PrismCut P28 Quick Start Manual

Quick Start Guide POWER SWITCH CONTROL PANEL touch screen CARRIAGE HEAD (white) moves the blade across cutting area PINCH ROLLERS (black) position pinch rollers under arrows KEY STEPS FOR GETTING OPTIMAL RESULTS • Use a short blade depth. In most cases, the blade does not need to be extended more than 1/2 the thickness of a credit card. New users tend to expose too much blade. The idea is to cut through just the top layer of the vinyl and to leave the backing layer with only minimal scratches. This allows you to weed the top layer off the backing easily. If corners or small detail do not cut all the way through, consider increasing the force before extending the blade depth. You only need to extend the blade depth or use the 60 degree (blue tip) blade for thicker materials. • Set a safe and reliable speed. A good starting value for speed is 400. When you have accumulated experience with the material you are cutting and production time becomes a factor, you can look to increase the speed. Also, intricate jobs typically require lower speeds. • Set the correct force. A good starting value for force is 70, then adjust force up or down depending on how thick/dense the material is to be cut. With cutting mat and test material in place, use the the Test Cut icon on the cutter’s main screen to cut a small square in your test material to see that it cuts all the way through and can be weeded easily. • Align the pinch rollers so that they are under the guide arrows. The pinch rollers must align with the gritted sections on the bottom roller. Note that the small levers on top of each pinch roller should be set to the down position unless extra strong pressure is needed. • The cutting mat is used when cutting materials that do not have their own backing. Place your material on the cutting mat so that the pinch rollers roll on the mat, not the material. Move unused pinch rollers out of the way so they don’t touch the parts of the material being cut. Use a brayer roller to flatten your material on the sticky part of the cutting mat or tape the edges of thicker materials to the cutting mat. For wider jobs it sometimes cannot be avoided and the pinch rollers will need to roll over areas of the material being cut, however typically this is not a problem. • When cutting long pieces of material it is important to carefully position the material so that it is completely straight and doesn’t drift to one side when cutting. CONSULT THE USER MANUAL OR WATCH VIDEOS FOR ADDITIONAL TIPS POWER PLUG USB CABLE PORT connect to computer only if not using WiFi U-DISK SLOT cut files without computer PINCH ROLLER LEVER Up/Down pinch rollers ver 1.7 - Oct 3, 2019 Use 45 degree blade for most common uses Use 60 degree blade for thicker materials Set blade depth to cut only the material not the backer BLADE SETUP Quickstart Video: www.prismcut.com/videos BLADE HOLDER (silver) (caution: blade inside!) Turn on Cutter for WiFi SETUP (follow prompts on cutter main display) Connect to your home WiFi using the same WiFi password you use for your tablet or other home devices START HERE NOTE: You do NOT need the USB cable if using WiFi. WiFi is recommended YOU CAN ALSO ACCESS THE WiFi MENU BY PRESSING THE SETTINGS ICON

SURE CUTS A LOT (MAC screen) For MAC computers download Sure Cuts A Lot software at: www.craftedge.com/register/scal4pro Sure Cuts A Lot - Step 1 To configure WiFi if your software is Sure Cuts a Lot, click on Cutter icon to open Cut Settings menu. Select Model = PrismCut, Connection = TCP/IP and enter the IP address displayed on the cutter’s home screen. The IP address on both the cutter and the computer must match in order for WiFi communications to work. If you do not see PrismCut as a model selection, on the very top line where you see File, Edit, Object, Path etc. click on Cutter->My Cutter->Manage Cutters and add PrismCut Your cutter and computer should now be connected. In the Sure Cuts A Lot program, try dragging the heart shape from the library onto the design mat and send it to the cutter (click the cutter icon to send to cutter). With no blade yet, you will not damage your cutter. VinylMaster - Step 1 To configure WiFi if your software is VinylMaster, first click on Shuttle icon to open the Vinyl Spooler menu. VinylMaster - Step 2 * Click on the Connection Tab within the Vinyl Spooler menu to display cutter Connection Settings (red oval, top right) * In Current Vinyl Cutter section click on the pull down menu for Current Cutter and select PrismCut (see black arrows) * If you need to add a new cutter click the +ADD button under Current Cutter * In Connection Method section click on the pull down menu for Port Type and select Windows Port * In Settings section click on the pull down menu for Port and select TCP VinylMaster - Step 3 * Within the same Connection Tab, click on the Configure button in the Settings section to open a window to configure the TCP/IP port values. * Connect cutter to WiFi IP before adding IP in VinylMaster * Enter the IP address that is displayed at the top of the PrismCut cutter’s home screen. * The IP address MUST be the same for both cutter and PC * Ignore port number (leave it at 8080) * Press the Test button to verify that communications work Your cutter and PC should now be connected. You can try creating a simple design in VinylMaster and send to your cutter as outlined below AFTER SETTING UP WiFi ON THE CUTTER, DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL EITHER SURE CUTS A LOT OR VINYLMASTER SOFTWARE AND CONFIGURE YOUR SOFTWARE WiFi TO MATCH CUTTER WiFi THIS IS THE IP ADDRESS. IT MUST MATCH ON BOTH THE CUTTER AND COMPUTER. IP STARTS WITH 192.168.... (or sometimes IP starts with 172.... or 10.....) BUT YOUR NUMBERS WILL BE DIFFERENT. Note: if the top line starts with HI-LINK_xxxx you are not yet connected to your home router. Go to WIFI in SETTINGS to set up WiFi connection. 1 2 3 Click on the A icon on the left side of the screen and then click inside the design area. Type Hi! and then click on the cutter icon on the top line to send the job to the cutter Click on “Cut Now” to confirm your choice. Since the blade is not yet inserted you will not damage your material but you should see the control head move, confirming you have communications You will need the software serial number you received with your purchase to download software