Roland ColorCAMM PC 12 User Manual

ColorCAMM PC-12
Tentative Users Manual
June, 2001
Ink Ribbon
This manual is describing about how to setup and work with Marketing sam\
ple machine of PC-12.
Marketing sample has limitation and differences from lot production as f\
ollows :
Specs., Appearance, Features
* Pacing, unpacking instruction and Users manual are not available.
* Windows driber does not support NT4.0/2000. (Beta will be completed o\
n the end of June, 2001)
* Windows driver is provided with FD. (CD-ROM for lot production)
* Sefety...

power key:
Depress this to turn power ON/OFF.
ready/insert key:
Control Panels:
There are two keys and 3 LEDs on the top panel.
power LED:ready LED:
error LED:
Cover Eject Button:
Violet button on the right side
panel is release button of the 
Front Cover.
+ While ready LED turns ON(ready to receive data), depressing this key\
 to cause media feed.
If you keeps on depressing the key more than 1 second, media feed runs c\
ontinuously.
+ While depressing this key then depress the power button within 1...

Install Windows driver
Install Media Base
You can work with Windows 95/98/Me with this beta release.
USB support is available for Windows 98/Me.
If your host PC starts hardware wizard by Plug&Play : click [Cancel] but\
ton. You cannot install
Windows driver by hardware wizard.
+ When start-up display appears, click [Install].
+ Click [Agree] in license agreement.
+ Select port to use, LPT or USB.
+ When installation is finished, click [Done].
* If you like to change port, delete Windows driver first in...

Install Ink Ribbon Casette
* Please be sure always that ribbon
does not get loose.
+ Select resin or wax properly in Windows driver.
+ Process Color
Be sure to install C, M, Y, K cassettes, and select [Standard] in Window\
s driver.
+ Spot Color
Install cassettes of color to use, and select [Spot Color] or [Full Colo\
r + Spot Color] in Windows
driver.
* Cassette Position
PC-12 reads type and color of cassete installed, so that you can install\
 cassettes at any cassette bay.
Be bery sure that you can...

Install Blade Holder
Loading of Roll Media
+ Put a blade to the blade hoder as you do with XD-CH holder.
+ Put a media roll on the Media Base and adjust the position to the righ\
t limit indicated by the Stopper.
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When you remove the media, depress the Release Lever to have the Feeder to make media free.
You do not need to return the Release Lever manually. When you close the Front Cover, the Release Lever 
goes back to normal position.
+ Cut the front edgr of the media very straight along
the Cutter Guide.
+ Insert the media into the feeder to its limit(media
cannot go through the feeder).
+ Depress the ready/insert key to feed the media to
printing position.
+ Put the Media Cover over the roll and Media Base....

Quick Print & Cut Guide from Adobe Illustrator 8
+ Open Document setup in File Menu.
+ Click Printer to open Printer setup dialog.
+ Click Properties in Printer dialog.
+ Roland PC-12 dialog appears. Click Media/Cutting tab.
+ Click User Size in Media/Cutting tab, then select User Size 
in pull-down menu.
+ Type width and length of printing size.
PC-12 requires margin as follows :
Printing size should be (media size - margin).
+ Click OK in User Size dialog.
Defined size is displayed in the Media/Cutting...

Print
+ Select Print from File menu.
+ Uncheck Bitmap print in Print dialog.
+ Click Properties. Roland PC-12 dialog appears.
+ Select Settling tab, and select Print&Cut for 
Output data.
+ Select Media/Cutting tab. Click [by color] radio 
button, then click color box.
+ Type RGB value in Color setting dialog. Then 
click OK.
* You can adjust brightness and contrast in Image 
tab.
+ Go back to Print dialog and click OK to start 
printing.
PC-12 carries Pre-feed first, then starts printing.
Status Monitor...

Windows Driver Options
Setting tab
[Output data]
- Print&Cut
- Print
- Cut
Cropmark check box
This is enabled when you select [Print]. Need to install black ink cassette.
[Document setup]
This works like Rendering intent of RCC.
- Auto: Color or gray scale is selected automatically.
- Color Photo: Fine black in Image tab is turned ON, and achieve natural halftone.
- Graphics: Suitable to reproduce solid color like red and blue.
- Gray scale: Halftone printing with black and white.
Save/Delete button...

[Printing method]
Standard: Process printing with CMYK 4 colors
Spot color: Print with selected color
Full color + Spot Color: Print with process color and spot color
[Ink cassette]
Selection will be changed due to selections in other items.
Media/Cutting tab
[Media size]
[Print direction]
- Portrait
- Landscape
- Mirror
[Media feed]
- Pagefeed check box: uncheck to feed backward to the top of the page
- Media cut check box: check to effect auto cutting at the end of a page
This option is disabled when...