1. RasterLink7 Setup

Pre-installation setup

Before installing RasterLink7, do the following:

  1. Install the compatible Mimaki driver for the printer to be used.
  • The Mimaki driver can be downloaded from our official website (https://mimaki.com).​ Supported printers can be checked on the Mimaki driver download page.
  1. Check the Automatic update settings of Windows Update.
  • If the PC is restarted while RasterLink7 is running, launching RasterLink7 may not be possible. To avoid this, please configure the following settings:
  • In Windows 10
  1. Configure Windows Update to pause updates, so that the PC is not restarted automatically. You can change the setting by selecting:
    [Settings] - [Update and Security] - [Windows Update] - [Advanced Options] - [Pause Updates]
  1. Specify the active hours, so that the PC is not restarted during the active hours.
    You can change the setting by selecting:
    [Settings] - [Update and Security] - [Windows Update] - [Change Active Hours] - [Active Hours]
  • In Windows 11
  1. Configure Windows Update to pause updates, so that the PC is not restarted automatically. You can change the setting by selecting:
    [Settings] - [Windows Update] - [Pause Updates]
  1. Specify the active hours, so that the PC is not restarted during the active hours. You can change the setting by selecting:
    [Settings] - [Windows Update] - [Advanced Options] - [Active Hours]
  1. Turn off the sleep setting.
  • If the PC is configured to sleep (hibernate) automatically, it may go to sleep even when RasterLink7 is performing processing. In this case, the processing and printing will stop and the system for RasterLink7 may be corrupted.
    You can change the setting by selecting:
    [Control Panel] - [System and Security] - [Power Options] - [Change when the computer sleeps] and setting [Put the computer to sleep] to [Never]