User`s Manual, ColorChoice Macintosh, English
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1. Job Properties Color Adjust No Preview Magenta SEE SE o Black STE ERRE Light Cyan Y gt Light Magenta emmma All Contrast PEA EE 22 Advanced Printing Procedures If your program is not listed refer to a section on a similar program Illustrator 7 0 ColorSync 2 x and Kodak Digital Science must be installed when using Illustrator to create CMYK files 1 From the Roland COLORCHOICE Print Monitor click Printer gt Setup Properties Then click the Print Tab Setup Properties Communication General Color Adjust Resolution 720 DPI Driver Options Dither Type LX Diffusion 5 Sh i 4 Perform Color Correction ICC Input Profile CMYK High end Swop icm RGB ITU R_BT 709D65Gammaz2 2s _ ICC Output Profile Profile FJPigLcLm_PET G_SUPER PH Image Rendering Intent Perceptual Vector Rendering Intent Spot Color Color Mode CMYKLcLm Make sure the Perform Color Correction checkbox has a check in it and that correct output profile and rendering intent are set 3 Click OK to close the Setup Properties dialog box 4 Goto Apple menu and select Chooser Highlight Adobe PS and make sure Roland COLORCHOICE is selected 5 In Illustrator go to File gt Document Setup gt Document Setup Artboard OK Units Points Height Use Page Setup O2. Offset o offset 0 Left o Right o PPD Limits i Bottom i M Mediawidth w 52 e Custom Page Name 36 4 i Remove __Add__ 6 Select Custom Page Default from the pop up menu if a custom page size is required and enter your custom page size Click 27 the Add button AdobePS Page Setup 8 5 1 F Page Attributes AA vues lsontes ees os sveeevonnevecsereenveneverevevesssecesers Format for Roland ColorChoice w Paper 36 48 v Orientation vi AdobePS Page Setup y Adobe Photoshop 4 0 1 I ROERE C Screen C Calibration Bars O Labels O Registration Marks Negative Transfer C Corner Crop Marks Emulsion Down Background O Caption O Center Crop Marks Interpolation 8 Select Adobe Photoshop from the pop up menu Click the Screen button Halftone Screens wf Use Printer s Default Screens Ink Cyan 1 Frequency lines inch Angle degrees Shape Diamond CI Use Accurate Screens Fi Use Same Shape for All Inks 9 Check the box for Use Printer s Default Screen s Click OK for Halftone Screen dialog 10 Click OK for Adobe Page Setting dialog 3 5 1 Printer Roland ColorChoice Powe w Destination Copies ao Pages All From 1 To 1 Paper Source All pages from y O First page from y Save Settings 28 11 Goto File gt Print Select your print
3. Background I Caption O Center Crop Marks O Interpolation 8 wf Use Printer s Default Screens Ink Cyan 1 Frequency lines inch Shape CI Use Accurate Screens Fi Use Same Shape for All Inks 9 Check the box for Use Printer s Default Screen s Click OK for Halftone Screen dialog 10 Click OK for Adobe Page Setting dialog 3 5 1 Printer Roland ColorChoice Powe w Destination Copies ao Pages All From 1 To 1 Paper Source All pages from y O First page from y Save Settings 31 11 Goto File gt Print Select your printer in the Printer field and select the page you want to print and the number of copies 3 5 1 Printer Roland ColorChoice Unna w Destination Adobe Photoshop 5 0 v i Encoding Space RGB Color E Print Selected Area O PostScript Color Management 12 Select Adobe Photoshop from the pop up menu and set the Encoding selection to Binary Set the Space selection to RGB if the file is an RGB file Also you must uncheck PostScript Color Management 3 5 1 Printer Roland ColorChoice Powe w Destination j Printer Specific Options TUF A E E E E LE S AE TA ASO Choose Resolution 720dpi w After Spooling Print w After Printing Delete w Save Settings 13 Select Printer Specific Options from pop up menu If you want the file to be printed automatically select Print in the Af
4. Uninstalling the Software Follow these steps to uninstall the Roland COLORCHOICE Software from your Macintosh 1 Quit the Roland COLORCHOICE Software if it is still open 2 Drag the Roland COLORCHOICE 2 0 Folder into the Trash 3 Open the System folder e From the Preferences folder drag the file Hi Fi JET into the Trash e Locate and open the Extensions folder Drag the Roland COLORCHOICE Spooler file into the Trash From the Printer Descriptions folder located within the Extensions folder drag the files AmHifi40 PPD and AmHifi50 PPD into the Trash 4 Restart your computer Hold down the Option key while you empty the Trash 6 The software is now uninstalled On Getting Started To start the Roland COLORCHOICE Softwate double click the icon labeled Roland COLORCHOICE located in the Roland COLORCHOICE 2 0 Software folder Foland Color Choice The Print Monitor displays when you start the software You can control every facet of job management from the Print Monitor The Print Monitor is essentially a queue listing all the files that are waiting to be printed a Roland ColorChoice E Job Name Status Copies Media File Type Jobs appear in the queue in the order that they were recieved For each job the following information is displayed e Job Name the name of the file including any extensions e Status the current status of the job either Hold
5. 4 Perform Color Correction ICC Input Profile CMYK High end Swop icm RGB ITU R_BT 709D65Gammaz2 2s Gray ICC Output Profile Profile FJPigLcLm_PET G_SUPER PH Image Rendering Intent Perceptual Vector Rendering Intent Spot Color Color Mode CMYKLclm Make sure the Perform Color Correction checkbox has a check in it and that correct profiles and rendering intent are set Click Quit to close the Properties dialog Go to the Apple menu and select Chooser Highlight Adobe PS and make sure that Roland COLORCHOICE is selected Launch QuarkXPress Select Edit gt Preferences gt Color Management and uncheck Color Management Active Click File gt Page Setup N AnA Q Print Print Style Default w Copies w Pages am ll Range Separators Setup Output Printer Description Paper Size Custom v Paper Width Paper Offset Paper Height mutomatic y Page Gap Reduce or Enlarge 100 O Fit in Print Area Page Positioning Left Edge w Orientation tii Page Setup Capture Settings 8 Inthe Printer Description list select your Roland printer Then click the Output tab to display it Print Print Style Default w Copies i Pages am ll Range Separators Output Print Colors Composite Color w Resolution 20 7 dpi Halftoning Frequency eo y Ipi Print Plate SSC Halftone Frequency v Angle Function v Y Pro
6. 8 5 1 p General eee Copies i Pages All 6 From 1 To 1 Paper Source All pages from v O First page from y Save Settings 34 12 15 14 Go to File gt Print Select your printer in the Printer field and select the page you want to print and the number of copies 3 5 1 Printer Roland ColorChoice Powe w Destination ences Ee ee ae Choose Resolution 720dpi_w After Spooling Print w After Printing Delete w Save Settings Select Printer Specific Options from pop up menu If you want the file to be printed automatically select Print in the After Spooling option If you want to verify the print mode and the profile settings before printing the file select Hold Select Hold in the After Printing if you want to keep the file in the Print Monitor after the file is printed Click Print to start printing 35 QuarkXPress 4 04 1 In order to print successfully to QuarkXPress you will need a special XTension The name of the X Tension is PrintRGB This file is available on your Installation CD in the Quark Files folder Install the file to the Quark XPress X Tensions folder before starting QuarkXPress 2 From the Roland COLORCHOICE Print Monitor click Setup gt Properties Then click the Print tab Setup Properties Communication Generar Color Adjust Resolution DPI Driver Options Dither Type
7. Channel II output 0 00 100 95 OMA Pt tT tt 11 Campiytoam SAREE ARE ANA a a e pee Z 1 E AURA Aaa aaa Aaa ae Cancel INPUT 3 Select a channel to edit from the Channel list 4 Edit the curve as described below Adjusting the Density curve The density curve translates input dot values read from the file into output dot values that appear on the printed media The Density Adjustment dialog lets you make precise adjustments to the density curve by adjusting color channels individually or by simultaneously adjusting all channels You can save settings you create as den files In this way you can build a library of density files for future use The horizontal axis left to right and vertical axis bottom to top represent density expressed as a percentage of coverage If you do not adjust the density curve or if you click the Reset button the density curve is not a curve at all but a straight line This means that no adjustments have been made a 50 density magenta value read from the file will print at 50 coverage To edit each color channel individually Click on the Channel list to select a color and then edit the curve by clicking and dragging points on the curve to a new value To delete a point drag the point off of the top or bottom of the chart To simultaneously edit all channels You can adjust all channels at the same time by modifying the curve in the same way and
8. Output Profile Profile FJPigLcLm_PET G_SUPER PH Image Rendering Intent Perceptual Vector Rendering Intent Spot Color Color Mode CMYKLcLm 2 Make sure the Perform Color Correction checkbox has a check in it correct profiles and rendering intent are set 3 Click OK to close Setup Properties 4 Goto Apple menu and select Chooser Highlight Adobe PS and make sure Roland COLORCHOICE is selected AdobePS Page Setup 8 5 1 F Page Attributes o a son ess ces tonsuoeseesonveveccorevowveesoresooreeseeessonses set const sos sos ssvecerovenveeveesemrreeeseevenresseeeseor Format for Roland ColorChoice w Paper Letter v Orientation 5 AdobePS Page Setup Custom Page Default v custom y i Paper Size Margins Offset o offset 0 Left o Right o PPD Limits Bottom i M Mediawidth w 52 e Custom Page Name 36 4 i Remove __Add__ 6 Select Custom Page Default from the pop up menu if a custom page size is required and enter your custom page size Click 30 the Add button AdobePS Page Setup 8 5 1 F Page Attributes AA vues lsontes ees os sveeevonnevecsereenveneverevevesssecesers Format for Roland ColorChoice w Paper 36 48 v Orientation 7 AdobePS Page Setup y Adobe Photoshop 5 0 v Screen 0 Calibration Bars U Labels Ciranster _ O Registration Marks 7 Negative SEU os J Corner Crop Marks Emulsion Down
9. advanced feature and you should use it only if you have a thorough understanding of ICC profiles and how to apply them ICC output profile Profile Output profiles define the characteristics of your printer An ICC profile is made for each ink media combination that is available for a device From the pulldown list you can choose the profile that is appropriate for your job Image and Vector Rendering Intents Before a file can be RIPed its ICC profile must be translated into CRD Color Rendering Dictionary values This is essentially the process of truncating RGB color space to CMYK color space How to truncate this space is determined by the color rendering intent that you select Select a rendering intent from the list of standard PostScript types With COLORCHOICE you can specify separate rendering intents for vector images and bitmapped images Vector images include lines circles text and other non bitmapped images Bitmapped images are any non vector elements such as photos or other elements that consist of a pattern of individual dots and not lines or curves Perceptual is best for photographic images The relationship between colors in the original is scaled proportionally to fit the output device s color gamut Relative Colorimetric When a color in the current color space is out of gamut in the target color space it is mapped to the closest possible color within the gamut of the target color space while colors that are in gamut a
10. then clicking Apply to All Keep in mind that any modifications made to all channels will override changes you may have made to the individual channels Click Reset to return the density curve to its default setting 15 Printing with COLORCHOICE There are two approaches to using the Roland COLORCHOICE Softwate e Printing already prepared jobs e Creating and printing jobs directly from an application These approaches can be used concurrently or in combination Printing Already Prepared Jobs 1 Load the CD or disk that has the prepared jobs into the appropriate drive Double click on the Roland COLORCHOICE icon to launch the program 3 Select Add from the File menu The Add Job dialog box opens You can add jobs in any of the following formats JPEG TIFF PDF PostScript EPS and Native Format PLT and PRT 4 Find the drive or folder with the job you want to print 5 Select the job and click Open The job is added to the Print Monitor Alternatively you can drag and drop files onto the Print Monitor window 6 To send a job to the printer select the job from the Print Monitor and then select Print from the File menu The job prints Printing Directly from an Application Print to Roland Hi Fi JET directly from an application 1 Create the job in your favorite application 2 From your application s print dialog box select COLORCHOICE name where name is the name of the computer to which the printer is connec
11. tortie Punt Nito a 17 Deleting Jobs tome Prat Monor sti tas 18 A o REA 18 Pausine aiid Resumine PORNO a A ti iii 18 Abortas A A 19 Saving Jobsin Native Format rassisid oee iainih pibas 19 Seto PETE IEE as E 20 Sene Job Propere spannina EEE lios 20 Advanced Printino Procedures srna aeaaaee a a Eksa EES 23 Mustrator 0 ii 23 o A A E E E 26 PEO RODA a T E eee taal al POOTO SINC A it N A A TS 30 O iatexBress 1 0 di NA aes E A CONO ERG 33 A E 36 License Agreement Carefully read the following terms and conditions before installing the software This is a legal agreement between you the end user either an individual or an entity and Amiable Technologies Inc If you do not agree with the following you should promptly return the package Use of this program indicates your acceptance of the terms and conditions stated below The enclosed computer program Software is licensed not sold to you by Amiable Technologies Inc for use only under the following terms and Amiable Technologies Inc reserves any rights not expressly granted to you 1 License This software is protected by the United States Copyright Law and International Treaty Provisions Therefore you must treat the Software just as you would any other copyrighted material such as a book This license allows you to a Make one copy of the Software in machine readable form provided that such a copy of the original may be used solely for backup pur poses As an exp
12. COLORCHOICE Print Monitor click Printer gt Setup Properties Then click the Print Tab Setup Properties Resolution 720 ppi Driver Options Dither Type 4 Perform Color Correction ICC Input Profile CMYK High end Swop icm ICC Output Profile Profile FJPigLcLm_PET G_SUPER PH Make sure the Perform Color Correction checkbox has a check in it correct output profiles and rendering intent are set Click OK to close Setup Properties Go to Apple menu and select Chooser Highlight Adobe PS and make sure Roland COLORCHOICE is selected In PageMaker go to File gt Document Setup From the Page field select your paper size or choose Custom for a custom page size If you choose Custom page size enter the custom size in the height and width fields Select your printer s resolution as the Target Output Resolution If it is not available select the next highest value Click OK Go to File gt Preferences gt General Click the CMS Setup button From Color Management select OFF Click OK to Color Management System Preferences Click OK to Preferences Go to File gt Print From the PPD menu select the PPD for your printer Click the Paper button From the Size menu select your paper size Select Custom for a custom size Enter the width and height of the custom paper size in the new Custom Paper Size dialog Your paper size should match your job size Click OK Click
13. NT If you do not agree with the terms and conditions of this Agreement terminate the installation procedure and remove all of the software package s files fram this system This software package contains Adobe Printer Driver Software Software and related documentation In return for acquiring a license to use the Software and documentation you agree to the following terms and conditions 1 Scope of Use You may use the Software on any number of printers containing PostScript software from Adobe and an unlimited number If you accept the terms of the License click Accept The next window prompts you for a location to install the Adobe PostScript Intstaller AdobePS Installer Click the Install button to install e Easy Install Disk space available 604 816K Approximate disk space needed 2 032K Install Location SCSI Disk 1030 v Select a location and then click Install The necessary files are installed to the location that you specified Items remaining to be installed 6 Installing AdobePS we Stop This installation was created with Installer WISE from Mind ision Software After the installation finishes you are asked whether or not you want to restart your computer Installation was successful You have installed software which suggests you restart your computer If you are finished click Restart or click Quit to leave the Installer If you
14. Roland COLORCHOICE 2 0 Software Macintosh User Guide Thank you very much for purchasing the FJ 50 40 e To ensure correct and safe usage with a full understanding of this product s performance please be sure to read through this manual completely and store it in a safe location e Unauthorized copying or transferal in whole or in part of this manual is prohibited e The contents of this operation manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice e The operation manual and the product have been prepared and tested as much as possible If you find any misprint or error please inform us ERoland IVEICOME A RA AO 5 Systemi ReQUIFEMents sisi nae ERAN IEA CIA ce execpudesaagewssadeeedeesevaaeasseasens 5 Installing Roland COLOR CHOICE lt a iii E EEE 5 eea E a A EN E 7 Uninstallimo the Sofware tico tine cacon iaa nccacoiccoidn 8 Gettino Started sai rra ri 9 Setup Properties ii TEO E a E 9 Sencilla de o 10 Prnt TaD ON o iced ea tre eee eae casa seu clan ec eal ONON 10 COCOA Ss D apical pda Es Colt AUS TASA SA tan 13 Density Adjustment sienose E EEA A E A 14 Wotkino videns cues tii a a wamuastayesiausarcss tebe meine 14 Prions with COLORCHOICE ad 16 Pants kea Prepared TODS ri att E ENE E T Ee ee rte 16 Pantie Drect tom an Application ys a heels stake teal al das 16 WOEFKIMO WIN JODS oorsese EE eTa svssdeesscuewanceuswacoaucuses dsevueasecaccecesevsesaescapesacevusesvenss 17 Addie Jobs
15. _w Print Color Color Grayscale v _Printer s Default v Crp 13 Select Color Matching from the menu Then select Color Grayscale from the Print Color list 37 14 Select Printer Specific Options from the menu 3 5 1 Printer Roland ColorChoice Mike w Destination Printer v r Printer Specific Options w Choose Resolution 20dpi v After Spooling _Print_w After Printing Delete w Save Settings 15 Select the appropriate options and then click Print You are returned to the Print dialog box Print Print Style Default w Copies pr Pages am Dd Range Separators Output Print Colors Composite Color w Resolution 720 7 dpi Halftoning Frequency eo y Ipi Print Plate Halftome Frequency Angle Function v Y Process Cyan 60 Default Process Magenta 75 Default Process Yellow 90 Default Process Black Default Fage Setup Printer Capture settings Cancer Prnt 16 Click Print to start printing 38 ERoland R1 990427
16. best print in terms of time and quality Each print mode configures the printing resolution as follows and should match your selection in the COLORCHOICE Print tab PHOTO 720dpi Printing is done with 1440dpi along the material feed direction SUPER 720dpi PINE 720dpi NORMAL 360dpi FAST 360dpi DRAFT 180dpi Print Direction You can select what direction of head travelling to make printing single way or both Again printing quality and printing time are in trade off Unidirectional printing might produce better quality Overprint You can select the number of times to print the same image superimposed over the same location The default time is one Please consult 2 9 Other Functions in the Hi fi JET User s Manual for more information Page You can specify the margin between pages By specifying Umm you can connect two or more pages Consult 2 9 Other Functions in the Hi Fi JET User s Manual Check Media Feed Calibration to print in accurate distances If you manually calibrate via the Printer menu uncheck this checkbox For details of this function see 2 6 Printing Making Corrections for Printing in the Hi Fi JET User s Manual Check Cut Media After Printing To separate the sheet after printing is complete See 2 7 Ending Printing Operations in the Hi Fi JET User s Manual for more details Color Mode Select either CMYK LC LM or O G CMYK is four color printing with Cyan Magenta Ye
17. bs are also contained in the Setup Properties dialog When you change a setting in the Job Properties dialog box it overrides any setting you may have made in the Setup Properties dialog ____ The preview atea of the Job Properties dialog box does not reflect changes you make in the Job Properties tabs with the exeption of the Mirror and Rotate buttons on the General Tab Job Properties Color Adjust No Preview 2 Media Size 51 50in x 60 00in Size _ 6 Scale 100 00 O width Fit to Media Height Copies _ Layout po onset W onset 20 al Preview Mode You can display the image in Page mode as shown above or view it in Layout Preview mode which displays the image as it will print on the media Simply select the preview mode you want from the list Scale Y ou may change the size of the output here In most cases a job s size should be controlled from within the application in which it was created to prevent unexpected results Fit to Media Increases or decreases the job proportionally to fit the maximum width of the output device Width Height Accepts direct entry of the job s width or height When one aspect is altered the other is automatically updated to keep the job proportionally correct Copies Number You may change the number of copies of the job to be output Copies Spacing You may change the spacing betwee
18. cess Cyan 60 Default Y Process Magenta 75 Default Y Process Yellow 90 Default Y Process Black Default Page Setup Printer Capture settings Cancer rmt 36 9 Select Composite color from the Print Colors list and Printer from the Halftoning list Then click the Page Setup button AdobePS Page Setup 8 5 1 F Page Attributes AA vues lsontes ees os sveeevonnevecsereenveneverevevesssecesers Format for Roland ColorChoice w Paper 36 48 v Orientation Scale 100 AdobePS Page Setup p Custom Page Default v 1 offset O PPD Limits Mediawidth w a E Custom Page Name 36 48 Remove Paper Size 11 Select Custom Page Default from the pop up menu if a custom page size is required and enter your custom page size Click the Add button when you ate finished and then click OK You are returned to the Output tab of the Print dialog Print Print Style Default w Copies nu Pages am Il YJ Range Separators Output Print Colors Composite Color w Resolution 720 7 dpi Halftoning Frequency eo y Ipi Print Plate SSC Halftone Frequency v Angle Function Y Process Cyan 60 105 Default Y Process Magenta 60 75 Default Y Process Yellow 60 90 Default Y Process Black 60 45 Default Fage Setup Printer Capture settings Cancer Prnt 12 Click the Printer button 3 5 1 Printer Roland ColorChoice Mike w Destination _Printer
19. ck Use EFI Color 7 Go to File gt Page Setup ON UU BRB Q AdobePS Page Setup p Page Attributes v Format for Roland ColorChoice w Paper Letter v a 8 AdobePS Page Setup p Custom Page Default v Paper Size Width Height 48 i omset 0 onset 0 ier o rito ds PPD Limits i Bottom o MediaWidth v Custom Page Name 36 48 Remove ada 9 Select Custom Page Default from the pop up menu if a custom page size is required and enter your custom page size Then 33 enter a Custom Page Name and click the Add button AdobePS Page Setup 8 5 1 F Page Attributes AA vues lsontes ees os sveeevonnevecsereenveneverevevesssecesers Format for Roland ColorChoice w Paper 36 48 v Orientation 10 Select Page Attributes from the pop up menu Select the defined Custom Page in the Paper field AdobePS Page Setup r L QuarkxPress meea Printer Type Roland Hi Fi Jet Paper Offset Resolution 20 dpi Paper Width Paper Size Page Gap Data Format Binary Halftoning C 60 Ipi 105 Halftone Screen pi M 60 Ipi 75 Y 60 Ipi 90 Use PDF Screen Yalues K 60 Ipi 45 11 Select QuarkXPress from the pop up menu Select Roland Hi Fi JET from the Printer Type menu Do NOT select Hi Fi JET FJ 40 or Hi Fi JET FJ 50 or you will not be able to print Click OK for Adobe PS Page Setting dialog
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21. er in the Printer field and select the page you want to print and the number of copies 8 5 1 Printer Roland ColorChoice Done w Destination p Adobe Photoshop 4 0 1 ia a EEIE AAEE AEE EEEL AOA EEEE D Print Selected Area Encoding O ASCII Binary O JPEG Printin O Gray RGB Q CMYK Save Settings 12 Select Adobe Photoshop from the pop up menu and set the Encoding selection to Binary Set the Print in selection to RGB if the file is an RGB file 8 5 1 p Printer Specific Options N A A AA 2 Choose Resolution 720dpi w After Spooling After Printing Save Settings 13 Select Printer Specific Options from pop up menu If you want the file to be printed automatically select Print in the After Spooling option If you want to verify the print mode and the profile settings before printing the file select Hold Select Hold in the After Printing if you want to keep the file in the Print Monitor after the file is printed 14 Click Print to start printing 29 Photoshop 5 0 1 From the Roland COLORCHOICE Print Monitor click Printer gt Setup Properties Then click the Print Tab Setup Properties Communication Generar Print Color Adjust Resolution DPI Driver Options Dither Type LX Diffusion 4 Perform Color Correction ICC Input Profile CMYK High end Swop icm RGB ITU R_BT 709D65Gammaz2 2s Gray ICC
22. g file formats JPEG TIFF PDF PostScript EPS and Native Format PLT and PRT a 1 Click the Add a Job button from the toolbar 17 The Add a Job dialog appears Gp Apple Extras SCSI Disk 1030 About the Mac OS Eject Ej AppleCD Audio Player f E AppleScript Desktop Ej MoviePlayer 2 Locate the job you want to add select it and then click Open Deleting Jobs from the Print Monitor You can delete jobs or groups of jobs from the Print Monitor by selecting them and then clicking the Delete button from the toolbar ma 1 Select the job or jobs that you want to delete by selecting them in the Print Monitor window 2 Click the Delete button You also can click File gt Delete once jobs are selected Printing Jobs Once jobs are in the Print Monitor you can select individual jobs or groups of jobs for printing When you select a group of jobs they are printed in the order that they appear in the queue ul 1 Select the job or jobs that you want to print by selecting them in the Print Monitor window 2 Click the Print button The job is RIPed and then printed You also can click File gt Print to RIP and print a job Pausing and Resuming Printing When you print a job the Roland COLORCHOICE Software begins RIPing the file RIP which stands for Raster Image Processor is a process that converts the selected file into a series of dots that are used to reproduce the file on the selected media RIPing inv
23. ing RIPing or Printing e Copies the number of copies to be printed e Media the media on which the job will be printed e File Type the file type of the selected job Setup Properties Setup Properties are the default print settings for your printer To view printer settings click Properties from the Print menu of the Print Monitor to display the Setup Properties dialog The Setup Properties dialog opens with the Communication tab selected General Tab Setup Properties General Print Color Adjust Manufacturer Roland Model Hi Fi Jet Media Size Media Roll52 5 Feet 5 Left Margin Right Margin 0 00in The General tab displays settings related to the size of the media Media Select a media size that is currently loaded into your printer You can specify custom media sizes by selecting other from the list and then editing the Height and Width values Media Size displays the size of the media being used not the total printable area The printable area on the media will be slightly less than the actual area Print Tab The Print tab displays basic processing settings and allows you to access your printer s Driver Options Setup Properties Communication General Color Adjust Resolution DPI Driver Options Dither Type Density Perform Color Correction Vector Rendering Intent Spot Co
24. llow and Black ink LC LM is four color printing plus two additional colors Light Cyan and Light Magenta The LC LM option is a good way to create smooth transitions between colors However even if you have six inks some jobs may print satisfactorily using only four The O G option increases the capability to produce reds and greens and their various shades 12 Communications Tab The Communications tab should look like the one below Select the type of port through which you are printing either a PCI card or a USB port Setup Properties Communication Color Adjust Port CPI PCI Card SlotCi Parallel Mode Standard Color Adjust Tab The Color tab displays settings associated with the color quality of the image Using the sliders on the tab you can adjust the image quality The sliders that appear vary depending on which color mode is selected on the Print tab In all modes you can adjust the overall image contrast using the Contrast slider The modifications that you make on the Color Adjust Tab do not affect the original file Setup Properties 13 Density Adjustment Adjusting the density is an excellent way to control for variables related to your hardware such as worn ink jets Adjusting for density is also a good way to insure linearization For example if you have a gradient from black to white yo
25. lor Color Mode CMYKLclm Resolution You may set the output resolution here A higher resolution will generally result in better results but slower output The resolution set here is separate from the resolution used by your application S output Density Select a default density file to apply to all jobs Select None if you don t want a density file applied Setting a resolution in this driver that is higher than the resolution in the application will not necessarily improve the 10 Dither Type This is the pattern in which the individual dots that make an image are applied to the media Dots of ink are arranged to fool your eye into seeing different shades ICC input profile This area is only accessible if Perform Color Correction is checked Three types of ICC input profiles can be specified CMYK has a default setting of High end Swop You also can specify a different CMYK profile using the Add button You might for example want to use CMYK Swop as a profile if you have access to it RGB corresponds to monitor profiles In addition to the Generic setting which will provide good results you can select two other popular monitor ICC profiles Gray is the gray component ICC profile Accept the default setting or use the Add button to locate another With input profiles you can accept the default setting for all three profiles and expect excellent results The ability to specify new profiles is an
26. n 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 Output in center Select this option to output a job in the center of the media Output in the center of media Select this option to output the job in the center of a sheet of media Offset W Select this option to set an offset distance from the machine s origin Offset H Select this option to set an offset from the leading edge of the media Horizontal Mirror Click to mirror the job horizontally Rotate Click to rotate the job 90 degrees After Sending Choose what to do with the job after it is done processing either Hold or Delete The Print Tab The Print Tab settings are identical to the settings on the Print Tab of the Setup Properties dialog box See Print Tab on page 18 Job Properties No Preview gt Resolution Dither Type LX Diffusion 4 Perform Color Correction Density ICC Input Profile CMYK High end Swop icm RGB ITU R_BT 709D65Gammaz2 2s Gray ICC Output Profile Profile FJPigLcLm_PET G_SUPER PH Image Rendering Intent Perceptual Vector Rendering Intent Spot Color Color Mode CMYKLclm 21 The Color Adjust Tab The Color Adjust Tab settings are identical to the settings on the Color Adjust tab of the Setup Properties dialog box See Color Adjust Tab on page 13
27. nd duplication are subject to Federal Acquisition Regulations 52 227 7013 c 1 11 This License will be construed under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania except for that body of law dealing with conflicts of law if obtained in the U S or the laws of jurisdiction where obtained if obtained outside the U S If any provision of this License is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law that provision of this License will remain in full force and effect Copyright 1998 by Amiable Technologies Inc All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means elec tronic mechanical photocopy recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher Printed in the United States of Amer 1ca COLORCHOICE is Registered with the U S Patent Office AppleTalk ImageWriter LaserWriter and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Other brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Welcome Welcome to the documentation for the Roland COLORCHOICE Software We believe that you will find the information useful and the software easy to learn System Requirements Processor 90MHz 601 Power PC 233MHz G3 Powet Macintosh 64MB virtual memory set to 128MB 128MB or mote virtual memory set to 256MB Install Space 100MB 100MB Working Disk Space 2GB or more for
28. olves a complex algorythmic process that requires a significant portion of your computer s processing capacity Larger files in terms of Megabytes take longer to RIP than smaller files gt The nature of the RIP process makes it impossible to pause and restart For this reason the Pause button is dimmed to prevent you from pausing a job during the RIP process However once a job is done RIPing and is printing you can use the Pause button to stop and restart the printing process as often as you like 18 uy 1 Select the job that you want to pause by selecting it in the Print Monitor window 2 Click the Pause button The printing is paused and can be resumed by clicking the Pause button once again Aborting a Job Although you cannot Abort a job during the RIP process you can abort the job altogether Once a job is aborted all RIP information is lost and you must re RIP the job 1 Select the job that you want to abort by selecting it in the Print Monitor window You only can abort jobs during the printing process 2 Click the Abort a job button You also can click File gt Abort to abort a job during the printing process Saving Jobs in Native Format Once a job has been printed you may want to save the RIPed file so that you can reprint it without having to RIP the file again Saving a file as Native format with a prt extension allows you to save RIPed files for reprinting E 1 Select the job that you want to save a
29. r Photo in it then it is appropriate for 720dpi output Ifa name has Normal or Fast in it then it is appropriate for 360dpi output If a name contains none of the above descriptions in it then it is appropriate for either dpi value 11 Driver Options Clicking this button launches the Driver Options dialog shown below Driver Options Hi Fi Jet Mi Enable Driver Options Print Quality FINE 720 Print Direction Q Unidirectional 6 Bidirectional Overprint 1 Page Spacing W Media Feed Calibration O Cut Media After Printing By checking Enable Driver Options printer specific options defined here are sent to your printer to override option settings currently made through your printer menu When it s unchecked the printer settings are used Print Quality You can select from among six print modes Print mode is an embedded combination of printing resolutions and number of printing passes Generally higher printing resolution assures higher printing quality but this quality is a trade off with printing time with higher quality output taking longer to print Besides due to the features and specifications of the material in use improvement of print quality by using a different print mode may be unapparent If you select an appropriate ICC output profile for the target material and a profile for the material is given a name with a print mode then that print mode will probably yeild the
30. re not affected Only the colors that fall outside of the destination gamut are changed This rendering intent can cause two colors which appear different in the source color space to be the same in the target color space This is called clipping Absolute Colorimetric Colors match exactly with no adjustment made for white point or black point that would alter the image s brightness This intent works well with logos and other design elements were exact matching is important Saturation is best for images where true color matching is not as important as vivid colors Colors outside of the output device s gamut are converted to colors within the same saturation but with a different lightness This intent may be used to boost colors within a photographic image Spot Color is best for use with vector images This intent which produces the greatest saturation possible should only be used with non photographic images Info Click this button for information pertaining to the ICC output profile that has been chosen under Profile This dialog box contains a variety of information about the selected profile including the ink and media names If you are not sure whether or not you are using the correct profile be sure to view this information Following are a few guidelines to help you identify a profile F DyeLcLm indicates dye ink for Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Light Cyan and Light Magenta Pig indicates pigment Ifa name has Fine Super o
31. ress condition of this License you must reproduce on each copy of the Amiable Technologies Inc copyright notice and any other proprietary legends on the original copy supplied by Amiable Technologies Inc b Transfer the Software and all rights under this License to another party together with a copy of this License and all written materials ac companying the Software provided you give Amiable Technologies Inc written notice of the transfer and the other party reads and agrees to accept the terms and conditions of this License c Use this Software on a single computer only but may transfer it to another computer as long as it is used on only one computer at a time In use constitutes being loaded onto either temporary i e RAM or permanent memory e g hard disk CD ROM or other storage device of a computer Restrictions You may NOT distribute copies of the Software to others or electronically transfer the Software from one computer to another over a network You may not decompile reverse engineer disassemble or otherwise reduce the Software to a human perceivable form You may not modify adapt transfer rent lease loan resell for profit distribute network or create derivative works based upon the software ot any part thereof Termination This License is effective until terminated This License will terminate immediately if you fail to comply with any of its provisions Upon termination you must return the Software and all
32. rientation Page Setup View Single full page Preview Print Patterns g g C Show Placed EPS Artwork O Tile full pages Tile imageable areas Paths Output resolution dpi Split long paths Options Use printer s default screen O Compatible gradient printing 23 6 Select Options Use printers default screen and then check box for Use Page Setup and click the Page Setup button AdobePS Page Setup 8 5 1 F Page Attributes AA vues lsontes ees os sveeevonnevecsereenveneverevevesssecesers Format for Roland ColorChoice w Paper Letter v Orientation i AdobePS Page Setup Custom Page Default v i Paper Size Margins offset 0 offset 0 Left o Right o e PPD Limits i Bottom M _Mediawidth w gt COS i Custom Page Name 36 48 i 8 Select Custom Page Default from the pop up menu if a custom page size is required and enter your custom page size Click the Add button AdobePS Page Setup 8 5 1 y Page Attributes p A aee cones ov cas eeeneeseeteeeeeseemeecerenemeeerenerarss Format for Roland ColorChoice w Paper 36 48 v Orientation 9 Select Page Attribute from the pop up menu Select the defined Custom Page in the Paper field 10 Click OK to AdobePS Page Setting dialog Click OK to Document Setup dialog 24 11 Goto File gt Color Setting and check Simulate print colors on display if you want your monitor to
33. s in Native Format by selecting it in the Print Monitor window 2 Click the Save a job button You also can click File gt Save to save a job in Native Format 19 Setting Preferences Select Edit gt Preferences to access default settings including what to do with files after printing and to specify the units of measurement These preferences in conjunction with Setup Properties form the default print settings ColorChoice TM Preferences CPS Scratch Directory Spidermin Roland ColorChoice tmp Default Setting After Printing Hold Job gt Units Notification O Display message when your attention is needed CPSI Scratch Directory This is the location used to store information during processing If you have multiple drives you can use the Browse button to relocate the Scratch Directory to the drive with the most storage space Doing this will allow you to process larger files without generating memory errors Default Setting Specity what to do with jobs after they are printed and what units of measurement to display Notification Select this option if you want to display error messages during processing Setting Job Properties Job Properties offer an additional level of control You can access Job Properties by clicking on a job in the Print Monitor and then selecting Job Properties from the File menu Many of the settings in the Job Properties ta
34. soft proof CMYK output 3 5 1 Printer Roland ColorChoice Powe w Destination Copies 1 Pages All From 1 To 1 Paper Source All pages from y O First page from y 12 8 5 1 Printer Roland ColorChoice Powe w Destination p Adobe Illustrator 7 0 v O Selection Only f Force Fonts to Download Separation Setup 13 Select Adobe Illustrator 7 from the pop up menu Set Output to Composite eSet PostScript to Level 2 eSet Data to Binaty Check Force Fonts to Download 3 5 1 Printer Roland ColorChoice Powe w Destination p Printer Specific Options m lA T ESEE AD Choose Resolution 720dpi_w After Spooling Print w After Printing Delete w Save Settings 14 Select Printer Specific Options from pop up menu If you want the file to be printed automatically select Print in the After Spooling option If you want to verify the print mode and profile settings before printing the file select Hold Select Hold in the After Printing if you want to keep the file in the Print Monitor 15 Click Print to start printing 25 PageMaker 6 5 ColorSync 2 x must be installed when using PageMaker to create CMYK files If after attempting the following procedure you still have difficulty printing save the file as a PostScript file and add it to the Print Monitor using the Add Job function 1 Nm Eh W NH 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 From the Roland
35. storage Operating System Mac OS 8 or later Video 17 Monitor Thousands of Colors Orbe CDROM Die USB PIA requires Mac OS 8 1 or later Installing Roland COLORCHOICE This section describes how to install the software and how to configure it for common application scenarios 1 Insert the Roland COLORCHOICE CD into your computers CD ROM drive Double click the Installer icon CO Installer You are prompted to select a language 3 Select the appropriate language and then click OK The next screen prompts you for the type of installation and the location to which you want to install the software Roland ColorChoice Installer Easy Install v a Install Location disk SCSI Disk 1030 Install Location SCSI Disk 1030 v Ba The folder Roland ColorChoice will be created on the Accept the default selection of Easy Install and specify the location to which to install the software Click Install when you are finished A status window displays the progress of the installation Items remaining to be installed 260 Installing AdobePS Installer oo stop This installation was created with Installer VISE from MindWision Software END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR ADOBE PRINTER DRIVER NOTICE TO USER BY INSTALLING THIS SOFTWARE PACKAGE YOU ACCEPT ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEME
36. ted 3 To send a job to the printer select the job from the print queue and then select Print from the File menu The job prints 16 In addition to specifying how a job will print using the Printer and Job Properties dialog boxes you can access a number of print settings directly from your design application These settings are usually accessed by selecting Printer Specific Options from any application s Print dialog box 3 5 1 Printer Destination Choose Resolution 20dpi w After Spooling _ Print v After Printing Delete w Printer features Click on any items in the dialog and then select a different option from the list Choose Resolution This resolution is not used for RIPing Instead the resolution in the Print tab of Setup Properties is used After Spooling Tells the Print Monitor what to do with the job after it arrives in the queue either Print or Hold Done Mode Tells the Print Monitor what to do with the job after it is finished printing either Delete or Hold Working with Jobs Roland COLORCHOICE Software provides you with a number of tools for job management This section explains some of the many ways in which you can manipulate jobs from the Print Monitor Adding Jobs to the Print Monitor You can add jobs to the Print queue by clicking the Add a Job button located on the toolbar You may alternatively select File gt Add With COLORCHOICE software you can add jobs in the followin
37. ter Spooling option If you want to verify the print mode and the profile settings before printing the file select Hold Select Hold in the After Printing if you want to keep the file in the Print Monitor after the file is printed 14 Click Print to start printing 32 QuarkXPress 3 32 1 QuarkXPress requires a Printer Description File PDF to access specific options of the printer Install the file Roland Hi Fi JET PDF from Setup CD gt Quark Files to the Quark XPress PDF folder before starting QuarkXPress 2 From the Roland COLORCHOICE Print Monitor click Printer gt Setup Properties Then click the Print Tab Setup Properties Communication General Color Adjust Resolution 720 ppi Driver Options 4 Perform Color Correction ICC Input Profile CMYK High end Swop icm RGB ITU R_BT 709D65Gammaz2 2s Gray ICC Output Profile Profile FJPigLcLm_PET G_SUPER PH Image Rendering Intent Perceptual Vector Rendering Intent Spot Color Color Mode CMYKLcLm Make sure the Perform Color Correction checkbox has a check in it correct profiles and rendering intent are set Click OK to close Setup Properties Go to Apple menu and select Chooser Highlight Adobe PS and make sure Roland COLORCHOICE is selected Launch QuarkXPress If you are using the EFIColor X Tension select Edit gt Preferences gt EfiColor and unche
38. the Options button From the Send image data menu select Normal From Data encoding select Send binary image data From download fonts select PostScript and TrueType Click the Color button Select Composite and Color From Optimized screen Select Default Click the Features button Select any other printer specific settings you want Click Print 26 Photoshop 4 0 1 From the Roland COLORCHOICE Print Monitor click Printer gt Setup Properties Then click the Print Tab Setup Properties Communication General Color Adjust Resolution 720 ppi Driver Options Dither Type 4 Perform Color Correction ICC Input Profile CMYK High end Swop icm RGB Gray ICC Output Profile Profile FJPigLcLm_PET G_SUPER PH Image Rendering Intent Perceptual 2 Make sure the Perform Color Correction checkbox has a check in it correct profiles and rendering intent are set 3 Click OK to close Setup Properties 4 Goto Apple menu and select Chooser Highlight Adobe PS and make sure Roland COLORCHOICE is selected AdobePS Page Setup 8 5 1 F Page Attributes o a son ess ces tonsuoeseesonveveccorevowveesoresooreeseeessonses set const sos sos ssvecerovenveeveesemrreeeseevenresseeeseor Format for Roland ColorChoice w Paper Letter v Orientation 5 AdobePS Page Setup Custom Page Default v custom y i Paper Size Margins
39. u want the transition to be smooth and not weighted in any particular area Click Printer gt Density Adjustment to display the Density Calibration dialog box Density Calibration Printer Directory Joule 4190 Roland ColorChoice Density Export Delete Import You can import density files using this button A standard dialog box lets you locate files Export Use this button to export density files By default density files are stored in the Density folder Roland COLORCHOICE 2 0 Density New Use this button to create new density curves See the section below to learn how to edit a density curve Once you have the curve that you want you can save it and it will become available for application to any file Delete Deletes the selected density file Edit Displays the Density Adjustment dialog box where you can edit the density curve directly Working with density curves 1 Click Setup gt Density Adjustment The Density Calibration dialog box appears Density Calibration Directory Joule 4190 Roland ColorChoice Density Description Sample File Density curve Delete 2 Highlight a density file and then click Edit or click New to create a new density file 14 The Density Adjustment dialog box appears Density Adjustment File Name Sample Density file Description Test data
40. wish to perform additional installations click Continue 7 Click Restart The software installation is now complete Before printing however you will need to go to the chooser and select the appropriate printer description 8 Open the Chooser from the Apple menu and highlight AdobePS 9 Locate your computer It should say Roland COLORCHOICE Computer Name where Computer Name is the name of your computer Chooser rae TJ pa AppleShare LaserWriter E Cacao Active AppIETAIK O Inactive 10 Click Setup You are prompted to select a PPD PostScript printer description select a PostScript Printer Description File Ez Printer Descriptions 051 Disk 1030 L LaserWriter Eject Bi LaserWriter Desktop 1 LaserWriter Dl eeen LaserWriter 12 640 PS q LaserWriter 16 600 PS LaserWriter 16 600 PS Fax LaserWriter 16 600 PS J LaserWriter 4 600 PS Printer Model hone 11 Locate the Printer Description named AmHifi40 or AmHif150 depending on which printer you have and highlight it Then click Select Printing a Test File To insure that your software is properly installed and that a connection to the printer is established select Printer gt Test Print When you do this a small test file is sent to the Print Monitor and then printed Once you ve successfully printed a test file be sure to read the rest of this document to learn about other features
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