Editing Quickstartguide:UVFlatbed (section)

==Before you start==
A quick overview of possibilities and limitations:
*Preferred file formats for ease of use: png and pdf. 
*Maximum size of print bed: approx. 60 cm x 40 cm.
*Maximum height: approx. 20 cm.
*Possible colors and effects: white, CMYK, primer, embossing, gloss and matte varnish.

===Preparatory work===
*For your convenience, design your file on the intended size and, preferably, on the size of your material. This will save you the hassle of positioning in VersaWorks later on and you will avoid overstretching your design. 
*For an easier workflow, measure your material beforehand (size, thickness, etc.)
*Avoid using .tiff and .jpeg files. Although they do work, they tend to come with their own shortcomings. Especially .tiff has the tendency to crash the software. 
*If you are unsure about the best way to approach your material, ask an instructor so we can come up with a good method together.
*Bring more than one piece of material, or bring small test pieces. You should do this always and in every Station.

===How does this machine work===
The Roland VersaObject MO-240 (a.k.a. 'The Mimaki') is a UV flatbed printer that uses a number of highly chemical inks to print on surfaces a normal printer cannot. The way it does this, is by moving over a subject and spraying very fine dots of ink over the material much the same way an inkjet printer does. However, unlike an inkjet print, the Roland immediately exposes the freshly sprayed ink with the UV-light attached to its printer head. The chemicals in the ink react and harden in response to the UV-light allowing you to print on a wide array of surfaces. Another unique feature of the Roland is that it can print white. Most printers cannot print white, instead relying on the whiteness in paper to accommodate the whites in your design (both the obvious white parts and the white in light colors). Because this machine can do this, it opens up a whole range of potentially printable surfaces without losing the colors of your design.  

===WARNINGS & RULES===
*Although the machine is perfectly safe to use, do keep in mind that the inks used are very '''toxic'''. 
**Practically this means that you should '''avoid sticking your head in the machine, leaving the hood open unnecessarily long or touching other parts than the printing bed'''. Unless, of course, you love head aches.
*It is advisable to open the window upon operation.
*'''Never touch''' the inks or '''remove''' the cartridges. 
*'''Never touch or open the discharge fluid''' of the machine. 
*'''Avoid''' printing too far away from your material (having too much distance between the print heads and the material). Not only will you get terrible results, the machine will also cause a mist of ink in the machine.
*The flatbed can only print on flat or very slightly curved surfaces.
*Make sure you '''do not print on the table''' (the print bed). Although removable with a scraper and some alcohol-based cleaner, scraping it off the table's surface is not advisable considering the intense toxicity of the inks. 
**If this is almost inevitable, please place a piece of paper underneath your material.
*'''Alerts''' - if the machine has any alerts open (indicated by a number next to a bell on the screen) please let one of the instructors know. 
**'''Do not execute''' or attempt to fix any of the alerts yourself.
**'''Do not replace''' empty ink cartridges yourself.
*Fairly obvious but if the sign '''UNAVAILABLE DUE TO MAINTENANCE''' covers the flatbed screen you '''cannot''' use it. Don't take the sign off and start printing anyway, it means one of us is busy doing crucial maintenance work.