SPECIAL COLOR INK GUIDE
(Metallic Silver & White)
This document describes the characteristics of special color inks (white ink and metallic silver ink) used with
XC-540MT, important notes, maintenance, and printing method using these inks. For other matters, refer to the
XC-540/XC-540MT Setup Guide and the XC-540/XC-540MT User's Manual.
When using metallic silver ink and white
ink, be sure to read this rst.
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Contents
Contents ........................................................................................................1
Chapter 1 Getting Started ..................................................................................3
1-1 What This Document Assumes and Related Manuals ...........................4
What This Document Assumes ................................................................................................... 4
Related Manuals ..............................................................................................................................4
VersaWorks Online ........................................................................................................................... 4
1-2 Before Starting Operations ....................................................................5
Important: Characteristics of Inks and Important Notes....................................................5
Before Starting the Day's Work .................................................................................................... 5
1-3 Important Notes on Printing ...................................................................6
When Performing Pullback Printing .......................................................................................... 6
When Using Transparent Media ..................................................................................................6
Chapter 2 Getting Ready ....................................................................................9
2-1 Preparing VersaWorks .........................................................................10
Starting VersaWorks .......................................................................................................................10
Creating a Folder for Saving PS Files .......................................................................................10
2-2 Printer Preparations ............................................................................. 11
Making the Printer Settings and Loading Media ................................................................11
2-3 Creating Printing Data ..........................................................................12
Basic Approach for Creating Printing Data ...........................................................................12
Creating Data for Printing ...........................................................................................................12
Blend Print and Layered Print (Metallic Silver and CMYK) ...............................................18
Chapter 3 Printing .............................................................................................21
3-1 Print Job Setting ...................................................................................22
Printing Only with Metallic Silver Ink ......................................................................................22
Blend Print (Metallic Silver + CMYK) ........................................................................................24
Layered Print (Metallic Silver CMYK) ..................................................................................26
Layered Print (CMYK Metallic Silver )..................................................................................28
Printing Only with White Ink ......................................................................................................30
Printing with While, Metallic Silver, and CMYK Ink .............................................................32
Printing with White and CMYK Ink ...........................................................................................35
3-2 Starting the Print Operation .................................................................37
Starting the Print Operation .......................................................................................................37
Printing a Metallic Color Chart..................................................................................................38
Chapter 4 Advanced .........................................................................................41
4-1 Pullback printing ...................................................................................42
Pullback printing (White Metallic silver/CMYK) .............................................................42
Pullback printing (Metallic silver/CMYK White) ..............................................................49
4-2 Performing Texture Printing..................................................................55
What is Texture Printing? .............................................................................................................55
Create The Texture Printing Data ..............................................................................................55
Performing Texture Printing .......................................................................................................61
Printing a Texture Chart ...............................................................................................................61
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Copyright © 2009-2011 Roland DG Corporation
Chapter 5
Maintenance ........................................................................63
5-1 Maintenance ........................................................................................64
Message for Ink Circulation ........................................................................................................64
When Dot Drop-out Etc. Cannot be Corrected ....................................................................64
Chapter 1
Getting Started
1-1 What This Document Assumes and Related Manuals ............4
What This Document Assumes ..................................................4
Related Manuals .........................................................................4
VersaWorks Online ......................................................................4
1-2 Before Starting Operations .....................................................5
Important: Characteristics of Inks and Important Notes ..............5
Before Starting the Day's Work ...................................................5
1-3 Important Notes on Printing ....................................................6
When Performing Pullback Printing .............................................6
When Using Transparent Media ..................................................6
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Chapter 1 Getting Started
Chapter 1 Getting Started
1-1 What This Document Assumes and Related Manuals
What This Document Assumes
Before performing any operations described in this guide, make sure that all the following preparations are
complete.
Assembling and installing the XC-540MT unit
Installing VersaWorks on your computer, and connecting the computer to the XC-540MT via a network
Related Manuals
Read the following documentation for information about setting up the XC-540MT unit and VersaWorks.
(1) Setup Guide
This manual covers details about how to use the XC-540MT, including how to set up the printer and where to
locate the printer, etc. Be sure to read this manual.
(2) User's Manual
This manual describes operation methods in detail. After you've read the XC-540MT Setup Guide, be sure to
read this manual.
(3) VersaWorks Quick Start Guide
This manual explains basic operations of VersaWorks, including how to set up the program. Be sure to read
Chapter 1 of this manual and make necessary setups on your computer. It is also recommended to read Chapter
2 of this manual and become familiar with how to use this program.
VersaWorks Online
This document describes the important notes for using the metallic silver ink and white ink as well as the basic
printing method. You can get the latest information about Roland VersaWorks and the information on printing
methods requiring more complex settings by viewing VersaWorks Online.
If you want to learn more about the features of Roland VersaWorks, or if you want to use metallic silver ink and
white ink more eectively, be sure to visit VersaWorks Online.
URL: http://dg4.roland.co.jp/en/RVW2forWeb/index.html
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1-2 Before Starting Operations
Important: Characteristics of Inks and Important Notes
The usage and handling of white ink and metallic silver ink involve some important considerations that do
not apply to ink of other colors.
Be sure to familiarize yourself with the characteristics of inks before you use it.
White ink and Metallic Silver ink settle and separate.
If it is allowed to stand, the precipitated material may solidify and cause clogging of the print heads or
other malfunction. Be sure to observe the cautions in this manual.
Maintenance must be performed.
Always keep the main power switched on. If the main power is switched o, the automatic maintenance
function stops working, and may result in malfunction.
We recommend operating the printer at least once a week.
If the printer is left unused for a long period of time, ink precipitation may occur, resulting in an incorrect
ink discharge such as occurrence of dot drop-out. In such cases, the precipitated and solidied ink needs
to be discharged. This work requires two SOL INK cleaning cartridges. For how to perform the work, refer
to the description below.
P. 64, "When Dot Drop-out etc. Cannot be Corrected"
Drying inks
After output, allow the ink to dry suciently. Note that white ink and metallic silver ink in particular require
printing at a high density, and so are more dicult to dry than CMYK inks.
Use an auxiliary drying unit (DU-540).
We strongly recommend performing lamination.
Depending on conditions, the weatherability of metallic silver ink and white ink may be inferior to that of
CMYK inks. Therefore, laminating is strongly recommended.
Maintenance requires two SOL INK cleaning cartridges, so be sure to have these on hand.
Before Starting the Day's Work
Remove just the white and metallic silver ink cartridges, shake them gently, then reinsert
them.
The cyan, magenta, yellow, and black ink cartridges do not need to be shaken every day, but
new cartridges for these colors should be shaken when you install them.
The ingredients in white and metallic silver ink tend to settle. Each day, before starting the day's operations,
be sure to carry out the above steps. Allowing the ink to stand without carrying out these steps can cause the
settled material to harden, resulting in malfunction or other problems.
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1-3 Important Notes on Printing
When Performing Pullback Printing
What is Pullback Printing?
Pullback printing refers to a printing method in which the white-ink (or metallic silver ink) undercoat is printed
rst, and then CMYK color is printed on top of white ink (or vice versa); in the process, the already printed
media is pulled back to the original position once, and then overprinting is performed.
Allow the ink to dry thoroughly.
Dry the ink suciently before you perform pullback printing with the next color. Performing pullback
printing before the ink has dried enough may make attractive printing impossible or cause problems such
as reduced weatherability.
Drying time diers according to various conditions, but as a general guide you should use an auxiliary
drying unit (DU-540) and also allow the media to stand for an additional 15 minutes.
In particular, when you're pullback printing a white or metallic silver undercoat with CMYK inks, allow the
undercoat to dry thoroughly before you overprint it. If the undercoat is not dry enough, dierences in
dryness may cause variations in the overprinted CMYK colors.
Using the middle pinch rollers
The middle pinch rollers may smudge the printed surface when the media is pulled back. When you per-
form pullback printing, we recommend securing the media in place using only two pinch rollers (one on
the left and one on the right).
Never use the media take-up system
Performing pullback printing requires pulling the media back, and so the take-up unit cannot be used.
When Using Transparent Media
Loading transparent media
Set the [EDGE DETECTION] menu item to "DISABLE". Transparent media cannot be loaded unless this set-
ting is made.
Ensure a margin of at least 75 mm from the leading edge of the media to the printing- or cutting-start
location.
Important notes on the amount of media remaining
When you use transparent media, the presence of media cannot be detected. In such cases, printing opera-
tion does not stop when the media runs out, and there is a chance that the platen or the like may become
soiled by ink or that ink may get inside and damage the machine.
If media runs out while printing is in progress, immediately press
to quit printing.
Chapter 1 Getting Started
1-3 Important Notes on Printing
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Using the middle pinch rollers
The middle pinch rollers damage media slightly, and on transparent media this damage can be very notice-
able. If such damage is a concern, we recommend securing the media in place using only two pinch rollers
(one on the left and one on the right).
Automatic crop-mark detection
Automatic crop-mark detection may not be possible for some media, such as transparent media. In such
cases, perform alignment manually.
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Chapter 2
Getting Ready
2-1 Preparing VersaWorks ..........................................................10
Starting VersaWorks ..................................................................10
Creating a Folder for Saving PS Files .......................................10
2-2 Printer Preparations .............................................................. 11
Making the Printer Settings and Loading Media ........................11
2-3 Creating Printing Data ..........................................................12
Basic Approach for Creating Printing Data ................................12
Creating Data for Printing ..........................................................12
Blend Print and Layered Print (Metallic Silver and CMYK)........18
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Chapter 2 Getting Ready
2-1 Preparing VersaWorks
Starting VersaWorks
On the computer you're using, start VersaWorks. For information on how to start the program, see the Roland
VersaWorks Quick Start Guide. After starting the program, go to the upper left of the main screen and check to
make sure that "Model (or Nickname) of Your Printer" is displayed, and that "Status" is set to "Ready to Print."
Creating a Folder for Saving PS Files
Before you actually print an image you draw using application software such as Adobe Illustrator, it is necessary
to save the image as a PS le (s). And then, you can print the image by loading the PS le (s) on VersaWorks.
Because of this, you should create a folder for saving PS les in advance. It is recommended to locate the folder
in the root directory on your computer's local disk.
Procedure
Open [Computer] (or [My Computer]), and then open [Local Disk (C:)].
On the [Organize] menu, click [New
Folder]. (Or on the [File] menu, click
[New], and then click [Folder].)
Enter the name for the folder, and then
press the Enter key.
Here you name "MT-WH_print", for example.
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2-2 Printer Preparations
Making the Printer Settings and Loading Media
When Using Transparent Media
When you're using transparent media, make the necessary printing settings on the printer and load the media
accordingly.
Procedure
Press and make the following settings.
[EDGE DETECTION] to "DISABLE."
Load transparent media into the printer.
When the media warps or partially oats, ensure a margin of about 200 mm from the leading edge of
the media to the printing- or cutting-start location.
Be sure to use the media clamps when you load media.
When Using Media Other Than Transparent Media
Load the media using the method described in the XC-540/XC-540MT User's Manual.
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2-3 Creating Printing Data
Basic Approach for Creating Printing Data
When Using Metallic Silver Ink
When you print using metallic silver ink, you can create the printing data according to the two methods
below.
Specify the spot color so as to use only the metallic silver ink.
Apply the spot color named "RDG_MetallicSilver" to the areas you want to print using the metallic silver
ink.
Use the exclusive metallic color special colors library.
From the exclusive metallic color special colors library, select the metallic color to be used which is the
combination color of CMYK ink and metallic silver ink.
When Using White Ink
Apply the spot color named "RDG_WHITE" to the areas you want to print using the white ink.
Creating Data for Printing
Create the data for printing using the metallic silver ink and white ink.
The program used to create the printing data is Adobe Illustrator CS3. For detailed information on drawing
methods and how to work with palettes, refer to the documentation or online help for Adobe Illustrator
CS3. If you're using another version of Adobe Illustrator, operations may be somewhat dierent from those
explained here.
1.
Open the exclusive swatch library.
At the swatch palette menu, select [Open Swatch Library], then [Other Libraries].
The "Select Library" window appears.
NOTE: The swatch palette is displayed by going to the menu and selecting [Window], then [Swatch].
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Open folder in the order of [Computer] (or [My Computer]) → [Local Disk (C:)] →
[Program Files] → [Roland VersaWorks] → [Swatch] → [Illustrator], then select "Roland
VersaWorks.ai."
Depending on the settings of your computer, the extension ".ai" might not be shown.
Click [Open].
The swatch library containing "RDG_MetallicSilver" and "RDG_WHITE" is displayed.
Open the same folders as in step , then select "Roland Metallic Color.ai."
Depending on the settings of your computer, the extension ".ai" might not be shown
Click [Open].
The swatch library is displayed which is containing the "metallic color" created by mixing the metallic
silver ink and CMYK ink.
By saving the ".ai" le selected in steps and into the folder below, you can register each swatch
library to the Adobe Illustrator's library.
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator CS3\Preset\Swatch
("C" is the name of your computer's local disk.)
Once the registration is performed, you can open the library directly from the swatch palette menu, eliminating the need to search the le every time you start Adobe Illustrator.
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2.
Create the illustration, and specify the spot color that matches the color you want to print.
Create the illustration.
Be sure to draw the illustration in the CMYK mode.
Specify each spot color that matches the color you want to print.
Desired ink or color Spot color name
Metallic silver ink RDG_MetallicSilver
White ink RDG_WHITE
Metallic color
(Metallic silver/CMYK combination color)
RVW-MT-Silver, RVW-MT-Bronze, RVW-MT-
TitanBlack, etc.
Using the metallic silver ink, you can perform the blend print and the layered print by combining the
ink with the CMYK ink.
P. 18, “Blend Print and Layered Print (Metallic Silver and CMYK)”
Specify "RDG_WHITE" for
the areas where you want to
use white ink.
Specify " RDG_MetallicSilver " for the
areas where you want to use metallic
silver ink.
Areas where you want to use metallic color
From the metallic color special colors library (Roland Metallic
Color), specify the color such as "RVW-MT-Bronze"
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3.
Create the PS (PostScript) le.
Select [Print] from the [File] menu.
Select [Roland VW].
When a nickname is set, or when more than one
printer is connected, select “Roland VW_(the
nickname of the printer used for output).”
Click [Setup].
Click [Continue].
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Turn on the [Print to le] option.
Click [Preferences].
Click [Advanced] in the [Layout] tab.
For Windows 2000: In the "Print"
dialog box (the window at the very top
of this page), go to the "Layout" tab and
click [Advanced].
Click the down arrow to the right of
the [Paper Size] box, and then click
[PostScript Custom Page Size] from the
list that appears.
For "Custom Page Size Denition,"
enter the values in the "Width" and
"Height" elds.
Enter values for the same size as the illustration
you created in step
2
.
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Click [OK] three times to close the "PostScript Custom Page Size Denition," "Roland
VersaWorks Advanced Options," and "Printing Preferences" dialog boxes.
The "Print" dialog box returns.
Click [Print].
Click [Print].
Specify the destination and le name
for saving, then save the le.
Example: " C:\MT-WH_print " for the folder to
save to, and " mt-wh.ps " as the le name
Click [Save].
The CMYK layer of the image is saved as a PS
le.
Open the folder you saved to and make sure the le has been created.
Select the folder you created in "Creating
a Folder for Saving PS Files" on page 10.
Assign the name you want. It may be a good idea to
assign a name that indicates that the le uses white
and metallic silver ink.
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Blend Print and Layered Print (Metallic Silver and CMYK)
Using the metallic silver ink, you can perform the blend print and the layered print by combining the ink with
the CMYK ink. By this means, you can realize the metallic expressions that cannot be made only with the CMYK
ink. The printing methods are dierent between the blend print and the layered print, and so are the metallic
impressions of the CMYK colors. Select and use the types of printing to suit your taste.
P. 24, “Blend Print (Metallic Silver + CMYK),” p. 26, “Layered Print (Metallic Silver CMYK),” p. 28, "Layered Print
(CMYK Metallic Silver )"
* When you perform “Printing with White, Metallic Silver, and CMYK Ink” (page 32), the printing method is
limited to the blend print.
Blend Print
(Image of printing method)
In performing the blend print or the layered print, you can specify the colors from the metallic color
special colors library. However, if you specify the metallic colors with the same names for the blend
print and the layered print, the tones of the colors are dierent between them. We recommend that
you check the tones of the colors by performing the test printing or printing out the Metallic Color
Chart.
Seeing the metallic color chart for the layered print, you may feel a slight inconsistency between the
names and the tones of the colors. This is because the colors listed in the Metallic Color Chart are
named based on those for the blend print.
P. 38, “Printing the Metallic Color Chart”
The metallic silver ink and the CMYK ink are blended
to be a single layer for printing.
Media
Metallic Silver and
CMYK
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Layered Print
(Image of printing method)
The metallic silver ink and the CMYK ink are separated into the different layers
and printed in that order. (Metallic silver ink CMYK ink)
The metallic silver ink and the CMYK ink are separated into the different layers
and printed in that order. (CMYK ink Metallic silver ink)
Media
Metallic Silver
CMYK
The printed image is to be
seen from this side (the printed
surface of the nished results).
CMYK
The printed image is to be seen from
this side (the opposite side of the printed
surface of the nished results).
Media
Metallic Silver
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Chapter 3
Printing
3-1 Print Job Setting ...................................................................22
Printing Only with Metallic Silver Ink ..........................................22
Blend Print (Metallic Silver + CMYK) .........................................24
Layered Print (Metallic Silver CMYK) ....................................26
Layered Print (CMYK Metallic Silver ) ...................................28
Printing Only with White Ink .......................................................30
Printing with While, Metallic Silver, and CMYK Ink ....................32
Printing with White and CMYK Ink .............................................35
3-2 Starting the Print Operation ..................................................37
Starting the Print Operation .......................................................37
Printing a Metallic Color Chart ..................................................38
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3-1 Print Job Setting
Printing Only with Metallic Silver Ink
This section describes how to perform printing only with the metallic silver ink. To use the metallic silver ink
in printing, you need to use the printing data where the use of the metallic silver ink is designated. If the
printing data have the portion designating the use of other colors, with the settings described in this section,
you can print with the metallic silver ink only the area of the image which has been designated to print with
the metallic silver ink.
P. 12, “2-3 Creating Printing Data”
Procedure
Make sure that you have nished making the preparations for VersaWorks, getting the
printer ready, and creating the printing data ( page 9, "Chapter 2 -- Getting Ready").
Double-click .
Queue A Properties" window appears.
Click .
For [Media Type], select names with [MT]
attached such as "Generic Vinyl 1 [MT]".
Make the selection that matches the media to be
used. Selecting an item attached with [MT] enables
you to choose the print mode that can use the metallic silver ink.
For [Print Quality], select [High Quality]
For [Mode], select [MetallicSilver (v)].
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Click .
Turn on the [Convert Spot Color] option.
Click .
In [Operation Mode], select the operation of
the printer.
Click [OK] to close the "Queue A Properties"
window.
This is the end of the print job setting. To start printing, go on to page 37 “Starting the Print Operation.”
Only the settings necessary for the use of the metallic silver ink are described in this section. For other settings,
refer to the online help provided for VersaWorks.
* If you select [CMYK (v)] for [Mode] in the procedure
, only the area of the image where CMYK is specied
in the printing data is to be printed.
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Chapter 3 Printing
Blend Print (Metallic Silver + CMYK)
This section describes how to perform the blend print with the metallic silver ink and CMYK ink.
P. 18, “Blend Print and Layered Print (Metallic Silver and CMYK)”
To perform the blend print, you need to use the printing data where the use of the metallic silver ink and the
CMYK ink is designated.
P. 12, “2-3 Creating Printing Data”
Procedure
Make sure that you have nished making the preparations for VersaWorks, getting the
printer ready, and creating the printing data ( page 9, "Chapter 2 -- Getting Ready").
Double-click .
Queue A Properties" window appears.
Click .
For [Media Type], select names with [MT]
attached such as "Generic Vinyl 1 [MT]".
Make the selection that matches the media to be
used. Selecting an item attached with [MT] enables
you to choose the print mode that can use the metallic silver ink.
For [Print Quality], select [High Quality].
For [Mode], select [CMYKMt (v)].
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Click .
Turn on the [Convert Spot Color] option.
Click .
In [Operation Mode], select the operation
of the printer.
Click [OK] to close the "Queue A Properties" window.
This is the end of the print job setting. To start printing, go on to page 37 “Starting the Print Operation.”
Only the settings necessary for the use of the metallic silver ink are described in this section. For other settings,
refer to the online help provided for VersaWorks.
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Chapter 3 Printing
Layered Print (Metallic Silver CMYK)
This section describes how to perform the layered print with the metallic silver ink and CMYK ink using the
metallic silver ink as background.
P. 18, “Blend Print and Layered Print (Metallic Silver and CMYK)”
To perform the layered print, you need to use the printing data where the use of the metallic silver ink and
the CMYK ink is designated.
P. 12, “2-3 Creating Printing Data”
Procedure
Make sure that you have nished making the preparations for VersaWorks, getting the
printer ready, and creating the printing data ( page 9, "Chapter 2 -- Getting Ready").
Double-click .
Queue A Properties" window appears.
Click .
For [Media Type], select names with [MT]
attached such as "Generic Vinyl 1 [MT]".
Make the selection that matches the media to be
used. Selecting an item attached with [MT] enables
you to choose the print mode that can use the metallic silver ink.
For [Print Quality], select [High Quality
(Layerd)].
If [Mode] is selectable, select [Mt -> CMYK
(v)].
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Click .
Turn on the [Convert Spot Color] option.
Click .
In [Operation Mode], select the operation
of the printer.
Click [OK] to close the "Queue A Properties" window.
This is the end of the print job setting. To start printing, go on to page 37 “Starting the Print Operation.”
Only the settings necessary for the use of the metallic silver ink are described in this section. For other settings,
refer to the online help provided for VersaWorks.
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Layered Print (CMYK Metallic Silver )
This section describes how to perform the layered print with the metallic silver ink.
P. 18, “Blend Print and Layered Print (Metallic Silver and CMYK)”
To perform the layered print, you need to use the printing data where the use of the metallic silver ink and
the CMYK ink is designated.
P. 12, “2-3 Creating Printing Data”
Procedure
Make sure that you have nished making the preparations for VersaWorks, getting the
printer ready, and creating the printing data ( page 9, "Chapter 2 -- Getting Ready").
Double-click .
Queue A Properties" window appears.
Click .
For [Media Type], select "xxx[MT]: Clear
PET Film" or "xxx[MT]: PET Clear Film,
Adhesive" (or xxx: Clear PET Film," "xxx:
PET Clear Film, Adhesive).
* “xxx” indicates “ESP-CL” and others.
For [Print Quality], select [High Quality
(Layerd)].
For [Mode], select [CMYK -> Mt (v)].
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Click .
Turn on the [Convert Spot Color] option.
Click .
In [Operation Mode], select the operation
of the printer.
Click [OK] to close the "Queue A Properties" window.
This is the end of the print job setting. To start printing, go on to page 37 “Starting the Print Operation.”
Only the settings necessary for the use of the metallic silver ink are described in this section. For other settings,
refer to the online help provided for VersaWorks.
When You Want to Display the Side Opposite the Printed Surface by Using Clear Film.
Click .
Turn on the [Mirror] option.
When the printing data with mirror image
is prepared beforehand, you do not need
to turn on this option.
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Chapter 3 Printing
Printing Only with White Ink
This section describes how to perform printing only with the white ink. To use the while ink in printing, you
need to use the printing data where the use of the white ink is designated. If the printing data have the portion
designating the use of other colors, with the setting described in this section, you can print with the white ink
only the area of the image which has been designated to print with the white ink.
P. 12, “2-3 Creating Printing Data”
Procedure
Make sure that you have nished making the preparations for VersaWorks, getting the
printer ready, and creating the printing data ( page 9, "Chapter 2 -- Getting Ready").
Double-click .
Queue A Properties" window appears.
Click .
For [Media Type], select “xxx[MT]: Clear
PET Film” or “xxx[MT]: PET Clear Film,
Adhesive” (or xxx: Clear PET Film,” “xxx:
PET Clear Film, Adhesive).
* “xxx” indicates “ESP-CL” and others.
For [Print Quality], select [High Quality].
When “xxx: Clear PET Film” or “xxx: PET Clear Film,
Adhesive” is selected for [Media Type], [Print Quality]
need not be selected (because the option is only
[High Quality]).
For [Mode], select [White (v)].
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Click .
Turn on the [Convert Spot Color] option.
Click .
In [Operation Mode], select the operation
of the printer.
Click [OK] to close the "Queue A Properties" window.
This is the end of the print job setting. To start printing, go on to page 37 “Starting the Print Operation.”
Only the settings necessary for the use of the metallic silver ink are described in this section. For other settings,
refer to the online help provided for VersaWorks.
* If you select [CMYK (v)] for [Mode] in the procedure
, only the area of the image where CMYK is specied
in the printing data is to be printed.
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Chapter 3 Printing
Printing with While, Metallic Silver, and CMYK Ink
This section describes how to perform printing with the metallic silver ink, the white ink, and the CMYK ink.
Deciding which ink between the white and the others (the metallic silver and CMYK) you want to use for the
base is an important point in determining the print job setting here.
To use the metallic silver ink and the white ink, you need to use the printing data where the use of the respective inks is designated. For the area of the image to be printed with the metallic silver ink and the CMYK ink
combined, the setting is xed to the blend print.
P. 12, “2-3 Creating Printing Data”
Procedure
Make sure that you have nished making the preparations for VersaWorks, getting the
printer ready, and creating the printing data ( page 9, "Chapter 2 -- Getting Ready").
Double-click .
Queue A Properties" window appears.
Click .
For [Media Type], select “xxx[MT]: Clear
PET Film” or “xxx[MT]: PET Clear Film,
Adhesive.”
* “xxx” indicates “ESP-CL” and others.
For [Print Quality], select [High Quality].
With [Mode], select the print mode.
White -> CMYKMt (v)
Inks are overprinted in the sequence of white and
then metallic silver/CMYK Color.
CMYKMt -> White (v)
Inks are overprinted in the sequence of white and
then metallic silver/CMYK Color.
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Image of overprinting in the sequence of white and then metallic silver/CMYK Color
(Print Mode "White -> CMYKMt (v) ")
* The white data and the metallic silver/CMYK color data are actually printed simultaneously, but they are
shown here as separate layers in order to indicate the printing sequence.
Image of overprinting in the sequence of metallic silver/CMYK Color and then white
(Print Mode "CMYKMt -> White (v) ")
* The white data and the metallic silver/CMYK color data are actually printed simultaneously, but they are
shown here as separate layers in order to indicate the printing sequence.
The printed image is to
be seen from this side
(the printed surface of
the nished results).
The printed image is to
be seen from this side
(the opposite side of the
printed surface of the
nished results).
Transparent lm
White
Metallic silver/CMYK
Transparent lm
White
Metallic silver/CMYK
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Click .
Turn on the [Convert Spot Color] option.
Click .
In [Operation Mode], select the operation
of the printer.
Click [OK] to close the “Queue A Proper-
ties” window.
This is the end of the print job setting. To start printing, go on to page 37 “Starting the Print Operation.”
Only the settings necessary for the use of the metallic silver ink and white ink are described in this section. For
other settings, refer to the online help provided for VersaWorks.
When You Want to Display the Side Opposite the Printed Surface by Using Clear Film.
Click .
Turn on the [Mirror] option.
When the printing data with mirror image
is prepared beforehand, you do not need
to turn on this option.
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Printing with White and CMYK Ink
This section describes how to perform printing with the white ink and the CMYK ink. Deciding which ink
between the white and the CMYK you want to use for the base is an important point in determining the print
job setting here. To use the white ink for printing, you need to use the printing data where the use of the
white ink is designated.
P. 12, “2-3 Creating Printing Data”
Procedure
Make sure that you have nished making the preparations for VersaWorks, getting the
printer ready, and creating the printing data ( page 9, "Chapter 2 -- Getting Ready").
Double-click .
Queue A Properties" window appears.
Click .
For [Media Type], select “xxx: Clear PET
Film” or “xxx: PET Clear Film, Adhesive.”
“xxx” indicates “ESP-CL” and others.
With [Mode], select the print mode.
White -> CMYK (v)
Inks are overprinted in the sequence of white and
then CMYK Color.
CMYK -> White (v)
Inks are overprinted in the sequence of CMYK and
then white Color.
* The image of overprinting in the sequence of white and CMYK is the same as that of overprinting in the
sequence of white and metallic silver/CMYK on page 33. (The description of “metallic silver/CMYK” is to
be replaced with “CMYK” only.)
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Click .
Turn on the [Convert Spot Color] option.
Click .
In [Operation Mode], select the operation
of the printer.
Click [OK] to close the “Queue A Proper-
ties” window.
This is the end of the print job setting. To start printing, go on to page 37 “Starting the Print Operation.”
Only the settings necessary for the use of the white ink are described in this section. For other settings, refer
to the online help provided for VersaWorks.
When You Want to Display the Side Opposite the Printed Surface by Using Clear Film.
P. 29
37
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Starting the Print Operation
Following the print job setting, you can start the print operation.
Procedure
Make settings for the print job.
P. 22, “3-1 Print Job Setting”
Go to “Job List,” click the “Queue A”
tab, and drag the printing data to the
queue A job list (If the print job setting
has been made in [Queue B], drag and
drop the printing data on the job list of
[Queue B].).
The contents of the data are displayed in the preview window, and the layout on the media is displayed
in the layout window.
Areas using “RDG_MetallicSilver”
or special metallic color (RVW-MTBronze, etc.) are displayed with shading in transparent gray.
Areas using “RDG_WHITE” are
displayed with shading in transparent
magenta.
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Select the print job in the job list, and then
click
.
Printing will be started.
Printing a Metallic Color Chart
The Metallic Color Chart is the printing sample of the special metallic color. By printing the Metallic Color Chart,
you can conrm the “complete metallic color chart” representing the special metallic color itself that can be
printed with “Your Printer” and “Your Media” (slight pattern dierences is possible to occur depending on the
conditions of the printer and media.) By selecting colors from this color chart and creating illustrations with
these colors, you can accurately reproduce the desired colors..
Procedure
Make sure that you have nished making the preparations for VersaWorks, and getting
the printer ready (
page 9, "Chapter 2 -- Getting Ready").
Double-click .
Queue A Properties" window appears.
After printing, allow the ink to dry suciently.
We strongly recommend performing lamination.
To continue printing similar data, repeat steps and . Also, if you want to modify detailed settings for each job, it will be convenient to perform modications in the “Job Setting” window (which
you can display by double-clicking the print job in the job list).
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Click , congure the settings in [QualitySettings] and [Color Management].
P. 22, “3-1 Print Job Setting”
Click [OK].
Click [Media] and then [Metallic Color
Chart].
Check the page size.
If the size of the media loaded on the printer is not
adequate for the page size, change it to another
media of sucient size.
Click [OK].
The print job of the Metallic Color Chart is added to
the job list.
Click .
Printing will be started.
When printing a Metallic Color Chart, the [Quality] settings from the [Queue Properties] window are
always applied. Since you cannot change the quality settings for the job using the [Job Settings]
window after it has been added, be sure to congure the settings in the [Queue Properties] window
before performing the following operations.
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Advanced
4-1 Pullback printing ...................................................................42
Pullback printing (White Metallic silver/CMYK) .....................42
Pullback printing (Metallic silver/CMYK White) .....................49
4-2 Performing Texture Printing ..................................................55
What is Texture Printing? ...........................................................55
Create The Texture Printing Data ..............................................55
Performing Texture Printing .......................................................61
Printing a Texture Chart .............................................................61
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4-1 Pullback printing
Pullback printing (White Metallic silver/CMYK)
This section describes how to perform printing in the sequence of white and then metallic silver/CMYK color.
After performing printing using white ink and allowing the ink to dry for a predetermined period, the media
is pulled back once, and then the ll overprinting is performed using metallic silver and CMYK ink.
The printing data containing metallic colors such as "RDG_MetallicSilver" and "RVW-MT-Bronze" must be used
in order to use the metallic silver ink, and the printing data containing "RDG_WHITE" must be used in order
to use the white ink.
P. 12, "Creating Printing Data"
Image of overprinting in the sequence of white and then metallic silver/CMYK
1.
Printing With White Ink Only
Make sure that you have nished making the preparations for VersaWorks, creating the
printing data, and getting the printer ready ( p. 9, "Chapter 2 Getting Ready").
Double-click .
"Queue A Properties" window appears.
This printing method involves some important notes for avoiding contamination on the printed
surface. Be sure to refer to page 6, “When Performing Pullback Printing”.
You will have the printed image from this side
(the printed surface of
the nished results).
Transparent media
White
Metallic silver / CMYK
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Click .
For [Media Type], select "xxx[MT]: Clear
Film" or "xxx[MT]: Clear Film, Adhesive."
* “xxx” indicates “ESP-CL” and others.
For [Print Quality], select [High Qual-
ity].
With [Mode], select the print mode "White
(v) ."
This prints with RDG_WHITE only.
Click .
With [Other Controls], select “User Cus-
tom Settings.”
For [Dry Time], select “15 minutes.”
This is a suggested setting for when using an
auxiliary drying unit (the DU-540).
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Chapter 4 Advanced
Click .
In [Op eratio n Mode], se lect “Pri n t
Only.”
Turn on the [Return to Origin After Print]
option.
NOTE: This section only described the settings that are necessary for the use of the white ink. For other settings, refer to the online help provided for VersaWorks.
Click [OK] to close the "Queue A Properties" window.
When You Want to Display the Side Opposite the Printed Surface
Click
.
Turn on the [Mirror] option.
When the printing data with mirror image is prepared beforehand, you do not
need to turn on this option.
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Go to “Job List” and click the “Queue
A” tab, and drag the printing data to the
queue A job list.
The contents of the data are displayed in the preview window, and the layout on the media is displayed
in the layout window.
Select the print job in the job list, then
click
.
Printing will be started.
After printing and dry time, the media is pulled
back. Continue printing of areas using metallic
silver and CMYK colors.
Areas using “RDG_WHITE” are
displayed with shading in transparent
magenta.
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Chapter 4 Advanced
2.
Printing With Metallic Silver/CMYK Color
Double-click the print job that was used in the step 1.
The “Job Setting” window appears.
< When performing blend print with metallic silver / CMYK >
Click
.
For [Print Quality], select [High Qual-
ity].
With [Mode], select the print mode "
CMYKMt (v) onWhite ."
This prints the areas where metallic color, such
as RDG_MetallicSilver and RVW-MT-Bronze, and
CMYK colors are specied.
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< When performing layered print with metallic silver / CMYK >
Click
.
For [Print Quality], select [High Quality
(Layered)].
With [Mode], select the print mode "Mt
-> CMYK(v)."
This prints the areas where metallic color, such
as RDG_MetallicSilver and RVW-MT-Bronze, and
CMYK colors are specied.
Click .
Turn on the [Convert Spot Color] op-
tion.
Click .
With [Other Controls], select "Use Default Media Settings."
Click .
Turn off the [Return to Origin After Print]
option.
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Click [OK] to close the “Job Setting”
window.
Select the print job in the job list, then
click
.
Printing will be started.
After printing, allow the ink to dry suciently.
We strongly recommend performing lamination.
When continuing printing using another data that uses metallic silver, white, and CMYK colors,
repeat steps on and after
1.
-. Also, if you want to modify detailed settings for each job, it
will be convenient to perform modications in the “Job Setting” window (displayed by doubleclicking the print job in the job
4-1 Pullback printing
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Pullback printing (Metallic silver/CMYK White)
This section describes how to perform printing in the sequence of metallic silver/CMYK Color and then white.
After performing printing using metallic silver and CMYK ink and allowing the ink to dry for predetermined
period, the media is pulled back once, and then the ll overprinting is performed using white ink.
The printing data containing metallic colors such as “RDG_MetallicSilver” and “RVW-MT-Bronze” must be used
in order to use the metallic silver ink, and the printing data containing “RDG_WHITE” must be used in order
to use the white ink.
P. 12, “Creating Printing Data”
Image of overprinting in the sequence of metallic silver/CMYK and then white.
1.
Printing With Metallic Silver/CMYK Color
Make sure that you have nished making the preparations for VersaWorks, creating the
printing data, and getting the printer ready ( p. 9, "Chapter 2 Getting Ready").
Double-click .
"Queue A Properties" window appears.
This printing method involves some important notes for avoiding contamination on the printed
surface. Be sure to refer to page 6, “When Performing Pullback Printing”.
You will have the
printed image from this
side (the opposite side
of the printed surface
of the nished results).
Transparent media
White
Metallic Silver / CMYK
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Chapter 4 Advanced
< When performing blend print with metallic silver / CMYK >
Click
.
For [Media Type], select "xxx[MT]: Clear
Film" or "xxx[MT]: Clear Film, Adhesive."
* “xxx” indicates “ESP-CL” and others.
For [Print Quality], select [High Qual-
ity].
With [Mode], select the print mode "
CMYKMt (v) underWhite."
This prints the areas where metallic color, such
as RDG_MetallicSilver and RVW-MT-Bronze, and
CMYK colors are specied.
< When performing layered print with metallic silver / CMYK >
Click
.
For [Media Type], select "xxx[MT]: Clear
PET Film" or "xxx[MT]: PET Clear Film,
Adhesive" (or xxx: Clear PET Film," "xxx:
PET Clear Film, Adhesive).
* “xxx” indicates “ESP-CL” and others.
For [Print Quality], select [High Quality
(Layerd)].
For [Mode], select [CMYK -> Mt(v)].
This prints the areas where metallic color, such as
RDG_MetallicSilver and RVW-MT-Bronze, and CMYK
colors are specied.
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Click .
Turn on the [Convert Spot Color] op-
tion.
Click .
With [Other Controls], select “User Cus-
tom Settings.”
For [Dry Time], select “15 minutes.”
This is a suggested setting for when using an
auxiliary drying unit (the DU-540).
Click .
In [Op eratio n Mode], se lect “Pri n t
Only.”
Turn on the [Return to Origin After Print]
option.
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Chapter 4 Advanced
NOTE: This section only described the settings that are necessary for the use of the metallic silver ink. For other
settings, refer to the online help provided for VersaWorks.
Click [OK] to close the “Queue A Proper-
ties” window.
Go to “Job List” and click the “Queue
A” tab, and drag the printing data to the
queue A job list.
The contents of the data are displayed in the
preview window, and the layout on the media is
displayed in the layout window.
Select the print job in the job list, then
click
.
Printing will be started.
After printing and dry time, the media is pulled
back. Then, print the white areas.
When You Want to Display the Side Opposite the Printed Surface
Click
.
Turn on the [Mirror] option.
When the printing data with mirror image is prepared beforehand, you do not
need to turn on this option.
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2.
Printing With White Ink Only
Double-click the print job that was used in the step 1.
The “Job Setting” window appears.
Click .
For [Print Quality], select [High Quality].
With [Mode], select the print mode
“White (v) .”
This prints with RDG_WHITE only.
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Click .
With [Other Controls], select "Use Default Media Settings."
Click .
Turn off the [Return to Origin After Print]
option.
Click [OK] to close the “Job Setting”
window.
Select the print job in the job list, then
click
.
Printing will be started.
After printing, allow the ink to dry suciently.
We strongly recommend performing lamination.
When continuing printing using another data that uses metallic silver, white, and CMYK colors,
repeat steps on and after
1.
-. Also, if you want to modify detailed settings for each job, it
will be convenient to perform modications in the “Job Setting” window (displayed by doubleclicking the print job in the job list).
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What is Texture Printing?
Texture printing is a printing method to produce texture patterns. This uses the texture patterns of the exclusive library to create and output the printing data. This document describes the texture printing using
metallic silver ink.
* Create the printing data using the Adobe Illustrator version of CS or later if using Adobe Illustrator. If you
use the earlier version before Adobe Illustrator 10 to create the printing data, the texture patterns may
result in poor condition.
Create The Texture Printing Data
To create the data for the texture printing, please follow the instructions below.
The program used to create the printing data is Adobe Illustrator CS4. For detailed information on drawing
methods and how to work with palettes, refer to the documentation or online help for Adobe Illustrator
CS4. If you're using another version of Adobe Illustrator, operations may be somewhat dierent from those
explained here.
1.
Open the exclusive library.
At the swatch palette menu, select [Open Swatch Library], then [Other Libraries].
The "Select Library" window appears.
* The swatch palette is displayed by going to the menu and selecting [Window], then [Swatch].
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Open folder in the order of [Computer] (or [My Computer]) → [Local Disk (C:)] →
[Program Files] → [Roland VersaWorks] → [Swatch] → [Illustrator], and then select
"Roland Metallic Texture System Library.ai."
Depending on the settings of your computer, the extension ".ai" might not be shown.
Click [Open].
The exclusive swatch libraries “Roland Metallic Texture System Library.ai“ is displayed.
By saving the ".ai" le selected in step into the folder below, you can register the exclusive library
to the Adobe Illustrator's library.
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator CS4\Preset\Swatch
("C" is the name of your computer's local disk.)
Once the registration is performed, you can open the library directly from the swatch palette menu,
eliminating the need to search the le every time you start Adobe Illustrator.
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2.
Create Illustrations and Specify Texture Patterns You Wish to Use
Create the illustration.
Be sure to draw the illustration in the CMYK mode.
Assign the desired texture patterns to the areas for the texture printing.
The areas where the texture patterns are assigned shall be printed with metallic silver ink. When the
metallic silver ink is to be used for the printings other than the texture printing, other special spot colors
shall be used. For the detailed usage, please refer to “Chapter 2 Getting Ready”.
* The name of the texture pattern is displayed on the data of Illustrator. The texture of the displayed image
appears rougher than that of the actual print.
The area to be printed with the texture pattern
From " Roland Metallic Texture System
Library," specify the texture pattern such as
"RTSL-MT-Standard-020."
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3.
Create the PS (PostScript) le.
Click [Print] from the [File] menu.
Select [Roland VW].
Click [Setup].
Click [Continue].
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Turn on the [Print to le] option.
Click [Preferences].
Click [Advanced] in the [Layout] tab.
For Windows 2000: In the "Print" dialog
box (the window at the very top of this
page), go to the "Layout" tab and click
[Advanced].
Click the down arrow to the right of the
[Paper Size] box, and then click [PostScript
Custom Page Size] from the list that appears.
For "Custom Page Size Denition," enter the values in the "Width" and "Height"
elds.
Enter values for the same size as the illustration you
created in step
2.
.
Click [OK] three times to close the "PostScript Custom Page Size Denition," "Roland
VersaWorks Advanced Options," and "Printing Preferences" dialog boxes.
The "Print" dialog box returns.
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Click [Print].
Click [Print].
Specify the destination and le name for
saving, then save the le.
Example: "TEX_print" for the folder to save to, and "
tex.ps " as the le name
Click [Save].
The CMYK layer of the image is saved as a PS le.
Open the folder you saved to and make sure the le has been created.
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Performing Texture Printing
Procedure
Prepare the printing data having been created in the previous process which is de-
scribed in "Create The Texture Printing Data" on page 55.
Make the setting to output metallic silver ink with the VersaWorks, and execute the
printing.
To use metallic silver ink, you need to select "CMYKMt", etc. in the print mode of the VersaWorks.
For the detailed method of setting, please refer to “Chapter 3 Printing”.
Printing a Texture Chart
The texture chart is the printing sample of the texture pattern. By printing the texture chart, you can conrm
the “complete texture chart” representing the texture itself that can be printed with “Your Printer” and “Your
Media” (slight pattern dierences is possible to occur depending on the conditions of the printer and media.)
By selecting a pattern from this texture chart and creating the printing data using that selected pattern, you
can print your intended pattern almost perfectly.
procedure
Double-click .
The [Queue A Properties] window appears.
Click , congure the settings in [Quality Settings] and [Color Management].
Click [OK].
Note: When printing a texture chart, the [Quality] settings from the [Queue Properties] window are always
applied. Since you cannot change the quality settings for the job using the [Job Settings] window after it
has been added, be sure to congure the settings in the [Queue Properties] window before performing the
following operations.
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Click [Chart] under [Print Roland Texture
System Library] form the [Media] menu.
This message appears: The following job will be
printed. Do you want to continue? Check that the
media in the printer is large enough for the displayed
page size.
Click [OK].
The texture chart is added to the job list.
Click .
Rip'ing and printing the texture chart are performed.
* In the texture chart, color is added to part of the
background of the texture. This makes the design of
the texture clear.
Chapter 5
Maintenance
5-1 Maintenance .........................................................................64
Message for Ink Circulation .......................................................64
When Dot Drop-out Etc. Cannot be Corrected ..........................64
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Message for Ink Circulation
With this machine, white ink and metallic silver ink are circulated periodically to prevent the ink precipitation.
When the following message appears, please wait until the display changes.
[CIRCULATING INK]
In order to allow the automatic maintenance such as above to be performed, please observe the items below.
Leave the main power on at all times.
Never leave the front cover open for long periods.
After nishing making the settings for the various menu items, go back to the top screen.
When Dot Drop-out Etc. Cannot be Corrected
When using metallic silver ink and white ink, incorrect ink discharge, such as generation of dot drop-out, may
occur even after cleaning is performed using the cleaning function or cleaning kit. This is due to the properties of metallic silver ink and white ink that ingredients tend to settle and separate, causing the precipitated
ingredients to solidify after the machine is left unattended for a long period. In such cases, perform the operation described below. This operation requires two cleaning cartridges.
Procedure
Press .
Press
several times.
Press .
Discard the discharged uid and attach the emptied bottle.
Press .
Remove the ink cartridges from slots 4 and 5.
Insert SOL INK cleaning cartridges into slots 4 and 5.
A large amount of ink will be discharged during this operation. Perform this operation only when dot drop-out
and other issues cannot be corrected even after performing cleaning using the cleaning function (Normal,
Medium, Powerful) or cleaning kit. For how to perform cleaning using the cleaning function or cleaning kit,
refer to the XC-540/XC-540MT User's Manual.
MENU
INK RENEWAL
EMPTY
DRAIN BOTTLE
Number 4
and 5 ashes.
Number 4
and 5 ashes.
Chapter 5 Maintenance Chapter 5 Maintenance
5-1 Maintenance
Remove the SOL INK cleaning cartridges from slots 4 and 5.
Carry out steps
and as many times as indicated by the
on-screen messages.
Insert the ink cartridges into slots 4 and 5.
Press .
Press
to go back to the original screen.
Number 4
and 5 ashes.
Number 4 and
5 ashes.
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