Roland Hi-Fi Jet

Pressing the Properties button next to the Printer Model window on the Imaging Configurations screen will launch a control panel for this printer.

This page of the Properties control panel allows you to select a print mode, and the following print and media parameters:

• Print Direction: The head printing direction can be unidirectional or bidirectional.
• Print Quality: The number of passes the printer uses to print a specific area. A selection of 'High' slows down the printer, but increases quality.
• Dot Volume: Default selects the best quality dot for each resolution. You may need to select small or large dot dependent on your media.
  
• Print Confidence Strip: This prints a small strip of each head along the right edge of the printer. It can be useful to determine whether jets have clogged, and also to keep unused heads running throughout a print.

When you click on the Cutter tab, the following Properties control panel will be displayed:

Only the CAMMJET drivers will have the cutter page illustrated above. On this page, you can turn the cutter on and off and change cutting options. The options are:

• Enable Cutter: When enabled, the device will cut out the cut path at the end of the print. When disabled, the cut path will show up in the 'Cutting Queue' at the end of the print.
• Passes: This defines the number of times the cutter will cut over the same area.
• Offset: Set the appropriate value for the blade in use. Inappropriate values in this field can lead to poor cut quality or unfinished cut lines. The default value is 0.250.
• Speed: Set the cutting speed. Usually setting a lower speed will result in longer cut times, but will produce higher quality results.
• Force: Set the blade pressure for cutting. When the values set here are too small, the blade will not have enough pressure to cut the sheet. Similarly, if the pressure is too high, not only it will not work properly, but also it can cut through the back of the media and may cause damage to printer. Be careful to set the correct value for the thickness and the hardness of the material you are using.
• Set Default Values: This option resets the settings to their defaults.

When you click on the Color Separations tab, the following Properties control panel page will be displayed:

The Color Separations controls are the same as those of other printers, and are only available if a Monochrome mode has been selected on the Print Mode tab.

• Separations on RIP: Checking this box will cause the RIP to separate the image into CMYK plates.
• Make Negative: This inverts monochrome images when printed.

Device-Specific Instructions for Print now, Cut Later (manual registration)

When using manual registration, you can print on any printer and then cut on the CAMMJet.

Insert the media from the rear of the cutter in the same direction as the media originally came out of the printer. (The cutting registration marks #1 and #2 should be on the leading edge.) Since the cutter can't cut any media beyond the pinch roller nearest the control panel, align the media so that the pinch roller is over the left margin, but not over any part of the print that is to be cut.

After lowering the pinch roller, select 'piece' (for sheet-fed media), then press 'Setup'. The cutter will determine the width and height of the sheet.

Using the arrow keys on the front panel, move the knife (or pen) over the cutting registration mark #1. By pressing Tool Up/Down, you can more easily see what point the knife (or pen) is over. Press 'Base Point'.

Using the arrow keys as above, move the knife over the cutting registration mark #2. Press Align Point.

The cutter is now ready for the cut path to be sent from the Cutting Queue.

Hi-Fi Printing Using Non-Standard Inksets

If you have the special registration code TEXTILE enabled in Wasatch SoftRIP, you can create inksets for printing with colors other than just orange and green. When this variable is enabled, you will see the following screen when you press the Properties button:

The options for 'Hi-Fi modes' will be added to the print mode box, and you will be able to select non-standard inksets. You will also have the options to Create, Edit, and Delete inksets. For more information see: Creating HiFi Ink Print Modes.