1. Printer registration procedure

Cutting Device Registration Procedure

RasterLink7 can be used to send cut data directly to a supported cutting device. RasterLink7 allows a cutting device to be linked to a registered printer.

  1. Register the printer to be used. Printer registration procedure
  1. Turn on the cutting device to be used, then check that the RasterLinkPC is connected by USB cable or LAN cable.
  1. From the RasterLink7 menu, click [Environments] - [Printer Management].
  1. Select the printer you intend to link with the cutting device, then click [Cutter device registe].
Printer management screen
  • The [Cutter device registe] window appears.
  1. Set the following items:

(1)

Printer

Information about the printer selected in [Printer Management].

(2)

Cutting device

Selects the series and model of the cutting device to be linked to the printer.

(3)

Output Port

If the printer is connected to the PC using a USB cable, then select [USB]. If it is connected using a LAN cable, then select [Ether].

(4)

Available cutting device

Lists the cutting device (cutting device name and serial number) connected using the method selected in [Output Port]. Select the device to be used.

If the connected device is not displayed, click the [Read printer status] button. If the device is still not displayed even after clicking, check the following:

  • Check that the device is connected to the PC.
  • Check that the device is connected to the PC.
  • Check that the device is turned on.
  • Check that the Mimaki driver supporting the device to be registered has been installed.Pre-installation setup
  1. Click the [OK] button.
  • The information is displayed for the linked cutting device on the [Printer Management] window.