Connecting A Printer To Vinyl Master

Once you have connected your cutter you ll need to establish a connection.

Connecting a printer to vinyl master.

Click the apple menu and select system preferences. Connect to the shared printer from other macs on the network. To use a bluetooth based wireless printer you may have to connect a bluetooth transmitter to a usb port on your laptop. Select print scan.

The cutter will show up in windows device printers. Before you connect your cutter to the computer you ll also need to ensure it s in online mode. Plug in the printer and ensure that it s turned off. The main use of your cutter will be jobs you send from the cut software.

The computer that is sharing the printer must be turned on. 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. The main method you will be connecting with will be the usb printer cable a similar cable to those also used with your printers and other devices. Click the windows tab at the top of the new window.

Usb to usb make sure you have installed the usb driver. 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. 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. We recommend using the keyspan brand usb to serial adapter.

Go into the printer properties and find what usb00 port the cutter was assigned. Click at the bottom of the printer list. Select the printer s name from the list. 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.

Turn on the printer. Serial to serial or usb to usb. Connecting to your computer. Connect a usb cable to the printer and to your laptop.

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. Usb to usb make sure the graphtec driver and controller have been installed. Bluetooth and wi fi are short range wireless connections meaning you have to be near the printer to connect to it. Properly connecting your machine will reduce potential cut issues.

Also set up the printer with ink and paper and all that other good stuff according to the directions that came with the printer.