The Advanced Output Center
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Focus Settings and Printing
Afteryouhavepreparedyourle,themachineandyourmaterialmustbepreparedforcutting.Sincethelaseractually
burnsthroughthematerialitcutsandengraves,itisveryimportanttoonlyuseapprovedmaterialsandtowatchthecutter
atalltimesduringtheoperationincaseofre.Cuttingthewrongmaterialsorusingthecutterirresponsiblycanresultin
harmtoyou,thelasercutterandthelabstaff,aswellasgeneratenestoyourstudentaccount.
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Turnonthewallswitchnextto
theventalationpipe.
Hit“Escape”toexitfocus-
ingmode.Placethegauge
backintoitsslot,making
sureitdoesn’tstickout.
Alwaysturnthemachine
one,openthelid,andhit“Z”
BEFOREplacingyourmaterial.
Placethebaseofthefocusing
toolatonyourmaterial,and
lineitupslightlyinthefrontof
thelaserhead.
Focusissetwhenthelipofthe
focusingtoolisalignedwith
thebottomedgeofthelaser
carriage.Theatpartshould
beushwiththefaceofthelens
carriage,withthefocusingtool
sittingat.
Bydefaultthebedwillraiseandlowerbytenthsofan
inch.Usecautionwhenmovingthebedasitcancrash
intothelasercarriage.Whenthefocusingtoolgets
closetothelasercarriage,hitthe“check”button,then
raiseorlowerthelaserinhundredthincrementsusing
theupanddownarrows.
Remembertosetthefocusanytimeyou
startusingthemachine,aswellaswhen
youswitchtoamaterialwithadifferent
depth.
NOTE:Beforeusingthemachine,havealabmonitorchecktomakesurethecuttingtableisalignedproperly.
Printing the le
• Makesurethelasercutteristurnedon
• Beforeprintingyoushouldhavealabmonitorcheckyourfocusanddriversettings
• Onceyoursettingsarechecked,click“Print”tosendtheletothelasercutter
• Thelenamewillappearonthedisplaypanelofthelasercutter,alongwithpowersettingsfortherstcut.Ifthese
settingsallreadzeroand/orthemachinebeepsuponreceivingthele,thereisanerrorthatmustbecorrected.
Usuallythismeanswrongcolorsorstrokeweights.
• Withtheenclosurelidraised,pushingstartwilltraceoutthepathwithoutcutting.Makesurethecutsareinthe
properarea;adjusttheleifneeded.
• Nowhit“Pause”andclosetheenclosure.
• Withthelidclosed,hitting“Start”willcausethelasertoactuallycutthele.
• Youmustwatchthecutteroutputyourentirele.DONOTLEAVETHECUTTERRUNNINGUNATTENDED!
• Ifyouneedtotemporarilystopcutting,hitthe“Pause”buttonandWAITFORTHELASERTOSTOPCUTTING.The
cuttermustnishthelastlineitstartedbeforepausing;ifitisalonglineoraslowcut,itcantakeseveralminutesfor
thecuttertostop.
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