Connecting A Printer To Vinyl Master

The computer that is sharing the printer must be turned on.

Connecting a printer to vinyl master.

Go into the printer properties and find what usb00 port the cutter was assigned. The cutter will show up in windows device printers. Also if the serial cable is not. Properly connecting your machine will reduce potential cut issues.

Click the windows tab at the top of the new window. Usb to usb make sure the graphtec driver and controller have been installed. Vinylmaster software is the most advanced full featured vinyl cutter software print cut sign making maker program for cut svg eps pdf shapes signs lettering decals and stickers with your vinyl cutter plotter and large format printer to rip and contour cut on windows xp 7 8 10 and mac. Bluetooth and wi fi are short range wireless connections meaning you have to be near the printer to connect to it.

Usb to usb make sure you have installed the usb driver. We recommend using the keyspan brand usb to serial adapter. Once you have connected your cutter you ll need to establish a connection. Select print scan.

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. Connecting to your computer. Some vinyl cutters require a serial connection which is unfortunately unavailable on most modern computers especially laptop. This transmitter is a small device about the size of a stick of gum that transmits a signal to your printer.

Select the printer s name from the list. Connect a usb cable to the printer and to your laptop. Click the apple menu and select system preferences. Turn on the printer.

Also set up the printer with ink and paper and all that other good stuff according to the directions that came with the printer. Serial to serial or usb to usb. Click at the bottom of the printer list. The main use of your cutter will be jobs you send from the cut software.

Plug in the printer and ensure that it s turned off. To use a bluetooth based wireless printer you may have to connect a bluetooth transmitter to a usb port on your laptop. 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. 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.

We must first note that vinyl systems cutters and signmaster can only operate on a windows computer with no mac support available at this time.