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PRECAUTIONS IN USE
•For safety concern, please always hold the cutter firmly from the bottom when moving it.
Do not move the cutter by clasping the depression area on both sides.
• Do not shake or drop the blade holder,
a blade tip maybe fly out.
• During operation, keep away from any
moving parts of the cutter (such as the
carriage, drums). Also be careful that your
clothing and hair do not get caught.
• Always connect the power cable to a
grounded outlet.
• Always use the accessory power cable
provided. Make sure the power cable
isn’t crimped or caught between objects.
• Do not connect the power cable to
branching outlet to which other machines
are also connected, or use an extension
cable. There is danger of overheating and of misoperation of the machine.
• Keep the tools away from children where they can reach.
• Always put the pinch rollers within position of the white marks.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Thank you for your purchase of Vinyl Express EnduraCUT2 Cutting Plotter.
For your safety and to optimize the performance of the EnduraCUT 2, please read the user
manual completely and keep it in a correct location.

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Contents
1. General Information Page
1.1 Introduction 5
1.2 Package Items 5
1.3 Product Features 6
1.4 Appearance of EnduraCUT 2 6
1.4.1 Front View of EnduraCUT 2 6
1.4.2 Rear View of EnduraCUT 2 7
1.4.3 The Left-hand Side of EnduraCUT 2 7
1.4.4 The Right-hand Side of EnduraCUT 2 7
2. Installation
2.1 Precautions and Notices 8
2.2 Desktop Roller Brackets 9 10
2.3 Blade Installation 11 - 13
2.4 Cable Connections 14
2.5.1 USB Driver Installation 14 - 15
2.6 LXI Software Installation 15 - 18
2.7 USB Driver Un-installation 20
2.8.1 Serial RS-232 Communication 20
2.8.2 Data Transmitting
3. The Control Panel
3.1 The LCD Panel Functions 21
3.2 Menu in On-line Mode 22
3.3 Menu in Off-line Mode 23 - 24
3.4 Menu Items 25 - 29
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Contents Cont’d
4. Operation
4.1 Media Loading 30
4.1.1 Loading the Sheet Media 30 - 31
4.2 Loading the Roll Media 32 - 33
4.3 Optimizing Tracking 33
4.4 Cutting Force and Offset Adjustment 34 - 35
4.4 When Completing the Cutting Job 35
5. Maintenance
5.1 Cleaning the cutting Plotter 36
5.2 Cleaning the Grit Rollers 36
5.3 Cleaning the Pinch Rollers 37
6. Trouble Shooting
6.1 Non-Operational Problems 38
6.2 Operational Problems 39
6.3 Cutting Plotter - PC Communication Problems 40
6.4 Software Problems 41
6.5 Cutting Quality Problems 42
7. Plotter and Blade Specifications
7-1 Specifications of EnduraCUT 2 43
7-2 Plotter Blade Primer 44

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Chapter 1: General Information
1.1 Introduction
EnduraCUT 2 cutting plotters have been designed to produce computer-generated images
on sheets or rolls of vinyl media.
This manual covers the Vinyl Express EnduraCUT 2 series cutting plotter:
acceptable media widths range from 2.76”(70mm) ~ 28.3”(719mm)
1.2 Package Items
The EnduraCUT 2 is shipped with the items listed below. Please check your package careful-
ly. If you find any item missing, please consult SignWarehouse customer service for further
assistance.
Standard Item Quantity
1. Cutting Plotter 1
2. Stand Set ( Optional )
• 1 Left side vertical stand
• 1 Right side vertical stand
• 1 Support for left side
• 1 Support for right side
• 1 Stand Beam
• 2 Bottom Stands with wheels
• 2 Sliding brackets for paper takeup
• 1 Hex Wrench (M5) 4
• 28 Socket flat head screws(M6*12L)
• 1 Installation Guide
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3. Accessories
• 1 AC power Cord
• 1 USB Printer cable
• 1 Serial cable
• 1 Blade Holder Assembly (Installed in tool carriage of the cutting plotter )
• 1 Blade (Installed in Blade Holder)
• 1 Safety Blade
• 1 Cutting Pad
• 1 Pair of Tweezers
• 1 Roller Tray

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1.3 Product Features
The following are the main features of the EnduraCUT 2 cutting plotter:
• Dual-port connectivity provides you with greater flexibility.
• Up to 400-gram cutting force.
• Up to 600mm/per second cutting speed.
• Guaranteed 16ft tracking.
• User-friendly, multi-language control panel
1.4 Product Appearance
The following are the main features of the EnduraCUT 2 cutting plotter:
1.4.1 Front View
Control Panel
14 buttons and 1 LED and 1 LCM
showing messages and menus.
Grid Drums
move the media back and forth
during operation.
Slicer Groove
cuts off the extra media easily
along this groove Tool Carriage
performs the cutting with
the blade or pen.
Platen
provides the surface for
supporting media while
cutting.
Alignment Rulers
media can be aligned with
the clear guide line marks.
Cutting Pad
provides the protection of
blade when the blade is
cutting.
Fig 1-1

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1.4.2 The Rear View (Figure 1-2)
1.4.3 The Left-Side View (Figure 1-3) 1.4.4 Right-Side View (Figure 1-4)
Lever
raises or lowers the
pinch rollers.
Fuse -3Amp.
Power Switch -On
when switches to [I]; Off
to [O]. Serial Interface Connector (RS232C)
Used to connect the cutting plotter to a computer
through a serial interface cable.
USB Connector
Used to connect the cutting plotter to a
computer through a USB cable.
AC Power Connector
Pinch Rollers
Holds the media during cutting
Fig 1-2
Fig 1-3 Fig 1-4

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Chapter 2: Installation
2.1 Precautions
Notice 1
• Carefully handle the cutter to prevent any injuries.
• Make sure the power switch is off before installing the cutting plotter.
Notice 2 A proper place for installation the cutting plotter
Please select a proper location that meets the following conditions:
• The machine can be approached easily from any direction.
• Keep at least 2feet (60 cm) of clear space in front and behind the machine.
• Make sure the cutter is placed on a flat, level and sturdy surface
• The operation temperature should be between 60° and 86°F (15° to 30°C) in the workshop.
• The relative humidity of the working environment should be between 25% to 75%.
• Protect the machine from dust and air current.
• Prevent the machine from direct sunlight.
Notice 3 Connecting the Power Supply
Check the plug of the power cord to see if it matches the wall outlet. If not, please contact your dealer.
• Insert the plug (male) into a grounded power outlet.
• Insert the other end (female) of power cord into the AC connector of cutting plotter.

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2.2 Desktop Roller Brackets
Step 1
Check three spacer supports on the back of the machine.
Step 2
Insert the left and right roll holder base into the spacer supports
on the left and right side when 2 inches roll media is used.
Figure 2-2
Figure 2-1

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Step 3
Press the roll holder base and the installation is complete.
Note: Insert the left roll holder base into the middle spacer support
and right roll holder base into the right one when 1 inches roll
media is used.
Figure 2-3
Figure 2-4

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2.3 Blade Installation
Caution!
• Do not touch the tip of the blade with your fingers!
Notice!
The blade is a consumable item, which will affect the cutting quality significantly. Please replace with
a new blade when having the following situations:
1. The tip of blade is broken.
2. The cutting traces are not as good as they were.
3. Uncut area remains the same even the blade force has been raised significantly
Figure 2-5 is the picture of the blade holder. Insert a blade into the bottom of the blade holder.
Pushing the pin on the top of blade holder can remove the blade. Be sure to keep your fingers away
from the blade tip.
Pin
Blade Depth Adjustment
Knob
Outer Ring
Figure 2-5

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2.3 Blade Installation
1: Install Blade. (Figure 2-6)
2: Push the blade to the bottom of the blade holder. (Figure 2-7)
3. Adjust the blade tip to suitable length by rotating “Blade depth adjustment screw” clockwise or
counterclockwise. (Figure 2-8)
Figure 2-6
Figure 2-7
Figure 2-8
Tips:
“The proper length” means the
blade length is about 0.1mm more
than film’s thickness. For example,
if the thickness of film is 0.5mm,
then the blade length is properly
adjusted to 0.6mm and it can
completely cut through the film
layer without cutting though the
paper backing.

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4. Insert the blade holder into tool carriage. Please note the outward ring of the holder must put
into the groove of carriage firmly (Figure 2-9) and lock the grip. (Figure 2-10)
5. Reverse steps mentioned above to remove the blade holder.
6. Press the push-pin to remove the blade from the blade holder when replacing blade. (Figure 2-11)
Figure 2-10
Figure 2-11
Figure 2-9

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2.4 Cable Connectioins
The EnduraCUT 2 communicates with a computer through USB (Universal Serial Bus) or Serial port
(RS-232C). This chapter shows you how to connect the cutting plotter to a host computer and how
to set up the computer/cutting plotter interconnection.
NOTE! When the USB connection is enabled, the serial port is automatically disabled.
Figure 2-12
USB Port Serial Port
2.5.1 USB Driver Installation
EnduraCUT 2 built-in USB interface is based on the Universal Serial Bus Specifications Revision 1.1
(Not compatible with Windows 95 Windows NT Operating Systems ).
NOTE!
If you are using Windows 2000 ,Vista, 7 or 8 as your operating system, make sure you log in as
an “Administrator”when installing the USB driver. Administrative privileges are required.
If you have difficulty installing the USB driver, you may need to temporarily disable or uninstall
anti-virus software. Once the USB driver installation is complete, reactivate or reinstall your
anti-virus software. and make sure it recognize the new driver as an approved device
Use the USB One-click Installation for quick driver installation. Follow the simple steps below for
driver setup.

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USB Driver Installation Cont’d
Connecting the plotter
1. Turn on the machine.
2. Connect the USB connector to the machine and then USB driver will installed
automatically. It will take a few minutes to find the device. Please DO NOT disconnect
the USB cable until the installation has completed.
3. You can double click the USB icon on the taskbar to make sure the USB device is
detected (Fig 2-13).
2.6 LXI Cloud Software Installation
Before you can proceed using your cutter, you need to install LXi software that you pur-
chased with the EnduraCUT 2. You’ll find complete step-by-step instructions on our Tech
support Blog. Please click here to access the setup tutorial (Fig 2-13a) or surf to
http://www.signwarehouse.com/blog-support/getting-started-with-cloud-2/
Figure 2-13
Figure 2-13a

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2.6 Setting up Your EnduraCUT 2 In LXI
1: Turn plotter on and connect USB port to your PC.
2: Then Open LXI software, draw a box or add text to the screen and click the Cut/Plot
Icon, or click File/Cut-Plot to open the LXI Cut/Plot Window. When Production Manager
opens, click Setup. Then from the drop-down menu, click Add Setup (Fig 2-14)
3: In the Add Setup window, you will be prompted to “choose a device” (Fig 2-15).
First you must choose a brand, then choose the model of your plotter. Click the top bar
to open the Brand drop-down menu. If you are going to use the USB
connection, click to select Vinyl Express as the brand
From the model drop-down list, click to select EnduraCUT 2S (Fig 2-16).
Figure 2-14
Figure 2-15 Figure 2-16

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4: After you have selected the make and model of the cutter, click Next at the bottom of the
Add Setup window. The next screen in the Add Setup window will prompt you to choose a
port by asking “How is your enduraCUT 2S connected to your computer?”. Click the arrow to
show the drop-down menu (Fig 2-18) and, from the list of ports, choose USB_Printer_1 .
5: Now that you’ve added the plotter to your LXI Production Manager, you need to perform
a test cut to make sure the printer port you’ve selected is the one to which the plotter is ac-
tually connected to your PC. Most PCs have more than one USB port, so you may have select-
ed a port other than the one to which you’ve connected the plotter.
To test this, right click on “EnduraCUT 2S” in Production Manager. From the drop-down
menu, click Test Cut (Fig 2-19). This will send a cut command to the plotter. If it responds and
cuts a square pattern, you have completed the setup and are ready to use the plotter.
NOTE: Make sure the cutter is turned on, online, and has vinyl loaded before proceeding.
Figure 2-18
Figure 2-19

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6: If the plotter did not respond to the test cut (or if some other device was activated, you
must change the port setting to the correct one for the plotter (or connect the plotter to a
different USB port).
To change the USB port setting, right-click on “enduraCUT2S _USB_Printer_1” (just above
“EnduraCUT2S”. From the pop-up menu, select Change Port (Fig 2-20). Then, from the menu
of available ports, select a different USB printer port (Fig 2-21). Repeat the Test Cut process,
making sure that the cutter is turned on and online. Once you have sucessfully performed a
Test Cut, you are ready to use your cutter to create vinyl graphics.
Figure 2-20 Figure 2-21

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2.7.1 USB Driver Un-Installation
If you have to un-install the USB driver after it has been installed on your PC, or if you need
to install a newer version, the existing driver must be removed completely before you can
re-nstall the current driver or install a newer version. Please refer to below steps
1: Click the Windows Start button and open the Devices and Printers folder. Right-click on
the printer (EnduraCUT 2 or Expert-Pro 60) and, from the drop-down menu, click Delete.
You will be promoted to confirm that you actually want to delete the printer. (Fig 2-22)
Click yes. 2: After removing the unit, right click on any
empty space on the page and select “Server
Property” (Fig 2-23).
3: From the Print Server Properties win-
dow, click on the Drivers tab. (Fig 2-25).
2a: If you don’t see the Server Properties
on the pop-up menu, select an installed
printer to highlight it and look at the top
menu bar (Fig 2-24).
Figure 2-22 Figure 2-23
Figure 2-24 Figure 2-25

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5: You will be asked to remove the driv-
er only or the driver and package. Select
Remove Driver Only, then click Yes to
confirm (Fig 2-27). This will completely
remove the USB driver from your PC.
Figure 2-27
4: Find the Expert Pro 60 in the list of print
devices, click to highight it, then click Remove
and OK (Fig 2-26).
Figure 2-26
2.8.1 Serial RS-232 Communication
1) For Personal Computer users, connect the RS-232C cable to the serial connector of the
assigned serial port (COM1 or COM2) on your host computer.
2) Set up the communication parameters (Baud Rate and Data Bits/Parity) to match the set-
ting of software package, refer to chapter 3 – “MISC” key description
Caution!! Please turn off the plotter before plugging the RS-232C cable
2.8.2 Data Transmitting
There are two options to transmit the data from the computer to the cutting plotter:
Option 1: With proper interface settings, the data can be transmitted from your application
software package to the cutting plotters directly.
Option 2: Most cutting software packages are able to emulate HP-GL or HP-GL/2 commands,
Therefore, you can send graphic files directly from applications like CorelDRAW or Adobe
Illustrator by using the File/PRINT command. As long as the file is HP-GL or HP-GL/2 format,
the cutting plotter can output the data precisely