Muse ARTisan - Connecting the ARTisan Cutter to a Computer; USB Connection (LXi Software)

Place your ARTisan on a sturdy horizontal surface or mount to the included cutter stand. Keep the area
around the ARTisan free of clutter and unnecessary items. This will prevent other objects from
obstructing normal feeding of media through the cutter. Impacts with items around the cutter can cause
a material to lift off the platen or feed incorrectly. Either of these can negatively impact cut quality
and/or tracking.
Connect the power cable to a wall outlet or power strip and the other end into the power outlet on the
left cover. To turn on the power flip the switch up on the same left cover. The same switch is used to
power off.
The ARTisan will take a few seconds to power up. The LED light will come on and the tool carriage will
engage. IMPORTANT: Once the cutter is on, do not attempt to move the tool carriage manually. This can
damage the tool carriage and/or main board. Use only the buttons on the control panel to move the
tool carriage.
There are 3 ways that you can connect your ARTisan to the computer:
You may choose any one of these three connectivity options. You can also change from one to the
other at will, but for best results use one at a time. Here are the benefits of each connectivity option:
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3.
1.
USB Cable
Wi-Fi
USB Flash Drive
The USB cable is the simplest and most reliable connection. Setup is quick and easy. See Sections
1.9.1 or 1.9.2 for instructions.
1.9 Connecting the ARTisan to Your Computer
USB Connection in LXi
1.9.1
Turn on the ARTisan before connecting to your computer. Using the USB cable that came with the
cutter, plug the wider end into your computer’s USB port and the squarish end into the cutter’s USB port
which is on the right cover.
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3.
Wi-Fi takes a little more time and care to set up but offers a wireless environment in which the
cutter can be used without being connected to the computer on which the software is installed.
See Section 1.9.3 and Section 1.9.4 or 1.9.5 for detailed instructions.
The USB flash drive option allows you to use the cutter without being connected to the PC. Files
can be saved from the design station computer in .PLT format and transferred to the cutter using a
USB thumb drive. See Sections 1.9.6 - 1.9.8.