Cricut Personal User Manual

Welcome to Cricut™!

Cricut™ is a revolutionary cutting system that does not require
a computer. Its cartridge-based system allows you to cut
thousands of beautiful letters, shapes, or phrases in a variety of
sizes and styles with just the touch of a button.

Creative Features built into every Cricut™ cartridge allow you to
add special effects to letters, shapes, and phrases. There are
literally thousands of custom combinations you can use to
make each project uniquely your own.

With Cricut™, you cut what you want!

Bienvenu à Cricut™!

Cricut™ c’est un système révolutionnaire de découpage qui ne requiert pas l’utilisation d’un ordina­teur. Son système sur la base de cartouches vous permet de découper milles de lettres, formes et
phrases merveilleux dans toutes les tailles et tous les styles simplement en poussant un bouton. Les
Fonctions Créatives intégrés dans chaque cartouche Cricut™ vous permettent d’ajouter des effets spé­ciaux à vos lettres, formes et phrases. Cricut™ compte littéralement milliers de combinaisons dess­inées à la mesure du client qui vous pouvez utiliser pour transformer chacun de vos projets dans une
œuvre exclusivement à vous.

¡Bienvenido a Cricut™!

Cricut™ es un sistema revolucionario de recortar que no requiere del uso de un computador. Su sis­tema en base a cartuchos le permite recortar miles de letras, formas y frases maravillosas en una var­iedad de tamaños y estilos con sólo apretar un botón. Las Funciones Creativas incorporadas en cada
cartucho Cricut™ le permiten agregar efectos especiales a sus letras, formas y frases. Cricut™ cuenta
con literalmente miles de combinaciones a la medida del cliente que usted puede utilizar para trans­formar cada uno de sus proyectos en una obra exclusivamente suya.

todo lo que quiere cortar!

Willkommen bei Cricut™!

Cricut™ ist ein revolutionäres Schneidesystem, das keinen Computer braucht. Sein auf Kassetten
gebautes System ermöglicht es Ihnen, Tausende von schönen Buchstaben, Formen oder Phrasen in
einer Vielfalt an Größen und Stilen zu schneiden, indem Sie nur einen Knopf betätigen. Die in jede
Cricut™-Kassette eingebauten Creative Features ermöglichen es Ihnen, Buchstaben, Formen und
Phrasen mit Sondereffekten zu verzieren. Es gibt buchstäblich Tausende von kundenspezifischen
Kombinationen, die Sie anwenden können, damit jedes Projekt einzigartig wird.

Sie schneiden, was Sie wünschen!

Trademarks: Any trademarks, indicated or otherwise, are used only in an editorial fashion and to the benefit 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™ Personal Electronic
Cutter™. The Cricut™ User Manual has been prepared to help you become familiar with the Cricut™ machine and
answer most questions you may have. For the most up-to-date information, FAQs, and tips, visit www.cricut.com

Marques Commerciales: Les marques commerciales, qu’elles soient indiquées ou non, sont utilisées seulement pour
des buts éditoriaux et au bénéfice du propriétaire de la marque, sans aucune intention de nuire à cette marque. Avant
d’activer vos 30 jours d’assistance au client gratuite, nous vous recommandons de destiner au moins une heure à vous
familiariser avec votre Cricut™ Personal Electronic Cutter™. Le Manuel de l’Utilisateur Cricut™ a été élaboré pour vous
aider à vous familiariser avec la machine Cricut™ et pour répondre à la plupart des doutes que vous pourrait avoir.
Pour obtenir l’information la plus récente, et pour accéder aux Questions les plus Fréquentes (FAQs) et aux Conseils
pratiques, nous vous invitons à visiter www.cricut.com

Marca Registrada: Cualquier marca registrada, ya sea que aparezca indicada o no, se usa sólo para propósitos editori­ales y para beneficio del titular de la marca, sin que exista intención alguna de contravenir las normas marcarias. Antes
de activar sus 30 días de asistencia al cliente gratuita, le recomendamos destinar al menos una hora a familiarizarse
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Schutzmarken: Jegliche Schutzmarkennamen, ob mit oder ohne Anzeige, werden nur auf eine redaktionelle Weise und
zugunsten von Schutzmarkeneigentümern ohne jegliche Absicht der Schutzmarkenverletzung verwendet. Bevor Sie
Ihre 30 gebührenfreien Tage des Kundendiensts aktivieren, empfehlen wir Ihnen, dass Sie mindestens eine Stunde
spenden, um Ihre Cricut™ Personal Electronic Cutter™ kennen zu lernen. Das Cricut™-Benutzerhandbuch wurde so ver­fasst, dass Sie sich mit Ihrer Cricut™-Maschine leichter vertraut machen und Antworten auf die meisten Fragen finden,
die bei Ihnen entstehen können. Die neuesten Informationen, häufig gestellten Fragen (FAQ) und Tipps finden Sie auf
www.cricut.com

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License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Unpack Your Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

The Cricut™ Personal Electronic Cutter™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Positioning your Cricut™ Personal Electronic Cutter™. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

What Your Cricut™ Machine Can Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Basic Operations

Set-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Choosing Your Letters, Shapes, and Phrases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Basic Keys and Buttons You Should Know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Cutting Letters, Shapes, and Phrases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Place Paper on Cutting Mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Load Cutting Mat into Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Blade Navigation Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Shift Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Back Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Clear Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Reset All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Repeat Last . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Sound On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Load Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Unload Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Size Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Cutting Your Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Removing Your Cuts from the Cutting Mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Advanced Operations

Creative Feature Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Advanced Keys and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Sizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Cutting on Lightweight or Heavyweight Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Shadow Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Shadow Blackout Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Blackout Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Blade Navigation Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Set Paper Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Load Last . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Paper Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Real Dial Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Adjusting Blade Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Speed Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Pressure Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Basic Care

Blade Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Replacing the Cutting Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Caring for the Cutting Mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Cleaning Your Cricut™ Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Cricut™ Personal Electronic Cutter™ End User
License Agreement

PROVO CRAFT AND NOVELTY, INC. (“PROVO CRAFT”) IS WILLING TO LICENSE THE
HARDWARE, CARTRIDGES, FIRMWARE AND SOFTWARE OF THE CRICUT™ PERSONAL
ELECTRONIC CUTTING SYSTEM (“CRICUT”) 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 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 AND YOU SHOULD PROMPTLY CONTACT PROVO CRAFT FOR INSTRUC­TIONS ON RETURN OF THE UNUSED PRODUCT(S).

1. DEFINITIONS. “Software” means any machine readable materials (including, but not
limited to, source code, compiled code, algorithms, libraries, source files, header files,
and data files), any updates or error corrections provided by PROVO CRAFT, and 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™ including, but not limited to, source code,
compiled code, algorithms, libraries, source files, header files, and data files, and any
updates or error corrections provided by PROVO CRAFT. “Hardware” means any physical
component that is part of or sold with CRICUT™, including but not limited to CRICUT™
cartridges used with CRICUT™ that contain images or fonts. “Documentation” means
any documents provided with CRICUT™ 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™ and any associated Software, Firmware and Hardware.

3. RESTRICTIONS. Software and Firmware is confidential and copyrighted. Title to
Software, Firmware 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,
Firmware or Hardware. You may not, whether for your own use or benefit or for the use
or benefit of another, except as expressly provided herein, reproduce, copy or publish, or
permit the reproduction, copying or publication of, any physical, mechanical, electrical,
or electronic medium that is associated with the CRICUT™, including any firmware, soft­ware and documentation, except as expressly provided herein. No right, title or interest
in or to any trademark, service 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™, provided you retain no copies of any
part or component of the CRICUT™, you transfer all of the CRICUT™ (including all com­ponent parts, hardware, software and upgrades thereof
recipient agrees to the terms of this AGREEMENT

5. LIMITED WARRANTIES. This AGREEMENT is subject to and hereby incorporates the CRI­ersonal Electronic Cutter™ Statement of Limited Warranty and CRICUT™ Font

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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, Firmware 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 REGULATIONS. All Software, Firmware and technical data delivered under this
AGREEMENT are subject to U.S. export control laws and may be subject to export or
import regulations in other countries. 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 PROVO
CRAFT that PROVO CRAFT owns the CRICUT™ and PROVO CRAFT trademarks and all
CRICUT™ and PROVO CRAFT-related trademarks, service marks, logos and other brand
designations (“PROVO CRAFT Marks”). You shall not use the PROVO CRAFT Marks for any
purpose without the express written consent of PROVO CRAFT. Any such authorized use
of the PROVO CRAFT Marks inures to PROVO CRAFT’s benefit.

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 forth 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).

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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
conflicting 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 modification of this AGREEMENT will be binding, unless in writing and signed
by an authorized representative of each party.

For inquiries please contact:

CRICUT™ Customer Service

Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.

P.O. Box 2120

Orem, Utah 84057 USA

1-877-7CRICUT (727-4288)

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1. Cricut™ Personal Electronic Cutter™

2. User Manual

3. George and Basic Shapes™ Cartridge Binder

George and Basic Shapes™ Cartridge
George and Basic Shapes™ Keypad Overlay
George and Basic Shapes™ Handbook

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