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You need to be cutting on an adhesive cutting mat or you will be chewing up your teflon cutting strip. UScutter sells them..Walmart for Cricuts. https://uscutter.com/uscutter-vinyl-cutter-carrier-sheet-cutting-mat-a4-a1/

So which cutting software are you using? I had a Seiki, very likely you can't cut that, But with the correct software, you might. You need a cutting software thart has OPTIMIZE CUTTING ORDER. or similar name. What that finction does is You select a certain amount to be cut at a time of your 20 ft. The cutter will start at the bottom of the stripe and cut say you selected 1 ft. It will cut the stripe the 1 ft on each side of the stripe, then advance another 1 ft, again another 1 ft, until it reaches the end of the stripe. So your vinyl is not going all the way down one side and back. I always measure the distance from the side of the vinyl to the pinch roller on the left and right side. The distance should be the same I use 1.5" distance from the edge of the vinyl to the pinch roller. Make sure overcut is on. Also do not be pulling vinyl from the roll, while cutting. Have enough vinyl pulled and free from the roll hanging behind your cutter. I started my business with a Seiki for 14 months. Then jumped up to a Graphtec, because of the tracking problems. Graphtec don't give you problems with tracking. My Seiki came with Flexistarter 7.6. I still use Flexistarter with my Graphtec as it is great cutting software. I use Flexistarter 8.6 currently. If posssible, you could probably cut 10 feet and overlap the ends.

Check out the vinylmaster comparison chart. For other info contact vinyl master support. https://vinylmaster.software/tools-features Only a handful of volunteers here to answer questions, and I don't think any of those volunteers print.

APRIL 3RD, 2025, Same exact message, different OP. last post..''

This thread is from 2020, OP never came back. Have you tried turning the lights in the room down? Making the registration marks darker? Just throwing a few things that I have read. I don't own the cutter, but read a lot. Or contact Tech support Monday. I don't know of any person on here that answers questions, that has that cutter. Sorry.

Your welcome.

Go into CUT/PLOT> vinyl spooler, > CALIBRATION ,Calibrate your CUTTER SCALE for the software. In other words. Cut a square 3" x 3", make sure it cuts those sizes, If not adjust it in your cutting software so that it does.

Your welcome, Have you tried turning off your antivirus or firewall? Did you ever try a system restore to back when it was working? Never seen a problem with the green light on. Plenty of info here, But pretty much what I covered.. Nothing else I can add. Hope you can find the problem. https://www.google.com/search?q=My+Flexistarter+dongle+light+is+on+as+it+should+be%2C+but+the+software+says+no+password&oq=My+Flexistarter+dongle+light+is+on+as+it+should+be%2C+but+the+software+says+no+password&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCjQwNjI4ajBqMTWoAgiwAgHxBV9qmdCaC1Ti&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

What does the VIEW Details about the installed driver files say? > DRIVER DETAILS. What happens for UPDATE DRIVER? I am referring to the sections on the properties on the right side that you have posted. Have you tried this set up on another computer? Did the dongle ever light up when plugged in? Did you try a different USB port? If not, maybe the dongle is broken. Not much more that I can add. Other than try it on a different computer.

I use Flexistarter 8.6 cutting software, and it also does the same thing. Never a problem. I make very long decals. My cutter may travel 4 ft before it starts cutting, but it finishes the entire job. It does not ruin my designs. Most cutters cut how the design was created. Are you running your cutter too fast? I never run my cutter fast. Perfect cuts every time. Some cutting software, has optimize cutting order, or may have a different name for it, like tiling. Check Vinyl Master Example, you set it to cut the first 12 inches, then it advances to cut the next 12 inches and so on until the whole design is cut to the end.

You downloaded and then what?. How do you know that the dongle drivers actually installed? Do you see the Safenet in your device manager list under UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS CONTROLLER? Open that list up and look for it when it is plugged in? I am showing mine. If it is, go into properties of the driver and make sure no question marks, and that it is working. Did the dongle light up? No other program will read FS files, Just Flexi products, just like no other program will read Signblazer files.

Yes, I use a 2006 Toshiba laptop with Windows XP. Always have since 2006. Sounds like you just need to reinstall the dongle driver and reboot your computer. Put the dongle in last. Your dongle will light up then. If you have to change USB ports on your computer, do so. This has the download at the bottom, see if it works for you. If that doesn't work for your dongle, there are other sites, with the drivers. https://supportportal.thalesgroup.com/csm?id=kb_article_view&sys_kb_id=e88691ba37edcb08cc47261953990e80&sysparm_article=KB0016514

I use Flexistarter 8.6 everyday for years. You are not mentioning about the USB dongle. Does your version have the USB dongle? The USB dongle stores your serial number and password. I am aware that some versions, for specific cutters do not have a USB dongle. What is your version? If with a dongle, you would have to reinstall the dongle driver, which is found online. Or it's a longshot, do a system restore, back to when the software did work, if no dongle.

I am going to update this, I was rereading this thread, because I saw someone reading it recently. I had told this OP several times, in Flexi software, that her setting in Flexi was not correct. Her setting was set to HOLD IN LIST. Instead of SEND NOW. That is a dropdown box. When it is set to HOLD IN LIST, the cutting software will never send the file. The setting has to be on SEND NOW. Her very last photo STILL shows HOLD IN LIST. In my opinion. That was the problem after the drivers situation was sorted. Left side of photo, below the 1st sizes.

You are very welcome Jeff, Did you get it running again?