Cricut Cake User Manual
The Cricut Cake™ Personal Electronic Cutter is specically designed
for decorating professional-looking cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and
confections in no time at all. Just choose a shape, a size, and press cut.
Decorating like a professional has never been faster or easier. Bon Appetit!
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Welcome to Cricut Cake
The Cricut Cake™ is the latest addition to the revolutionar y Cricut
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cutting
system. This cartridge-based system does not require a personal computer and
allows you to cut thousands of intricate and detailed characters as small as 1.5" (3.81
cm) and as large as 23.5" (59.69 cm) with just the touch of a button. Cricut Cake works
with material up to 12" x 12" (30.48 cm x 30.48 cm) and 12" x 24" (30.48 cm x 60.96 cm),
signicantly expanding your creative capabilities. This impressive machine is also
compatible with all of the existing Cricut cartridges. Creative Features built into every
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Cricut
cartridge allow you to add special effects to characters. There are literally
thousands of custom combinations you can use to make each project uniquely
your own.
Trademarks: Any trademarks, indicated or otherwise, are used only in an editorial
fashion and to the benet of the trademark owner, with no intention of infringement
of the trademark.
Before activating your 30 days of free customer service, we recommend that you
spend at least an hour getting acquainted with your Cricut Cake™ cutting system. The
Cricut Cake™ User Manual has been prepared to help you become familiar with the
Cricut Cake™ machine and answer most questions you may have. For the most up-todate information, FAQs, and tips, visit www.cricutcake.com.
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Contents
License Agreement .............................................................................................................. 5
Unpack Your Box ................................................................................................................... 7
The Cricut Cake™ 24" Personal Electronic Cut ter™ ....................................................... 8
In stalling the Cutti ng Blade Assembly ............................................................9
Positioning Your Cricut Cake™ Machine ........................................................ 9
What Your Cricut Cake™ Machine Can Cut ................................................ 10
Basic Operations ................................................................................................................. 10
Setup ................................................................................................................... 10
Loading Mate rial ................................................................................................11
Place Mater ial on Cutti ng Mat .......................................................................11
Load Cutting Mat into Machi ne .................................................................... 12
Choosing Your Characters .............................................................................. 12
Basic Keys and But tons You Should Know .................................................... 12
STOP .................................................................................................................... 12
CUT ...................................................................................................................... 12
Blade Navigation Buttons ............................................................................... 12
Shift ..................................................................................................................... 12
Shift Lock ............................................................................................................ 12
Space .................................................................................................................13
Back Space ....................................................................................................... 13
Clear Display ..................................................................................................... 13
Reset All .............................................................................................................. 13
Repeat Last ........................................................................................................ 13
Sound On/Off .................................................................................................... 13
Load Mat ............................................................................................................ 13
Unload Mat ........................................................................................................ 13
Set Cut Area ...................................................................................................... 13
Load Last ............................................................................................................ 13
Material Saver ................................................................................................... 13
Cutting Characters ........................................................................................... 14
Size Dial ..............................................................................................................14
Cutting Your Selections ................................................................................... 14
Removing Your Characte rs from the Cut ting Mat ...................................... 14
Advanced Operations ....................................................................................................... 15
Creative Feature Keys ...................................................................................... 15
Shadow Feature ............................................................................................... 15
Adva nced Keys an d Buttons ........................................................................... 15
Blade Navigation Buttons ............................................................................... 15
Left and Right Arrow Buttons .......................................................................... 15
OK Button ........................................................................................................... 15
Modes on the Cricut Cake
Portrait ................................................................................................................ 16
Mix ’n Match ...................................................................................................... 16
Quantity ............................................................................................................. 17
Fit to Page .......................................................................................................... 17
Fit to Length ....................................................................................................... 17
Auto Fill ...............................................................................................................18
Functions on the Cri cut Cake
Multi Cut ............................................................................................................. 18
Center Point ....................................................................................................... 18
Line Retur n ......................................................................................................... 19
Flip ....................................................................................................................... 19
Settings ............................................................................................................... 19
Ma t Size .............................................................................................................. 20
Xt ra But tons ........................................................................................................20
Si zing ................................................................................................................... 20
Real Dial Size .....................................................................................................20
Cutting on Lightweight or Heavyweight Materials .....................................2 0
Speed Dial .........................................................................................................21
Pressure D ial ...................................................................................................... 21
Basic Care ............................................................................................................................21
Blade Life ............................................................................................................ 21
Replaci ng the Cutting Bl ade .......................................................................... 21
Caring for the Cutt ing Mat ..............................................................................22
Cleani ng Your Cricut Cake™ Machine .........................................................2 2
Frequently Asked Q uest ions .............................................................................................23
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................... 24
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Cricut Cake™ 24" Personal Electronic Cutter™
End User License Agreement
PROVO CRAFT AND NOVELTY, INC. (“PROVO CRAFT”) IS WILLING TO LICENSE THE HARD WARE, CARTRIDGES, FIRMWARE, AND SOF TWARE OF THE CRICUT CAKE™ 24" PERSONAL
ELECTRONIC CUTTER™ (“CRICUT CAKE”) TO YOU ONLY UPON THE CONDITION THAT
YOU ACCEPT ALL OF THE TERMS CONTAINED IN THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT
(“AGREEMENT”). PLEASE READ THE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. BY USING CRICUT CAKE™
OR ANY OF ITS ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS, YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT. IF YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO BE BOUND BY ALL THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT,
YOU MAY NOT USE CRICUT CAKE™ AND YOU SHOULD PROMPTLY CONTACT PROVO
CRAFT FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON RETURN OF THE UNUSED PRODUCT(S).
1. DEFINITIONS. “Software” means any machine readable mater ials (including, but
not limited to, source code, compiled code, algorithms, libraries, source les, header
les, and data les), any updates or er ror corrections provided by PROVO CRAFT
any user or owner manuals, programming guides, and other documentation provided
to you by PROVO CRAFT under this AGREEMENT. “Firmware” means any encoded
information provided on any chip or microprocessor of CRICUT CAKE including, but
not limited to, source code, compiled code, algorithms, libraries, source les, header
les, and data les, and any updates or error corrections provided by PROVO CRAFT.
“Hardware” means any physical component that is part of or sold with CRICUT CAKE,
including but not limited to Cricut
®
cartridges used with CRICUT CAKE that contain
images or fonts. “Documentation” means any documents provided with CRICUT CAKE
when purchased, including but not limited to the User Manual.
2. LICENSE TO USE. Subject to the terms and conditions of this AGREEMENT, PROVO
CRAFT grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited license without license fees
to use CRICUT CAKE and any associated software, rmware, and hardware.
®
, and
3. RESTRICTIONS. Soft ware and rmware are condential and copyrighted. Title to
software, rmware, and hardware and all associated intellectual property rights is retained by PROVO CRAFT. Unless enforcement is prohibited by applicable law, you may
not modify, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, distribute, or copy software,
rmware, or hardware. You may not, whether for your own use or benet or for the use
or benet of another, except as expressly provided herein, reproduce, copy, or publish, or per mit the reproduction, copying, or publication of, any physical, mechanical,
electrical, or electronic medium that is associated with the CRICUT CAKE, including
any rmware, software, and documentation, except as expressly provided herein.
No right, title, or interest in or to any trademark, ser vice mark, logo, or trade name of
PROVO CRAFT or its licensors is granted under this AGREEMENT.
4. TRANSFER. You may permanently transfer all of your rights under this AGREEMENT only
as part of a sale or transfer of the CRICUT CAKE, provided you retain no copies of any
part or component of the CRICUT CAKE, you transfer all of the CRICUT CAKE (including
all component par ts, hardware, software and upgrades thereof, and documentation),
and the recipient agrees to the terms of this AGREEMENT.
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5. LIMITED WARRANTIES. This AGREEMENT is subject to and hereby incorporates the CRICUT CAKE ™ 24" Personal Electronic Cutter Statement of Limited Warranty and Cr icut
®
Font and/or Shape Cartridge Statement of Limited Warrant y.
6. TERMINATION. This AGREEMENT is effective until terminated. This AGREEMENT will terminate immediately without notice from PROVO CRAFT if you fail to comply with any provision of this AGREEMENT. Either party may terminate this AGREEMENT immediately should
any of the software, rmware, or hardware become, or in either party’s opinion be likely
to become, the subject of a claim of infringement of any intellectual property right.
7. EXPORT REGUL ATIONS. All software, rmware, and technical data delivered under
this AGREEMENT are subject to U.S. export control laws and may be subject to expor t
or import regulations in other countr ies. You agree to comply strictly with all such laws
and regulations and acknowledge that you have the responsibility to obtain such
licenses to export, re-export, or import as may be required after delivery to you.
8. TRADEMARKS AND LOGOS. You acknowledge and agree as between you and PRO VO CRAFT that PROVO CRAFT owns the CRICUT CAKE and PROVO CRAFT trademarks
and all CRICUT CAKE and PROVO CRAFT- related trademarks, service marks, logos,
and other brand designations (“PROVO CRAF T marks”). You shall not use the PROVO
CRAFT marks for any purpose without the express written consent of PROVO CRAFT.
Any such author ized use of the PROVO CRAFT marks inures to PROVO CRAFT’s benet.
9. U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS. If software is being acquired by or on behalf
of the U.S. government or by a U.S. government prime contractor or subcontractor (at
any tier), then the government’s rights in software and accompanying documentation
will be only as set for th in this AGREEMENT; this is in accordance with 48 CFR 227.7201
through 227.7202- 4 (for Department of Defense [DOD] acquisitions) and with 48 CFR
2.101 and 12.212 (for non- DOD acquisitions).
10. GOVERNING LAW. Any action related to this AGREEMENT will be governed by Utah
law and controlling U.S. federal law. No choice of law rules of any jurisdiction will apply.
11. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this AGREEMENT is held to be unenforceable, this
AGREEMENT will remain in effect with the provision omitted, unless omission would
frustrate the intent of the parties, in which case this AGREEMENT will immediately
terminate.
12. INTEGRATION. This AGREEMENT is the entire AGREEMENT between you and PROVO
CRAFT relating to its subject matter. It supersedes all prior or contemporaneous oral or
written communications, proposals, representations, and warranties, and prevails over
any conicting or additional terms of any quote, order, acknowledgment, or other
communication between the parties relating to its subject matter during the term of
this AGREEMENT. No modication of this AGREEMENT will be binding, unless in wr iting
and signed by an authorized representative of each party.
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Unpack Your Box
Your box should contain the following:
1. Cricut Cake™ machine
2. User Manual
3. Blade assembly
4. Cake Basics car tridge, cartr idge
binder, keypad overlay,
and handbook
5. 12" x 12" (30.48 cm x 30.4 8 cm)
foodsafe cutting mat
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6. Quick Start Guide
7. Power adapter
8. Cleaning guide
9. Cartridge plug
10. Cartridge Skirt
11. Blade cleaning basket
12. Cleaning brush
13. Keypad protector
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The Cricut Cake™ 24" Personal Electronic Cutter™
The illustration below will help you become familiar with your Cricut Cake™
machine. All the buttons, keys, and components shown will be described in more
detail later on.
Keypad Protector
Keypad
Display Screen
Speed Dial
Pressure Dial
CUT Button
Roller Bar
Door
Blade Navigation
Buttons
On Button
STOP Button
Size Dial
Cartridge Skirt
Cartridge
WARNING! Disconnect electrical power before servicing or cleaning. DO NOT place
your ngers or other objects in the Cricut Cake™ machine while connected to electrical power, powered on, or during cutting operations. Rapid movements of the cutting
carriage during operation may cause bodily injury and/or damage to the Cricut
Cake™ machine.
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