Cricut Mat Not Loading

There could be a lot of reasons behind your cricut maker not loading mat properly.

Cricut mat not loading.

Smart set dial is not working. Ensure there is enough space for the mat to run all the way through the machine. My mat is crooked when loaded into my cricut machine. The most common reasons along with solutions and the four types of cricut mats have been discussed in this blog.

Machine cutting mats have an adhesive area with just the right grip to hold your material in place during cutting then allow you to easily remove it when finished. If the mat is lined up with the guides when loading but still loads crookedly proceed to step 4. Position the mat underneath the mat guides on your cricut machine. Perform a hard reset on the machine.

Verify that you are using the correct mat size for your machine. Keeping mat pushed firmly against rollers press the load unload button. Ensure that the load mat option is lit up and not greyed out. Cut sensor light does not turn on during print then cut.

My explore machine pauses or stops when cutting writing or scoring my project. If the mat still won t load please contact member care through one of the options below for further assistance. Cricut machine roller bars are not moving. How to load and unload mats if you re not using smart materials you ll need to use a machine mat.

If the roller bars on your cricut machine do not roll when powering the machine on or pressing the load mat button please follow the recommended troubleshooting steps. In short apart from any technical issue the key to properly load or fix a mat loading issue is to reload the mat or make sure that the mat used is. Check the color of the machine s power button and troubleshooting. Firmware update cricut explore and maker machines.

Cricut explore air 2. If the mat will not load with other cartridges proceed to 8.