Silhouette CAMEO 4 Unboxing & First Cut! 

Thank you so much! :)

Elvia Galvan you can

Elvia Galvan cameo 3 is so much better than this junk. Look how cheap that screen looks compared to the touch screen the cameo 3 has

I’m not sure why I commented you can. Must have been an accident lol. I actually have a cameo 4 and I hate it! You can’t connect a usb to it and it doesn’t have a “repeat job” option. Also the registration detection has been a pain. I’ve got it to recognize the registration marks maybe twice. It also had a weird glitch and spat my mat out super fast and into my face (I have it at eye level)

SlidewaysKenny oh I have no intention of giving up my cameo 3.... Jared always gives awesome tutorials..... 🙌🏼

Thank you!

Karen Williams if you’ve figured it out please help me !!!!!

So glad we could help =)

Great to hear! Thanks for watching :)

Thank you so much! Hope you enjoy your new Cameo :)

Same..I just got mine setup.. I can’t wake up early enough in the morning 😬

We love to hear those words! ;)

You're very welcome! Thanks for watching =)

Same 😅

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So did you get the starter bundle that comes with everything you mite need or did you buy everything separate I am actually debating on this one right now I just ordered my heat press 15 x 15 craft pro

@@CedrickWalker it came with some things but I can say this video help..I would say get one..you will need vinyl..I'm just ready to begin..

Thanks ordered mine it’s on the way

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You're welcome! Happy to help :)

The Cameo 4 can still cut sheets and rolls without the cutting mat! You'll only need to adjust the rollers to your material's width before loading to the Cameo.

If the default setting is not working, you can try increasing both the thickness and force of the blade. You can manually extend the blade and hold it up to the edge of your cardstock to see how far out it should go. The blade should not extend further than the thickness of your material. As for force, do some test cuts going up in increments of 10 from the preset. *disclaimer: We focus mostly on heat transfer materials, so we don't have a ton of experience working with cardstock. So this is my best idea to get it to work. -Jared

The latest version of Silhouette Studio has support for .studio (V2) and .studio3 (V3) files. As long as your Silhouette files use either extension, they will still be compatible.

You can load most vinyl directly into the cutter, though we prefer to use the cutting mat.

You can change the speed but I wouldn’t suggest for more detailed designers

2:21 👍

Yes! You can use adhesive decal vinyl like Siser EasyPSV Removeable (heat.press/PSVrem) to create single-use stencils. The Cameo is also capable of cutting thin plastic stencil material, but you may need the Kraft Blade (heat.press/kraftblade)

So I had the same issue and then found out you have to adjust the blade to the corner of your paper by using the glowing arrows. I'm no expert though just learning it all myself right now!

Yes, many people use this cutter (and similar machines) for making stencils.

It's in the library sweetie. It will only come up once you've registered

That's awesome! The HPN CraftPro is a great starter heat press. It has a slide-out lower platen, which makes positioning your garments and transfers WAY easier, safer, and more efficient. That's my favorite feature by a long-shot, since I've burned myself on heat presses that don't have a slide-out lower platen. The CraftPro comes in either a 13"x9" or 15"x15" size: heat.press/CraftPro. There's also a swing-away model available, but I prefer the "clamshell" models. We have lots of other presses available too. Feel free to call our MyExpert reps at (800)215-0894 from Monday through Friday, 7:30am to 3:00pm Pacific Time if you'd like to get more info on other options. -Jared

That box around the design is called a weed box. It's not necessary for all cuts, but it does help save the unused portion of the sheet of vinyl.

No, the Designer Edition upgrade is a 1-time thing. So even when you upgrade the software version (i.e. from 4.2 to 4.3), it will remain the Designer Edition of that version.

Every Silhouette Cameo comes with the following free digital content: 100 digital designs, 1 Month Subscription to the SIlhouette Design Store, $25 in additional digital downloads. You also have a special offer to receive your first month of Club Silhouette for free. The 100 free digital designs are automatically added to your account when you register your machine and connect it to your computer (you must be online to initially obtain your content). The $25 credit for digital downloads is included with your 1 Month Subscription to the Silhouette Design Store. This credit is good for any content offered through the Silhouette Design Store. This credit will remain valid for one month. Once you download content, it will automatically be added to your account's Library and is yours to keep, even if your subscription ends. For additional details on how to obtain your free content, please review Step 3 from the Setup Instructions for your machine: www.silhouetteamerica.com/setup/en/0/11/steps To get more info and take advantage of your free 30-day trial to Club Silhouette, please visit www.silhouetteamerica.com/club-silhouette

Here is a great resource from Silhouette on what to do if your registration is failing: www.silhouetteamerica.com/faq/solution/print-and-cut-registration-failure-or-cutting-off If you are still having difficulty, please feel free to reach out to our Technical Support department at support.heatpressnation.com or by calling (800)215-0894. For faster service, please have your order number on-hand when calling.

We're not 100% sure of the exact types of wood and fabric it can handle. There are some new blades coming out in soon which will be specific for thicker materials. Once those launch, we're sure Silhouette will have a list of materials it can handle.

The main advantage of having a 15" cutter like the Cameo Plus is being able to use the full roll of HTV. You can still load a 15" roll of HTV into the Cameo4 . However, you'll lose about 3.4" on every piece, since the Cameo 4 only cuts up to 11.6" wide when loading rolls directly into the cutter. On a 5yd roll, that's over 600sq.in. of material that's wasted.

If you stored your designs on the cloud, they should automatically load in Silhouette Studio (must be logged into the same account). The software is the same and those old files will work perfectly when cut on the new machine.

You want the wheel to be fully over the vinyl. If any portion of the wheel isn't making contact with the vinyl, move it over or use the cutting mat.

We haven't tested this with towel material yet. There are some channels that have Silhouette-exclusive content and they might have a better answer for you on that. Yes, it's definitely possible to create original designs inside of Silhouette Studio, which comes free with your Cameo. We have several basic tutorials on how to use the design tools, point editing, etc. ru-vid.com/group/PLY9aNS49KtIxIyNxrMamGzgrk9uldI6hF

Try reverting back to the previous version. You can download legacy editions of Silhouette Studio here: www.silhouetteamerica.com/software

Not stupid at all! The 100 free shapes are pre-selected and the same for everyone.

I feel your pain! My Macbook Pro only has USB-C ports, which basically works with android phones and nothing else. LOL. I had to get an adapter to use it with all my printers, cameo, etc. As for the 100 free designs, I believe Silhouette recently updated that library. The 100-pack you seen in this video have been around for a while now, so I'm glad they updated it. The newer ones are a lot nicer in my opinion. -Jared

Yes. When pressing multi-color designs with HTV, each color layer requires its own separate cut and press. If you want, you can check out this episode of "HeatPressNation LIVE" where we press a couple projects with multiple layers of HTV: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KDXpbVCZI4g.html

We have more Cameo 4 videos in the pipeline. Hopefully we can have those completed and uploaded sooner rather than later. I also recommend joining either our Facebook group (heat.press/FBgroup) or the All Things Silhouette Facebook Group. There are lots of helpful peers on there who have great insight on using the Cameo and other Silhouette products.

@@HeatPressNation Hi I cut my design and the sticky side of the vinyl is facing up not down what did I do wrong?

Yes, it can do both. But the jobs will run one after the other. So it will run the cut job first, then the emboss job after. But no need to switch out tools or anything like that. Just have the blade in one holder and the emboss tool in the other.

@@HeatPressNation NICE! Thank you very much for your response 😁!

@@HeatPressNation The emboss tool? Link please

The Silhouette Cameo 4 comes with Silhouette Studio for free. Silhouette Studio is a design program that allows you to create graphics that can be cut with your Cameo 4. You also get access to the Silhouette Design Store, which has thousands of cut-ready graphics available for purchase and download.

In this video we're using a Silhouette Cameo 4, which uses the newer Autoblade Type B. The Autoblade Type A is the older version which is for the Cameo 3 and Portrait 2.

Check out Step 3 in the setup instructions for details on how to access that: www.silhouetteamerica.com/setup/en/0/12/steps

It's great! You'd just set the blade to 1 and your force in the 1-8 range, depending on the material.

Same with mine :(

Yes. You will need to use the Kraft blade to cut thicker items, as the standard blade won't cut deep enough.

@@HeatPressNation just bought the cameo 4 , yes the standard blade cannot cut 2mm thickness, I also change to deep cut blade, but the cut is not clean tho, Do you think the craft blade can cut deeper than 2mm?

There isn't an app at this time. You'll need a computer. The Cameo 4 is compatible with both PC's and Mac computers running either Windows or Mac iOS. For more compatibility details, please visit our site: heat.press/CAMEO4

No nor do chromebooks

You can cut graphics out of adhesive decal vinyl, like Siser EasyPSV or EasyPSV Patterns. You can see an example of how we customized a notebook in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7uQAzVgSplk.html

For HTV, use the "Heat Transfer, Smooth" preset, or manually adjust your settings to: Blade 2 / Force 4 / Speed 8 / Passes 1. That should cut just fine. Also, you should inspect the auto-blade to make sure it's actually adjusting to the correct blade setting. If it's malfunctioning, it may be sticking out more than it should be.

HeatPressNation thanks :)

You can load vinyl directly into the Cameo without a mat. However, you will need to use the cutting mat when contour cutting. If you purchased your Cameo 4 from HeatPressNation, please reach out to our MyExpert Support Team at support.heatpressnation.com or (800)215-0894. They are available Monday - Friday, from 7:30am-3:00pm PT and will be happy to assist you.

The font style is part of that graphic. So we didn't change anything. You can type up whatever you want using the text tool in Silhouette Studio. The program automatically loads all compatible fonts that you have saved on your computer. When you install a new font on your computer, it will automatically show up in Silhouette Studio the next time you open the program.

Yes, tool 1 has the same force at the Cameo 3. Tool 2 has up to 5,000g (5kg) of force.

So sorry to hear that! If it was a faulty machine, I'm sure a replacement unit would work just fine. If you purchased from us, we offer free lifetime technical support. So you can call our team at they can assist you with getting your cutter to work 100%.

Silhouette doesn't have an iPhone/iPad app available at this time. You'll need to download the software onto a computer.

Not a bad choice! ;)

Quick question in order to start printing all the materials I will need is a cameo, the heat press machine, and a laptop correct? Of course I know about the vinyl etc… but as far as the main core pieces are those three items that I listed all that I need?

@@dwightd9939 In order to use this like in the video, those are the three products you need. That is correct.

@@MeOhMyOh2324 thanks

The Silhouette Cameo comes with a free month's subscription to the Silhouette Design Store. You can test it out the subscription to see if you like it. Besides that, I'm not sure what other monthly apps you'd pay for to use this machine?

Try making the main object larger. If you're offsetting a small object, you might not get the most detail.

Make sure the blade is properly loaded into your Cameo. It should be sitting flush in the carriage/holder, with the front tab snapped in place (as shown at 2:25). If it's not loaded correctly, it will not cut. If you've had your machine a while, the blade may be a little dull and might have a tough time cutting through thicker materials. A new blade should do the trick. It could also be a settings issue. What kind of paper are you trying to cut?

Oh no! We recommend using quality heat transfer products, like those found on our site. In this video we used Siser EasyWeed Heat Transfer Vinyl. heat.press/easyweed

It is very good at that! The blade exposure and downward force can both be adjusted to as light as you need.

The Auto Blade is set in the computer, in the output section on Silhouette Studio. Other blades are set manually, usually by twisting the base.

What's the problem? Is the cutter not cutting deep enough?

You can create sticker decals with the Cameo 4 + adhesive decal vinyl, like in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4SuVU-NB2DI.html. You can buy adhesive decal vinyl here: www.heatpressnation.com/collections/adhesive-sticker-vinyl If you're wanting to create full-color stickers, you'll need a print & cut machine - like the Roland Versacamm. (We don't carry these types of machines at HPN)

Sorry, we don't support CorelDraw. Maybe someone else reading this can be of help?