Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RasterLink Pro 5 TA Mimaki
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RasterLinkPro5 Installa tion Guide This manual explains how to install RasterLinkPro5. Software RIP V ersion 1.6 D202025- 16 MIMAKI ENGINEER ING CO., L TD. TKB Gotenyama Building, Kitashinagaw a, Shinag awa-ku, T okyo 141-0001, Japan Phone: +81-3-5420-8671 Fax: +81-3-5420-8687 URL: http: // www .
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3 Notice Notice • It is strictly prohibited to write or copy a part or whole of this documen t without our approval. • The contents of this document may be subject to change without notice.
4 T a ble of Contents The kinds of manuals and how to use them ..... ........................ ............. 2 Notice ..................... ............................................................ ................... 3 About this manual ...........
5 Upgrade RasterLinkPro5 ................................................... 37 Updating version of RasterLi nkPro5 .................... ............................... 38 Upgrading RasterLinkIII / RasterLinkP ro4 series to RasterLinkPro5 .. 40 Uninstall RasterLinkPro5 .
6 About RasterLinkPro5 RasterLinkPro5, which is application software, receives data in PostScript3 format and sup- plies printing data to an ink jet printer made by MIMAKI ENGINEERING . Example of system configur ation of RasterLinkPro5 Windows 98 Ethernet IEEE1394 Interface Macintosh USB2.
7 About RasterLinkPro5 Color Profile makes color matching easier Installed Color Profile meets to various kinds of media and realizes the best print without complicated settings.
8 Maximum RIP process ible image size W idth : 50 meters Length : 50 meters The largest image size which can be tiled *3 • W idth: 50 meters, Length: 50 meters • When the data width size exceeds the printable range of a printer , it is necessary to use the til- ing function.
9 System requirements System requirement s Inst alling PC for RasterLinkPro5 The following conditions are required to install RasterLinkPro5. OS : Microsoft ® W indows ® XP Professional Edition SP3 .
10 Client PC The client PC to be connected is limited depending on the OS of RasterLinkPro5 PC. For the connection method, see “Network Connection Guide” in the manual CD.
11 Set PC with RasterLinkPro5 inst alled RasterLinkPro5 PC is a PC on wh ich RasterLinkPro5 is to be in stalled or already installed. This is the explanation about n ecessary settings and the proce dure of installation for operating RasterLinkPro5 properly .
12 RasterLinkPro5 Inst allation Operations before inst alling RasterLinkPro5 Perform the following operations before installing RasterLinkPro5. 1 Check whether the MIMAKI’ s ot her software RIP is insta lled or not on the PC for installation. • If RasterLinkProII v2.
13 RasterLinkPro5 Installation Set the RasterLinkPro5 CD Insert the installation CD-ROM of RasterLinkPro5 into the CD drive, and the RasterLinkPro5 installation menu starts automatically . In case the RasterLinkPro5 installation menu does not start automa tically , double-click “CDMenu.
14 Inst all the RasterLinkPro5 1 Click in the RasterLinkPro5 installation menu. 2 The confirmation screen for insta lling the USB dongle driver appears. Click . Installation of the USB dongle driver starts. 3 If Microsoft .NET Framework is not inst alled on your PC, the installer starts.
15 RasterLinkPro5 Installation 7 Specify a destination for the installa- tion. Specify a drive with suff icient spare capacity . Click . 8 Click . The RasterLinkPro5 files are copied to the installation destination. 9 RasterLinkPro5 installation finishes.
16 License Activation Y ou can download the update program from our W eb server and use the Program Update ( P .31) or the Profile Update ( P .33) service to update RasterLinkPro5 to the latest ver- sion if you activate the li cense of RasterLinkPro5.
17 License Activation When the PC running RasterLinkPro 5 is connected to the Internet: 1 Display the license activation screen. Select [Activate], and then click . 2 Enter the serial key . Click . 3 The server is accessed to activate the license. 4 The activation finishes.
18 Substitute License A ctivation Procedures If the PC running RasterLinkPro5 is not connect ed to the Internet, you can use the following indirect license act ivation procedures. · Use another PC connected to the In ternet (hereafter referred to as "substitute PC") to activate the license.
19 License Activation Creating an activation file 1 Display the license activation screen. Click [Substitute activation.]. 2 Select [Create an activation file for substitute activation.]. Specify the file name of the activation file. Clicking displays the [S ave as new file] dialog box so that yo u can specify a file name.
20 Wo rk from substitute PC 1 S tart the W eb browser and enter the following address. http://miws.mimaki.jp/license/ agency top.aspx Click [Activation]. 2 Click . The [File Upload ] dialog box appear s. Spec- ify the activation file you saved on the PC running Raster LinkP ro5.
21 License Activation Load the license key file 1 Redisplay the license activation screen on the RasterLinkPro5 PC. Click [Substitute activation.]. 2 Select [Input file name of the substi- tute activated license key file.]. Specify the file name of the license key file.
22 Activating the License Later If you want to try out Ra sterLinkPro5 or activate the license later , foll ow the procedure below . 1 S tart license activation. Select [Activate later], and then click . 2 The trial period appears. Click . Activate the license within the trial period.
23 Printer Registration to be used Printer Registration to be used One or more printer registration is required to use RasterLinkPro5. No pr inters are registered immediately after Raster LinkPro5 is installed. Start [Printer Management] to register printer .
24 For Windows 8 1 Right-click on the S tart screen. On the bottom-right si de of the screen, the [All apps] icon is displayed. Click it. 2 The screen changes to the applica- tion screen. Click [Printer Management]. 3 User Account Control screen is displayed.
25 Printer Registration to be used Adding a printer 1 T urn on the printer , and check that the RasterLinkPro5 PC and printer are con- nected with a USB 2.0 cab le or IEEE1394 cable. 2 On the printer management screen, click the button. 3 The printer setting screen appears.
26 4 Select the [Model], [Color], and [A vailable Printers] in acc ordance with the printer actually con- nected. Normally , specify “USB 2.0” or “IEEE1394” for the [Output Port]. For the [Printer Name], enter a simple name to identify the printer .
27 Printer Registration to be used 5 Click . Click on the confirma- tion screen. The printer setting screen closes, and the process to add the printer starts. The progress is displayed in the information field of the printer management screen. When the process is complete, the mes- sage “Completed” is displayed.
28 S t arting RasterLinkPro5 S tart the RasterLinkPro5 as follows. For Windows XP/ V ist a / 7 1 Select [Mimaki RasterLinkPro5]; [S tart] - [All Programs] - [Mimaki RasterLinkPro5] menu. Or double-click the “Mimaki Raster- LinkPro5” icon on the desktop.
29 Starting RasterLinkPro5 3 The main window of RasterLinkPro5 is displayed. For Windows 8 1 Right-click on the Start screen. On the bottom-right side of the screen, the [All apps] icon is displayed. Click it. 2 The screen changes to the applica- tion screen.
30 3 User Account Control screen is dis- played. Click . 4 The main window of RasterLinkPro5 is displayed. If the security center sym- bol (shield) is displayed If the security center symbol (shield) is dis- played, in order for a file to be executed, display t he User Account Control screen and make sure that file execu- tion is permitted.
31 Updating the Program Up dating the Program Y ou can use the Internet to update RasterLinkPro5. For Windows XP/ V ist a / 7 1 Select [RasterLinkPro5] - [Update] - [Program Update] from the S tart menu. The program update starts. Click . 2 A connection is made to the Internet to check whether any updates are available.
32 For Windows 8 1 Right-click on the S tart screen. On the bottom-right si de of the screen, the [All apps] icon is displayed. Click it. 2 The screen changes to the applica- tion screen. Click [Program Update]. 3 A connection is made to the Internet to check whether any updates are available.
33 Updating the Profile Up dating the Profile Y ou can download and install the profile via the Internet. For Windows XP/ V ist a / 7 1 Select [RasterLinkPro5] - [Update] - [P rofile Update] from the Start menu. The profile update starts. Click . 2 Specify the printer and ink to install a profile.
34 4 Connect the Internet and check the profile. 5 If there are profiles that meet the set- tings, the list appears. If [Do not show installed profile.] is checked, installed profiles are not displayed. Select the profile to instal l, and click . 6 Download the profile.
35 Updating the Profile 3 Specify the printer and ink to install a profile. If [Show only registered printer] is checked, only registered printer is displayed. If unchecked, all printers usable on Raster- LinkPro5 is displayed. Click . 4 Specify the option.
36 Setting Internet Connection Options Set the options for connecting to the Internet to activate/release the license and update the pro- gram. [Proxy server setting] Specify this when using a proxy server to connect to the Internet.
37 Upgrade RasterLinkPro5 This section explains how to upgrade the RasterLinkPro5. RasterLinkPro5 update ( P .38) Update the RasterLinkPro5. RasterLinkPro5 upgrade ( P .
38 Up dating version of RasterLinkPro5 1 Mount the installation CD for RasterLinkPro5 whose version is newer than the currently installed one onto the PC. The RasterLinkPro5 installation menu auto- matically starts. 2 Click of RasterLinkPro5 installation menu.
39 Updating version of RasterLinkPro5 5 Click . Update starts. 6 RasterLinkPro5 update finishes. Click . 7 Restart the PC. Click to restart. Install Finish Click Ye s.
40 Upgrading RasterLinkIII / RasterLinkPro4 series to RasterLinkPro5 1 Mount the installation CD (upgrade version) for RasterLinkPro5 onto the PC. The RasterLinkPro5 installation menu auto- matically starts. 2 Click of RasterLinkPro5 installation menu.
41 Upgrading RasterLinkIII / RasterLi nkPro4 series to RasterLinkPro5 5 Click . Start upgrading. 6 Upgrading to RasterLinkPro5 is com- plete. Click . 7 Restart the PC.
42 After upgrading, please follow the procedure below to update to the latest version. 1 S tart up RasterLinkPro5. 2 Active the license. For the "License Activation", see . P .16. 3 RasterLinkPro5 will then startup. 4 Close RasterLinkPro5. 5 Use one of the following methods to update to the latest version.
43 Uninst all RasterLinkPro5 This section explains how to uninstall the RasterLinkPro5. License Deactivation ( P .44) Deactivate the license. Check of the contents delet ed in shared folder ( P .49) When hot folders are used from MacOS 9.x, delete the special folder in the shared folder .
44 Deactivating the License T o install and use RasterLinkPro 5 on another PC, the license needs to be deactivated on the PC on which the license is activated.
45 Deactivating the License When the PC running RasterLinkPro 5 is connected to the Internet: 1 Start the license deactivating process. Click . 2 The server is accessed to deactivate the license. 3 The license is deactivated. If you are using a proxy server , click [Internet access option].
46 Substitute License Deactivating Procedures If the PC running RasterLinkPro5 is not connect ed to the Internet, you can use substitute license deactivating procedures that are similar to the license activation procedures. Follow the instructions be low for these procedures.
47 Deactivating the License 2 Specify the save location of the deac- tivation file. Click to open the [Save the license release file] dialog box. Assign the file a suitable name and save the file. A deactivation file is created. Click . 3 Click . The work from the PC running RasterLink- Pro5 is now finished.
48 Operation from Substitute PC 1 S tart the W eb browser and enter the following address. http://miws.mimaki.jp/license/ agency top.aspx Click [Deactivation]. 2 Click . The [Chose file] dialog box appears. Specify the deactivation file that you saved on the PC running RasterLinkPro5.
49 Checking the contents deletion in shared folder Checking the content s deletion in shared folder When using hot folders from Ma c OS 9.x, after uninsta lling RasterLinkPro5, there is possibil- ity not to delete the installation directory .
50 Check that the folder content s are deleted This section describes how to check the hot folder as an example. Check PPD folder with the same steps. In this example, JV3-SP is registered with [P rinter Management]. 1 In Explorer , select the hot folder in the installation folderHot folder .
51 Checking the contents deletion in shared folder 4 If an error message appears, the hot folder is not deleted. W ith the Macintosh client, move the folder mounted by AppleShare to the trash can to unmount it. If it is already unmounted, mount the folder again with AppleShare, then unmount it.
52 Uninst all RasterLinkPro5 1 Double click “Programs and Fea- tures” in [Control Panel]. Double-click “Add and Remove Programs”, depending on the OS of the RasterLinkPro5- installed PC. The [Programs and Features] window opens. 2 From the “Currently installed pro- grams:” list, select “Mimaki Raster Link Pro5”.
53 Uninstall RasterLinkPro5 3 Uninstallation starts. Click . 4 If the license is still active, a screen for deactivating the license appears. Before inst alling on another PC, be sure to d eactivate the license of the PC on which the license is activated.
54 5 The right dialog is displayed after a completion of un-installation. Click and restart. If PCMACLAN is installed on the computer for RasterLinkPro5, the right warning message m ay be dis- played during the uninst all. Click to stop the server .The computer is not shutdown.
55 If an error occurs in license authentica tion If an error occurs in license authentication The countermeasure when an erro r occurs in license authenti cation is explained by following the examples.
56 When RasterLinkPro5 was uninst alled without releasing license authentication In such a case, serial key information remains in the PC. When you reinstall RasterLinkPro5 and start license authentication, the serial key you input the previous time is displayed on the serial key input screen.
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