Finecut Connection issue

[Dave NZ]

Hi all! I have acquired a Mimaki CG-130FX and cant seem to connect with Finecut. I have seen plenty of people with this issue here but nobody has posted the fix...
-Windows 11
-Mimaki CG-130FX
-Finecut 9 on Coreldraw 2021
-USB Connection

Device is seen and connection check is ok but when I go to cut it says "No response from plotter. Check whether the plotter is in remote mode and in the correct communication." Driver is set to "Mimaki USB Port 2" and I have tried every COM port and USB port with no luck...This seems to be a problem for many people on here but nobody has stated the fix and I'm desperately needing this guy to work, PLEASE HELP

 

[Solventinkjet]

Is it in remote mode? Also, this may have changed but for a long time the USB port was simply named, "USB_PRINTER_0" in the drop down list. The machine has to be on and plugged in for that to show up though. I assume you have already installed the latest Mimaki USB driver?

 

[netsol]

If i were guessing...

How to Disable Driver Signature Enforcement on Windows 11/10? | Gear Up Windows

Disable driver signature enforcement on Windows 11/10 with our step-by-step guide. Install unsigned drivers and customize your system settings.

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[Dave NZ]

Is it in remote mode? Also, this may have changed but for a long time the USB port was simply named, "USB_PRINTER_0" in the drop down list. The machine has to be on and plugged in for that to show up though. I assume you have already installed the latest Mimaki USB driver?

In remote mode and USB Driver has selected "Mimaki USB Port2" and I am using all the latest software and drivers (all re-installed 4 times to try and fix) restarted everything many times and tried every other port to make sure....still no luck unfortunatly

 

[Dave NZ]

If i were guessing...

How to Disable Driver Signature Enforcement on Windows 11/10? | Gear Up Windows

Disable driver signature enforcement on Windows 11/10 with our step-by-step guide. Install unsigned drivers and customize your system settings.

gearupwindows.com

thats a great guess, I would have never thought of this although would this problem not show up for everyone? I had thought to try on an older machine with older software to see if it was Windows11 having problems but it would be great to work on this design PC. Have you had problems with drivers and this windows signature enforcement?

 

[MikeSA]

Hi all,
I have the same issue: CG-130FX plotter, upgraded to a Windows 10 machine, loaded all the latest drivers and upgraded firmware and software to Finecut 9 on Coreldraw21.

I can cut if I send to the CG-FX Series as a printer using usb but as soon as I try using Finecut I get the "No response from plotter. Check whether the plotter is in remote mode and in the correct communication" error.

Finecut reads the material size perfectly but only sends 1kb to the machine before the error occurs. I’ve tried all parameters and settings on both pc and machine but still no joy. Even the above windows driver signing solution doesn’t help. If at all possible, can anyone please help me??? Has anyone actually managed to get this working properly?

Kindest Regards,

Mike

 

[myront]

We use a CG-160 FX II with win10, Corel X7 and FineCut 8. No problems.

 

[MikeSA]

thats a great guess, I would have never thought of this although would this problem not show up for everyone? I had thought to try on an older machine with older software to see if it was Windows11 having problems but it would be great to work on this design PC. Have you had problems with drivers and this windows signature enforcement?

Hi Dave,

Did you ever resolve the matter?

 

[GraphixGirl79]

Hi all! I have acquired a Mimaki CG-130FX and cant seem to connect with Finecut. I have seen plenty of people with this issue here but nobody has posted the fix...
-Windows 11
-Mimaki CG-130FX
-Finecut 9 on Coreldraw 2021
-USB Connection

Device is seen and connection check is ok but when I go to cut it says "No response from plotter. Check whether the plotter is in remote mode and in the correct communication." Driver is set to "Mimaki USB Port 2" and I have tried every COM port and USB port with no luck...This seems to be a problem for many people on here but nobody has stated the fix and I'm desperately needing this guy to work, PLEASE HELP

sometimes pulling out the cord and sticking it back in helps. seriously, my computer looses connection all the time with our machine, it turned out its the USB cord.. but its' SUPER long. Did you check the little box ( bottom left hand corner) when you try to cut something in Coreldraw ( we use X9), that opens your plotter / user set up? I'm looking at mine and right now it says that my USB is "not found"... but it was cutting 2 seconds ago. Sometimes I have to change it because it will revert to the other connection options.

 

[Ian Stewart-Koster]

There is a sequence to follow - you load the USB driver, BEFORE you plug the plotter in to the PC and turn it on.
It fails to connect if you turn it on first.