After you've bought your Silhouette Cameo® 4, you lot need to make sure to unbox it and gear up it up properly and so that you're getting the best employ out of it. You can utilise this every bit a guide to run across what you demand to exercise.

Check the Contents of the Box

Check to brand certain you lot have all of the following pieces in your Cameo 4 box:

  • Silhouette Cameo®4 cut machine
  • AutoBlade for Cameo iv
  • 12-inch cutting mat
  • four tool adapters
  • A/C adapter and ability cable
  • USB cable
  • Handheld blade adjuster

Remove Packaging from the Machine

There are strips of tape, cardboard, and foam to hold the moving parts of the Cameo in place during shipment to prevent any damage to the automobile.

Take the Silhouette Cameo® from the box and remove the strips of tape that are belongings the lid and any auto pieces in place.

Remove the three tabs that are belongings the articulate plastic covers in place on the front of the machine; you'll remove the ii pieces on the side panels and the piece forth the top of the car.

Next, lift the lid slightly and slide it back. Remove the record, cardboard insert, and whatever foam pieces yous run across here.

Don't forget to remove the strip of tape on the back of the machine that is holding the crosscutter in place.

Register Your Motorcar

Go to SilhouetteAmerica.com/setup to go through all the proper steps to prepare up your motorcar. The outset thing to exercise is create a Silhouette account, if necessary, and register your machine. Completing this step is what volition allow yous to access your 100 free designs in your Silhouette Library.

This is the beginning screen you'll see. If you already have a Silhouette account, click the Sign In link. Fill in your information. When you're finished, click the Submit Registration push button.

After you click the Sign In link and input your login credentials, you'll run across this screen, which y'all'll use to register your car. You'll find the series number on a sticker on the back of your machine, above the crosscutter cartridge on the right-manus side.

This section also provides y'all with your warranty information, if applicative. You can come back to this page at any time to review the warranty.

Download and Install Silhouette Studio®

Go to step 3 on SilhouetteAmerica.com/setup to download the latest version of Silhouette Studio®. Click on your operating system (Mac or Windows) and follow the prompts on your computer to cease the installation.

The software is necessary to run your Cameo four cutting machine, so don't forget this footstep!

Claim Your Free i-Month Basic Subscription

One time yous register your Silhouette machine, you lot're eligible to receive a free i-calendar month subscription to the Silhouette Design Store. Make sure to recall the promo lawmaking that was sent to your email address after y'all completed the registration procedure.

With a subscription, you lot'll get a certain number of credits every month to purchase designs. The number of credits you lot get depends on the subscription tier you have. The subscription you'll exist starting out with is the Basic tier, which means you get $25 of credits for the calendar month.

To merits your gratis 1-month subscription, start past going to the Silhouette Blueprint Store. You lot can do this by opening a web browser and going to SilhouetteDesignStore.com or clicking on the STORE push button in Silhouette Studio® (constitute in the upper right-mitt corner of the software).

Sign in to your Silhouette account in the Design Shop. This is the aforementioned account information y'all used when you registered your machine. To sign in to your account, click Sign In located in the upper right-hand corner. Input your electronic mail address and password and click Sign In.

Next go to the tiptop of the home page and click Subscriptions or type in SilhouetteDesignStore.com/subscription-signup. This is the folio you should meet.

Select the Basic tier and click Keep or click the section that says "Payment & Billing Info" to go to the next step. Here is where yous tin can enter your promo lawmaking and click Apply to claim your 1-month subscription. When you've filled out your information, get to the next step to Review and Confirm your subscription.

Admission the 100 Free Designs in Your Library

Later you register your Cameo four, you will be able to access the 100 gratis exclusive designs that come with your car.

To view your free designs, go to the Library tab in Silhouette Studio®. The software will prompt you to sign in to your Silhouette business relationship if you haven't already washed so. Next get to the folders on the left-mitt side. Click "Free with Machine" and and then "Silhouette Cameo® four."

NOTE: If the special free content for the Silhouette Cameo® 4 does not appear, delight exit the software and confirm your registration of the Silhouette Cameo® 4. Yous may and then reopen the software to locate the content. If continued concerns are met, please contact support@silhouetteamerica.com.

NOTE: While y'all do need to be continued to the cyberspace for initial setup, all content in the Silhouette Library can be accessed and used offline. The Silhouette Library experience, including content and library structure, is synced between all devices you sign in to.

Connect the Cameo four

Connect the Silhouette Cameo® to the power supply. Commencement by connecting the cable and the adapter and plugging the cablevision into the Cameo machine. Plug the power cord into a wall outlet.

Next, connect your auto to your calculator using the USB cable. And then press the circular power button to power on your automobile.

If you oasis't already done then, open up Silhouette Studio®. Go to the Send tab (located in the upper right-hand corner of the software) to open the Ship console. Verify that your machine is continued and displays a "Ready" status.

You may demand to click on the machine icon and select your machine for it to connect properly.

Now that your machine is unboxed and connected, yous're ready to outset designing in Silhouette Studio® and cutting with your Cameo 4!