Vinyl Cutter

Specifications

Max. Cutting Width: 600 mm (23.6 in.)

Max. Media Width: 719 mm (28.3 in.)

Max. Cutting Speed: 705 mm/sec (27.8 ips)(at 45 degree direction)

Acceptable Material Thickness: 0.8 mm

Cutting Force: 350 g

Preparing Image

CorelDRAW

How to use Corel Draw, follow instructions and settings.

1. Open CorelDRAW
2. “Get started” select new document
3. Adjust workplane width and hight
4. Go to file and click on "Open"
   1. It is best if picture is only one or two colors
5. Convert the picture to Bitmap: Black and White (1-bit)
   1. Located at the top bar, click on "convert to Bitmap"
   2. Go to Color mode to change the color
6. Trace The Bitmap
   1. Trace Bitmap is located at the last bar
   2. Click on "Outline Trace" then go to Logo.
7. When you are satisfied with your image and trace, save the image and ready the printer

Preparing Printer

1. Turn on the printer
   1. Switch located bottom left of the printer.
2. Lift the lever located on right(back) and slide in the vinyl paper.
   1. You should hear the printer “turn on” when they vinyl is inserted and covering the sensor.
3. Adjust the wheels making sure they are under the white line markers and on each end of the vinyl paper.
   1. The wheels can only be moved from the back (lift lever, then move wheels from behind)
   2. Moving from the front damages the wheel
   3. Move the cutter all the way to the left
4. Lower the lever
5. Hit the Down arrow on the printer
   1. The printer will size the paper and take notes.
   2. Gently hold the vinyl as it is moved backwards and forwards
6. Use the arrows (up, down, left, right) to individually adjust the “origin” of the needles
   1. The origin is the bottom-left most point in the image
   2. The origin can be moved for account for tears in the vinyl or cut sections of the vinyl

• Vinyl Paper can be located on a rack located next to the Laser Etching, if you can't find it ask a staff member!

Printing Image

1. File: Print
2. Printer: Expert Pro-60
   1. Preferences (to the right of Expert Pro-60)
3. Two tabs Option and Paper
   1. Paper: make sure is roughly the size of vinyl, make sure Metric (mm)
   2. Option: Pen Speed: 45m/s (more delicate 39m/s, not suggested), Pen Force 30g (always)
   3. “Okay”
4. Layout Tab:
   1. Reposition images to: (drop down menu) Bottom Left corner
5. “Okay” will print