Roland EU-1000MF User manual

Special Color Ink Guide
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This manual describes how to print using spot color ink.
Spot color inks such as gloss and white can be used as a base for
printing color images or as a surface layer for adding gloss to color
prints.

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Contents
Contents..............................................................................................................................................................................................1
Overview .............................................................................................................................................................................................2
Spot Color Printing.........................................................................................................................................................2
Workow and Software Used.....................................................................................................................................2
Available Print Types......................................................................................................................................................3
Print Data Types...............................................................................................................................................................4
Printing ................................................................................................................................................................................................5
Creating Print Data for Spot Colors ..........................................................................................................................5
Creating a RIP File ...........................................................................................................................................................7
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Overview
Spot Color Printing
Spot color printing uses non-CMYK spot color inks. This enables printing of a color image on top of a white ink to
make the colors more vivid, or printing gloss ink on top of a color image to provide a gloss nish.
[1]: Base (White ink)
[2]: Image or illustration (CMYK)
[3]: Finish (Gloss nish with a gloss ink)
Workow and Software Used
Workow
Create print data
Design tool such as
Adobe Illustrator or
SAi Flexi
Create RIP le
RIP software such
as SAi FlexiPRINT
Production
Manager Roland
Edition
Send completed RIP data
Print Exp
Software
Type of software Name of software Function
Design software Adobe Illustrator Can be used to specify where to print white,
and gloss inks within the print data.
RIP software SAi FlexiPRINT Production
Manager Roland Edition
Can be used to create a RIP le with registered
printing conditions, layout settings, and spot
color information.
Printing software Print Exp
Can be used to load RIP les, to congure
spot color settings, and to perform printing
operations.

Overview
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Available Print Types
This section describes the types of printing that use white ink (Wh) and gloss ink (Gl).
Print types
Print Control can be used to specify the combination of color ink, white ink and gloss ink. Cyan, magenta, yellow,
and black are referred to as 4C.
[1]: Gloss ink
[2]: Color ink
[3]: White ink
Color set Application example Overview
[26] 4C + WV
(Wh - 4C)
White ink is used as the base for color ink.
[26] 4C + WV
( 4C - Gl)
Gloss ink is applied on top of color ink.
[26] 4C + WV
(Wh - 4C + Gl)
White ink is used as the base for color ink. Coating with
gloss ink is applied on top of color ink.
[26] 4C + WV
(4C - W)
White ink is used on top of the color ink. This is mainly used
for reverse printing on transparent media.
MEMO
Select [[26] 4C + WV] when printing with color ink and spot color ink. Select [[26] 2 (4C)] when printing
with just CMYK.

Overview
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Print Data Types
Spot color print data comes in one of the following patterns.
Spot color only printing
Print data for spot colors must be created.
"P. 5 "Creating Print Data for Spot Colors"
Print data for spot colors Spot color printing
Spot color printing in layers with patterns
Print data for spot colors must be created.
"P. 5 "Creating Print Data for Spot Colors"
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A
A
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Pattern
Pattern printing
Spot color printing
Spot color lamination (Overprint)
Spot color placed on base
Pattern
Spot color printing
Pattern printing
MEMO
Even without creating print data for spot colors, spot color settings can be congured using the "Print
Exp" printing software.
"EU-1000MF User's manual

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Creating Print Data for Spot Colors
This section describes how to create the following print data using Adobe Illustrator.
Laminate the pattern using gloss spot color, and print white spot color on the base.
A
A
A
A
Pattern with a white spot color base
(Overprinted pattern on top of spot color)
Gloss spot color laminated on pattern (Overprint)
[1]: Finish (Gloss nish with a gloss ink)
[2]: Image or illustration (CMYK)
[3]: Base (White ink)
Procedure
A Congure the layer settings.
Make three layers, and stack them as shown in the gure.
Congure the settings for each layer ([1] to [3]) as follows.
A
A
Layer name Swatch (*1) Overprint Fill (*2)
Layer [1] Gloss Spot2 On
Layer [2] CMYK No On
Layer [3] White Spot1 O󰀨
*1: Specify a swatch for each object within a layer.
*2: "Overprint Fill" in the "Attributes" window
IMPORTANT
If the overprint settings are not congured, areas that overlap the object below will not be printed.
Printing

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B Specify a spot color.
Create two new swatches, and congure the settings as follows.
A
A
Swatch Name Color Type
Swatch [1] Spot1 Spot color
Swatch [2] Spot2 Spot color
IMPORTANT
A spot color must be specied for every object printed with white or gloss ink. This ensures the RIP software
and the printer can recognize the print area for the spot color correctly. Congure the settings as indicated
below.
Spot color ink Swatch Name Color Type
White Spot1
Spot color
Gloss Spot2
C Save the print data.
Save the print data in AI or PDF format.

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Creating a RIP File
This section describes how to create a RIP le using SAi FlexiPRINT Production Manager Roland Edition. For
information on how to create les using other RIP software, contact the applicable software distributor.
MEMO
• Selecting an output prole that is suitable for the color set used for spot color printing from the general-
purpose proles available ensures output with optimal color management.
• For basic information on using the RIP software, such as how to set the media size and layout for print data,
refer to the Help manual included with the software.
Procedure
A Read the spot color print data or pattern print data using the RIP software.
Add the print data as a RIP software job.
B Double-click the added job.
Double-click to open the [Job Properties] window.

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C Click the [Color Management] tab.
Select the best prole for [Output prole].
MEMO
Output prole names are structured according to the following rules. Refer to these rules to select the
best prole.
[1] : Printer name
[2] : Resolution (720 × 1200 dpi, 720 × 900 dpi, Standard: 720 × 600 dpi)
[3] :
Media type (Non Transparent : Other than transparent media, Transparent : Transparent media)
D Congure the overprint settings.
If [Overprint Fill] is set for print data objects, do not check [Ignore overprint] on the [ Color Management ]
tab.

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E Congure the spot color settings.
Set "White ink options" and "Varnish ink options" to [Spot color] on the [Printer Options] tab.
Gloss
White
MEMO
When printing only gloss ink as a spot color, also set "White ink options" and "Varnish ink options" to
[Spot color].
F Click [OK].
G Perform RIP processing using the print data.
After conguring the job property settings, click the [Send] button to save the le to a folder.

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