
USB ports are the number one service item for vinyl cutters. It is also possible that the USB port on the cutter itself has failed.

Try a different printer cable (any standard USB printer cable will work, borrow one from another printer if needed).Try a different USB port on your computer (try all of them if necessary).

If your computer does not react at all to the cutter being plugged in, there may be a block in the connection. Your computer will make the device connection sound and may search for device drivers. The cutter uses an FTDI chipset so the computer should install the FTDI chipset driver. Step 4 – With the device manager open and the cutter powered on, plug the cutter into your computer. With the device manager open, you will see a list of everything that is connected to your computer. If your Control Panel is being viewed by Icons then it will be listed alphabetically. When you first open Control Panel, if your settings are grouped by Category you will find the Device Manager under the “Hardware and Sound” group at the top under “Devices and Printers”. Device Manager is its own program in the Control Panel. For Windows XP, Device Manager is a tab in the System program. Step 3 – The first step in connecting your cutter to your computer is to open device manager. You will need to press the mode button again to get back to the X,Y position screen so you can put the cutter back online. If it is at 19200, change it to 9600 with the + button. Make sure the baud rate is set to 9600 and not 19200. Next, press the mode button until you get to the baud rate. Step 2 – Take your cutter offline by pressing the Online button. Next, press the 2 red carriage limit switch buttons on the inside walls simultaneously 3 times. To reset the cutter, disconnect it from the computer, plug it in and turn it on. Step 1 – It is always a good idea to start by resetting the cutter.

These 3 places are the cutter itself, the device manager and in the cutting program. There are 3 places where we need to verify setting so that your cutter communicates properly. Aside from the difference in length, the CR1200 also has an extra stepper motor to drive the sand roller and it has some additional pinch rollers. The CR630 is a 24″ cutter while the CR1200 is a 48″ cutter. The Creation CR630 and CR1200 vinyl cutters are very similar.
