Attaching Material to the Mat

  1. Peel off the protective sheet from the adhesive side of the mat.

    • Do not discard the protective sheet peeled off the mat; save it for later use.
    • In order to maintain the adhesive strength, attach the protective sheet to the adhesive side of the mat after use.

  2. Test attaching the material.

    Before attaching the material to the mat, use a corner of the adhesive side of the mat to test attaching it.

    If any of the following problems occur when test attaching, the adhesive strength of the mat is too high for the material. Use different material.

    • When the material is peeled off, color from the material remains on the mat.
    • When the material is peeled off, it tears or is deformed.

  3. Attach the material to the mat’s adhesive side.

    • Do not affix masking tape, etc., over the scanning marks. Otherwise, the mat may not be correctly detected.
      1. Scanning marks
    • Do not affix tape on both long edges of the cutting mat as it may attach to the feed rollers during operation.
    • Do not attach any material or tape that will go beyond the adhesive area of the mat as the auto blade holder may not recognize the material thickness and may not accurately cut the material.
    • Insert into the machine the end of the mat marked with an arrow. Pay attention to the mat’s orientation to avoid inserting the mat incorrectly.
    IMPORTANT
    Place the material within the attaching area (grid) on the adhesive side of the mat. If the material extends from the attaching area, it may be caught on the feed rollers when the mat is fed, damaging the machine.

  4. Firmly attach all of the material to the mat so that there are no wrinkles or curling edges.

    Wrinkles and curls in the material may cause the mat to become caught when it is inserted.

    • Tape material that can easily peel off to secure it in place. Be careful since tape with an extremely high adhesive strength may damage the mat.
    • If the mat is dirty, the material may not be properly attached.

      Cleaning

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