So! You're considering joining the Roland Family. Before you get a new Printer you're going to want to know a whole lot of things. This sheet should help you find out why you are in for a wonderful and rewarding experience. Why roland? The xc-540 For 25 years Roland has been on the forefront of the revolution in printing technology. With the aim of making easier, better and faster solutions for you- the future Roland owner- they've managed to put the power of you're creativity in your hands. The XC-540 gives you the best of Roland all rolled into one. The latest generation of inkjet technology combined with the most accurate print & cut combination ever. This machine is a race car with up to 41sqm per hour. The 6 colours reproduce colour without any grainy effect. Not only does Roland have a heritage of high quality machines but they also look out for the actual operator and the environment. Ecosol Max inks are, unlike many other wide-format digital printers, safe to use and odorless. You don't need to add an air scrubber to draw out the harsh solvents in order to print safely. Here is a list of the features: Prints and cuts from 260mm to 1371mm Super fine resolution of 1440 dots per inch Can print up to 41 square meters per hour. The whole machine is 2694mm wide, 1065mm deep and 1260 high. Can cut up to 300mm a second. Run from any networked PC via Ethernet. Prints tested by Roland to last 3 years outdoors with no lamination. Quadralign® realignment perfectly positions your print after lamination for cutting. Warns you if the ink is low and pauses the job for you to replace the cartridge. Roland also has the patent on the Print & Cut combination so you don't have to load your job into another machine just to get the shape you really want. Included: Why SEETHROUGH? Seethrough is a dynamic company that believes in people. Whether you're wearing a suit or jeans you're human. And people like doing business with people, not institutions with fancy frills and false promises. We are dedicated to be more than a supplier; our aim is to grow your business. Inspired by Richard Branson we believe that the end user has been neglected by current suppliers and we're willing to get our hands dirty. Also our operations are transparent: Honest advice, if you don't need it we won't sell it. Clear financing options, no loading prices to pad our pockets! Training and seminars, we want to educate you in all aspects of your business. Value adds and conveniences as never seen before in this industry. We'll see you through…and we pride ourselves in after sale service! Six large ink cartridges to get you started right off the bat (440cc each) Two cleaning cartridges for when you go away A cutter blade Media sample pack We'll deliver free of charge anywhere in Gauteng. Regions outside these parameters will be charged at R2.20 per km. When we deliver we'll spend a couple of hours with you to make sure you're fully installed, trained and good to get making lots of money from your new machine. We'll warrantee that your Roland will be serving your for at least two years. Obviously if you push it down the stairs or any other gross negligence or maliciousness we won't cover that. The print heads are covered for six billion dots and the pumps for 50 thousand cycles and on the standard warrantee we don't cover labour, travel, accommodation or any consumables. That is your wipers, caps, sponges, cutting strips, blades and blade holders. Really easy to use, powerful Roland Rip software that will make sure your prints quality and colour precision is maximised. What else can you use it for? You probably already have a fair idea of what the Roland XC-540 will do for you but there are so many other great uses for this machine depending on the media you use to print: Vinyl/PVC - Printing onto adhesive film allows you to put pretty full colour pictures onto hundreds of different things - sign boards, cars, bikes, shop windows, your computer and hopefully even you own private jet. PVC/Banner Material - From desktop sized pop ups to building sized billboards, roll ups, drops and hanging banners - you can print durable, colour fast graphics. VideoFlex/ Poly Flex/ Heat-transfer - Print and Cut your design on this soft or flocked media that has a unique adhesive that bonds under heat to fabric. Make your own tee-shirts, caps or fashion. PET/Clear Films - Printing onto the back of a clear film with a white or backlit laminate creates images that look good enough to eat for menu boards. Coated Paper - Print high resolution, colour accurate photos and artwork onto a range of coated paper for indoor use, scrapbooks or framing. Printable Fabrics - Flags, Banners or table cloths - you can even print your own pillow slips. Other - Printing onto some of these or many other polymers will allow you to push your print output as far as your imagination can take you*. *We explicitly take no responsibility if you try to print tattoos on your arm with the XC-540. What do you need? This printer is pretty hardy. It does, however, want to sit on a stable, level floor and not get colder than 20° or hotter than 32°. We recommend that you get a dedicated PC to run it with at least the following: Windows XP professional, a Pentium 4 2.0Ghz processor, 1 Gb of RAM and 100 Gb of free hard drive space on C:/. Sorry Apple Mac users… The RIP software only runs on PC. You need a Static Network so please ask your IT guy to set that up for us before we get there. You will need a graphics application - Corel 11/12/X3, Freehand MX or Illustrator CS/CS2 The printer also needs a power connection. What makes it worth it? Now we're down to the bottom line… Will a Roland XC-540 make me famously rich? It's strictly against the law to actually print your own money but what you will be doing is just short of that. To print a job for someone costs you Ink + Media (vinyl or whatever) + the cost of your machine + labour. Cost of ink: Ink comes in 440cc cartridges at R 787-00 each (ex VAT). You need 6 colours. Typically a print job will use R18-00 to R20-00 worth of ink for every square meter you print. Cost of media: The price of media can vary between R10 and R150 per m² depending on the application and quality but for our calculations let us work on R36 per m². Cost of your machine: While everyone uses there machine differently we need a figure to use for our calculations so lets take a popular monthly installment (60 months 15% escalation) and divide it by what you can print in a standard 160 hour month. Installment: R3970 Prints per month 1600 m² Cost: R2-50 / m² So excluding the cost of the labour and your other overheads your print cost is R20 (ink) + R36 (media) + R2-50 (amortising the machine) = R58-50 / m² The bottom of the range commercial rates for printing currently sit at about R180 / m² so you should make at least R121 / m². Blades should last about 4 000 000mm and cost R 108-00 (ex VAT) PRINTERS WITH PERSONALITY Postnet Suite 99 Private Bag x2499 Sandton 2146 CK 2006/1 19315/23 SEE THROUGH DIGITAL CC Member s: M du Toit | HJ Catto Ricky - 083 285 8658 | Marle - 084 444 5803 Fax 086 678 1393 | mail@seethrough.co.za www.s eethrough.co.za | VAT: regi stration in progr ess What else can i get? Since Seethrough is here to help you we're keen to make sure you have EVERYTHING you need to turn your business into a success so we also offer the following: Computers chat to us and we can arrange to help you get exactly what you need for a reasonable price. Extended Training (including your graphics application or even Windows) to make sure you know what you're doing We know a thing or two about the finance world so we are here to help you and advice you to the right people when you are applying for finance. There are some very good deals available out there. Let us see you through the muddle. Then we offer two levels of service contracts- an industry first. Service Options Here's a nice value add from Seethrough: Even though your new toy comes with a 2 year warranty a lot of users prefer to have a safety net in the form of a service agreement. We offer you 2 options; Basic Service Plan What's the damage? R500pm This option is for you users that want the convenience of never paying a call out or labour fee. Quite a deal when you consider that a competitors' call out fee is somewhere around R350 per call out, and R250 per hour labour. And shweeet bonus from seethrough; on this option our technical department works until 8pm! So Friday 4:45pm calls to “no answering” back up providers are a thing of the past. Comprehensive Service Plan R1 500pm Ok, you've made this investment and never want to worry about the nitty gritty's of running it- ever. This option is FULLY inclusive! All labour, all call out fees*, all parts, all services, all hours, all days. 24/7. This is for the user that doesn't have set printing hours/ doesn't have a monthly budget for spares/ never wants to worry about quality or deadlines. Yup, we mean 10pm on a Sunday night you're covered! All else you need to worry about is your media and ink. * No call out fees within the borders of Gauteng. Regions outside these parameters will be charged at R2.20 per km. Financing options You've decided what you want. Now, how do you get it? We’ve taken a little time to look into the options available to you and will be more than happy to help you get hooked up with the right people in order to get the best deal. 1) You have cash - lucky fish, but take a moment to look into other options- they could be better. 2) Your have a bond an option to re-bond but bit of a wait, and you repay over 20 years! 3) Your bank manager loves you - Explore all the options and make sure you get advice from your accountant. 4) Rent to own. Have a chat with the financial experts and then go have a chat with your accountant. 5) Lease- Slight variation on the rental so ask about this option too. If you want to get in touch with a reliable financing company who will try to find you the best deal, ask us. We are more than happy to give you pointers and application forms. Advice Please call us at any time to get advice on things. If we don’t know we will make an effort to find out. The more you know the more power you have in your hands and the more successful you will be. And, if you are a success then Seethrough is a success. AND what now? Well, the price quoted is valid for 14 days, so the next step is to gather up some money and get it into our account. If you're applying for our rental option it's the financing institutions problem. We accept EFT (Seethrough Digital FNB Centurion Code 261550 acc: 62111230489 please fax or email proof of payment), Bank Guaranteed Cheque, Credit Card or cold hard Cash. Once you've paid you will get your machine within 4 or 5 working days. This is subject to stock availability so give us a tinkle to check. We'll ask you a few questions first to find out about the place you plan to put the machine. If we need a crane to get it there then you need to pay for that, no tree-houses please.