Application Notes Recommended Print Modes for Roland Printers

Application Notes Recommended Print Modes for Roland Printers

Recommended Print Modes for Roland Printers

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Contents Recommended Settings for Device Options / Roland IPC... 1 Empfohlene Einstellungen für Geräteoptionen / Roland IPC... 2 Roland FP-740... 3 Roland LEC 300... 4 Roland LEC 330 Eco-UV Ink (CMYKWGL)... 5 Roland LEC 330 Eco-UV Ink (CMYKGLGL)... 6 Roland LEC 330 Eco-UV Ink (CMYKWW)... 7 Roland PRO II (FJ-SC-SJ Series 6 Color mode)... 8 Roland RS Series (540, 640)... 9 Roland SJ-1000 1045... 10 Roland SP300 540 EcoSol Ink... 11 Roland SP300 540 EcoSol Max Ink... 11 Roland VP-300 / VP-540... 12 Roland VS 640 CMYK Mode... 13 Roland VS 640 CMYKLcLm / CMYKLcLmWMt Mode... 14 Roland XC (540)... 15 Roland XJ-540 640 740... 16 Recommended Print Modes for Roland Printers ii

Recommended Settings for Device Options / Roland IPC With all the available settings and combinations in a Print Environment, it s easy to lose track of the settings and their effect. Some settings work better together than others, but finding the best possible combination can be time consuming. Intelligent Pass Control (IPC) is a printer function originally developed by Roland for the XJseries of printers to reduce banding in printouts, bleeding of inks and hence improve the output image through intelligent use of the printer s nozzles. Due to its success, IPC has later been implemented into many of Roland s other printer models. To help users save time, Roland gives out recommendations which combinations of device settings including IPC should be used to achieve the best possible results with their printers. This document is meant to provide a listing of these settings for certain printer models that are currently supported in the ErgoSoft RIP programs. Apart from the resolution, all important settings are made in the Print Settings > Device Options dialog. The resolution can be set in the Print Settings > Quality dialog. IPC can be activated in the Device Options dialog of the print settings under the title IPC. We advise users explicitly to set the listed print settings according to the following tables for the respective printer. Recommended Print Modes for Roland Printers 1

Empfohlene Einstellungen für Geräteoptionen / Roland IPC Bei allen möglichen Einstellungen und Kombinationen in einer Druckumgebung ist es schnell möglich, den Überblick zu verlieren. Manche Einstellungen funktionieren besser miteinander als andere, doch die optimale Kombination zu finden braucht viel Zeit. Beim Intelligent Pass Control (IPC) handelt es sich um eine von Roland ursprünglich für die XJ Reihe von Druckern entwickelte Druckerfunktion, die durch intelligente Verwendung der einzelnen Nozzles Banding in Ausdrucken reduziert, Bluten der Farben verhindern soll und so das Druckbild verbessert. IPC wurde später in viele andere Roland-Drucker implementiert. Roland gibt klare Empfehlungen mit, welche Einstellungen mit welcher Auflösung verwendet werden sollten, um die besten Ergebnisse zu erzielen. Dieses Dokument enthält eine Auflistung dieser empfohlenen Einstellungen für einige Druckermodelle, die momentan vom ErgoSoft RIP unterstützt werden. Bis auf die Auflösung werden alle wichtigen Einstellungen im Dialog Druckeinstellungen > Geräteoptionen vorgenommen. Die Auflösung wird im Dialog Druckeinstellungen > Qualität eingestellt. Das IPC wird in den Druckeinstellungen im Reiter Geräteoptionen unter dem Titel IPC eingestellt. Wir empfehlen ausdrücklich, die aufgeführten Druckumgebungseinstellungen entsprechend der folgenden Tabellen einzustellen. Recommended Print Modes for Roland Printers 2

Roland FP 740 Printmode Dotsize Dottype Headspeed Feedspeed Pattern Overlap 360x360 (2bit 1p) Variable 2 723 40 OFF OFF 360x360 (1bit 2p) Large 1 1000 40 7 10 360x360 (2bit 2p) Variable 1 930 40 7 10 360x360 +PASS (2p) Variable 2 723 40 7 172 360x360 +PASS (3p) Variable 2 930 40 7 115 540x360 +PASS (2p) Variable 2 964 30 8 172 540x360 +PASS (3p) Variable 2 964 40 8 115 540x360 +PASSv2 (4p) Variable 2 964 30 8 172 360x720 (1bit 4p) Medium 1 1000 30 7 10 360x720 (1bit 8p) Medium 1 1000 30 7 10 360x720 (2bit 4p) Variable 1 750 30 7 10 360x720 +PASS (4p) Variable 1 910 30 7 10 360x720 (2bit 8p) Variable 1 1000 30 7 10 360x720 +PASS (5p) Variable 1 910 30 7 69 540x720 (6p) Variable 4 720 30 9 10 540x720 +PASS (7p) Variable 4 800 30 9 49 720x720 (1bit 8p) Medium 4 1000 30 OFF OFF 720x720 (2bit 8p) Variable 4 670 30 10 10 720x720 +PASS (9p) Variable 4 740 30 10 39 Recommended Print Modes for Roland Printers 3

Roland LEC 300 Printmode Dotsize DotType Headspeed Feedspeed Pattern Overlap 360x720 9P Var 1 1000 16 1 20 360x720 16P (White) Var 4 1000 16 129 90 360x720 9P (White) Var 4 1000 16 1 20 360x720 (GlossVarnish) Var 1 1000 16 1 20 360x720 (MatteVarnish) Var 1 1000 16 1 20 720x720 17p Var 4 1000 16 1 11 720x720 32p (White->CMYK) Var 4 1000 16 129 45 720x720 32p (CMYK->White) Var 4 1000 16 129 45 720x720 32p (White) Var 4 1000 16 129 90 720x720 17p (White->CMYK) Var 4 1000 16 1 6 720x720 17p (CMYK->White) Var 4 1000 16 1 6 720x720 17p (White) Var 4 1000 16 1 11 720x720 1bit 17p Fix L 4 1000 16 1 11 720x1440 17p Var 4 760 10 1 11 720x1440 32p (White->CMYK) Var 4 760 10 129 45 720x1440 32p (CMYK->White) Var 4 760 10 129 45 720x1440 32p (White) Var 4 760 10 1 90 720x1440 17p (White->CMYK) Var 4 760 10 1 6 720x1440 17p (CMYK->White) Var 4 760 10 1 6 720x1440 17p (White) Var 4 760 10 1 11 720x1440 (GlossVarnish) Var 2 760 10 1 11 720x1440 (MatteVarnish) Var 2 760 10 1 11 Recommended Print Modes for Roland Printers 4

Roland LEC 330 Eco UV Ink (CMYKWGL) Printmode Dotsize DotType Headspeed Feedspeed Pattern Overlap 360x720 5P Var 1 1000 16 1 36 360x720 8P (White) Var 4 1000 16 257 90 360x720 6p (CMYK->MatteVarnish) Var 1 1000 16 1 30 360x720 6p (MatteVarnish->CMYK) Var 1 1000 16 1 30 360x720 5p (GlossVarnish) Var 1 1000 16 1 36 360x720 6p (MatteVarnish) Var 1 1000 16 1 60 720x720 8p Var 4 760 16 1 90 720x720 16p (White->CMYK) Var 4 1000 16 513 45 720x720 16p (CMYK->White) Var 4 1000 16 513 45 720x720 16p (White) Var 4 1000 16 513 90 720x720 8p (CMYK>MatteVarnish) Var 4 1000 16 1 45 720x720 8p (MatteVarnish->CMYK) Var 4 1000 16 1 45 720x720 1bit 8p Large 4 760 16 1 90 720x1440 12p Var 4 760 10 1 60 720x1440 24p (White->CMYK) Var 4 1000 10 1 30 720x1440 24p (CMYK->White) Var 4 1000 10 1 30 720x1440 24p (White) Var 4 1000 10 1 60 720x1440 12p (CMYK>MatteVarnish) Var 4 700 10 1 30 720x1440 12p (MatteVarnish>CMYK) Var 4 700 10 1 30 720x1440 12p (GlossVarnish) Var 2 723 10 1 60 720x1440 12p (MatteVarnish) Var 2 723 10 1 60 1440x1440 16p Small 4 380 10 1 90 1440x1440 32p (White->CMYK) Small 4 760 10 1 45 1440x1440 32p (CMYK->White) Small 4 760 10 1 45 1440x1440 32p (White) Small 4 760 10 1 90 1440x1440 16p (CMYK>MatteVarnish) Small 4 380 10 1 45 1440x1440 16p (MatteVarnish>CMYK) Small 4 380 10 1 45 Recommended Print Modes for Roland Printers 5

Roland LEC 330 Eco UV Ink (CMYKGLGL) Printmode Dotsize DotType Headspeed Feedspeed Pattern Overlap 360x720 5P Var 1 1000 16 1 36 360x720 6p (CMYK->MatteVarnish) Var 1 1000 16 1 30 360x720 6p (MatteVarnish->CMYK) Var 1 1000 16 1 30 360x720 5p (GlossVarnish) Var 1 1000 16 1 36 360x720 6p (MatteVarnish) Var 1 1000 16 1 60 720x720 8p Var 4 760 16 1 90 720x720 8p (CMYK>MatteVarnish) Var 4 1000 16 1 45 720x720 8p (MatteVarnish->CMYK) Var 4 1000 16 1 45 720x720 1bit 8p Large 4 760 16 1 90 720x1440 12p Var 4 760 10 1 60 720x1440 12p (CMYK>MatteVarnish) Var 4 760 10 1 30 720x1440 12p (MatteVarnish>CMYK) Var 4 760 10 1 30 720x1440 12p (GlossVarnish) Var 2 723 10 1 60 720x1440 12p (MatteVarnish) Var 2 723 10 1 60 1440x1440 16p Small 4 380 10 1 90 1440x1440 16p (CMYK>MatteVarnish) Small 4 380 10 1 45 1440x1440 16p (MatteVarnish>CMYK) Small 4 380 10 1 45 Recommended Print Modes for Roland Printers 6

Roland LEC 330 Eco UV Ink (CMYKWW) Printmode DotsizeDotType Headspeed Feedspeed Pattern Overlap 360x720 5P Var 1 1000 16 1 36 360x720 8P (White) Var 4 1000 16 257 90 360x720 8P (High Opacity White) Var 4 1000 16 257 90 720x720 8p Var 4 760 16 1 90 720x720 16p (White->CMYK) Var 4 1000 16 513 45 720x720 16p (High Opacity White- >CMYK) Var 4 1000 16 513 45 720x720 16p (CMYK->White) Var 4 1000 16 513 45 720x720 16p (High Opacity CMYK- >White) Var 4 1000 16 513 45 720x720 16p (White) Var 4 1000 16 513 90 720x720 16p (High Opacity White) Var 4 1000 16 513 90 720x720 1bit 8p Large 4 760 16 1 90 720x1440 12p Var 4 760 10 1 60 720x1440 24p (White->CMYK) Var 4 1000 10 1 30 720x1440 24p (High Opacity White- >CMYK) Var 4 1000 10 1 30 720x1440 24p (CMYK->White) Var 4 1000 10 1 30 720x1440 24p (High Opacity CMYK- >White) Var 4 1000 10 1 30 720x1440 24p (White) Var 4 1000 10 1 60 720x1440 24p (High Opacity White) Var 4 1000 10 1 60 1440x1440 16p Small 4 380 10 1 90 1440x1440 32p (White->CMYK) Small 4 760 10 1 45 1440x1440 32p (High Opacity White- >CMYK) Small 4 760 10 1 45 1440x1440 32p (CMYK->White) Small 4 760 10 1 45 1440x1440 32p (High Opacity CMYK- >White) Small 4 760 10 1 45 1440x1440 32p (White) Small 4 760 10 1 90 1440x1440 32p (High Opacity White) Small 4 760 10 1 90 Recommended Print Modes for Roland Printers 7

Roland PRO II (FJ SC SJ Series 6 Color mode) Printmode Pass Dotsize Dottype Headspeed Feedspeed 360x360 2 2 Variable 1000 30 450x360 2 2 Variable 950 30 360x720 4 1 Variable 1000 30 360x720 8 1 Variable 1000 30 720x720 8 4 Variable 1000 10 720x1440 8 4 Variable 620 10 720x1440 16 4 Variable 1000 10 1080x1080 9 4 Variable 520 10 1440x1440 16 4 Normal/Small 760 10 Recommended Print Modes for Roland Printers 8

Roland RS Series (540, 640) Printmode DotSize DotType Headspeed Feedspeed Pattern Overlap 540x360 3p Var 2 964 30 1 60 540x360 4p Var 2 964 30 1 90 540x720 5p Var 2 964 20 1 36 540x720 9p Var 2 964 20 1 20 360x720 5p Var 1 1000 20 1 36 360x720 9p Var 1 1000 20 1 20 360x720 6p Var 1 1000 20 1 60 360x720 10p Var 1 1000 20 1 36 720x720 5p Var 4 760 20 1 36 720x720 9p Var 4 760 20 1 20 720x720 6p Var 4 760 20 1 60 720x720 10p Var 4 760 20 1 36 720x720 1bit 5p Large 4 760 20 1 36 720x720 1bit 6p Large 4 760 20 1 60 720x720 1bit 9p Large 4 760 20 1 20 720x720 1bit 10p Large 4 760 20 1 36 1080x1080 1bit 10p Medium 4 760 20 1 18 1080x1080 1bit 11p Medium 4 760 20 1 33 1440x720 9p Var 4 635 16 1 20 1440x720 16p Var 4 635 16 1 90 1440x720 17p Var 4 635 16 1 11 1440x720 18p Var 4 635 16 1 20 1440x1440 1bit 17p Small 4 760 16 1 11 1440x1440 1bit 18p Small 4 760 16 1 20 Recommended Print Modes for Roland Printers 9

Roland SJ 1000 1045 Printmode Dottype Dotsize Headspeed Feedspeed Pattern Overlap 360x360 1p 2 Large 723 30 OFF OFF 360x360 2 Variable 723 30 OFF OFF 450x360 2 Variable 950 30 OFF OFF 360x720 5p 1 Variable 1000 30 1 36 360x720 4p 1 Variable 1000 30 OFF OFF 360x720 8p 1 Variable 1000 30 OFF OFF 720x720 9p 4 Variable 1000 10 1 20 720x720 8p 4 Variable 1000 10 OFF OFF 720x720 W-PASS 4 Variable 1000 10 OFF OFF 720x1440 9p 4 Variable 620 10 1 40 720x1440 8p 4 Variable 620 10 OFF OFF 720x1440 W-PASS 4 Variable 1000 10 OFF OFF 1080x1080 4 Variable 520 10 OFF OFF 1080x1080 W-PASS 4 Variable 520 10 OFF OFF Recommended Print Modes for Roland Printers 10

Roland SP300 540 EcoSol Ink Printmode Pass Dottype Dotsize Headspeed Feedspeed 360x720 1 1 Variable 400 15 360x720 2 1 Variable 400 15 720x720 4 4 Variable 400 15 720x720 8 4 Variable 400 15 720x1440 8 4 Variable 400 15 720x1440 16 4 Variable 400 15 1080x1080 9 4 Variable 400 15 1080x1080 18 4 Variable 400 15 Roland SP300 540 EcoSol Max Ink Printmode Pass Dottype Dotsize Headspeed Feedspeed 360x720 1 1 Variable 720 15 360x720 2 1 Variable 720 15 720x720 4 4 Variable 500 7 720x720 8 4 Variable 720 7 720x1440 8 4 Variable 500 7 720x1440 16 4 Variable 720 7 1080x1080 9 4 Variable 500 7 1080x1080 18 4 Variable 720 7 Recommended Print Modes for Roland Printers 11

Roland VP 300 / VP 540 Printmode Dotsize Dottype Headspeed Feedspeed Pattern Offset [RIPC] 540x360 3p Variable 2 760 10 1 60 [RIPC] 540x360 4p Variable 2 760 10 1 90 [RIPC] 540x720 5p Variable 2 760 10 1 36 [RIPC] 540x720 9p Variable 2 760 10 1 20 [RIPC] 360x720 5p Variable 1 760 10 1 36 [RIPC] 360x720 9p Variable 1 760 10 1 20 [RIPC] 360x720 6p Variable 1 760 10 1 60 [RIPC] 360x720 10p Variable 1 760 10 1 36 [RIPC] 720x720 6p Variable 4 760 10 1 60 [RIPC] 720x720 10p Variable 4 760 10 1 36 [RIPC] 720x720 1bit 6p Large 4 760 10 1 60 [RIPC] 720x720 1bit 10p Large 4 760 10 1 36 [RIPC] 1080x1080 1bit 10p Medium 4 760 10 1 18 [RIPC] 1080x1080 1bit 11p Medium 4 760 10 1 33 [RIPC] 1440x720 16p Variable 4 635 10 1 90 [RIPC] 1440x720 17p Variable 4 635 10 1 11 [RIPC] 1440x720 18p Variable 4 635 10 1 20 [RIPC] 1440x1440 1bit 17p Small 4 760 10 1 11 [RIPC] 1440x1440 1bit 18p Small 4 760 10 1 20 540x360 2p Variable 1 635 10 OFF OFF 540x720 4p Variable 1 760 10 OFF OFF 360x720 4p Variable 1 760 10 OFF OFF 360x720 8p Variable 1 760 10 OFF OFF 720x720 8p Variable 4 760 10 OFF OFF 720x720 16p Variable 4 760 10 OFF OFF 720x1440 8p Variable 4 760 10 OFF OFF 720x1440 16 Variable 4 760 10 OFF OFF 1080x1080 9p Variable 4 400 10 OFF OFF 1080x1080 18p Variable 4 400 10 OFF OFF 1440x720 8p Variable 4 635 10 OFF OFF 1440x720 16p Variable 4 635 10 OFF OFF Recommended Print Modes for Roland Printers 12

Roland VS 640 CMYK Mode Printmode Dotsize DotType Headspeed Feedspeed Pattern Overlap 360x720 2p Variable 1 790 32 OFF OFF 360x720 3p Variable 1 790 26 1 60 360x720 5p Variable 7 1000 16 1 36 540x720 5p Variable 7 1000 16 1 36 540x720 6p (A) Variable 3 1000 16 1 60 540x720 6p (B) Variable 3 1000 16 1 50 540x720 8p Variable 3 1000 16 1 90 720x720 6p Variable 3 760 16 1 60 720x720 8p (A) Variable 3 760 16 1 90 720x720 8p (B) Variable 4 760 16 1 90 1440x720 6p Variable 4 400 10 1 60 1440x720 8p Variable 4 400 10 1 90 720x1440 10p Variable 4 800 10 1 36 720x1440 16p Variable 5 800 10 1 90 720x1440 20p Variable 4 800 10 1 36 720720 8p 1bit Large 3 1000 10 OFF OFF 1080x1080 9p 1bit Large 4 800 10 OFF OFF 1440x1440 16p 1bit Large 5 800 10 OFF OFF Recommended Print Modes for Roland Printers 13

Roland VS 640 CMYKLcLm / CMYKLcLmWMt Mode Printmode Dotsize DotType Headspeed Feedspeed Pattern Overlap 360x720 6p Variable 1 790 13 1 60 360x720 10p Variable 7 1000 8 1 36 540x720 10p Variable 7 1000 8 1 36 540x720 12p Variable 3 1000 8 1 60 540x720 11p Variable 3 1000 8 1 50 540x720 16p Variable 3 1000 8 1 90 720x720 16p Variable 3 760 8 1 60 720x720 16p (A) Variable 3 760 8 1 90 720x720 16p (B) Variable 4 760 8 1 90 1440x720 12p Variable 4 400 8 1 60 1440x720 16p (A) Variable 4 400 8 1 90 1440x720 16p (B) Variable 5 400 8 1 90 720x1440 16p Variable 4 800 8 1 90 1440x720 12p (CMYKLcLmMt) Variable 4 304 8 1 60 1440x720 12p (MetallicSilver) Variable 4 304 8 1 60 1440x720 16p (CMYKLcLmMt) (A) Variable 4 304 8 1 90 1440x720 16p (CMYKLcLmMt) (B) Variable 5 304 8 1 90 1440x720 16p (MetallicSilver) Variable 4 304 8 1 90 1440x720 12p (White->CMYKLcLm) (A) Variable 4 400 5 1 27 1440x720 12p (White->CMYKLcLm) (B) Variable 4 400 5 1 20 1440x720 12p (CMYKLcLm->White) Variable 4 400 5 1 27 1440x720 16p (CMYKLcLm->White) Variable 4 400 5 1 30 1440x720 12p (White) Variable 4 400 8 1 60 1440x720 16p (White->CMYKMt) (A) Variable 4 304 5 1 40 1440x720 16p (White->CMYKMt) (B) Variable 4 304 5 1 30 1440x720 16p (CMYKMt->White) Variable 4 304 5 1 40 1440x720 32p (CMYKMt->White) Variable 4 304 5 1 30 720720 16p 1bit Large 3 1000 10 OFF OFF 1080x1080 18p 1bit Large 4 800 10 OFF OFF 1440x1440 32p 1bit Large 5 800 10 OFF OFF Recommended Print Modes for Roland Printers 14

Roland XC (540) Printmode DotSize DotType Headspeed Feedspeed Pattern Overlap 360x360 1bit 1p (A) Large 2 723 30 1 10 360x360 1bit 1p (B) Large 2 723 30 - - 360x360 2bit 1p (A) Var 2 723 30 1 10 360x360 2bit 1p (B) Var 2 723 30 - - 540x360 2p (A) Var 2 964 28 1 10 540x360 2p (B) Var 2 964 28 - - 540x360 2p+PASS Var 2 964 20 1 60 540x360 3P Var 2 964 20 - - 360x720 4p Var 1 1000 16 1 10 360x720 4P+PASS Var 1 1000 16 1 36 540x720 6p Var 4 1000 16 1 10 540x720 6P+PASS Var 4 1000 16 1 26 720x720 1bit 8p Large 4 1000 16 1 10 720x720 1bit 8p+PASS Large 4 1000 16 1 20 720x720 8p Var 4 1000 16 1 10 720x720 8p+PASS Var 4 1000 16 1 20 720x1440 8p Var 4 760 16 1 10 720x1440 8p+PASS Var 4 760 16 1 20 1080x1080 1bit 9p Medium 4 760 16 1 4 1080x1080 1bit 9p+PASS Medium 4 760 16 1 18 1080x1080 9p Var 4 760 16 1 4 1080x1080 9p+PASS Var 4 760 16 1 18 1440x1440 16p Small 4 760 16 1 4 1440x1440 16p+PASS Small 4 760 16 1 11 Recommended Print Modes for Roland Printers 15

Roland XJ 540 640 740 Printmode Dotsize Dottype Headspeed Feedspeed IPC Pattern Offset 360 x 360 Fix large 2 723 30 On 1 10 360 x 360 variable 2 723 30 On 1 10 540 x 360 variable 2 964 28 On 1 10 540 x 360 variable 2 964 20 On 1 60 360 x 720 variable 1 1000 16 On 1 10 360 x 720 variable 1 1000 16 On 1 36 540 x 720 variable 4 1000 16 On 1 10 540 x 720 variable 4 1000 16 On 1 26 720 x 720 variable 4 1000 16 On 1 10 720 x 720 variable 4 1000 16 On 1 20 720 x 1440 variable 4 760 16 On 1 20 1440 x 1440 Fix small 4 760 16 On 1 11 Recommended Print Modes for Roland Printers 16