Are you getting a Silhouette Registration Failed Error? I've got an easy fix that works every single time!
You’re enjoying a glorious day in your craft room, making printable planner stickers and gorgeous designs that you’ll print and cut from your Silhouette Studio. You hit “send,” ready to watch your Silhouette cut your fabulous creations.
Instead, you get that dreaded “registration failed” error…again!
Now that great day you’ve been having has turned into complete frustration and you’re ready to throw your Silhouette machine right out the window!
Does that sound about right?
I know, my friend! I’ve been there all too many times.
But today, I’m going to show you how to easily fix your Silhouette “registration failed” error. And when you follow these simple steps, I’ll have you falling in love with your Silhouette machine all over again!
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Recently, I was in need of some new day planner stickers. (You can find our FREE monthly sticker files in our community library.
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So after printing my stickers, I attached my favorite sticker paper to my Silhouette cutting mat, adjusted all of my settings, and hit cut.
You guessed it…registration failed!
How to fix a registration failed error message
At this point, I thought, “no problem!”
I’ll just unload the mat, reposition the sticker paper, and hit cut again….registration failed! Seriously?!
I then did what I’m sure you did. I took to Pinterest, Google, and the help section in Silhouette America to find out how to correct it.
As I’ve done countless times in the past, I tried all the common “fixes.” You know…
- I moved my machine to the brightest spot in the house.
- I shined a flashlight on the area.
- I verified that I hadn’t changed the bottom inset in my registration marks window.
Easy registration error workaround
And then I came across a simple registration game changer! And it works! Every. Single. Time!
Let’s first start by understanding why this is happening.
When you apply registration marks in Silhouette Studio so that you can print and cut your designs, it aligns your Silhouette and tells it exactly where to cut.
But, you want less waste and more room for your designs. I mean seriously, who doesn’t?
So you move the left, top and right inset (in the advanced features of your registration window) to create more space on your page.
Unfortunately, it can “confuse” your machine and you get that maddening Silhouette “registration failed” error.
Since you made these adjustments, you now have to show your machine where the new registration marks are.
And this, my friend, is downright simple!
How to manually adjust your Silhouette
Once you have printed your design, you’ll be focusing on the little black box on the upper left corner of your sticker paper (or whatever type of paper you’ll be using).
When you’re in the “send” window:
- Check the box next to “manual” on the bottom right of your window.
- Using the turquoise arrows, manually move the housing unit on your Silhouette machine so that the cutting blade is situated directly over the upper left box on your sticker paper.
The image below shows the housing unit directly over the black box on the upper right of your page.
- Click the “register” button and, drumroll please…music to your ears! The wonderful sound of your machine registering those marks!
That’s all there is to it! Wasn’t that simple?
Now you can save your Silhouette and fall in love with it all over again!
Another possible fix
If that didn’t work, one of our amazing community members found another possible fix to your Silhouette print and cut error.
This reader found that the printer paper settings and the Silhouette paper settings did not match (A4 letter vs. US letter).
The marks were only a few millimeters off, but that was enough for the Silhouette to not recognize the print and cut marks.
Thank you, thank you to our incredible community for helping each other out!
Wrapping Up
If you’d like to see this great hack in action, check out this game-changing video from Palettes and Playdough.
If you’re in need of more help with your Silhouette machine, I highly recommend Melissa Viscount’s book, The Ultimate Silhouette Print and Cut Guide.
This book cut my learning curve in half when I was learning how to Print and Cut with my Silhouette Cameo and I often refer back to it often. As a Footprints of Inspiration reader, you get 10% off by using coupon code: FOOTPRINTS at checkout.
Do you have a favorite Silhouette hack? Comment below and share! I’m always looking for a great tip!
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Until next time, my friend…….
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Thank you for this post. Cricut user and first time using my Silhouette Portrait for a print and cut item. Was beyond annoyed why it wasn’t reading my registration marks. Everything I googled and You Tube had nothing about how the manual registration worked. Now I know what do for next time. Thanks again!!!!
You’re so welcome! I’m glad it helped, Danielle.
What worked for me most recently? The mat. Seriously. I have no idea WHY, but I can only do print and cuts with the Portrait mat. I just have to make sure to adjust the settings before printing, but when it does not work on the 12×12 (I use an off-brand mat..not sure if that is the issue) I haul out the 8×12 mat. Same sheet I printed out cuts on THAT. So, if all else fails, try a different mat. It’s odd, but it works EVERY time for me.
New user here. Half the time, registration worked – half not. Tried everything.
Turned out it was my laser printer..my laser printer offset the marks on the page by 1/4″ or so, my inkjet printer worked fine (so very frustrating trying to nail it down). So fix is to either mess with the printer, or raise the bottom mark a touch in studio for the laser.
Symptom was that registration would fail either looking for the top box, or would then shoot past the bottom left marker. (I noticed that it hadn’t even turned on the red sensor light for the bottom mark til too late).
Hi Richard! I’m so glad it worked for you. Thank you for sharing the fix. We can all use help to get these little marvels working properly, without throwing them out the window!
That’s very interesting! I’ve had this issue since purchasing an eco tank printer. It comes randomly, though. Sometimes it will work with one specific sheet and the next, it won’t (with the same sheet). I purchased ink the other day for my old HP3510 (can’t beat that thing dead!) and I am going to try it from that one. If it still fails, it may not be the printer in my case (and my luck). I am SOOO over it. I can’t do ANYTHING that I need to do at this point. It’s so unreliable! Thanks for the heads-up! That’s what I am trying next.
That’s so frustrating, Carrie. I hope it works for you, in fact, please let me know.
Hi Tanmy! Thanks for this article. I’ve seen many other YouTube videos with this solution, but the sticker paper I bought and printed my design on doesn’t have a black square in the corner. I double checked the design to make sure my image wasn’t in the mesh registration marks area but I’m sadly still getting the registration failed error. Do you have any advice in what to do here?
Hi Sam! I’m sorry you’re having trouble with this. When you print it off, the black box will print with it. Does that help?
I’ve been using this machine for 8 years and have never had such a rotten time with print and cuts in all my life until recently. I’ve done the calibration, the manual registration marks, ya da ya da. No go. It calibrated beautifully. It cut those lines without skipping a beat. Then comes the print and cuts. I have NO idea WTH is going on and have an appointment with Silhouette this week for support. I purchase files for planners from Etsy sellers and recently, those started giving me havoc. I’ve discovered the common theme with the ones that don’t work (but previously did) is the bottom right inset. If it isn’t .625, it won’t print the entire registration mark. If it doesn’t print it in full, there is cutting to be had. HOWEVER, I am not the expert in these things but tried to change the inset. It printed…..it read the marks…it did NOT cut correctly. It was all over the place. Today, I added some print and cuts on a page from my library. Printed, read them…..cut them ALL OVER the place. I am really, really getting mad at this thing! LOL I mean, I REALLY am. I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled the software even! I’ve tried to cut without logging in thinking it’s a setting in my profile. Nope. No go. I changed the blade and the mat! It was a tad better but still wasn’t acceptable. I haven’t tried it on my Curio (because I haven’t even used that machine yet…..those slide stackable mat things scare me! LOL). I guess I could try and toss in a ratchet blade into the cameo and see if works. I had a temporary fix, though, that maybe other can try. I would copy the entire design, open a new tab, and paste that design. VOILA. That worked EVERY.SINGLE.TIME. until recently. Software is update (I even tried to roll back a version)…firmware is up to date…. It’s got to be a POS machine or crappy software bugs. FRUSTRATING!
Thank you so much for sharing this, Carrie! Maybe this will help some of our readers. I love these machines, but man, they can really be a struggle! How did your appointment with Sihouette go? I’d love to hear what they said.
What a lifesaver you are! Tried the first time with manual registration and it worked. I am so happy. I use the green arrows for the test cuts on new-to-me paper but this was a new-to-me problem so I am so grateful you shared your expertise–and you were the first link in my search. 🙂
Outstanding! I’m so happy to hear it worked for you. Those little cutting wonders can be so frustrating at times and any help I can provide to help you enjoy time in your craft room….well, I’m happy to provide it!
Unable to post a new comment! This helps! Only problem is if you print like 50 prints and have to manually adjust this 50 times! It would be great if Silhouette let us save some manual setting so it could be read automatically, unless there is a hack for this. Haha
I couldn’t agree more, Seline! I sure wish they’d allow that. I love this machine, however, there are things that they really need to work on!
OMG, I have struggled with this for years! I just tried it and it worked like a miracle! Where have you been all my silhouette life??? Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Yay! I’m so glad it worked for you, Lori! It’s a brilliant little trick. Happy crafting!
Hi Tammy, I am desesperated, Help me please! I can’t Cut & print on my Silhouette Cameo 3. The cut is allways out of place. I have appreciated very much your tutorial about this problem and I have tried the MANUAL registration as your advice, but I couldn’t find the icon MANUAL and the button Registrar.
Also Advanced options in the botton inset I cann’t put 1,024 like you but 1,000 or 1,125. The others inset is OK 0,394.
Thank you very much.
Hello there! I’m sorry you’re having so much trouble. It’s frustrating when we can’t get our machines to do what we want. Hmmmm, if you aren’t seeing the “manual” and “register” button, it sounds more like a software problem. I would make sure you have the most recent software. Sometimes it’s just a matter of updating. If that isn’t the problem, you may need to contact Silhouette America to help them fix it.
In the advanced options, just don’t move the bottom inset. Leave it where it is when you first open it.
Another possible issue: do you have a box outline in your design? What I mean is a box that’ll allow you to cut off the excess sticker paper once you’ve finished cutting the stickers. I’ve found that when I have a box outlining my stickers, I can’t PRINT the box. I have to add it back in before I cut. If I print the box, the machine gets confused by it when it’s registering. I hope that makes sense. Let me know how it goes for you.
Thank you for this tip. And the dunce that I am, kept running back and forth between my computer and the Cameo trying to line it up before I realized the machine has the arrows on them too
You’re so welcome! That’s hilarious! Truthfully, I probably would’ve done the same thing.
Thanks for your post! I was having trouble using my Pixscan mat. It kept failing registering. It was your picture of where to exactly place the ratchet blade over the black square that solved my problem!
Thanks again,
Outstanding! I’m so glad it worked for you!
I landed on this page because I hade the same problem. Unfortunately it didn’t work registering manually. After many many attempts I finally found out that the printer paper settings and the cutter paper settings were not matching (A4 letter vs. US letter). The marks were only a few millimeters off, but that was enough for the cutter to not find the marks. The cutter apparently not only searches for the marks but it searches for the marks at one specific place.
I hope I can help someone else with that post.
Thank you, thank you for sharing this! It’ll be a HUGE help for our community. Isn’t it crazy that something that small could make all the difference. Thanks again, for sharing!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I have this problem occasionally: send one sheet through, no problem. Send the next sheet through and error. This trick totally worked and saved me much time and frustration!
I’m so glad it worked for you! It’s such an easy fix, but it makes life so much easier!
I have a cameo 4 and nothing is working! I’ve manually done it, i’ve reset my marks, i’ve completely started over, restarted my cameo and DS, restarted my computer and noooooothing is working. Please help!! 🙁
Oh, Ashley. I am so sorry. That is so frustrating. I’m sure you’ve already done this, but under the advanced settings in the registration window, make sure you haven’t adjusted the bottom inset. You can move the left, top and right inset to the left to create more space on your page, but don’t change the bottom inset. If you’ve done this, and since you’ve tried everything else, I’m afraid the next thing to do is to contact Silhouette. They may have another fix for you. Good luck and please let me know what they do to help you.
I’m with her. None of this has worked. I loathe this machine.
Oh Ashley! I know how frustrating it can be. I think at this point it’s time to contact Silhouette and let them know. Perhaps it’s a problem with the machine. I love my Silhouette, but before I learned this trick, I was ready to throw mine out the window!
I just got my Cameo 4 and am having the same frustration. 🙁
Hi Jami! Check to see that the paper size you chose is the exact same in both your Silhouette Studio and your printer. If they are different, it’s a slight change, but will make a difference.
THANK YOU!!!
You’re welcome!
You have shared such a helpful snippet of data. A debt of gratitude is in order for sharing this post. I might want to peruse more from your webpage, so I have bookmarked your site.
Outstanding! Glad that it helped!
Thank you so much! I was pulling my hair out over this!
You are so welcome! It’s a game-changer!
I never post any comments but I have to post and say you are an absolute genius 🙂 I have been battling the registration mark error for a couple of years now. Sometimes it works and most of the time it doesn’t. I have googled time and time again to try to figure out a fix. I feel like I’ve tried everything. Tonight, I was making an invitation and if it would read, it would cut crooked. But I only got it to read once. I’m hoping that by doing it manually that it also takes care of the cutting crooked issue also. I feel like this is the fix I’ve been looking for. I can’t thank you enough!!!!
You’re welcome Mona! I felt the same way before I found this nifty little trick. I came close to throwing my computer and Silhouette out the window on several occasions. I hope that it fixes the crooked cutting for you also!
OMG, I could kiss you!!! This ended all my frustration! Thanks so much!!! This was the third tutorial I tried and it was so easy to follow. You’re amazing!!!
LOL! I’m so glad it worked for you. It’s so simple but when it’s not working, it makes you crazy! Thanks so much for taking time to reach out!
Finally, I got my print and cut to work with this method. I took me having to take my blade out and lining it up carefully, but yay!!!!!! I did find that I had to cut with the bleed, that helped, too.
I’m so glad that helped, Kathy!
Thank you so much for this little tidbit of information. I’ve been trying to get this to work all day. I was considering throwing it into the lake! Problem solved and I think I’ll keep it now. 🙂
Outstanding! I’m so glad it worked for you, Carol!
I did this and it did start cutting. However, it just cut random squiggly marks all Over the paper and it just kept doing it over and over again before I finally canceled it. What am I doing wrong? Thanks so much for your help.
Oh man, Nicole. I don’t know why your Silhouette is doing this. Have you tried restarting the program, turning the machine off and then back on again? Also, make sure that your software is up to date. If it isn’t, it can make your machine do some crazy things. I hope this helps. It’s so frustrating when our machines act up. It’s enough to want to throw them out the window. Let me know if one of these solutions works for you.
Thank you SOOOOO much…I was ready to through my Cameo through the window…you are a life saver.
I’m so glad it worked for you. It’s such a simple trick but it’s a lifesaver!
Halleluiah! THANK YOU! Not sure why Silhouette can’t tell us how to do that but I am eternally grateful that SOMEONE can! Thank you again!
Outstanding! It’s so incredibly frustrating, especially for such an easy fix! I’m so glad it worked for you!
Thank you sooooo much! I was about to lose my mind until I found your site. Thank you for showing exactly where to manually put the housing unit!
I’m so glad it worked for you. I know what you mean. Before I found this little fix, I thought I was going to throw my machine out the window!
I tried this hack and it still did not work. I moved to the brightest room in my house. Added a flashlight and I still cant get it to read the registration marks. Ugh. I’m getting frustrated!
Hi Kristie. I’m sorry this isn’t working for you. Hmmmm, here are a couple of things to check. Did you move the insets in the registration marks window? If so, did you leave the bottom left inset at its original setting? If not, this can cause an error when registering. Also, did you check the manual registration box?
Try those things and see if that helps. If not, then I think it’s probably time to contact Silhouette.
OMG … you saved my life. I am so thankful. Never ever I would have find out myself. Thank you so very much <3
Yay! I’m so glad! It’s such a simple fix, but until you figure how to do it, it’s maddening!
Thank you so much. I have spent hours trying to figure this thing out. I was ready to make a door stop out of it. You trick fixed it. Now, I can go to bed. Thanks again.
Hi Monna! It makes me so happy to hear this! I completely understand the frustration and had come to the same conclusion…make a doorstop out of it or simply chuck it out the window! I’m glad I could help!
What I find frustrating is that they shouldn’t allow you to change the inset if their ridiculous machine can’t actually operate that way. My machine currently can’t register anything. Even if I put my item directly in the middle of the page and set the registration marks to default. I’m so frustrated with this machine. There’s no rhyme or reason for the errors it makes. I really hate it and if my files weren’t already in this format I’d switch to some other machine.
Hi Liz. It really can be frustrating. I’m sorry you’re having trouble with it. I think it’s time to contact Silhouette and see if they have a fix for you.
Its worked!! i did move to bright area and flash out with my phone.. yeahh!! thank you for your helping
Outstanding! That’s certainly something that Silhouette needs to work on but I’m so grateful for that fix! Thanks so much for reaching out and taking time to respond.
Hello!
I just read your tip and this helped so much.
My only issue now is that I have to manually do it by hand every time. Is there a way to get the machine to remember the setting you have it on?
I Ciari! Thanks so much for stopping by the blog and taking time to reach out. I’m so glad this worked for you. It’s a complete game changer. To my knowledge, no there’s isn’t a way to set it. I also have to manually register mine almost every time. I’m hoping this is a bug that Silhouette will eventually fix, but for now, we have to manually set it up.
THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU…. this issue was driving me nuts!!!! I could see the optics reading too far left and I wish they could fix this autoread issue. Your solution worked beautifully….can’t say thank you enough
Hi Kelly! Thanks for taking the time to reach out. I really appreciate it! I am so glad this worked for you. It really is a frustrating thing with Silhouette, but that fix works like a charm! Happy crafting, my friend!
This does not work for me. I’m better off just using scissors. I really regret buying this junk machine.
Oh Jeanniene, I’m so sorry you are having so much trouble. It can be frustrating, but once you figure it out, it can be one of your favorites. I’m really not sure why it’s not working for you. I would contact Silhouette through their Facebook page or by calling them directly and see if they can walk you through it. Once you get it going, I have no doubt you’ll enjoy using it.
I’m not sure if I’m having a registration issue, but I have a print and cut file that works perfectly for two, and then the third copy the bottom left registration mark is completely ignored and the cuts are way off. It’s so frustrating!! Why does it work perfectly for two copies and not the rest? Turning the computer, and Silhouette off does not seem to make a difference.
Hi Sue! Thanks for stopping by the blog. Hmmm, I honestly don’t know why your third cut is not working correctly. That is extremely frustrating. Perhaps you could get on the Silhouette Facebook page and see if anyone there knows what’s going on. I’m sorry I have no help for you, but I truly can’t figure out why that would be happening.
Thanks Tammy – I have Silhouette support looking into it for me. I feel like it might be an error with the data that’s being held with the machine.
Oh good, Sue! I hope they can get it figured out for you!
THANKS!!!! this so saved my sanity!! 🤩🤩
Amazing! I was about ready to throw it out the window! Why!!! Why!!! This trick worked like a charm. Thank you for posting
I’m so glad it worked for you. It’s such a quick, easy fix, and was so frustrating before I figured it out! Thanks so much for taking time to stop by the blog.
This saved my sanity. Thank you!
You are most welcome, Kel! It truly is a game changer!
unfortunately I attempted this “fix” and my machine will still not recognize my register marks. I’ve placed the scanner directly above and as soon as I click register….. it moves to a different area and states it could not register the marks.
Hi Amanda. I’m so sorry you’re having so much trouble with this. It is so incredibly frustrating. I’m not sure why your machine is doing that. Have you tried moving it to a well-lit area or shining a flashlight on it?
So, I went to follow your instructions but I am unable to make any changes to my registrations marks since the pull-down menus and adjustment arrows are grayed out??? I am able to click the registration mark icon under page set up but that’s it! 🙁
Your help is much appreciated!!!
Hi Kari! I’m sorry you are having so much trouble with the registration marks. They can be so frustrating, but when they’re working, it’s so much fun. I’m not quite sure I understand your question. When you go into the “registration marks” tab, be sure that you’ve selected which machine you are using. Then you should be able to click “advanced” which will open up the ability to move the inset buttons over to the left. (Just remember to never move the “bottom inset.”) Also, you may want to make sure that you have the latest version.
Let me know if that takes care of the problem. Thanks so much!
9 days to the wedding and you saved me!! I was so desperate I was going to buy a new one at any price. Which would not have worked anyhow!! Thank you soooo much!!
Oh my goodness, Bretta! I’m so glad it worked for you! Congratulations, on your wedding. Enjoy the day and remember to sit back and enjoy! Thanks for taking the time to reach out!
Hi there. I am using a PixScan mat and am having registration errors. I tried to manually adjust the registration, but I can’t get the blue arrows to manually move it far enough to the left to find the black square on the PixScan mat. Any suggestions?
Thank you for all of your tutorials and info!
Hi Kelly! Thanks for stopping by the blog. Believe it or not, I don’t have a PixScan mat yet. Crazy, right?! So I’m not sure how to get that to happen. Perhaps try, http://www.silhouetteschoolblog.com and see if you can find some help from Melissa. She has some incredible tutorials for us! I’m sorry I can’t be of more help to you.
Kelly did you ever get the issue with the Pixscan mat figured out? I am having that same issue!
Me too… I even tried the manual trick before I found this blog post – I can’t find anything that addresses this issue with the Pixscan mat – we can’t shift registration marks with that in the software, they’re in a permanent postition. It will scan the square, and the bottom left just fine, then stops just short of the upper right and gives up (says sensor error, but it’s just lazy).
Hi Narelle! Believe it or not, I haven’t tried the Pic Scan mat yet. (I really can’t believe I’m admitting that!) It’s one of those things I keep saying I need to try, I just haven’t done so. Have you tried reaching out to Silhouette regarding this? I think they have a live chat on their website. If I ever get around to using it and find the fix, I’ll let you know!
Hi! I am having the same problem. Really appreciate if someone can share me how to fix the problem.
Hi Anthna. Did this fix not work for you?
This worked perfectly! Thank you!
Outstanding! I’m so glad this worked for you, Sandra!
Amazing! I was about ready to throw it out the window! Why!!! Why!!! This trick worked like a charm. Thank you for posting
Hi Janet! Thank you so much for taking the time to reach out! I’m so glad this fix helped you! It’s an incredibly easy fix, but I, too, was ready to throw my machine out the window when I stumbled upon it and knew I needed to share it with all of you! Now, this trick works every single time! Again, thanks so much for reaching out and stopping by the blog! Happy crafting!
Thank you so much..I have been trying all morning to get my stickers cut.
Outstanding! It can be such a frustration, but once you know this little trick, you can cut away… lickety split! Thanks so much for stopping by the blog and taking time to reach out, Cathy! I really appreciate it.
Brilliant! That Actually worked. Thanks very much xx
Outstanding! It’s an amazing little trick! Thanks for reaching out and letting me know!
I just opened my machine yesterday and began having registration mark errors very shortly after learning to cut with it! I just tried this method and ‘nada’ it worked (jumping for joy)~thanks…I’m subscribing 😀
Outstanding, Harmony! This is such a frustration with the Silhouette, but now that I know this little trick, it works every single time for me! Thanks for taking the time to reach out and let me know!
This didn’t work for me, bummed. It was worth a shot though. =(
Well, drat, Bryan! Did you check out the video to walk you through it? I wish I could tell you exactly why it’s not working, but if that’s not it, I’m out of ideas for sure.
I can not move my housing unit manually! I click on the blue arrow buttons and nothing happens. Please help! I am so frustrated!
thanks!
Tiffany, I’m so sorry you’re having trouble. So the arrows in your software aren’t moving it? Hmmm, I honestly don’t know why they aren’t. Did you try restarting the software and reconnecting to your Silhouette? (Insert eye roll here! Of course, you did, but you know that’s the first thing every computer person asks!) Are you using a cable or Bluetooth? And you checked your insets to make sure you didn’t move the bottom left, correct? If you’ve done all those things, I’m truly at a loss. I’m so sorry!
Hi Tammy, Thank you for posting this. Unfortunately it hasn’t helped with my registration issue. One thing I did find helpful in your post was mention of not adjusting the lower left inset. I find PnC feature, along with making sure items are correctly positioned on the mat, of the Cameo cutters to be highly frustrating and wonder what, if anything, Silhouette plans to do about addressing this. It seems folks are spending countless hours and wasted material searching for a sufficient workaround. I mainly use PnC to contour cut my T-shirt transfers and it’s extremely frustrating constantly having to re-position costly material. Recently I’ve been having issues with it reading reg marks for the sticker paper (clear and white). I figured since the clear sticker sheets have the adhesive backing I’d be able to setup with “no mat”, print reg marks and cut quickly. But, to no avail (heavy sigh).
I will attempt again without making changes to the lower bottom inset and see if that addresses my issues. I successfully cut a few earlier today (even with changes to the bottom inset) of the white sticker paper using the mat, but only after multiple attempts. I think maybe Silhouette may need to consider firmware/software upgrade such that allows user option to PnC material with backing similar to HTV and
load quickly such as Roland or other plotters.
Thanks again and God Bless!
Tina
Hi Tina! Thank you for stopping by the blog and taking the time to reach out. I’m sorry this trick did not help you. I couldn’t agree more, it is definitely a big headache for Silhouette users and Silhouette needs to address it for sure! I hope by keeping that inset where it is, it’ll help make it easier for you. Thanks, again, for reaching out!
I found your page while frustratingly googling a fix for the registration error. I just want to say thank you! As a new Silhouette user, I really appreciated the detailed description and visuals.
Thanks again!
Hi Kelly! Thanks so much for stopping by the blog and taking the time to reach out! I’m so glad this fix helped you. It was such a frustrating thing with the Silhouette and made me crazy at times. Now that I know how to correct it, it’s made my life so much easier! Thanks, again!
Hello! I have been using Sillhouette for years. This is my 5th machine, and I’m so frustrated with it. Cameo 3. I’m going to try your suggestion, but I’m curious. Since I print on a 24 inch plotter, my sheets are 12×24 which changes the orientation. Which inset should I leave alone? Would that make it the right one? Also, it fails on the first mark (square). Would the positions of the other marks effect this one? It fails before even trying the others and can’t ever seem to find the first one. Even when I manually try to do it, it fails most of the time. This drives me nuts cause you can’t use the arrow window on the machine once it has failed so I have to use my computer to do it. I’d love some help. Thank you for your time! Either way I’m happy to have found your blog! Cute stuff!!
Juliann
Hi, Juliann! Thank you for stopping by the blog and taking the time to reach out. Truthfully, I’ve never printed on a sheet that large before, so I don’t know for sure how that would work. However, my guess would still be that you can move all the insets, except for the lower left (just like a regular 8.5 x 11″ piece of paper.) Mine fails often on the first mark (square) and that’s when you have to manually move it. I, too, move it by using the arrows on my computer (in the “send to Silhouette” screen). You want to move the housing directly over that square using the arrows on your computer screen and then click “register.” That should correct the problem for you. I hope this is making sense. Let me know how it goes for you!