOTOR ERROR : TURN OFF POWER] appears and operation stops (1) Press the [POWER] key to switch off the sub power.(2) Remove the jammed material. Cut off any creased or torn portions.(3) Correct whatever caused the material to jam. (For example, if t...
Page 93 - The material cannot be separated; Is a blade installed in the separating knife?; The printing and cutting positions are not aligned; Is the material loaded correctly?
91 What to Do If... The material cannot be separated Is a blade installed in the separating knife? If no blade is installed, then install one (see "Maintenance -- How to Replace the Separating Knife"). Is the blade dull or broken? If the blade has become dull or broken, replace it with the r...
Page 94 - Action; Error messages; Error Messages
92 Error Messages Meaning A motor error occurred. The air temperature where installed is higher thanthe ambient temperature at which the unit can op-erate (approx. 40 ° C (104 ° F) or more higher). The air temperature where installed is lower thanthe ambient temperature at which the unit can op-erat...
Page 96 - Specifications
94 Specifications SC-500 Piezo ink-jet method/media-moving method 1346.2 mm x 24998 mm (53 in. x 984-1/8 in.) 131 to 1371 mm (5-3/16 to 54 in.) (Note that detection of the front and rear edges is not possible for material measuring from 131 mm to 430 mm (5-3/16 to 17 in.).) 131 to 1371 mm (5-3/16 to...
Page 98 - Interface Specifications
96 Specifications SLCT IN HIGH* NC GND FAULT INIT GND 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 HIGH*** GND GND NC AUTO FEED SLCT PERROR BUSY ACK D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0 STROBE Interface Specifications Parallel Connector(in compliance with spe...
