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    Roland CAMM-1 DRIVER for Windows(R) 95/98/Me
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We do recommend you to read through this document first for your better understanding of Roland CAMM-1 DRIVER. This "Readme" file provides some important information to install Roland CAMM-1 DRIVER.

Explanation here is assuming that you are already familiar with operations on Windows. The further information about operation on Windows, please refer the user's manual from Microsoft Corp.

If you are reading this file with Notepad, check 'WordWrap' in Edit menu so that you can read more easily.


< Table of Contents >

1.  In the beginning 
2.  Supported Models
3.  Installation
4.  Important Notes


* "Windows(R)" is registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft(R) Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
* "TrueType" is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
* "Adobe", "Adobe Illustrator", "ATM", and "Adobe Type Manager" are registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the U.S.A. and other countries. 
* "CorelDRAW" is a trademark of COREL Corporation.

Copyright (C) 1995-2002 Roland DG Corporation


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< 1. In the beginning >

This driver provides you the capability to output cutting to the Roland CAMM-1 series sign-making machine from your Windows 95/98/Me graphics and drawing application software.

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< 2. Supported Models >

- CAMM-1 / Sheet Moving Series
	PNC-900		PNC-910		PNC-950		PNC-960
	PNC-1000A	PNC-1100
	PNC-1200	PNC-1210
	PNC-1410
	PNC-1800	PNC-1850	PNC-1860
	CM-12		CM-24
	CM-300		CM-400		CM-500
	CX-12		CX-24
	CX-300		CX-400		CX-500

- CAMM-1 / Flatbed series
	PNC-1600         PNC-1610
	PNC-1900         PNC-1910

- CAMM-JET
	CJ-60A           CJ-70A

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< 3. Installation >

- Installing the program from CD-ROM
Follow the instructions on the setup menu on the CD-ROM to install and set up.


- Installing from floppy disks
Follow the steps below.
Further definitions of terms in this section:
Hard disk:	The current hard disk (usually the C drive)
Floppy disk drive:	The 3.5-inch floppy disk drive recognized as the A drive
Click:	Pressing and releasing the left mouse button

WARNING
- Please follow this procedure (use the Setup program) to install and set up the program. Do not use the [Add Printer].
- Before starting installation, please make sure this installation disk is write-protected.


Procedure for Installing and Setting up CAMM-1 DRIVER

1.  Start Windows.
2.  Insert the Install disk for CAMM-1 DRIVER into the floppy disk drive.
3.  Click the Start button.
4.  At the Start menu, click [Run...].
5.  In the [Run] dialog box, clicking the [Open:] text box displays the insertion point as a blinking cursor.
6.  Type "a:\setup".
7.  Click [OK].
- The Setup program starts, and you can proceed with the installation by following the messages on the screen.

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< 4. Important Notes >

- This driver does not support [Test Print]. 

- This driver does not support output any bitmap data.  It is impossible to output texts or border lines etc. from such applications that output bitmap data, for example word processing softwares.
We recommend to use drawing softwares.

- Specify the line width for cutting lines as follows. 
It may not be possible to cut lines of the specified width. 

*Program Settings 
  Adobe Illustrator 10	-- 0.001 pt (Displayed line width is 0 pt.) 
  Adobe Illustrator 9.0/9.0.2	-- 0.001 pt (Displayed line width is 0 pt.) 
  Adobe Illustrator 8.0/8.0.1	-- 0.01 pt
  Adobe Illustrator 7.0/7.0.1	-- 0 pt
  CorelDRAW 10/9/8/7	-- 0.001 mm *Program Settings 

- Fill and shading information inside shapes is not output to the CAMM-1. 
This driver does not support fill or shading for shapes. Fill and shading information is interpreted as bitmap data and ignored. 

- When you will use internal stroke font of CAMM-1, please select "CAMM Series" in "Fonts" menu.  It appears only when this driver has been selected in "Printers" menu.  Some application softwares, however, cannot list "CAMM Series" in the "Fonts" menu.

- When you will output TrueType fonts, you should generate 'outlines' of texts to convert them into vector data.  Please refer to the manual of your application software for this function.
If your software does not have the function to generate outline, it is impossible to output TrueType fonts.

- Be sure to disable Rotate function (select RO-0) in your CAMM-1 machine. 

- If the CM-24/12 is connected by an RS-232C (serial) cable, set the [Flow control] communication parameters to [Hardware]. [Xon/Xoff] is not supported. 
 - Display the properties for the CAMM-1 driver, then click the [Advanced] tab. 
 - Make sure that [Print to the following port] is set to [COM *]. 
 - Click [Port Settings]. 
 - Set [Flow control] to [Hardware]. 

##### Important Notes When Performing Output from Adobe Illustrator #####

- Important!: The name of the applicable version of Illustrator appears at the beginning of each section. Check which version of Illustrator you're using and read the corresponding important notes below. The "Important Notes on [Output from Adobe Illustrator 8/9/10 (All Three Versions)" are also very important, so be sure to read them as well. 

- Illustrator 10: When using the Envelope tool, it may not be possible to cut an object using the same feature. 
This is because the line information for the path is canceled when the same feature is used. You can enable output by performing either of the two operations described below. 
 1. From the [Object] menu, choose [Envelope Distort], then [Edit Contents], and set the line type of the original shape again. 
 2. Follow the same procedure as described above, but instead of choosing [Edit Contents], choose [Expand]. 

- Illustrator 10: Objects drawn using the [Rectangular Grid Tool] or [Polar Grid Tool] are cut twice on the same line. This is because when this feature is used, the top and bottom lines are overlaid. It can be avoided by deleting the top line. 
* To delete an overlaid line in Illustrator 10, follow the steps below. 
 1. Select the corresponding object, and from the [Object] menu, select [Expand Appearance]. 
 2. Release the selection, then use the direct-selection tool to individually select and delete the objects on the line that you want to delete. (Make sure the same line exists underneath the deleted line. If there is more than one location, repeat this procedure as often as is needed.) 

- Illustrator 10: When you perform printing and cutting for objects drawn using any of the following features, output results like those shown below are obtained. Such results are not suitable for cutting. 

 Symbol Sprayer tool (Even individual overlapping symbols are cut.) 
 Symbol Shifter tool (Even individual overlapping symbols are cut.) 
 Symbol Scruncher tool (Even individual overlapping symbols are cut.) 
 Symbol Sizer tool (Even individual overlapping symbols are cut.) 
 Symbol Spinner tool (Even individual overlapping symbols are cut.) 
 Symbol Stainer tool (Even individual overlapping symbols are cut.) 
 Symbol Screener tool (Cutting is not performed, because of the transparency feature.) 
 Flare feature (Paths are not cut correctly because of the transparency function.) 

- Illustrator 9/10: Cutting cannot be performed when effects such as transparency, blur, or drop shadows are used. 

- Illustrator 9: Correct cutting may be impossible for media lengths of 820 mm or longer. This problem does not occur with Illustrator 8 or 10, and so is believed to be specific to Illustrator 9. 

##### Important Notes When Performing Output from Adobe Illustrator 8/9/10 (All Three Versions) #####

- In the [Print] dialog box, clear the selection for [Bitmap Printing]. When this is on, cutting cannot be performed. 
To display the [Print] dialog box, run the [File] - [Print] command. 

- When the number of anchor points exceeds 256, the path cannot be cut. In such cases, separate the path to reduce the number of anchor points. 
When there are compound paths, the total number of included anchor points must not exceed 256. 

- When the cutting range set with the driver is wider than the artboard, normal cutting may not be possible. 
In such cases, either make the artboard narrower or make the driver's cutting range wider. However, do not specify a length exceeding 11,560 mm for the cutting-range [Length] setting. 

- Make sure that the artwork and laid-out graphics do not extend beyond the art board. If such extension occurs, cutting may not be correct. 

- Cutting may be performed twice at the same location for narrow-width rectangles (multi-sided shapes) and ellipses. 
When the outline of a bitmap image is traced, a path like this may be created. 

##### Important Notes When Performing Output from CorelDRAW 10/9/8 #####

- Set a line width of 0.001 mm for the cutting line. 
Cutting may not be performed if the line width is something other than 0.001 mm. 

- At the [Page Layout Setup] screen, [Set Up from Printer] is updated with driver-specified cutting-range lengths of up to 3,276 mm. 

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If you have further questions or problem, please contact to your local vendor or Roland sales center.

