1. For Mac OS X 10.5 to 10.11 and macOS 10.12 to 14

Manually Adding a Printer

If you cannot find the RasterLink PC in the browser list, perform manual installation according to the following procedures.

  1. In the toolbar of the [Add Printer] window, select the [Details icon] or [] icon (advanced settings).
  • If there is no [Details icon] icon (advanced settings) in the toolbar, add one according to the following procedures.
  1. Press and hold the [Control] key while clicking on the toolbar, and then select [Customize tool bar] from the displayed pop-up menu.
    Add Printer screen showing a pop-up menu
  1. Drag the [Details icon] or [] icon (advanced settings) to the toolbar.
  1. Click [Done].
    Drag the Advanced icon to the toolbar
  1. In [Type], select [Windows printer via spoolss].
  • For OS 10.5 to 10.6: Select [Windows].
Add Printer screen showing the Type menu
  1. Input the following address for the [URL] and the printer name displayed on the Mac OC for the [Name].
  • "Host name/Shared printer of smb://RasterLink6Plus name
    or
Add Printer screen with a URL and name entered
  1. Select [Other] for [Use].
Add Printer screen with [Other] selected from the [Print Using] menu
  1. In the mounted PPD folder, select "MKIJxEN.PPD", and then click [Open].
PPD folder window
  1. Check that [MimakiInkjetPrinter(for OSX)] is displayed, and then click [Add].
Add Printer screen
  • The added printer is displayed in the list.
Print & Scan screen showing the name of the added printer