Sending Adobe Illustrator Cutting Jobs from the Printer Driver

Check that the machine is in online mode and start cutting.
WARNING

Never touch the cutting carriage while output is in progress.

The cutting carriage moves at high speed. Coming into contact with the moving carriage may cause injury.

Procedure
  1. Start Adobe Illustrator.
  2. Click File - Open to select cutting data that includes cutting lines.
  3. Click File - Print.
    The Print window appears.
  4. Set up the job to be output to the machine.

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    Setting item Settings Notes
    Printer Select the machine model.
    Artboards Select the Ignore Artboards check box. Clear this check box if the artboard size is suited to the cutting data.
    Placement Select the lower-left point.
  5. Press Setup.
    The Print window appears.
  6. Click Preferences.
    The Printing Preferences window appears.
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  7. Select the Cutter tab and change the cutting conditions ().
    If necessary, configure the other cutting settings ().
    If you have saved presets, you can load a preset and apply cutting conditions.

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  8. Switch to the Paper tab and enter the size of the loaded material (X: length/Y: width) under Paper Size.

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  9. Click OK to close the Printing Preferences window.
  10. In the Print window, click Print.
  11. In the Print window, click Done.
  12. Click File - Print to open the Print window again.
    Using the preview, check that the cutting data is displayed at the bottom left.
  13. Click Print.
    The cutting job is sent to the machine.