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         Roland METAZAStudio for Windows(R)
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WELCOME TO METAZAStudio!

We recommend that you read through this document first to get a better understanding of METAZAStudio. This "Readme" file provides some important information about installing and setting up this program.

The explanations here assume that you are already familiar with using in Windows.  For further information about using Windows, please refer the user's manual from Microsoft Corp.

If you are reading this file with Notepad, then at the Edit menu click "WordWrap" to select it and make the displayed file easier to read.


Table of Contents

1.  Summary
2.  System requirements
3.  Installation
4.  Important Notes


* "Windows(R)" is registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft(R) Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
* Portions of this software are based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group.
* "Pentium(R)" is trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.

Copyright (C) 2007-2010  Roland DG Corporation


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1.  Summary
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To create print data for METAZA, you need to design it using a combination of images, texts, and objects.Then, output the design to METAZA and print it on the surface of a material such as metal.


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2.  System requirements
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- Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Windows 2000, Windows XP (32-bit or 64-bit ), Windows Vista (32-bit or 64-bit ) or Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit ) operating system
  * As this software is a 32-bit application, it runs on WOW64 (or Windows-On-Windows 64) under the 64-bit version of Windows.
- The minimum required CPU for the operating system (Pentium(R)4 3.0GHz or more recommended)
- The minimum amount of required RAM for the operating system (512 Mbytes or more recommended)
- 10 Mbytes or more of free hard disk space for installation
- 16-bit color (High Color) or higher video card


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3.  Installation
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To install the METAZAStudio programs, please follow the procedures described below. You cannot run the METAZAStudio programs directly from this installation disk.


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


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4.  Important Notes
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- Compatibility of METAZAStudio files (.mzs)
The files saved in version 1.10 or later cannot open in the program of version 1.04 or earlier.


- METAZA Driver Version
Use version 1.03 or later of the driver.
With version 1.02 or earlier of the driver, output is always at [Portrait], even when the printing orientation is set to [Landscape]. This may produce unintended printing results.


- SFEdit2 Version
Use version 1.02 or later of SFEdit2.
With SFEdit2 prior to Ver 1.02, the following operations are not available.
- [Edit]-[Stroke Font]-[Run SFEdit2...] command
- [Edit]-[Stroke Font]-[Edit Stroke...] command
- [New Stroke Font] of [Font] when a stroke character is selected in [Properties]-[Format] tab


- In Windows Vista or Windows 7, changing the name of a group in the library or the [Material] dialog box may make the following message appear.

	[Destination Folder Access Denied]
	You need to confirm this operation.

If this happens, click [Continue].
Clicking [Skip] or [Cancel] may make it impossible to insert registered shapes into the window or to register shapes in the library or the [Material] dialog box. If that occurs, quit the program, then restart it.


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If you have questions or problems, please contact your local vendor or Roland sales center.
