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→Set up: Machine with vinyl
#Attach the spool guidewheels to your selected spool and gently tighten them down until they no longer spin.
#Place the spool's guidewheels in the guidetracks behind the machine. You may need to reposition them if the previous spool was a different width; to do so, gently loosen the white screws and move the guidetracks to the appropriate position and then retighten the screws.
#Pull the end of the vinyl into the vinyl cutter, just past the long white stripe to cover the sensor (located mid-right of platform). #Adjust the three pinch rollers as necessary to accommodate the vinyl size and then activate the locking lever by pressing down to lock the vinyl in place.##Make sure the pinch rollers align with the rollers on the bed & put the last roller in align with the end of the material
#Size your material with the edge option (down arrow) for spools or single option (right arrow) for scrap pieces.
#If you are cutting heat-transfer vinyl, you must '''mirror''' your design. (This can be done in the CAM or CAD software)
#Enter the `Cut Output` dialogue. (Icon that is shaped as a machine on the left sidebar or shortcut `S`)
#Select the appropriate material settings.
#Read in your material size.
#'''''Always preview the cuts before commanding the machine to cut them.''''' Check the design to verify its position, orientation, and check for accurate pathing. Note that the front of the machine is rendered as the left-hand side of the preview, i.e. the material will spool out from left to right in the preview, rather than from top to bottom.
#Pull the vinyl forward, so that your elements are all beyond the indented line to cut. (You can advance the vinyl by pressing the down arrow.)
#Use the white cutter located in the "vinyl tools" drawer or scissors to cut out your design.
#Roll the unused spool back up and put it back with the rest of the stock spools.
#Procede to [[Workshop: Introduction to 2D vector cutting with the GCC Jaguar VLX Vinyl Cutter#Weeding|Weeding]].
