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Contents
Contents ......................................................................................................... 1
Introducon .................................................................................................... 2
About the Contents of This Manual ............................................................................ 2
About VersaWorks Help (Electronic-format Manual) .................................................. 2
Before Connecng the GS2-24 ....................................................................... 3
Connecng the GS2-24 ................................................................................... 6
USB Connecon ........................................................................................................... 6
Ethernet Connecon (TCP/IP Connecon) ..................................................................8
Creang Cung Data ................................................................................... 10
Adobe Illustrator CC 2021 / 2022 .............................................................................. 10
CorelDRAW 2021 / 2022 ............................................................................................ 11
Preparaons for Cung ............................................................................... 12
Cung aer Prinng .................................................................................... 13
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2
About the Contents of This Manual
This manual contains the basic operaon methods for using VersaWorks to perform cung with a
GS2-24.
VersaWorks is not included with this product. The explanaons in this manual assume that you
own a Roland DG printer and that VersaWorks has already been installed.
About VersaWorks Help (Electronic-format Manual)
The operaon method of VersaWorks is wrien in this manual. The VersaWorks help is an instruc-
on manual that you can view from the computer screen. The help can be viewed once the so-
ware is installed.
To display the help, perform the following operaons.
Start VersaWorks, click the [Help] menu, and then click [Show Help].
Windows 11
From the [Start] menu, click [All Apps]. On the [All Apps] screen, click [VersaWorks] -
[VersaWorks Help].
Windows 10
From the [Start] menu, click [VersaWorks] - [VersaWorks Help].
Introduction
3
Check to make sure that you're using the latest version of VersaWorks. If VersaWorks is not the
latest version, it may not be possible to perform cung from the connected GS2-24.
• To perform this operaon, connect the computer where VersaWorks is installed to the Internet.
• If upgrading cannot be accomplished by following the steps described below, contact your autho-
rized Roland DG Corp. dealer.
Procedure
A Start the VersaWorks update program.
Windows 11
1
From the [Start] menu, click [All Apps].
2
On the [All Apps] screen, click [VersaWorks] - [Online Update].
Windows 10
1
From the [Start] menu, click [VersaWorks] - [Online Update].
2
When the [User Account Control] window appears, click [Yes] (or [Allow]).
B Click [Preferences] from the [Sengs] menu.
C Make the sengs for "Preferences."
1
To use a proxy server, select the check box and type in the IP address and port
number.
Before Connecting the GS2-24
Before Connecting the GS2-24
4
2
Select the two check boxes, and then select "All Available updates."
3
Click [OK].
D Click [Check for updates].
E If the following window is displayed, click [OK].
You're using the latest version of VersaWorks.
If the following window is displayed, update the soware.
1
Select all of the check boxes that are available for selecon.
Before Connecting the GS2-24
5
2
Click [Update].
The update data is downloaded.
F Click [OK].
When the [User Account Control] window appears, click [Yes] (or [Allow]).
G Click [OK].
This completes the update of VersaWorks to the latest version.
6
USB Connection
This secon explains how to use a USB cable to connect the GS2-24.
Procedure
A Install the Windows-based driver for the GS2-24, and then connect the GS2-24 and
the computer using a USB cable.
For informaon on how to perform installaon, see the GS2-24 Installaon and inial sengs.
"Installaon and inial sengs
B If the GS2-24 is o, turn it on.
C Start VersaWorks.
Windows 11
1
From the [Start] menu, click [All Apps]. On the [All Apps] screen, click [VersaWorks]
- [VersaWorks].
Windows 10
1
From the [Start] menu, click [VersaWorks] - [VersaWorks].
D Click [Printer] - [Printer Sengs].
The [Printer Sengs] window appears.
Connecting the GS2-24
Connecting the GS2-24
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E Set the device to connect.
1
Select [Printer Driver], and then select the [Printer Name].
2
Click [Verify].
If the connecon is established correctly, informaon pertaining to the GS2-24 such as
"Model Name" and "Status" is displayed.
3
Set the [Nick Name].
If you do not set a nickname, the model name is displayed.
4
Click [Apply].
The informaon of the connected printer appears in the [Printer List].
5
When the message [Do you want to install the printer driver?] is displayed, click
[Yes].
This message does not indicate the printer driver to use in communicaon. It indicates the
virtual printer driver to use when prinng directly from the applicaon.
6
When the [User Account Control] window appears, click [Yes] (or [Allow]).
7
When the [Add Printer Wizard] window appears, click [Next].
The informaon of the connected printer appears in the [Printer List].
8
Click [OK].
This completes the preparaons for cung using VersaWorks.
Connecting the GS2-24
8
Ethernet Connection (TCP/IP Connection)
This secon explains how to use an Ethernet cable to connect the printer.
Procedure
A Perform all the preparaons required for establishing an Ethernet connecon, includ-
ing installing the Windows-based driver. Then, connect the GS2-24 and the computer
using Ethernet cables.
For informaon on how to congure the sengs and how to perform installaon, see the GS2-
24 Installaon and inial sengs.
"Installaon and inial sengs
B If the GS2-24 is o, turn it on.
C Connect the GS2-24 and the computer (RIP server) to the network.
D Start VersaWorks.
Windows 11
1
From the [Start] menu, click [All Apps]. On the [All Apps] screen, click [VersaWorks]
- [VersaWorks].
Windows 10
1
From the [Start] menu, click [VersaWorks] - [VersaWorks].
E Click [Printer] - [Printer Sengs].
The [Printer Sengs] window appears.
Connecting the GS2-24
9
F Set the device to connect.
1
Select [Printer Driver], and then select the [Printer Name].
2
Click [Verify].
If the connecon is established correctly, informaon pertaining to the GS2-24 such as
“Model Name” and “Status” is displayed.
3
Set the [Nick Name].
If you do not set a nickname, the model name is displayed.
4
Click [Apply].
The informaon of the connected printer appears in the [Printer List].
5
When the message [Do you want to install the printer driver?] is displayed, click
[Yes].
This message does not indicate the printer driver to use in communicaon. It indicates the
virtual printer driver to use when prinng directly from the applicaon.
6
When the [User Account Control] window appears, click [Yes] (or [Allow]).
7
When the [Add Printer Wizard] window appears, click [Next].
The informaon of the connected printer appears in the [Printer List].
8
Click [OK].
This completes the preparaons for cung using VersaWorks.
10
The term "cung data" is used to refer to data that includes cung lines. Use illustraon soware
(such as Adobe Illustrator) to create the cung data.
This secon explains how to create cung data using Adobe Illustrator and CorelDRAW, which are
typical pieces of applicaon soware. However, this secon assumes that you are already familiar
with the basic operaons of these pieces of applicaon soware.
Adobe Illustrator CC 2021 / 2022
1. Register the spot color.
Register in the swatch library the special color to use for cung lines.
A On the computer on which VersaWorks has been installed, open the folder [C:\Pro-
gram Files\VersaWorks\Swatch\Illustrator].
This step requires administrator rights on the computer.
If you do not have these rights, ask the administrator to perform this work.
B Copy the [Roland VersaWorks.ai] le to the [Swatches] folder in the folder where
Adobe Illustrator is installed.
The folders under the Illustrator installaon folder are composed as shown below.
Presets/(language folder, example: en-US)/Swatches
Creating Cutting Data
Creating Cutting Data
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2. Create the cung data.
Create cung data, which includes the cung lines.
A Start Adobe Illustrator, and then create the illustraon data.
B Click the [Window] menu - [Swatch Libraries] - [Roland VersaWorks].
The [Roland VersaWorks] swatch library is displayed.
C Select only the path that you want to make into a cung line, and then select [line]
in the tool palee.
D Select the swatch named [CutContour] in the swatch library.
The color of the specied path changes to [CutContour].
E Save the data in EPS or PDF format.
CorelDRAW 2021 / 2022
1. Register the spot color.
Spot colors used for cung lines are included in CorelDRAW 2021 / 2022, so there is no need to
register the spot color.
2. Create the cung data.
Create cung data, which includes the cung lines.
A Start CorelDRAW, and then create the illustraon data.
B On the [Window] menu, click [Dockers] - [Palees].
C In the Palees window, click [Palee Libraries] - [Spot] - [Roland] - [Roland Versa-
Works] to select it.
The [Roland VersaWorks] palee is displayed on the screen.
D Select only the path that you want to make into a cung line, and then click [Cut-
Contour] in the [Roland VersaWorks] palee.
E Click [File] - [Export] to save the le in EPS or PDF format.
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1. Determine the cung condions.
For the cung condions, you have to set appropriate values for each type of material. When you
are cung a material that you have never used before, use a piece of the material to determine
the cung condions in advance.
A Operate the GS2-24 to perform a cung test.
See “Step 3: Perform Test Cung” under “Preparaons for Cung Output” under “Basic Oper-
aon” under “Basic Handling Methods” in the GS2-24 user’s manual.
B View the results of the cung test, and then change the cung condions.
• Cung force (pressure during cung)
• Cung speed (speed during cung)
• Cung-in amount (amount of blade extension)
For details on how to change the sengs, see “Adjusng the Cut Seng” under “Opmizing
Cung Quality” under “Opmizing Quality and Eciency” in the GS2-24 user’s manual.
C Change the condions, and then perform a cung test again.
D Repeat steps B and C unl the cung condions are opmized.
Preparations for Cutting
13
This secon explains how to use the GS2-24 to cut material that has been printed with a printer.
The procedure explained here uses [Queue A] for the job queue folder as an example. When using
a dierent folder, replace [Queue A] with the other one in this procedure.
Flatbed-type UV printers do not support prinng followed by cung.
1. Print with crop marks.
Add the crop marks for aligning the posions, and then perform just prinng.
IMPORTANT
• Before prinng, ensure that the margins are as follows.
¾Margins from le and right edges of the material to the crop marks: 10 mm (0.4 in.) or more
¾Margin from leading edge of the material to the crop marks: 20 mm (0.79 in.) or more
¾Margin from trailing edge of the material to the crop marks: 50 mm (1.97 in.) or more
• When using the pinch rollers in the range of the lemost grit paern, ensure that the distance
from the le edge of the le grit paern to the crop marks is at least 30 mm (1.19 in.). Crop marks
cannot be read if the distance is less than 30 mm (1.19 in.).
A Click on the [Queue A] tab of the printer to use.
The [Queue A Properes] window appears.
B Click .
C Select the [Crop Marks (Print&Cut Alignment)] check box.
D Click .
E Select [Print Only] from the [Operaon Mode] list box.
F Click [OK].
IMPORTANT
If the source data for the job is an EPS le and a cung line has been drawn around the border,
congure the sengs shown below before adding the job to the job list. If you do not congure
these sengs, a part of the border may not be cut.
1
On the [Queue Properes] window, click .
2
Enter a value of 0.35 mm (13.8 mil) or more for [Margin] under [EPS].
• If you enter a value less than 0.35 mm (13.8 mil), no margin will be added.
• If you congure the zoom in/zoom out sengs on the [Queue Properes] or [Job
Sengs] window, the margin will also be zoomed in on/zoomed out from. When
you add a job to the job list, a margin with the width set with [Margin] is auto-
macally added within the range specied by the border.
G Click [File] - [Add Job to Queue] - [Queue A].
The [Open] window is displayed.
Cutting after Printing
Cutting after Printing
14
H Select the cung data to add to the job list, and then click [Open].
The selected data is displayed in the job list. Select the data that includes the cung lines (paths
specied with CutContour).
MEMO
You can also add the cung data to the job list directly by dragging this data to the job area.
I Select the job to print from the job list, and then click .
The job is printed with crop marks.
2. Cut the printed material.
Load the printed material into the GS2-24, and then perform cung.
A Perform laminang or other required processing, and then load the material into the
GS2-24.
Load the material according to “Seng Up Flat Material” under “Seng Up Material” under
“Basic Operaon” under “Basic Handling Methods” in the GS2-24 user’s manual.
Aer loading the material, press [▲] and [▼] on the machine to move the material and posi-
on the crop marks above the blade protector.
B Display the [Job Sengs] window.
1
Select a job that has been printed, and then drag it to the job list of the GS2-24.
2
Select the job that you have dragged, and then double-click it.
Cutting after Printing
15
C As necessary, perform the operaons shown below.
Cut the border of the job regardless of whether a cung line is present.
• Select the [Cut Image Boundaries] check box.
Set printer cung condions such as the blade force.
• Select the [Enable Advanced Sengs] check box to enable the sengs.
D Click [OK].
E Select the job to cut from the job list.
F Click .
The machine reads the crop marks to align the posions, and then cuts the material.
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