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Preface | 2 |
Notes on this Manual | 2 |
Registered Trademarks | 2 |
Copyright | 2 |
About the display screen | 2 |
Before using this machine, please read this manual. | 3 |
Handling Precautions | 3 |
Always make a test cut before cutting | 3 |
Guideline for blade depth | 3 |
Use the cutting mat for the following circumstances | 3 |
Intelligent Path Technology | 4 |
Optional items | 5 |
Silhouette Auto Sheet Feeder (ASF) | 5 |
CAMEO Electrostatic Mat | 5 |
Heat Pen Set | 5 |
Pen Holder (for Tool Holder 2) | 5 |
Embossing Tool (for Tool Holder 2) | 5 |
01 About Silhouette CAMEO5/CAMEO5 PLUS | 10 |
1-1 Checking the contents of the package | 10 |
1-2 Removing packaging materials from the machine | 11 |
1-3 Name and functions of each component | 13 |
Silhouette CAMEO5 | 13 |
Operations | 14 |
1-4 Setting up the machine | 15 |
Create your Silhouette account | 15 |
Register the Machine | 17 |
Install the software (Silhouette Studio) | 21 |
Supported OS | 21 |
For Windows | 21 |
For Mac | 22 |
Check the connection with Silhouette CAMEO5 | 23 |
Connect with Bluetooth | 23 |
Connect with the USB cable | 24 |
Obtain free contents | 26 |
Check the free contents | 26 |
Use trial subscription in Silhouette Design Store | 27 |
Confirm activation | 31 |
1-5 Available functions | 32 |
Size of the media that can be loaded | 32 |
Cut images | 33 |
02 Easy Operation Guide | 34 |
2-1 Cutting with an Auto Blade | 34 |
Changing the Pinch Roller Unit position | 34 |
Loading roll paper | 36 |
Load Media-1 | 40 |
Load Media-2 | 44 |
Setting the Auto Blade | 46 |
2-2 Workflow from simple designing to cutting | 48 |
Step 1. Creating cutting data using figures and texts | 48 |
Step 2. Cutting created data | 49 |
2-3 Basic workflow of printing and cutting | 50 |
Pattern 1. Using the Drawing Tool to create cut lines | 50 |
Pattern 2. Using the auto-trace function | 51 |
Pattern 3. Loading and tracing an image file | 52 |
03 About the Silhouette Studio Screen | 54 |
3-1 Starting the software (Silhouette Studio) | 54 |
For Windows | 54 |
For Mac | 54 |
3-2 Name and functions of each component | 54 |
3-3 About the STORE tab (Silhouette Design Store) | 56 |
3-4 Configuring the cutting conditions | 58 |
Descriptions of each setting item | 58 |
Guideline for blade depth and media materials | 60 |
Auto Blade indicator scale | 60 |
About the Intelligent Path Technology | 60 |
Auto cross-cutting | 61 |
04 Troubleshooting | 63 |
4-1 Unable to load the media properly | 63 |
The media does not enter properly, and they bend and warp | 63 |
If you are using rolled media, does the leading end tend to curl itself? | 63 |
4-2 Unable to feed the media properly | 64 |
The media move obliquely in the machine during cutting | 64 |
Are the media or the left side of the cutting mat aligned with the Guiding Line? | 64 |
Is the Pinch Roller Unit aligned with the media and set to the appropriate printing position? | 64 |
Are the leading end of the media cut at a right angle? | 64 |
The media slip out of the Pinch Roller | 65 |
Is the leading end of the media butted against the Pinch Rollers on both sides and loaded straight? | 65 |
4-3 Unable to cut properly | 66 |
The film peels off during cutting | 66 |
Are the tools set correctly? | 66 |
Is the blade tip cap of the Auto Blade loose? | 67 |
Is the blade worn, or is the cutting tip broken? | 67 |
Is the blade depth too small, or is the force set too low? | 67 |
Is the cutter blade sticking out too much, or is the force too high? Is the speed (cutting speed) too fast? | 68 |
Is the width of characters or figures to be cut too thin or too small? | 68 |
The start and end of the cutting operation are misaligned | 68 |
Is the inside of the Auto Blade dirty? | 68 |
Are the set media warping or bent? | 69 |
Are you selecting a pen even though you are using an Auto Blade, or vice versa? | 69 |
Is the cutter blade sticking out too much, or is the force too high? | 69 |
When media are stuck | 69 |
Are you loading the media in Silhouette CAMEO5 using the cutting mat? | 69 |
Are the media you are using too thick? | 70 |
The media are cut too much | 70 |
Is the cutter blade sticking out too much, or is the force too high? | 70 |
4-4 Firmware update | 71 |
When in trouble | 72 |
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