CT-304
DRIVER MANUAL
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Contents
Getting Started ................................................................................................. ii
First Make the Setting ..................................................................................... ii
Chapter 1 Installing the Driver
Installing the Driver ..................................................................................... 1-1
Windows 95/98/Me .......................................................................... 1-1
Windows NT 4.0/2000 ..................................................................... 1-5
Chapter 2 Driver Settings
What to Do First .......................................................................................... 2-1
Making the Settings .......................................................................... 2-1
Cutting Page ..................................................................................... 2-2
Etc Page ............................................................................................ 2-3
Settings for Windows NT 4.0/2000 ............................................................. 2-5
Device Settings Page ........................................................................ 2-5
Long Size Settings Page (Supported only Windows NT 4.0) .......... 2-6
Other Dialogs ............................................................................................... 2-7
Use Size Form .................................................................................. 2-7
Output in Progress Dialog ................................................................ 2-8
Version Information ......................................................................... 2-8
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Copyright © 2001 Roland DG Corporation http://www.rolanddg.com/
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Getting Started
This document is the user’s manual for the CT-304 driver for Windows on IBM PC-compatible computers.
First Make the Setting
Refer to the table below and make the settings for plotter functions.
Plotter Function Setting value
CT-304 RS-232C communication parameters Data length: 8 bits
Command origin point CENTER
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Chapter 1 Installing the Driver
Installing the Driver
Windows 95/98/Me
1 Start Windows 95,98 or Me.
The following screens are for Windows 98.
2 Double-click the [My Computer] icon.
The [My Computer] window appears.
3 Double-click the [Printers] icon.
The [Printers] folder opens.
NOTICE If an older version of the driver is already installed, then delete it and restart Windows.
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Installing the Driver
4 Double-click the [Add Printer] icon.
The [Add Printer Wizard] window appears.
5 Click .
6 Select a [local printer], then click .
7 Insert the disk, then click .
1-2
Installing the Driver
8 Click the name of the plotter you're using to highlight the selection, then click .
You can select only one plotter at a time.
9 Choose the output port, then click .
NOTICE Be sure to select the port where the plotter is connected.
10 Enter the printer name.
You can change the printer name.
If you need, select "Yes" or "No" to use it as the default printer.
1-3
Installing the Driver
11 Click .
Copying of the driver starts.
When copying finishes, the driver is added to the [Printers] folder.
1-4
Installing the Driver
Windows NT 4.0/2000
1 Start Windows NT 4.0/2000.
The following screens are for Windows NT 4.0.
2 Double-click the [My Computer] icon.
The [My Computer] window appears.
3 Double-click the [Printers] icon.
The [Printers] folder opens.
NOTICE If an older version of the driver is already installed, then delete it and restart Windows.
4 Double-click the [Add Printer] icon.
The [Add Printer] window appears.
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Installing the Driver
5 Select [My computer], then click .
6 Choose the output port, then click .
NOTICE Be sure to select the port where the plotter is connected.
7 Insert the disk, then click .
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Installing the Driver
8 Click the name of the plotter you're using to highlight the selection, then click .
You can select only one plotter at a time.
9 You can change the printer name.
Enter the printer name, then click .
10 Select "Shared" or "Not shared" for sharing the printer on the network, then click .
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Installing the Driver
11 Click .
Copying of the driver starts.
When copying finishes, the driver is added to the [Printers] folder.
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Chapter 2 Driver Settings
What to Do First
Making the Settings
(1) For Windows 95/98/Me
1 Go into the [Printers] folder and select the plotter.
2 Right-click to display the menu, then select [Properties] to make it possible to make the settings for various materials.
(2) For Windows NT 4.0/2000
1 Go into the [Printers] folder and select the plotter.
2 Right-click to display the menu, then select [Document Defaults] (Windows 2000 : [Printing Preferences] to make it
possible to make the settings for various materials.
Select [Properties] to make it possible to make other settings for the device.
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Driver Settings
Cutting Page
Settings related to cutting are made on this page.
a. Form : From the list, choose the size of the material loaded on the plotter or a material size recognized by the program.
b. Orientation : Select either "Portrait" or "Landscape" as the orientation of the plot on the material.
c. Rotate : Make the setting for the orientation of material placement.
On : Landscape
Off : Portrait
d. Scaling : You can enter the scale you want.
f. Mirror : Selecting "Mirror" performs mirror image printing.
e. Resolution : Set the driver resolution.
-180 x 180 dpi
-360 x 360 dpi
-720 x 720 dpi
- When cutting quality is too coarse, or when cutting small text, select 720 x 720 dpi.
- Selecting 180 x 180 dpi makes it possible to use 2 m material with Adobe Illustrator.
- Depending on the type of operating system, one or more selections may not be available.
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Driver Settings
Etc Page
This page is used to make other settings. You can also use it to view the version information.
a. Printing conditions
-Priority-Plotter
On : The plotter's pen No. is assigned to the displayed color, and the settings for the pen's speed, pressure, and accelera-
tion are made.
Off : The plotter's pen No. is assigned to the displayed color. The settings made on the plotter are used for the cutting
conditions.
-Only No. 1 condition is used
On : Printing is performed using the conditions for No. 1 in the list of all colors.
Off : Printing is possible using a pen No. and cutting conditions that are changed for each color.
-Color ................... Use RGB values to make the settings for the drawing colors set by the program. Settings for 32 types are
possible.
NOTICE If the RGB values cannot be determined, refer to the RGB values in the Output in Progress dialog.
-Pen No. ............... This makes the setting for the plotter pen No. corresponding to the color.
-Speed .................. When 0 is selected, the setting on the plotter is used. The setting range is as shown below.
CT-304 : 1 to 50 cm/sec.
-Press (pressure) ... When 0 is selected, the setting on the plotter is used. The setting range is from 1 to 5,000 g.
The setting depends on the specifications of the head installed in the plotter.
NOTICE The pressure resolution varies from one head to another. Perform test cutting to determine the proper setting.
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Driver Settings
-Acc (acceleration) ... When Auto is selected, the setting on the plotter is used. The setting range is 0.1 to 0.5 G.
-Undefined color
Pass : The color is not printed.
Auto : Printing uses the immediately previous printing conditions (pen).
1 through 32 : Printing uses the conditions for the specified number in the list.
-Default .................... The printing conditions in the list are used as the default.
-All Initial... ........ This returns settings to the values they had just after installation and setup. Selecting this displays a prompt.
-Print ................... This creates ROLAND.TXT in the spool folder and displays it using the program associated with text (*.TXT) files.
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Settings for Windows NT 4.0/2000
Device Settings Page
For descriptions of settings, refer to "Etc Page" for the respective plotter.
2-5
Driver Settings
Long Size Settings Page (Supported only Windows NT 4.0)
1 Open the [Printers] folder.
2 From the [File] menu, select [Server Properties].
3 From among the [Forms on] selections.
4 Enter the width and height (length) of the roll material loaded on the plotter.
At Paper Size, under "Width" and "Height", enter the width and height (length) of the roll material loaded on the plotter.
For detailed information, see Help.
NOTICE Enter values that are not more than the user-defined material size for the respective plotter.
5 Click .
The long-size settings are made.
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Other Dialogs
Use Size Form
You can make the settings for up to four types of user-defined material sizes.
The maximum values are limited by the resolution of CT-304.
360 dpi : 2,000 mm
720 dpi : 1,155 mm
254 dpi : 3,276 mm
508 dpi : 1,638 mm
400 dpi : 2,080 mm
The entered length and width apply to "portrait" orientation.
Clicking Default returns the values to their defaults.
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Driver Settings
Output in Progress Dialog
This displays information such as the percentage of plotter commands output from the driver to the spooler.
-Plotter processing
-The Sending dialog during plotter processing
During plotter processing, the completion time cannot be estimated, so the number of elements processed by the driver is
displayed.
C_Line : Number of 1-bit line segments
G_Line : Number of thick-line elements
Fill : Number of filled multi-sided shapes
Text : Number of text strings
Bitmap : Number of bitmaps
Paint : Number of filled rectangles
RGB values : This displays the RGB values for colors recognized by the driver.
The RGB values of the program and driver match when a full-color palette is used, but may not match
when a 256- or 16-color palette is used.
Set the RGB values recognized by the driver to colors on the Pen page.
<Usage>
Here, use the program to print a single line segment in an unknown color to investigate the RGB values
recognized by the driver.
Version Information
URL : Clicking this calls up the Roland DGA website in the default browser.
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