I have a new (to me) PC60 that I got a great deal on. I'm new to vinyl cutters, but I've done plenty of work on regular plotters. I'm trying to find the best software to use for both printing and cutting with this machine. I'm having zero luck finding a copy of the original software that came with it. I did manage to get a copy of Roland's cutting software and that works great for cutting.but printing is still a problem. I've had some luck printing/cutting out of inkscape, but it seems bulky and kind of a pain to set up a file.
Anyone have experience with one of these machines? What's the best software to use?
Anyone know what the later model CAMMs came with? I shiver when i read the 'PC60' part of your post. I had one and I had a PC-600. Heck i even had an old PNC-5000. (If anyone remembers that relic you get a cookie for being in the biz too long).
Let me tell you from past experience. Even if it was free you paid too much for the print function. Chances are pretty good that the print heads are bad, they are expensive as heck to keep blood for, and the print quality is substandard.
It stands alone as a mediocre plotter but even at that she is a slow noisy little piggy. As for software, I have always used Flexi Sign Pro. (Talk about hungry little pigs!) Not cheap software and kind of impractical to buy now but i will continue to live in the past until the last dog is hung.
Good luck to you.
1 Color CAMM PRO PC-60 APPLICATION SOFTWARE GUIDE CONTENTS Setting & Functions of Windows Driver How to Print from Adobe Illurstrator 7.01 (Basic Operation) How to Print from CorelDRAW 7 (Basic Operation) How to Print Tile Page from Illustrator 7.01 (Advanced Operation) How to Print Tile Page from CorelDRAW 7 (Advanced Operation) How to Print Tile Page from Illustrator 8.0 Special Color (Red, Blue and White) What to do if. 2 SETTINGS & FUNCTIONS OF WINDOWS DRIVER Roland ColorCAMM PC-60 Properties (Size) Sheet Size Size of the sheet which will be loaded on the PC-60 can be selected. Sheet Size Width x Length (mm) Printing Area (mm) A4 210 x x A3 297 x x ANSI A x x ANSI B x x inch x 33inch x x inch x 33inch x x inch x 33inch x x User Size 50.8 x ( MIN ) 12.8 x x ( 600dpi, MAX ) x x ( 300dpi, MAX ) x x ( 150dpi, MAX ) x Sometimes, it is impossible to print in a full length depending on the software you use.
Software Resolution Length ( Max ) Illustrator7 600dpi 692.5mm 300dpi 1385mm 150dpi 2770mm CorelDRAW7 600dpi mm 300dpi 2650mm 150dpi mm 2 User Size Size of the sheet can be entered manually by selecting the User Size. Unit can be selected from Millimeters and Inches. Width is for setting the size of the carriage moving direction and Length is for the size of the media feeding direction. When media size is entered, Plot Size (= printing area - media size which has the margin removed.) will be indicated at the right size. The range which can be entered as User Size is 50.8mm 609.6mm for Width and 128mm mm for Length with a resolution of 600dpi. Range which can be entered for Length changes with the resolution being selected mm for 300dpi and mm for 150dpi. 21mm 17mm 55mm 68mm.
3 3 4 Resolution Resolution for the Windows Driver to generae printing data can be selected. Time for the computer to process the data can be shortened by selecting lower resolution. If the speed is more importantn printing quality, please select the lower resolution. Dpi stands for dots per inch and describes the number of dots which can be printed in 1 inch (25.4mm). Generally, the higher the resolution is, the better the printing quality will be. Rotate Direction of the image to be printed on the media can be changed.
This function is used when printing a wide image or depending on how the media is loaded on the PC-60. When using Rotate function with CorelDRAW 7 and Illustrator 7.01, correct sheet size can not be reflected to the application side or specific characters can not be printed. It is recommended to rotate the image at the application software side when the printing image is more than the width of PC-60 (Plot Size 571.6mm), instead of using the ROTATE function in the Windows Driver. 5 Version of Window Driver Version and copyright will be displayed. This application guide explains the contents of Windows Driver ver.1.9 and above. If you would like to have the latest version, please download it from our web site Roland ColorCAMM PC-60 Properties (Size) 1 2 Cutting line can be selected and cutting speed can be set. Bitmap data will be printed instead of being cut.
Please create the cutting line in vector data. How to make vector data with each application software.
CorelDRAW 7 Select the line width to be minimum 0.001mm from the outline pen tool. Illustrator 7.01 Select the line width to be 0pt. Bitmap data and Vector data Bitmap data is a type of file which describes the image (characters and figures) in dots. It is also called raster data.
Generlly, the paint type application software describes images in bitmap data. Vector data is a type of file which describes the image (characters and figures) as line. Generall, the draw type application software describes images in vector data. 4 1 How to select cutting By Color Only the vector data pointed out by specific color can be cut. Similar colors won t be cut. Only colors matched with the numbers selected in R, G and B will be cut. Other colors will be printed.
When using CorelDRAW 7 or Illustrator 7.01 for cutting, match the color with the color you used for creating the vector data (mimum line width) in the application software side in this menu. By Line Type Cutting line can be selected by distinguishing the line type of vector data. Only the lines on the application software side which match the line type selected at the Window Driver side will be cut. Other vector data will be printed.
Line type can be selected from 5 lines. All All the vector data will be cut. Only the bitmap data will be printed.
None All data, either the vector or the bitmap, will be printed. 2 Cutting Speed Speed for cutting can be set. Cutting speed should be changed depending on the type of media and the cutting pressure. If the cutting speed is too fast, there will be some portions remaining uncut. If the cutting speed is too slow, it takes more time for completing the cutting. Determine the best cutting speed.
If there are portions remaining uncut, descrease the cutting speed or increase the cutting pressure. If the knife cuts through the backing, decrease the cutting pressure. 5 Roland ColorCAMM PC-60 Properties (Output Option) Output Data When only selecting Printing Only the printing data will be sent to PC-60.
Cutting line set in the Cutting Tab won t be sent. When only selecting Cutting Only the cutting data will be sent to PC-60.
Other data won t be sent. When selecting both Printing and Cutting All data, whether printing or cutting data, will be sent to PC-60.
When selecting FormFeed New origin will be set automatically after finishing printing and cutting by feeding out the sheet when selecting FormFeed. Feed rate is the same as the length of the Plot Area set in Size Tab. Sheet Size Feeding Rate A4 174mm A3 297mm ANSI A 156.4mm ANSI B 308.8mm 12inch x 33inch 715.2mm 16inch x 33inch 715.2mm 24inch x 33inch 715.2mm User Size Length of Printing Area When FormFeed is selected while selecting Piece as sheet type, PC-60 will indicate to set the new sheet after receiving new data. PC-60 will not continue printing until the new sheet is being set. 6 2 Process PC-60 prints in full color using the process color.
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Do not select any of them when printing in Special Color. Y.M.C.K PC-60 will print in order of Yellow - Magenta - Cyan - Black. Printing result should be better by selecting this option when printing image with red and green with resin ribbon.
When selecting this option, please do not install any other ribbon cartridges than Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black. C.M.Y.K PC-60 will print in order of Cyan - Magenta - Yellow - Black. Select this option when using wax ribbon. And also, printing result should be better by selecting this option when printing image with blue and gray with resin ribbon. When selecting this option, please do not install any other ribbon cartridges than Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black. Y.M.C PC-60 will print in order of Yellow - Magenta - Cyan.
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Black will be expressed by overlapping the 3 colors. It is enable when PhotoColor in UCR is selected.
C.M.Y PC-60 will print in order of Cyan - Magenta - Yellow. Black will be expressed by overlapping the 3 colors. It is enable when PhotoColor in UCR is selected. How to check the color difference with each printing method. Impression of the printing results change depending on how the color is composed, combination of colors, position and density. To check the printing result in each printing method (Y.M.C.K or C.M.Y.K and Y.M.C or C.M.Y), please try the several settings. Gray Scale When selecting Gray Scale, data will be created in gray scale by expressing luminance of colors in gradation.
Color data will be removed. By using this function, Special Colors can be used instead of Black.
Select the Special Color liked to be used. Only 1 color can be selected.
If the Special Color is not selected, PC- 60 will print in Black. BackPrint Left and right side of the image will be reversed and printing order in colors will also be reversed. This function should be used to show the printing image from the back side of the sheet by printing it on the transparent sheet. When selecting this function, Gold and Silver can not be used. 3 Special PC-60 will print the specific color of the image with Special Color.
Set the color of the image to have relation with the ink ribbon. For example, it will be possible to print the green color in the image with gold color, or yellow color in the image with white color. When selecting Special Color, dialog box for setting the colors will be displayed. The color of the image set perfectly with RGB in this dialog box will be printed using the Special Color. Make sure to install the ribbon cartridge selected with Special Color. 7 4 UCR PhotoColor Select this function when printing photo realistic image. When printing Black, it adjusts the ratio of the black printed with a combination of Magenta, Cyan and Yellow and the Black ribbon.
SpotColor Select this function when printing Poster Images and Illustrations. Black and gray will be printed only with Black ribbon. Trapping This function will be enable when selecting Spot Color.
When selecting this function PC-60 will print Magenta and Cyan under the Black to adjust the height difference in colors to prevent the white spots from appearing. Roland ColorCAMM PC-60 Properties (Image Correction) 1 1 Correction Value Brightness Brightness of the image can be adjusted. Image will be brighter when the value is increased. Default is 0. Contrast Contrast of the image can be adjusted.
Contrast will be stronger when the value is increased. Default is 0. Gamma Gamma of the image can be adjusted. Default is 1.0. Default All the correction will be set back to the default. Image/Graph Affection of the image correction can be displayed either by image or graph. Please perform the color correction either from the Windows Driver or application software.
When performing it on both sides, you might not have the color you like even you correct it for many times because the standard of color will be missed. There are more than million colors which human eye can recognize. The color which human eye can recognize can be expressed in Color Monitor (RGB) or Process Color (CMYK). The color expressed in Color Monitor doesn t match perfectly with the color expressed in Process Color. There are some colors which can be expressed only in Color Monitor or Process Color. Therefore, there are some colors displayed in Color Monitor which can not be printed in CMYK. Based on the fact that the expression of color is different, it is necessary to select the suitable color in the application side.
8 How to Print from Adobe Illustrator 7.01 (Basic Operation) Left data will be used for explanation. Start Illustrator7.01 and enter File - Document Setup. Select Use Page Setup and click the Page Setup button. Select the Size Tab from the properties. Set the size so that the image can be fit.
NOTE Please make sure not to set both the Width and Length to be less than 50.8mm when using Illustrator Select the Cutting Tab. Select by Color for cut lines with Illustrator7.01. Remember the values (RGB) set here!! 9 Select the Output Option Tab. Make sure Cutting is selected when data includes the cutting data. When completing the above settings, click the OK button and move the image inside the page.
Select the object which you like to be cut and click the Stroke. Display RGB and set the value to be the same as the one set in Windows Driver. Set Weight to 0pt.
Open the Print dialog by File - Print and click the OK button. Please use Adobe Illustrator Due to problem in software side, circle and arc will be printed as a gathering of polygons with Illustrator Please set the File - Color Setting of Illustrator 7.01 as below.
If not, cutting can not be done. Select Use Embedded ICC profiles and dot not select Simulate print colors on display. A line with anchor points of more than 128 points can not be cut. Cut the line into two with scissors tool.
PC-60 Windows Driver process data in RGB based on the specification Color% R G B of Windows95. However, Illustrator 7.01 process data Cyan 100% Cyan 50% in CMYK as a default. Therefore, for example, PC-60 prints Cyan 25% with 3 process colors, Magenta, Cyan and Black, even the color Magenta 100% is stated as Cyan 100% in Illustrator Magenta 50% Magenta 25% To print with only Cyan, please change the Color to RGB indication Yellow 100% in Illustrator 7.01 and adjust the color as below.
Yellow 50% Yellow 25% Red 100% Red 50% Red 25% Green 100% Green 50% Green 25% Blue 100% Blue 50% Blue 25% Software Resolution Length ( Max ) Illustrator7 600dpi 692.5mm 300dpi 1385mm 150dpi 2770mm Black 100% White 100% The image which has been imported to Illustrator 7.01 as a postscript file (EPS) will be printed as a copy level. If you like to have better result, please save the EPS file in TIFF file with PhotoShop and then imported to Illustrator The length which can be printed from Illustrator is described in the following table. In case the size of the image is more than the Plot Area of PC-60 (571.6mm) and includes characters, please rotate the image in the Illustrator 7.01 and print. Please accommodate the sheet in the using environment before using it. There could be slight error in the distance accuracy in media feeding direction because of the mechanical tolerance. There could be shifting in colors when printing more than 2m in length because the printing is done by the repeated printing of YMCK.
11 How to Print from CorelDRAW 7 (Basic Operation) Left data will be used for explanation. Start CorelDRAW 7 and enter File - Print Setup. Enter the Size Tab from the properties. Set the size so that the image can be fit.
Enter the Cutting Tab. Select by Color for cut lines with CorelDRAW 7. Remember the values (RGB) set here!!
12 Enter the Output Option Tab. Make sure Cutting is selected when data includes the cutting data. When completing the above settings, click the OK button. Enter Layout - Page Setup in CorelDRAW 7. The page size set in the Windows Driver will be entered for the page size by clicking Set From Printer.
Make sure to change the settings of direction, Portrait and Landscape to the other one from the original setting and then back to the original setting. (It will be Portrait - Landscape - Portrait here in the explanation.) When completing the above settings, click the OK button and move the image inside the page. Select the object which you like to be cut and open the Outline tool.
Set Width to 0.001mm Set the RGB value to be the same as the one set in Windows Driver. 13 Make sure that the settings of the Outline Tool is done correctly at the lower right corner. Open the File - Print in CorelDRAW 7 and enter the Print Dialog. Image can be checked whether it is inside the page or not by clicking Preview. By setting the values of Top and Left in the Options to 0, the margin can be set to 0.
Make sure not to select the Use Color Profile. If it is selected, cutting can not be done. Use Color Profile will not be selected if Conposite and Separation are not selected, as shown in above right figure, by entering the Tool - Color Manager in CorelDRAW 7. The length which can be printed from CorelDRAW 7 is described in the following table.
Software Resolution Length ( Max ) CorelDRAW7 600dpi mm 300dpi 2650mm 150dpi mm Sometimes the photo data (especially, BMP files such as TIFF data over 15Mbyte) can not be printed with the desired resolution even the length is within the possible range. In this case, please lower the resolution with Corel PHOTO - PAINT 7 or Adobe Photoshop to make the file size smaller. In case the size of the image is more than the Plot Area of PC-60 (571.6mm) and includes characters, please rotate the image in the CorelDRAW 7 to print. If there is a problem to print the characters, please outline them in the CorelDRAW 7 and try.
Postscript texture can not be printed. Please accommodate the sheet in the using environment before using it. There could be slight error in the distance accuracy in media feeding direction because of the mechanical tolerance. There could be shifting in colors when printing more than 2m in length because the printing is done by the repeated printing of YMCK. 14 How to Print Tile Page from Illustrator 7.01 (Advanced Operation) This section explains how to print tile page from Illustrator Please read the section How to Print from Illustrator 7.01 (Basic Operation) before trying this section. Data below will be used for explanation.
Configure PC-60 as a default printer then open the Illustrator Then select File - Document Setup. And click Print Setup. Click Page Setup. Select the Size Tab from the properties. Set the size so that the image can be fit.
Select the cut line by Color. Match the RGB values after setting the cut lines Weight to 0pt in the Illustrator If not, it can not be cut. Match the RGB values with the values set in Illustrator 7.01. 15 Make sure to always select FormFeed when printing tile page. And if there is cutting data, select Cutting and set the suitable Process depending on data. Click OK button after completing the above settings.
Make sure that the image is inside the page displayed. Open the Document Setup and remove the check from the Use Print Setup and then open the Properties by clicking the PageSetup. We will devide the data in half so we will set the Length to the half of the size of the current size and press OK button. Select Tile Imageable Areas and click OK button. 16 The image will be devided as above. Select File - Print to start printing. Because the Illustrator 7.01 is a software made by American Company, Adobe System Corporation, the concept of the unit is in inches.
And the data will be sent to PC-60 in dpi (dot per inch = number of dots printed in 1 inch). Therefore, the result of printing tile page would be more correct if working in inches than millimeters at both application software and the Windows Driver. Please note that the image being cut and print sometimes shifts slightly from the correct position.
Tiling can be done only in the media feeding direction and not in the carriage feeding direction. Please refer to the in the section How to Print from Adobe Illustrator 7.01 (Basic Operation). 17 How to Print Tile Page from CorelDRAW 7 (Advanced Operation) This section explains how to print tile page from Illustrator CorelDRAW 7. Please read the section How to Print from CorelDRAW 7 (Basic Operation) before trying this section. Left data will be used for explanation.
Configure PC-60 as a default printer then open the CorelDRAW 7. Then select File - Print to open the Print Dialog. Click Properties Select the cut line by Color. Set the PlotArea.
We will devide the data into half so we will set the Length to the half of the size ((W) 550 x (L) 750mm) of the original data ((W) 550 x (L) 1500mm). Match the RGB values with the values set in CorelDRAW 7. Match the RGB values after setting width of the cut line to 0.001mm in the CorelDRAW 7.
If not, it can not be cut. Make sure to always select FormFeed when printing tile page. And if there is cutting data, select Cutting and set the suitable Process depending on data. 18 Click OK button after completing the above settings. Click Preview from the Print Dialog.
After checking the image, click Option. Select Print tiled page and click Close button. Make sure that the image is devided as show above. To overlap the image at the center, open the Print Option Dialog by clicking the Option to enter the values of Bleed limit.
Because the CorelDRAW 7 is a software made by Canadian Company, Corel Corporation, the concept of the unit is in inches. And the data will be sent to PC-60 in dpi (dot per inch = number of dots printed in 1 inch). Therefore, the result of printing tile page would be more correct if working in inches than millimeters at both application software and the Windows Driver. Please note that the image being cut and print sometimes shifts slightly from the correct position.
Tiling can be done only in the media feeding direction and not in the carriage feeding direction. Please refer to the in the section How to Print from Adobe Illustrator 7.01 (Basic Operation). 19 How to Print from Adobe Illustrator 8.0 This guide explains the operation based on the fact that the Roland Windows Driver for Windows95/98 is used.
Please be noted that the Windows Driver below the version 2.1 can not be used with Illustrator 8.0. How to setup page Start Illustrator 8.0 and select Document Setup from File. Put check in Use Print Setup and click the Print Setup button.
Select Size tab from Print Properties. Set the size so that the image can be fit and click OK button. 20 How to create cut line with Illustrator 8.0 Make sure to set the Weight in Illustrator 8.0 to 0.1pt (0.04mm) for the lines to be cut. Make sure to select by Color for Cutting in the Output Option tab of the Windows Driver Properties 0.1 Before Printing Remove the check from Silmulate print colors on display from the Color under File of Illustrator 8.0. And also, remove the check from Bitmap print in Print under File of Illustrator 8.0. If the checks are not removed, all the image including cut line will be printed.
Make sure to save the file which will be imported to Illustrator 8.0 as TIFF file. When importing EPS file, it will be printed in Monitor Copy Level.
A line with anchor points of more than 257 can not be cut. Cut the line with scissors tool. When there are many complicated pass, the printing stops by displaying the error message, Illustrator can not be printed.
In this case, cut the line with scissors tool or if it is not the cut line, rasterize it. Windows Driver process data in RGB based on the specification of Window 95/98. However, Illustrator 8.0 process data in CMYK as a default. Therefore, for example, Windows Driver prints 3 process colors, Magenta, Cyan and Black, even the color is stated as Cyan 100% in Illustrator 8.0. To print with only Cyan, please change the RGB indication in Illustrator 8.0 and adjust the color as the right table.
Software Resolution Length ( Max ) Illustrator8 600dpi 692.5mm 300dpi 1385mm 150dpi 2770mm 6. When printing gradations, setup UCR as PhotoColor for PC Rectangle or circle which is very narrow as a line could be cut twice.
Color% R G B Cyan 100% Cyan 50% Cyan 25% Magenta 100% Magenta 50% Magenta 25% Yellow 100% Yellow 50% Yellow 25% Red 100% Red 50% Red 25% Green 100% Green 50% Green 25% Blue 100% Blue 50% Blue 25% Black 100% White 100% 21 Special Color (Red, Blue and White) Please note about the followings when using Special Color Ribbons, Red, Blue and White. Red & Blue PC-60 could leave shad of red and blue color on the sheet where the image is not printed. White Compared with other ribbons, smear resistance of the white ribbon is not strong. And also, it depends on the sheet you use. And also, it is not recommended to print Red and Blue ribbons over the white ribbon because the printing density will not be enough for good printing quality. What to do if. Windows Driver Time Out Error is displayed.
This error is displayed sometimes when printing image file with a big size. Open the properties of PC-60 Windows Driver from the Printers folder in the Settings of Windows PC. Then increase the time for Transmission Retry in the Detail Tab.
Memory Not Enough will be displayed. Computer uses huge amount of memory to process the image into 4 colors, C, M, Y and K when Process Color is selected. It uses huge amount of memory especially when resolution is very high or when image file is big. In case of this error, close the other application software or restart the computer. If the error is displayed even trying the above, check the remaining space of the hard disk. Generally, Windows uses the hard disk as a vertual memory.
Therefore, the error message appears when there is not enough space in the hard disk. If the error still happens, it is recommended to increase the memory. PC-60 doesn t print or cut even sending the data.
Does the Windows Driver install correctly? Please re-install the Windows Driver by refering to the PC-60 User s Manual.
Is the port selected for the Windows Driver correct? Open the properties of PC-60 Windows Driver from the Printers folder in the Settings of Windows PC.
Then select the correct port in the Detail Tab. PC-60 prints but doesn t cut. Does the most thin line selected for the cutting line?
CorelDRAW 7: Select the line width to be 0.001mm from the Outline Tool. Illustrator 7.01: Select the Weight to be 0pt.
Does the Cutting selected in Window Driver? When Cutting is not selected, PC-60 doesn t cut. Make sure to select Cutting. Is the cutting line set correctly?
CorelDRAW 7: Match the color of the line selected in Window Driver with the color of the line (0.001mm) in the application. Illustrator 7.01: Match the color of the line selected in Windows Driver with the color of the line (0pt) in the application. NOTE: Make sure to select RGB. 22 PC-60 cuts but doesn t print. When Printing is not selected, PC-60 doesn t print.
Make sure to select Printing. Image is printed with Special Color at where it is not suppose to be printed. The color which has been print with Special Color is printed at where it is not supposed to be printed. For example, when the image contains various colors like photo realistic image, some parts of the image will sometimes be printed with Special Color.
This happens when the color selected for Special Color is mixed accidentally at different colors. In this case, select the color not being used for the image or divide the image into 2 data, data printed by Process Color and data printed by Special Color and printed on the same media. The printing and cutting positions doesn t match. The printing and cutting positions sometimes doesn t match due to the expansion and contraction of the media when cutting is performed right after the printing. It tends to happen when printing and cutting is performed right after pulling out the media from the roll or when the humidity and temperature of the room change.
Followings could be the solution to prevent this problem. Accommodate the media with the humidity and temperature. (Pull out the media from the roll and leave it for 30 minutes to 1 hour.) 2. Make the margin of printing around the cutting line. Cutting line NG GOOD Characters can not be printed or the outline can not be cut. Club life is hosting a fundraiser for mac 2017.
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Please use outline fonts such as TrueType or ATM (Adobe Type Manager) to print the characters in good quality. If the bitmap fonts are used, the characters will be jagged because the displayed image will be printed. In order to cut the outline of the character, use outline function. Please use the application, such as Illustrator 7.01 or CorelDRAW 7, that supports this function.
There are some fonts which can not be outlined. Generally, TrueType fonts and ATM (Adobe Type Manager) fonts can be outlined, but, some application doesn t support these fonts.