The main method you will be connecting with will be the usb printer cable a similar cable to those also used with your printers and other devices.
Connecting a printer to vinyl master.
Connecting to your computer.
Also set up the printer with ink and paper and all that other good stuff according to the directions that came with the printer.
Fortunately the setup process for all vinyl systems cutters of the specialist edge and evo lines are nearly identical with only a few extra or differing steps for each machine.
Once you have connected your cutter you ll need to establish a connection.
Click the windows tab at the top of the new window.
Some vinyl cutters require a serial connection which is unfortunately unavailable on most modern computers especially laptop.
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Click the apple menu and select system preferences.
Plug in the printer and ensure that it s turned off.
This transmitter is a small device about the size of a stick of gum that transmits a signal to your printer.
Go into the printer properties and find what usb00 port the cutter was assigned.
The cutter will show up in windows device printers.
Connect to the shared printer from other macs on the network.
We recommend using the keyspan brand usb to serial adapter.
Also if the serial cable is not.
To use a bluetooth based wireless printer you may have to connect a bluetooth transmitter to a usb port on your laptop.
Bluetooth and wi fi are short range wireless connections meaning you have to be near the printer to connect to it.
The computer that is sharing the printer must be turned on.
To connect a serial driven device to a computer that only has usb ports users will need a usb to serial adapter along with a null serial cable.
Click at the bottom of the printer list.
Connect a usb cable to the printer and to your laptop.
Turn on the printer.
Usb to usb make sure the graphtec driver and controller have been installed.
Serial to serial or usb to usb.
Properly connecting your machine will reduce potential cut issues.
Also worth noting is that most of the best vinyl cutting machine models are usually made to work with pcs and not the macs so before connecting up things you ll need to check the compatibility of your cutter.
Before you connect your cutter to the computer you ll also need to ensure it s in online mode.
Usb to usb make sure you have installed the usb driver.
The main use of your cutter will be jobs you send from the cut software.