After you've bought your Silhouette Cameo® 4, you demand to brand certain to unbox it and fix it up properly so that you lot're getting the best use out of it. You can use this as a guide to meet what yous need to do.

Check the Contents of the Box

Check to make sure you have all of the post-obit pieces in your Cameo 4 box:

  • Silhouette Cameo®4 cut automobile
  • AutoBlade for Cameo 4
  • 12-inch cut mat
  • 4 tool adapters
  • A/C adapter and power cablevision
  • USB cablevision
  • Handheld bract adjuster

Remove Packaging from the Machine

There are strips of tape, cardboard, and foam to concord the moving parts of the Cameo in place during shipment to foreclose any harm to the machine.

Take the Silhouette Cameo® from the box and remove the strips of record that are holding the hat and whatsoever automobile pieces in identify.

Remove the three tabs that are holding the clear plastic covers in identify on the front end of the auto; y'all'll remove the two pieces on the side panels and the slice along the top of the motorcar.

Adjacent, elevator the lid slightly and slide it back. Remove the tape, cardboard insert, and any foam pieces yous see here.

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

Register Your Automobile

Go to SilhouetteAmerica.com/setup to go through all the proper steps to fix your machine. The offset thing to practice is create a Silhouette business relationship, if necessary, and register your auto. Completing this step is what volition allow yous to access your 100 costless designs in your Silhouette Library.

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

Afterwards you click the Sign In link and input your login credentials, you'll meet this screen, which you'll use to register your machine. Y'all'll discover the serial number on a sticker on the back of your machine, above the crosscutter cartridge on the right-hand side.

This section also provides you with your warranty information, if applicable. 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 reckoner to finish the installation.

The software is necessary to run your Cameo 4 cutting machine, so don't forget this step!

Merits Your Gratis 1-Calendar month Bones Subscription

One time yous register your Silhouette automobile, you're eligible to receive a free 1-month subscription to the Silhouette Pattern Store. Make sure to recollect the promo code that was sent to your email address after you completed the registration process.

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

To claim your free i-month subscription, commencement by going to the Silhouette Blueprint Store. You tin can do this past opening a web browser and going to SilhouetteDesignStore.com or clicking on the STORE button in Silhouette Studio® (institute in the upper correct-paw corner of the software).

Sign in to your Silhouette business relationship in the Design Shop. This is the aforementioned account information you lot used when you registered your machine. To sign in to your account, click Sign In located in the upper right-paw corner. Input your email address and password and click Sign In.

Next go to the summit of the home page and click Subscriptions or type in SilhouetteDesignStore.com/subscription-signup. This is the page y'all should meet.

Select the Bones tier and click Go along or click the department that says "Payment & Billing Info" to become to the next step. Here is where y'all can enter your promo code and click Apply to claim your 1-month subscription. When you've filled out your data, go to the next step to Review and Ostend your subscription.

Access the 100 Complimentary Designs in Your Library

Later on you annals your Cameo four, you will be able to admission the 100 free exclusive designs that come with your car.

To view your free designs, become to the Library tab in Silhouette Studio®. The software will prompt you to sign in to your Silhouette account if you oasis't already done so. Side by side go to the folders on the left-hand side. Click "Free with Machine" and and then "Silhouette Cameo® 4."

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

NOTE: While yous do need to be connected to the internet 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. Start by connecting the cable and the adapter and plugging the cable into the Cameo machine. Plug the power string into a wall outlet.

Next, connect your auto to your reckoner using the USB cable. Then press the circular power button to ability on your motorcar.

If you lot haven't already done so, open Silhouette Studio®. Go to the Ship tab (located in the upper right-hand corner of the software) to open the Ship panel. Verify that your auto is connected and displays a "Set up" status.

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

Now that your automobile is unboxed and connected, you lot're ready to get-go designing in Silhouette Studio® and cutting with your Cameo 4!