Use and Care Manual

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Silhouette Portrait® 3 User Manual
Cutting without a Mat (Pop-out Cut)
The second option to cut without a mat is new to the Portrait 3! For the first time ever, cut materials like paper and
cardstock without a cutting mat. With this feature, the Portrait will make cuts but keep the material in place using
perforation cuts in strategic places. Once the material is removed from the cutting machine, simply pop the cut design
from the paper.
Because of a channel that runs under the blade area, the Portrait 3 can preform a special cutting action, which cuts all
the way through the material even though there is not a cutting mat. It does this by lifting the blade in tiny segments as
it cuts leaving part of the material connected to the full page. The resulting cut job can be popped out of the material
once the cutting action has been completed.
1. Make sure you have a compatible Portrait model (Portrait 3 only) and that your machine is connected and synced
with your software.
2. Within the Page Setup panel, select “None” from the cutting mat drop-down menu just as we did with the Kiss-
cut option. Set your media size to the exact size of material you’re using.
3. Within the Send panel, select your material type. The software knows whether to automatically choose “Cut” or
“Pop-out Cut” for the action based on your cutting mat and material selections. Paper and similar stiff materials
that usually need a mat to cut completely through should use “Pop-out Cut” when you have no mat selected in
the Page Setup panel.
Here are some things to remember:
f The Pop-out Cut mode is not intended for thin or flexible materials like copy paper or fabric.
f The Pop-out Cut feature can be used only with the Cameo 4 machine line and the Portrait 3. If you are using any
previous Silhouette cutting models (Cameo 3, Portrait 2, etc.), you must use a cutting mat to cut out cardstock or
other paper materials.
f Ensure you’ve selected the correct cut settings before cutting out your design by performing a test cut.
Bluetooth® Connectivity
The Silhouette Portrait® 3 is Bluetooth® compatible and allows for wireless communication.
This way you can send designs from a Bluetooth®-enabled device to your Portrait 3 to cut
without your machine being plugged in to your computer.
To connect your Bluetooth® enabled Portrait 3, ensure that Bluetooth® is activated by
pressing the Bluetooth® button on your Portrait. The blue light will turn on, indicating that
Portrait 3 is a discoverable Bluetooth® device.
In Silhouette Studio®, go to the Send tab. Click on the machine icon and click the Portrait 3 to estblish the Bluetooth®
connection. After a few seconds, the status of the Portrait will display as “Ready” in the Send panel, and the setup is
complete.
Bluetooth®