Like you and most of your viewers, I wasted countless hours, paper and effort trying to get this to work. Cannot believe how easy this was after all of that frustration. THANK YOU for taking the time to create, post and save us all from killing our Cricuts
Lol, ya’ll here complaining yet couldn’t figure it out without others help. So quick to talk trash when I took my time to attempt to help people. It’s helped plenty of people, and if you don’t want to listen to me talk, it’s so easy to just go to the next video, lol.
I cannot THANK YOU enough for this video. I tried for 6 hours and spent one hour on the phone with Cricut staff to get my machine to calibrate!!! ......to NO avail. They are supposed to call me back on Monday to try to help me further. Then, I found your video and IT WORKED. Circuit should be paying you for this!!! Thank you again so MUCH. I will be telling them about this, though they are very nice and try to be helpful.
I want to cry I'm so happy! I have been fighting with my cricut for hours. Countless forums where nothing helps..I was about to return it, and I was SO upset…and then I came across your video - the sharpie trick worked and I am so happy! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
OMG! You are a life saver. I have had my Cricut Explore One for a week. I was trying to create iron on images for little cloth drawstring favor bags for a child's birthday party. First, my computer couldn't find the Cricut Explore One device. I spent 30 minutes on online chat with Cricut customer service. They could not solve the problem - but I found someone on You Tube that could! That problem was solved. I could finally print the image on the iron on paper but the Cricut Explore One couldn't cut it - so I had to hand cut each image. Ugh. Coincidentally, I thought to myself last night, maybe I'll try to hand darken the cut lines and then I found your tutorial and you did that!!! I can't wait to try to see if this helps me. I will probably never call Cricut Customer Service help line again. I will go straight to You Tube tutorials!!
Thank you Thank you Thank you....you saved my life with this video!!!!...After wasting several sheets, I was about to give up and decided to check TH-cam...after watching several wasted videos..I came across this one and it's a real game changer.....THANK YOU!!!
Hey everyone. Sometimes in shipping dust settles on your optical sensor. Take a fine brush and clean off the sensor with a painting brush. Sometimes the answer is simple.
After two hours of trying various methods (grayscale, best setting, sharpie, a dark room...multiple times), I put cardstock in my printer, clicked PRINT, changed the COLOR to BLACK AND WHITE, changed QUALITY to 1200 dpi..and PRINTED. It worked like a charm! Explore read all of the marks & completed the calibration!!
literally the only thing that worked!!!!!!!!! you posted this video 6y before I had the issue and your suggestion is STILL the solution. Cricut needs to do better.
The quick fix still works even after all these years. (Ya'd think that Cricut would have fixed it or published the fix on their own website by now.) Thanks so much for the tip!
I just had this issue and I know this is a 7 year old video, but perhaps it can help someone else. Also I acknowledge that the software has certainly changed since this first video. I did the sharpie thing and it worked! I also needed to increase the quality. There is an option, at least now, to "use system dialogue" when printing. Maybe it's always been there, maybe it wasn't available for Mac (I'm on Windows), but with the dialogue opened I was able to adjust the quality and the resulting print had dark enough lines that it didn't need the sharpie. Bottom line, the sharpie trick worked for me, so did changing the quality. I'm very appreciative of this video because it gave me a testable hypothesis and while I've wasted several hours already, this video saved me from wasting several more or giving up on my project. Thank you again, sir, I hope you are well.
I cannot thank you enough for this video! I spent over an hour trying fix it then gave up. Thanks to your video I fixed it and my motivation is back! Again thank you ever so much!
It worked for me! I was fighting with my machine cutting up my stickers and this sharpie trick worked. I hope it works for me ever time. Thank you so much.
I know this was 8 years ago, but thank you for this video, it worked just as you said it would. Although, I did waste a few hours trying to figure out the issue, I'm so glad I came across this video. And people in the comments are ignorant, you do not talk too much, everything you were saying was important.
Thanks for all the suggestions and video. Unfortunately none of them worked for me. I had to call and send them a picture of a calibration sheet. Quickly the tech had change printer settings to color (darker blacks), chose "letter" and un-check the "fit to page" box. Worked like a champ afterwards.
Thank you so much! This worked for me! I spent hours trying to calibrate my machine with no luck. I tried your method and it worked like a charm! I can’t thank you enough 😊
It worked!!! I had to seriously lengthen the bottom sensor mark, but it worked! The line wasn't even close to being straight. I couldn't believe it!! Thank you so much!!
It WORKED!!!!!! Thank you so much! i tried, i marked all the sensors and it actually saved my paper. i used to just discard it and try again and again until i found this video. the intro was a bit long i could not wait to find out how so i skipped. but omg, it really worked!!! thank you thank you!
First: Thank you! Of all the things I've tried over several days, THIS has finally worked. Second: My Explore Air 2 uses a full, rectangular border for the cut marks. (Every video and picture tutorial I've seen for cut mark problems have shown those same corner hashes as in this video. I kept thinking that my problem was that the cut marks printed for my projects was incorrect. Well, they aren't. They now work... with the Sharpie trick.) Third: I'm still amazed that this was the solution. cheers.
OMGOSH 😳 IT WORKED 😳😳😳 AFTER ALL THAT STRESS 😩 IT FINALLY WORKED. I THANK YOU SO MUCH... I GAVE UP... BUT I STILL DIDNT GIVE UP. OH MY GOD. GOD BLESS YOU 🙌
This worked perfectly, thank you soo much! This was made 4 years ago, from me watching, and I noticed the cut marks on my Explore Air are a solid box around the image, apposed to L marks in the corners, but it worked great after I darkened the lines with a permanent marker. You've definitely got a new Sub from me!
Ha ha! I spent a couple of angry hours today trying to get the Print then cut to work and then gave up and used my ScanNCut which is not as accurate. Then I had to fix everything with an exacto Super frustrating day! Wish I had found your video sooner. Sharpie always saves the day
Excellent! Thank you for all the hard work you did to bring this to us! What a frustrating experience AND not to mention the wasted time and resources I went through! I would get my scissors out so that I wouldn't waste anymore paper and ink! THANK YOU! I have my trusty sharpie sitting next to my Cricut!
I Love You I Love You I Love You!!! I was ready to throw this dang blasted cricut out the window. I got it to work after watching this video. I truly appreciate you for making this video.
I just want to thank you for this video I was giving up because it wouldnt read my sensor cuts but i just went over it with a marker and it worked Thank you again
Two years after you making this video, THANK YOU THANK YOU! I could not get the print then cut to work for me. This sharpie tip did the trick! I was about to throw my cricut out the window. LOL Again, thanks for sharing!
This has been driving me mad for days. Solved instantly just watching your video. Didn't need to go over the sensor markers with a pen, I changed my printer settings on my printer to print best quality and use black, worked straight away. Thank you for restoring my sanity 😅
what worked for me when I got the print then cut error was to go the tabs on the top of page and go to linetype and make sure it is on cut then go 1 tab over to fill tab and make sure its on no fill....worked like a charm... hope it fixes your problem
I did what you said and worked straight away!! I think this guys method is crap to be honest, especially if you want the cut to be in a specific spot, marking your own lines will my the machine cut at random edges not inaccurate
Wow I was fixing to give up and just hand cut my items until I found your video. You saved me so much time. I thought about doing this earlier today too but your video confirmed it for me my whole day was mostly waisted of just trying to get it to work lol
Okkk this video took off slow but babbby when he got to cooking he got to cooking this hack has saved me big time as I prepare to make my own wedding programs I literally hand cut 100, time material and money wasted … this helped out so sos much thank you
I tried the marker and it worked! It was stuck in cutting mode for about 30 minutes before I tried it. My cricut Maker was fresh out the box so I was kind of disappointed and frustrated. Your video was the first video I clicked on to search for a solution. Thanks! 👍🏾
No wayyyyyyyyyyyy! Seriously just like that? I does work unbelievable.. at this point my back hurts from been several hours, already lost my projects etc… a virtual 🤗.. thank you soooo much
Thank you! I was _so_ frustrated! Sharpie actually didn't work for me, but once I knew the problem I was able to print on "best" quality and it worked. Bless you!!!!
Great video!!! I will probably need to use this info when I try print & cut, but for now I'm having a hard time finding and answer for my problem: I'm trying to cut what I sent to the mat but it's saying that I'm using print then cut, even when I make sure the "bleed" box is not checked. Any ideas how I can take it off print then cut mode?
Carli Wright you have select what you want to print then cut and then select "de-attach", after that you have to select the part you want to cut and edit it to cut in layers because attaching will undo those selections if made previously, I hope that helps
Expert undeniable.. watched a lot of do's and still couldn't get it right. The markings are perfectly black but sharpee makes it more darker. Thank you! You are the best!
Ugh didn’t work for me. My page has a full rectangle around the page and I tried going over it with the sharpie twice and it still wouldn’t work even with the lights in and off.
Hello Everybody! I have just spent the last 3 hours trying to use the Print then Cut feature on the new Explore Air my husband got me as a present. I kept getting the same sensor error everybody else got. About to throw it in the street when I saw the suggestion to change web browsers. I am on a MAC and was using Safari. I switched up to Firefox, and not only did my machine start to work, I stopped getting errors from my printer. Plus the image quality seemed better, which is weird I know, but it is cutting as i type this and I just wanted to share my success. I hope this helps out anybody else! Good Luck!
+Chris Farley Great suggestion! This is one of the first things I tried, and sadly it didn't fix mine. But, it is a good start for anyone having this issue to troubleshoot. Thanks for the comment!
Man, What a great tutorial! I got the new Cricut Air 2 for the print & cut & was so dissapointed when it didn't work. I will definitely try this techique. Thanks! I subscribed.
Okay so seriously hard to watch but after waiting for you to get to the point I tried the Sharpie and it worked! Glossy waterslide is a pain in the rear but it worked thanks!!!
dude, awesome. I had to use internet explorer to get the calibration print printed as google for some reason was cutting of some of the print. The pen trick worked on second attempt. you saved my sanity becky
I can't thank you enough for posting this video!! I was out of time and at the end of my rope. This video saved me a ton of time and aggravation. Thanks again!!
Just wanted to add my experience. I am on a Mac and Google Chrome and tried just about everything. I just tried calibrating in Firefox and it worked perfectly the first time around.
+Yona Duvauchelle I tried darkening the lines a few times and it didn't work, so I decided to investigate a few things that I haven't seen addressed. I checked my printer settings and changed it to best print quality and clicked BORDERLESS and the boxes on the left side reached the edge of the paper and calibration worked perfectly.
+Dolita Martin Mine also worked with best quality settings, not by darkening the lines. I wish the sharpie worked, because I really don't always need to print best quality :(
This worked for us. changing the setting to print with no borders made the marks slightly longer and reach the edge of the paper. Then the calibration worked perfect.
i just got my machine and im trying to do my 1st project, but im having this same issue ugh, i want to make a shirt with heat transfer paper, do i have to make lines on that as well?
Thank you so much for preparing this video. I called Cricut today to end the matter of my issues with print then cut. Results: A. Do not use Laser Printer - ( I was for this cut) it could melt and cause a problem for the printer when it heats the vinyl B. Use Firefox or Chrome not Edge or IE; > for this run I used FirefoxC. Use Best Quality for the printer > set my Canon Inkjet to high; D. Fit to page not to be set > checked my printer settings > set my Canon Inkjet to Normal; E. Ensure the settings are set in the Control Panel > Devices and Printers> not in the Cricut software;F. Test with paper first; Result : PerfectG. Run with the Printer Vinyl.- Result: PerfectH. Wait for ink to dry before cutting as could smudge as it sits on the top of the printer vinyl.I. Do not switch browsers during the operation.and.... Voila!!! it works... The Explorer had no problems reading the sensors and it cut perfectly inside the image.Thank you Cricut and thank you The Charming Lotus. :-) I had tried the Market and bought a special light to light up the area. Didn't need either using this process.
I'm just wondering if you are still planning on putting up a video about how you got around the design space print quality issue. I'm printing baby shower invites and am pretty disappointed in the quality of the same image from design space vs word.
Will this work on darker paper or just white? I have heard a lot about how registration marks can't be read on anything but white. Was curious if the Sharpie technique will allow me to print then cut on anything.
Hmmmm I might have to try the shaprie trick tomorrow with my Silhouette Quickutz , none of the programs I use, seems to read any registration marks, on any material.
I really appreciate this video but unfortunately done of the techniques worked and I tried them repeatedly. HOWEVER, I called Cricut first thing this morning after struggling all weekend with my new Cricut Explore Air. After checking several things he asked me to send a picture of my calibration sheet/mat. He spotted a very slight bend in the mat, and I mean slight. SO I grabbed a new mat that was perfectly flat and voila! - it worked. SO now I am am properly calibrated and have printed/cut a few test pieces. As my luck would have it, my bluetooth is now acting up and it had been working perfectly before for just regular cuts, but that's a problem for another day.........Thanks again for your videos. Hope this helps some others...
Lifesaver! i was so frustrated with the cricut not reading the censor mark Also... the curling the mat thing works too... i was so angry at the cricut for not setting the mat right
OMG it worked!! Thank you! My problem was that it would only cut one of the two pictures printed. But I did what you said and put it back on and it cut them both this time. Thank you so much!
The sharpie trick wasn't initially working for me, until I drew the second cut sensor larger than it printed and so far no more issues. I also filled in all cut sensors, just drew longer lines for the second sensor. I will also be cleaning the print head when I get a chance, but for now this seems to do the trick.
@ Diane Jiminez down below: You deserve a medal! I was ready to ship my new Cricut back... Here is Diane's solution quote put cardstock printer, clicked PRINT, changed the COLOR to BLACK AND WHITE, change QUALITY to 1200 dpi..and PRINTED unquote This finally got me thinking in the right direction: On my MacAir connected to HP Deskjet 2450 I had to print something else and do the settings Diane suggested, i.e. best print in black and white, save as "Cricut" preset. Then I put a sheet of cardstock in the printer, followed the Cricut screen prompts, selected the cricut preset I had saved from the previous job before I hit print. The Cricut calibrated perfectly and I am a happy camper! Thank you
Dude... I'm sure your helpful and a thoughtful guy, but these videos NEED to be to the point. We're looking for answers not a history. Moving forward, please please please help us by considering our time. We can always rewatch a quick video to get all steps down when the video is quick and to the point and we will appreciate you more for it. Thanks!
I have tried everything to get my machine to read the cut sensor marks and nothing seems to work. My machine will not even read the cut sensor marks on the calibration page. I tried using the sharpie and still nothing so I am going to return my machine and get another one and see if that works before I completely abandon this product altogether.
+Jay Millionaire Jay, let me know if the problem persists on the new machine. I have heard of bad sensors. If there's anything I can do to help, I will.
I have been trying to get my print and cut project to work all day. Finally watched your video and was so excited for it to work. Unfortunately it didn't work. I chatted with Cricut and they told me you can not use a laser printer for print and cut projects. Do you know a way around this?
Didn’t work for my, it cut my image all wrong. I’m gunna have to use my exacto knife, ughhh this machine wtf. For some reason the water slide paper doesn’t read and my black registration marks r dark.
Enjoyed your video - but I have the issue of my printer not being recognized by when I am working with my Cricut, even though I can print any MS word document. I have switched my browser from Chrome to MS Edge and that still would not work. Do you have any suggestions to get my HP Deskjet 3510 to be recognized in order for me to do a print-then-cut project? TIA.
Like you and most of your viewers, I wasted countless hours, paper and effort trying to get this to work. Cannot believe how easy this was after all of that frustration. THANK YOU for taking the time to create, post and save us all from killing our Cricuts
Holy Crap! 5 minutes in and he still hasn't gotten to the point.
Yeah, I thought the same thing but I was desperate so I waited it out. Lol
Yes. For the love of Christ, a 12+ minute video for 60 seconds of instruction. And it didn't even help! Thanks for wasting everyones time!
lmfao
Lol, ya’ll here complaining yet couldn’t figure it out without others help. So quick to talk trash when I took my time to attempt to help people. It’s helped plenty of people, and if you don’t want to listen to me talk, it’s so easy to just go to the next video, lol.
Raymond Knight where can I find the other videos?
WHY DO CRAFTERS TALK SO MUCH.... WHEN PEOPLE NEED THESE VIDEOS THEY WANT THE ANSWER NOT ALL THE TALKING!
Because we're in our rooms crafting all alone and we have no one to talk to but ourselves in our machines LOL😝😝😃😃
I’m sitting here like WHAT IS THE ANSWER
Exactly. Get to point.
They are so lonely bro
I cannot THANK YOU enough for this video. I tried for 6 hours and spent one hour on the phone with Cricut staff to get my machine to calibrate!!! ......to NO avail. They are supposed to call me back on Monday to try to help me further. Then, I found your video and IT WORKED. Circuit should be paying you for this!!! Thank you again so MUCH. I will be telling them about this, though they are very nice and try to be helpful.
I want to cry I'm so happy! I have been fighting with my cricut for hours. Countless forums where nothing helps..I was about to return it, and I was SO upset…and then I came across your video - the sharpie trick worked and I am so happy! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
+Kimber5387 I'm so glad this helped you! You'll enjoy your machine.
OMG! You are a life saver. I have had my Cricut Explore One for a week. I was trying to create iron on images for little cloth drawstring favor bags for a child's birthday party. First, my computer couldn't find the Cricut Explore One device. I spent 30 minutes on online chat with Cricut customer service. They could not solve the problem - but I found someone on You Tube that could! That problem was solved. I could finally print the image on the iron on paper but the Cricut Explore One couldn't cut it - so I had to hand cut each image. Ugh. Coincidentally, I thought to myself last night, maybe I'll try to hand darken the cut lines and then I found your tutorial and you did that!!! I can't wait to try to see if this helps me. I will probably never call Cricut Customer Service help line again. I will go straight to You Tube tutorials!!
Thank you Thank you Thank you....you saved my life with this video!!!!...After wasting several sheets, I was about to give up and decided to check TH-cam...after watching several wasted videos..I came across this one and it's a real game changer.....THANK YOU!!!
Hey everyone. Sometimes in shipping dust settles on your optical sensor. Take a fine brush and clean off the sensor with a painting brush. Sometimes the answer is simple.
Where is the sensor?
Where is the sensor?
ahhh!!! Thank You!! After two hours and wasted printing I finally saw your video and it worked the first try!
After two hours of trying various methods (grayscale, best setting, sharpie, a dark room...multiple times), I put cardstock in my printer, clicked PRINT, changed the COLOR to BLACK AND WHITE, changed QUALITY to 1200 dpi..and PRINTED. It worked like a charm! Explore read all of the marks & completed the calibration!!
literally the only thing that worked!!!!!!!!! you posted this video 6y before I had the issue and your suggestion is STILL the solution. Cricut needs to do better.
The quick fix still works even after all these years. (Ya'd think that Cricut would have fixed it or published the fix on their own website by now.) Thanks so much for the tip!
I just had this issue and I know this is a 7 year old video, but perhaps it can help someone else. Also I acknowledge that the software has certainly changed since this first video. I did the sharpie thing and it worked! I also needed to increase the quality. There is an option, at least now, to "use system dialogue" when printing. Maybe it's always been there, maybe it wasn't available for Mac (I'm on Windows), but with the dialogue opened I was able to adjust the quality and the resulting print had dark enough lines that it didn't need the sharpie. Bottom line, the sharpie trick worked for me, so did changing the quality. I'm very appreciative of this video because it gave me a testable hypothesis and while I've wasted several hours already, this video saved me from wasting several more or giving up on my project. Thank you again, sir, I hope you are well.
I cannot thank you enough for this video! I spent over an hour trying fix it then gave up. Thanks to your video I fixed it and my motivation is back! Again thank you ever so much!
just tried the marker and still doesn't work.....ready to take back
It worked for me! I was fighting with my machine cutting up my stickers and this sharpie trick worked. I hope it works for me ever time. Thank you so much.
I know this was 8 years ago, but thank you for this video, it worked just as you said it would. Although, I did waste a few hours trying to figure out the issue, I'm so glad I came across this video. And people in the comments are ignorant, you do not talk too much, everything you were saying was important.
Thanks for all the suggestions and video. Unfortunately none of them worked for me. I had to call and send them a picture of a calibration sheet. Quickly the tech had change printer settings to color (darker blacks), chose "letter" and un-check the "fit to page" box. Worked like a champ afterwards.
You single handedly answered better than this video. Thank you.
How do I change my printer settings on ipad
Thank you so much! This worked for me! I spent hours trying to calibrate my machine with no luck. I tried your method and it worked like a charm! I can’t thank you enough 😊
I love you!!!! Struggled with this, and now the sharpie has eliminated the struggle!!!!
It worked!!! I had to seriously lengthen the bottom sensor mark, but it worked! The line wasn't even close to being straight. I couldn't believe it!! Thank you so much!!
This just helped me so much. I was in the middle of a big order and this kept happening... Thank you!
Life Saver this absolutly worked for me!! I was bawling my eyes out before finding this video!! Thank you.
It WORKED!!!!!! Thank you so much! i tried, i marked all the sensors and it actually saved my paper. i used to just discard it and try again and again until i found this video. the intro was a bit long i could not wait to find out how so i skipped. but omg, it really worked!!! thank you thank you!
I paused the video and went and tried it and it worked!!!!!! Thank you!!!
just spent the last hour very very frustrated. wanted to thank you as your simple tip saved me from tears! appreciate this!!!
First: Thank you! Of all the things I've tried over several days, THIS has finally worked.
Second: My Explore Air 2 uses a full, rectangular border for the cut marks. (Every video and picture tutorial I've seen for cut mark problems have shown those same corner hashes as in this video. I kept thinking that my problem was that the cut marks printed for my projects was incorrect. Well, they aren't. They now work... with the Sharpie trick.)
Third: I'm still amazed that this was the solution.
cheers.
Darell Dickey did you color in the border all the way? Or just a black line throughout
Update the sharpie worked but please work on getting to the point of your videos. Thanks 😉
Mine still won’t work 😢
OMGOSH 😳 IT WORKED 😳😳😳 AFTER ALL THAT STRESS 😩 IT FINALLY WORKED. I THANK YOU SO MUCH... I GAVE UP... BUT I STILL DIDNT GIVE UP. OH MY GOD. GOD BLESS YOU 🙌
This worked perfectly, thank you soo much! This was made 4 years ago, from me watching, and I noticed the cut marks on my Explore Air are a solid box around the image, apposed to L marks in the corners, but it worked great after I darkened the lines with a permanent marker.
You've definitely got a new Sub from me!
Ha ha! I spent a couple of angry hours today trying to get the Print then cut to work and then gave up and used my ScanNCut which is not as accurate. Then I had to fix everything with an exacto
Super frustrating day! Wish I had found your video sooner. Sharpie always saves the day
Thank you so much I was getting so frustrated as a beginner, no one could help me. This was such a simple fix I feel crazy LOL
Excellent! Thank you for all the hard work you did to bring this to us! What a frustrating experience AND not to mention the wasted time and resources I went through! I would get my scissors out so that I wouldn't waste anymore paper and ink! THANK YOU! I have my trusty sharpie sitting next to my Cricut!
I Love You I Love You I Love You!!! I was ready to throw this dang blasted cricut out the window. I got it to work after watching this video. I truly appreciate you for making this video.
Oh my goodness you just saved me HOURS trying to figure this out- thank you so much!
After 3 hours of trying to figure out why my Cricut couldn't read my sensor marks I found this video! Thank you!!!!!
Gostaria de ter este vídeo em português
I just want to thank you for this video I was giving up because it wouldnt read my sensor cuts but i just went over it with a marker and it worked Thank you again
Two years after you making this video, THANK YOU THANK YOU! I could not get the print then cut to work for me. This sharpie tip did the trick! I was about to throw my cricut out the window. LOL Again, thanks for sharing!
This has been driving me mad for days. Solved instantly just watching your video. Didn't need to go over the sensor markers with a pen, I changed my printer settings on my printer to print best quality and use black, worked straight away. Thank you for restoring my sanity 😅
what worked for me when I got the print then cut error was to go the tabs on the top of page and go to linetype and make sure it is on cut then go 1 tab over to fill tab and make sure its on no fill....worked like a charm... hope it fixes your problem
I did what you said and worked straight away!! I think this guys method is crap to be honest, especially if you want the cut to be in a specific spot, marking your own lines will my the machine cut at random edges not inaccurate
Wow I was fixing to give up and just hand cut my items until I found your video. You saved me so much time. I thought about doing this earlier today too but your video confirmed it for me my whole day was mostly waisted of just trying to get it to work lol
Hi there! Just curious if you made the video explaining how to get crisp print images through design space.
Okkk this video took off slow but babbby when he got to cooking he got to cooking this hack has saved me big time as I prepare to make my own wedding programs I literally hand cut 100, time material and money wasted … this helped out so sos much thank you
I tried the marker and it worked! It was stuck in cutting mode for about 30 minutes before I tried it. My cricut Maker was fresh out the box so I was kind of disappointed and frustrated. Your video was the first video I clicked on to search for a solution. Thanks! 👍🏾
Wow! Unbelievable. It was the quickest easiest fix!!! Thanks for including that the line doesn't have to be straight. Worked first try!
Thank you for posting this! I was struggling but I cleaned my printer heads and it works perfect now!
No wayyyyyyyyyyyy! Seriously just like that? I does work unbelievable.. at this point my back hurts from been several hours, already lost my projects etc… a virtual 🤗.. thank you soooo much
Thank you! I was _so_ frustrated! Sharpie actually didn't work for me, but once I knew the problem I was able to print on "best" quality and it worked. Bless you!!!!
I just spent hours trying to figure out why it stop cutting my print and cut. Thank you for this video you fixed my problem
I just stumbled across this video and your sharpie trick worked like a charm! Thank you so very much!
Hi do u have the link to the crisp colour image problem solving, you mentioned?
Think you so much brother...used a black marker it definitely worked.. you're a lifesaver
Great video!!! I will probably need to use this info when I try print & cut, but for now I'm having a hard time finding and answer for my problem: I'm trying to cut what I sent to the mat but it's saying that I'm using print then cut, even when I make sure the "bleed" box is not checked. Any ideas how I can take it off print then cut mode?
Carli Wright you have select what you want to print then cut and then select "de-attach", after that you have to select the part you want to cut and edit it to cut in layers because attaching will undo those selections if made previously, I hope that helps
OMGGGG THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE LIFE SAVER!! So Grateful for this video, thank you so much!
Expert undeniable.. watched a lot of do's and still couldn't get it right. The markings are perfectly black but sharpee makes it more darker. Thank you! You are the best!
you saved my cricuts life because i was about the TROW IT!!! Thank you so much for this
What do you printout on? I am trying to make iron ons for a shirt and i am running into this issue
Ugh didn’t work for me. My page has a full rectangle around the page and I tried going over it with the sharpie twice and it still wouldn’t work even with the lights in and off.
Hello Everybody! I have just spent the last 3 hours trying to use the Print then Cut feature on the new Explore Air my husband got me as a present. I kept getting the same sensor error everybody else got. About to throw it in the street when I saw the suggestion to change web browsers. I am on a MAC and was using Safari. I switched up to Firefox, and not only did my machine start to work, I stopped getting errors from my printer. Plus the image quality seemed better, which is weird I know, but it is cutting as i type this and I just wanted to share my success. I hope this helps out anybody else! Good Luck!
+Chris Farley Great suggestion! This is one of the first things I tried, and sadly it didn't fix mine. But, it is a good start for anyone having this issue to troubleshoot.
Thanks for the comment!
Thank-you so much! I was spending so much time as well trying to fix it and was ready to send back! I really appreciate your help!!
Man, What a great tutorial! I got the new Cricut Air 2 for the print & cut & was so dissapointed when it didn't work. I will definitely try this techique. Thanks! I subscribed.
Okay so seriously hard to watch but after waiting for you to get to the point I tried the Sharpie and it worked! Glossy waterslide is a pain in the rear but it worked thanks!!!
dude,
awesome. I had to use internet explorer to get the calibration print printed as google for some reason was cutting of some of the print. The pen trick worked on second attempt.
you saved my sanity
becky
I can't thank you enough for posting this video!! I was out of time and at the end of my rope. This video saved me a ton of time and aggravation. Thanks again!!
The first trick helped me. Thank you! I spent 2 hours fighting with my cricut and calling customer service, but your video helped
Just wanted to add my experience. I am on a Mac and Google Chrome and tried just about everything. I just tried calibrating in Firefox and it worked perfectly the first time around.
My Cricut is an app are you logging into a web page?
@@compli8d298 design space used to be a web based application. The moved to a thick client like two years back, right before I got my cricket.
Did this and it still doesn't read my sensor mark to calibrate.
+Yona Duvauchelle You have to make sure it is dark enough, and that you create solid black lines.
+Yona Duvauchelle I tried darkening the lines a few times and it didn't work, so I decided to investigate a few things that I haven't seen addressed. I checked my printer settings and changed it to best print quality and clicked BORDERLESS and the boxes on the left side reached the edge of the paper and calibration worked perfectly.
+Dolita Martin Mine also worked with best quality settings, not by darkening the lines. I wish the sharpie worked, because I really don't always need to print best quality :(
This worked for us. changing the setting to print with no borders made the marks slightly longer and reach the edge of the paper. Then the calibration worked perfect.
i just got my machine and im trying to do my 1st project, but im having this same issue ugh, i want to make a shirt with heat transfer paper, do i have to make lines on that as well?
You SAVED MY LIFE. Thank you very much!!!
Thank you so much for preparing this video. I called Cricut today to end the matter of my issues with print then cut. Results: A. Do not use Laser Printer - ( I was for this cut) it could melt and cause a problem for the printer when it heats the vinyl B. Use Firefox or Chrome not Edge or IE; > for this run I used FirefoxC. Use Best Quality for the printer > set my Canon Inkjet to high; D. Fit to page not to be set > checked my printer settings > set my Canon Inkjet to Normal; E. Ensure the settings are set in the Control Panel > Devices and Printers> not in the Cricut software;F. Test with paper first; Result : PerfectG. Run with the Printer Vinyl.- Result: PerfectH. Wait for ink to dry before cutting as could smudge as it sits on the top of the printer vinyl.I. Do not switch browsers during the operation.and.... Voila!!! it works... The Explorer had no problems reading the sensors and it cut perfectly inside the image.Thank you Cricut and thank you The Charming Lotus. :-) I had tried the Market and bought a special light to light up the area. Didn't need either using this process.
Your print then cut field looked much larger than what I am able to get. How did you get it to go nearly to the end of your paper?
Deb Figley hi they sell larger mats now, you got the standard size 12x12 inches, and the 12x24 inches
Thank you! You saved me from throwing my Cricut through the window! Worked like a charm!
Does the calibration compensate for a crooked mat?
You’re video was incredibly helpful. Thanks for taking the time.
I'm just wondering if you are still planning on putting up a video about how you got around the design space print quality issue. I'm printing baby shower invites and am pretty disappointed in the quality of the same image from design space vs word.
Will this work on darker paper or just white? I have heard a lot about how registration marks can't be read on anything but white. Was curious if the Sharpie technique will allow me to print then cut on anything.
Hmmmm I might have to try the shaprie trick tomorrow with my Silhouette Quickutz , none of the programs I use, seems to read any registration marks, on any material.
I wish I could hug you!!! Thank you for sharing!!!
I really appreciate this video but unfortunately done of the techniques worked and I tried them repeatedly. HOWEVER, I called Cricut first thing this morning after struggling all weekend with my new Cricut Explore Air. After checking several things he asked me to send a picture of my calibration sheet/mat. He spotted a very slight bend in the mat, and I mean slight. SO I grabbed a new mat that was perfectly flat and voila! - it worked. SO now I am am properly calibrated and have printed/cut a few test pieces. As my luck would have it, my bluetooth is now acting up and it had been working perfectly before for just regular cuts, but that's a problem for another day.........Thanks again for your videos. Hope this helps some others...
Wasted an hour trying to figure this out. THANK YOU for the help, the sharpie idea worked great for me!
Thank you so much for this! I was so frustrated & this turned out to be a game changer for me. Really appreciate it!
is it possible to cut if you accidently lost the design space image?
Lifesaver! i was so frustrated with the cricut not reading the censor mark
Also... the curling the mat thing works too... i was so angry at the cricut for not setting the mat right
What a great video! I will try this when I get home! Should I use a sharpie pen on all the sensor marks or just the top right one? Thank you so much!
Thank you so much i legit thought i just was never going to fix this. I have been hand cutting them out
hi a great video .. done everything but I still cant get it to read the sensor bars ..
OMG it worked!! Thank you! My problem was that it would only cut one of the two pictures printed. But I did what you said and put it back on and it cut them both this time. Thank you so much!
The sharpie trick wasn't initially working for me, until I drew the second cut sensor larger than it printed and so far no more issues. I also filled in all cut sensors, just drew longer lines for the second sensor. I will also be cleaning the print head when I get a chance, but for now this seems to do the trick.
@ Diane Jiminez down below: You deserve a medal!
I was ready to ship my new Cricut back...
Here is Diane's solution quote put cardstock printer, clicked PRINT, changed the COLOR to BLACK AND WHITE, change QUALITY to 1200 dpi..and PRINTED unquote
This finally got me thinking in the right direction:
On my MacAir connected to HP Deskjet 2450 I had to print something else and do the settings Diane suggested, i.e. best print in black and white, save as "Cricut" preset. Then I put a sheet of cardstock in the printer, followed the Cricut screen prompts, selected the cricut preset I had saved from the previous job before I hit print. The Cricut calibrated perfectly and I am a happy camper! Thank you
How do you load vinyl with cut sensor errors
+Tiffinie Deal i have the same problum
Dude... I'm sure your helpful and a thoughtful guy, but these videos NEED to be to the point. We're looking for answers not a history. Moving forward, please please please help us by considering our time. We can always rewatch a quick video to get all steps down when the video is quick and to the point and we will appreciate you more for it. Thanks!
preciate it i actually forgot about this trick. thanks for the reminder
I have tried everything to get my machine to read the cut sensor marks and nothing seems to work. My machine will not even read the cut sensor marks on the calibration page. I tried using the sharpie and still nothing so I am going to return my machine and get another one and see if that works before I completely abandon this product altogether.
+Jay Millionaire Jay, let me know if the problem persists on the new machine. I have heard of bad sensors. If there's anything I can do to help, I will.
@@thecharminglotus3424 Same with me. I won't return my machine. I guess I just won't print and cut. :(
Thank you. This was very helpful and saved hours of time.
Thank you! This video just saved my life. Any suggestions on how to get higher quality prints in the design space?
I have been trying to get my print and cut project to work all day. Finally watched your video and was so excited for it to work. Unfortunately it didn't work. I chatted with Cricut and they told me you can not use a laser printer for print and cut projects. Do you know a way around this?
Thank you so much! I was so frustrated last night tried possibly everything but your tutorial made it possible! Thanks again!
I’m with you I’m ready to pitch it is the second time I try to set it up and the same issues I can’t get it to print and cut
Thank you so much for making this! ❤
This worked thank you so much! My printer didn’t print the black lines right so I had to use a black sharpie like you said, and it worked great!
Didn’t work for my, it cut my image all wrong. I’m gunna have to use my exacto knife, ughhh this machine wtf.
For some reason the water slide paper doesn’t read and my black registration marks r dark.
Enjoyed your video - but I have the issue of my printer not being recognized by when I am working with my Cricut, even though I can print any MS word document. I have switched my browser from Chrome to MS Edge and that still would not work. Do you have any suggestions to get my HP Deskjet 3510 to be recognized in order for me to do a print-then-cut project? TIA.