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SPECIAL COLOR INK GUIDE
( Metallic Silver & White )
When you use metallic silver ink and white ink, be sure
to read this first.
This document describes the characteristics of special color inks (white ink and metallic silver ink) for VS-
640/540/420/300, the important notes on the usage of these inks, and the maintenance and printing method
in using these inks. For other information, refer to the VS-640/540/420/300 Setup Guide and User's Manual.

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  • Page 1 SPECIAL COLOR INK GUIDE ( Metallic Silver & White ) When you use metallic silver ink and white ink, be sure to read this first. This document describes the characteristics of special color inks (white ink and metallic silver ink) for VS- 640/540/420/300, the important notes on the usage of these inks, and the maintenance and printing method in using these inks.
  • Page 2  Roland DG Corp. assumes no responsibility for any direct or indirect loss or damage which may occur with respect to any article made using this product.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    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 ....................
  • Page 4 When Dot Drop-out Etc. Cannot be Corrected ..............56 Copyright and property of this Software and this manual belong to Roland DG Corp. No part of this publica- tion may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any from or by any means, electron- ic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Getting Started

    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 Using the Middle Pinch Rollers in Printing and Cutting ....6 Important Notes in Using Transparent Media ......6...

  • Page 6: What This Document Assumes And Related Manuals

    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 effectively, be sure to visit VersaWorks Online.

  • Page 7: Before Starting Operations

    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 the inks before you use them.

  • Page 8: Important Notes On Printing

    1-3 Important Notes on Printing Using the Middle Pinch Rollers in Printing and Cutting Since metallic silver ink and white ink are difficult to dry, the middle pinch rollers will smudge the printed surface when printing and cutting are performed. Thus, when you perform printing and cutting using metal- lic silver ink and/or white ink, secure the media in place using only two pinch rollers on the right and the left.

  • Page 9: Precautions When Using An Optional Dryer

    Precautions when using an optional dryer Use an optional dryer we recommend.  Contact your authorized Roland DG Corp. dealer for recommended dryer models. Select “ENABLE” in the [OPTION DRYER] menu.  This setting is required to operate the printer together with an optional dryer.

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 Getting Ready

    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 CMYKLcLm) ..........18...

  • Page 12: Preparing Versaworks

    Starting VersaWorks On the computer you are 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"...

  • Page 13: Printer Preparations

    2-2 Printer Preparations Making the Printer Settings and Loading Media When Using Transparent Media When you are 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."...

  • Page 14: Creating Printing Data

    2-3 Creating Printing Data Basic Approach for Creating Printing Data When you're printing using metallic silver ink and/or white ink, you create the printing data using a spot color. When Using Metallic Silver Ink When you print using metallic silver ink, you can create the printing data according to the two methods below.
  • Page 15  Open folders 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.
  • Page 16 Areas where you want to use metallic color From the metallic color special colors library (Roland Metallic Color System Library), specify the color such as "RVW-MT-Bronze" Using the metallic silver ink, you can perform the blend print and the layered print by combining the ink with the CMYKLcLm ink.
  • Page 17  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 nick- name of the printer used for output). ” Click [Setup]. Click [Continue]. Chapter 2 Getting Ready...
  • Page 18 2-3 Creating Printing Data  Turn on the [Print to file] 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 ap-...
  • Page 19 2-3 Creating Printing Data  Click [OK] three times to close the "PostScript Custom Page Size Definition," "Roland VersaWorks Advanced Options," and "Printing Preferences" dialog boxes. The "Print" dialog box returns.  Click [Print]. Click [Print].  Specify the destination and file name for saving, Example: "...

  • Page 20: Blend Print And Layered Print (Metallic Silver And Cmyklclm)

    2-3 Creating Printing Data Blend Print and Layered Print (Metallic Silver and CMYKLcLm) Using the metallic silver ink, you can perform the blend print and the layered print by combining the ink with the CMYKLcLm ink. By this means, you can realize the metallic expressions that cannot be made only with the CMYKLcLm ink.
  • Page 21 2-3 Creating Printing Data Layered Print (Image of printing method) The metallic silver ink and the CMYKLcLm ink are separated into the different layers and printed in that order. (Metallic silver ink  CMYKLcLm ink) Media Metallic Silver The printed image is to be seen from this side (the printed CMYKLcLm surface of the finished results).

  • Page 23: Chapter 3 Printing

    Chapter 3 Printing 3-1 Print Job Setting ..............22 Printing Only with Metallic Silver Ink ..........22 Blend Print (Metallic Silver + CMYKLcLm) ........24 Layered Print (Metallic Silver  CMYKLcLm) ......26 Layered Print (CMYKLcLm  Metallic Silver) ......28 Printing Only with White Ink (WMT Mode) .........30 Printing Only with White Ink (W Mode) ........32 Printing with While, Metallic Silver, and CMYK Ink ....34 Printing with White Ink and CMYKLcLm Ink (WMT Mode) ..37...

  • Page 24: Print Job Setting

    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.
  • Page 25 3-1 Print Job Setting  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 41 “Starting the Print Operation. ” Only the settings necessary for the use of the metallic silver ink are described in this section.

  • Page 26: Blend Print (Metallic Silver + Cmyklclm)

    3-1 Print Job Setting Blend Print (Metallic Silver + CMYKLcLm) This section describes how to perform the blend print with the metallic silver ink and CMYKLcLm ink.  P. 18, “Blend Print and Layered Print (Metallic Silver and CMYKLcLm)” To perform the blend print, you need to use the printing data where the use of the metallic silver ink and the CMYKLcLm ink is designated.
  • Page 27 3-1 Print Job Setting  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 41 “Starting the Print Operation. ” Only the settings necessary for the use of the metallic silver ink are described in this section.

  • Page 28: Layered Print (Metallic Silver  Cmyklclm)

    3-1 Print Job Setting Layered Print (Metallic Silver  CMYKLcLm) This section describes how to perform the layered print with the metallic silver ink and CMYKLcLm ink using the metallic silver ink as background.  P. 18, “Blend Print and Layered Print (Metallic Silver and CMYKLcLm)” To perform the layered print, you need to use the printing data where the use of the metallic silver ink and the CMYKLcLm ink is designated.
  • Page 29 3-1 Print Job Setting  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 41 “Starting the Print Operation. ” Only the settings necessary for the use of the metallic silver ink are described in this section.

  • Page 30: Layered Print (Cmyklclm  Metallic Silver)

    3-1 Print Job Setting Layered Print (CMYKLcLm  Metallic Silver) This section describes how to perform the layered print with the metallic silver ink and CMYKLcLm ink using the CMYKLcLm ink as background.  P. 18, “Blend Print and Layered Print (Metallic Silver and CMYKLcLm)” To perform the layered print, you need to use the printing data where the use of the metallic silver ink and the CMYKLcLm ink is designated.
  • Page 31 3-1 Print Job Setting  Click Turn on the [Convert Spot Color] option.  Click In [Operation Mode], select the operation of the printer. When You Want to Display the Side Opposite the Printed Surface by Using Clear Film. Click Turn on the [Mirror] option.

  • Page 32: Printing Only With White Ink (Wmt Mode)

    3-1 Print Job Setting Printing Only with White Ink (WMT Mode) This section describes how to perform printing only with the white ink when the printer is in WMT mode (8 colors of CMYKLcLmWMT). To use the white ink in printing, you need to use the printing data where the use of the white ink is designated.
  • Page 33 3-1 Print Job Setting  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 41 “Starting the Print Operation. ” Only the settings necessary for the use of the metallic silver ink are described in this section.

  • Page 34: Printing Only With White Ink (W Mode)

    3-1 Print Job Setting Printing Only with White Ink (W Mode) This section describes how to perform printing only with the white ink when the printer is in W mode (7 colors of CMYKLcLmW). To use the white ink in printing, you need to use the printing data where the use of the white ink is designated.
  • Page 35 3-1 Print Job Setting  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 41 “Starting the Print Operation. ” Only the settings necessary for the use of the metallic silver ink are described in this section.

  • Page 36: Printing With While, Metallic Silver, And Cmyk Ink

    3-1 Print Job Setting 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.
  • Page 37 3-1 Print Job Setting Image of overprinting in the sequence of white and then metallic silver/CMYK Color (Print Mode "White -> CMYKMt (v) ") Transparent film The printed image is to be seen from this side (the printed surface of the finished results).
  • Page 38 3-1 Print Job Setting  Click Turn on the [Convert Spot Color] option.  Click In [Operation Mode], select the operation of the printer. When You Want to Display the Side Opposite the Printed Surface by Using Clear Film. Click Turn on the [Mirror] option.

  • Page 39: Printing With White Ink And Cmyklclm Ink (Wmt Mode)

    3-1 Print Job Setting Printing with White Ink and CMYKLcLm Ink (WMT Mode) This section describes how to perform printing with the white ink and CMYKLcLm ink when the printer is in WMT mode (8 colors of CMYKLcLmWMT). Deciding which ink between the white and the CMYKLcLm you want to use for the base is an important point in determining the print job setting here.
  • Page 40 3-1 Print Job Setting  Click Turn on the [Convert Spot Color] option.  Click In [Operation Mode], select the operation of the printer. When You Want to Display the Side Opposite the Printed Surface by Using Clear Film.  P. 36 ...

  • Page 41: Printing With White Ink And Cmyklclm Ink (W Mode)

    3-1 Print Job Setting Printing with White Ink and CMYKLcLm Ink (W Mode) This section describes how to perform printing with the white ink and CMYKLcLm ink when the printer is in W mode (7 colors of CMYKLcLmW). Deciding which ink between the white and the CMYKLcLm you want to use for the base is an important point in determining the print job setting here.
  • Page 42 3-1 Print Job Setting  Click Turn on the [Convert Spot Color] option.  Click In [Operation Mode], select the operation of the printer. When You Want to Display the Side Opposite the Printed Surface by Using Clear Film.  P. 36 ...

  • Page 43: Starting The Print Operation

    3-2 Starting the Print Operation 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...

  • Page 44: Printing A Metallic Color Chart

    3-2 Starting the Print Operation  Select the print job in the job list, and then click Printing will be started. After printing, allow the ink to dry sufficiently. We strongly recommend performing lamina- tion.   To continue printing similar data, repeat steps .
  • Page 45 3-2 Starting the Print Operation  Click , configure the settings in [Quality- Settings] and [Color Management].  P. 22, “3-1 Print Job Setting” Click [OK]. When printing a Metallic Color Chart, the [Quality] settings from the [Queue Properties] window are always applied.
  • Page 47 Chapter 4 Advanced 4-1 Performing Texture Printing ..........46 What is Texture Printing? ............46 Create The Texture Printing Data ..........46 Performing Texture Printing ............51 Printing a Texture Chart .............52...

  • Page 48: Chapter 4 Advanced

    4-1 Performing Texture Printing What is Texture Printing? Texture printing is a printing method to produce texture patterns. This uses the texture patterns of the ex- clusive library to create and output the printing data. This document describes the texture printing using metallic silver ink.
  • Page 49  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.
  • Page 50 For the detailed usage, please refer to “Chapter 2 Getting Ready”. 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."...
  • Page 51 4-1 Performing Texture Printing Create the PS (PostScript) file.  Click [Print] from the [File] menu. Select [Roland VW]. Click [Setup]. Click [Continue]. Chapter 4 Advanced...
  • Page 52 Enter values for the same size as the illustration you created in step  Click [OK] three times to close the "PostScript Custom Page Size Definition," "Roland VersaWorks Advanced Options," and "Printing Preferences" dialog boxes. The "Print" dialog box returns.

  • Page 53: Performing Texture Printing

    4-1 Performing Texture Printing  Click [Print]. Click [Print].  Specify the destination and file name for saving, then save the file. Example: "TEX_print" for the folder to save to, and " tex.ps " as the file name Click [Save]. The CMYK layer of the image is saved as a PS file.

  • Page 54: Printing A Texture Chart

    4-1 Performing Texture Printing  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" or "CMYKLcLmMt" in the print mode of the Ver- saWorks. 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.
  • Page 55 4-1 Performing Texture Printing  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.

  • Page 57: Chapter 5 Maintenance

    Chapter 5 Maintenance 5-1 Maintenance .................56 Message for Ink Circulation ............56 When Dot Drop-out Etc. Cannot be Corrected ......56...

  • Page 58: Maintenance

    For information on how to operate the "ink renewal" menu, refer to the User's Manual.  “User’s Manual” ("When Problems Such As Dot Drop-out are not cleared up") If the problems, such as dot drop-out, cannot be corrected even after performing cleaning above, then contact your authorized Roland DG Corp. dealer. Chapter 5 Maintenance...
  • Page 60 R4-120217...

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