Universal Laser Systems X-600 Troubleshooting Guide download pdf (Page 34)

OPERATION AND PRINTER DRIVER CONTROLS

Section 3-9

NOTE: When adjusting the printer driver settings, it is highly recommended that you practice

engraving or cutting on a scrap portion of that material in case the settings need to be re-adjusted

to obtain the desired results.

Laser Settings

Pen Mode

The driver uses the word “PEN” because the laser system works similar to the operation of a pen plotter

output device. A pen plotter physically selects a colored pen that matches the same colored objects in

your graphic, called “color mapping”, and draws the graphic, on paper, in that color. The laser system,

however, applies a Mode, % Power, % Speed, PPI, Z Axis and Flow (Air or Gas) setting to the individually

colored objects in your graphic. Up to eight (8) sets of user-adjustable parameters, which control laser

beam delivery to your application material, can be “mapped” to the respectively colored filled or outlined

objects in your graphic.

NOTE: Black and white, grayscale, and color bitmaps are all mapped to the black color’s settings.

Clicking the square button toggles through the following laser beam delivery modes for the each of the

eight respective pen colors.

• RAST/VECT (default) rasters fills and vector marks or cuts proper outlines.

• RAST rasters all fills AND outlines regardless of outline thickness.

• VECT only vector marks or cuts proper outlines. It will skip all fills and will skip all outlines with

line weights thicker than a hairline.

• SKIP ignores all fills and outlines.

Color, Power, Speed, and PPI

To change the % Power, % Speed, and/or PPI of a color, position the mouse arrow on the color name

and click once. This will highlight the color’s parameters and will allow the changing of the settings by

using the scroll bars or by typing in each setting in the appropriate control box. It is possible to click on

more than one color to set them to the same setting at the same time.

% Power

Available settings are from 0 to 100%. This setting is directly related to how deep the engraving will

be. The higher the setting, the deeper it engraves, marks, or cuts, and vice-versa.

% Speed

Available settings are from 0 to 100%. For optimal engraving quality we recommend never

exceeding 70% speed. This setting determines the maximum rate of travel of the motion system.

Actual engraving time (throughput) is not only dependent on the % Speed setting, but is also

dependent on the size and the placement of the graphic in the engraving field. The motion system will

accelerate/decelerate as fast as it can up to the chosen speed. If the motion system cannot achieve

the chosen speed based on the size of the graphic or graphical placement in the field it will

automatically adjust its speed internally to the maximum speed it can achieve. This is evident when

you see the motion system automatically slow down while cutting curves or circles as opposed to

straight lines.

Automatic proportional pulsing (see PPI) of the laser beam will ensure that there is no difference in

the depth of cut from straight lines to curves. Remember that depending on the graphic and your

chosen settings, increasing or decreasing the speed setting will not necessarily process the file faster

or slower, respectively. We will discuss how to optimize the throughput of the system later in this

manual.

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