Cameo 5 Manual

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Preface
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Notes on this Manual
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Registered Trademarks
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Copyright
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About the display screen
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Before using this machine, please read this manual.
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Handling Precautions
3

Always make a test cut before cutting
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Guideline for blade depth
3

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