How to Use My Cricut Personal Cutting Machine
The Cricut uses a blade to cut images and words out of paper, cardstock, fabric and chipboard. The crafting tool uses cartridges loaded with letters and images to give the user a variety of options. The Cricut acts much like home word-processing software and printer, but instead of printing ink on paper, it cuts images out of the paper.
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Instructions
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Place your Cricut on a flat surface with at least 12 inches in front of and behind the machine.
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Plug the Cricut into a wall outlet.
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Turn on the Cricut by pressing the power button located in the top right corner of the machine.
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Insert the cartridge into the slot located at the bottom right of the machine. Place the key overlay that was included with your cartridge over the keys, located at the top left of the machine.
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Place a 6-by-12-inch or smaller piece of paper onto the cutting mat. Align the corner of the paper with the "Align Paper Here" arrow. Use firm pressure to smooth the paper onto the mat.
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Place the mat into the machine with the arrow located at the top of the mat pointing toward the machine. Thread the mat in until you feel resistance. Press the "Load Paper" button locate at the bottom right of the keypad.
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Use the dial located at the right of the machine to adjust the letter size from .5 inches to 6 inches. The size you select will show on the LCD screen.
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Use the keypad to enter the image or word you want the Cricut to cut out. For upper-case letters or images appearing in the top left of the keypad button, press the "Shift" key.
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Press "Cut" after you have entered your selection. Allow the Cricut to cut the image of word, then press "Unload Paper."
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Use the blade tool to gently lift the image or letter off the cutting mat. Use the scraper tool to remove the remaining paper form the mat.
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Tips & Warnings
The Cricut can only cut images and words that are able to fit on the 6-by-12-inch mat. The Cricut will display a warning if the image or word size has exceeded the space available. Reduce the size or break the word into two or more different cuts.
