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PRINTHEAD SETTINGS SCREEN
The Printhead Settings Screen gives the user access to functionality of the laser scanning and drawing system.
WARNING: CHECK TO ENSURE THAT THE IPM GREEN CONTROL LAMP IS ON AND NOT FLASHING
PRIOR TO PERFORMING ANY OF THESE PROCEDURES . REFER TO THE SECTION,
FOR DETAILED INFORMATION . CONTACT FIELD SERVICE IF THE GREEN CONTROL LAMP IS
FLASHING . PERFORMING ANY PROCEDURES WITH THE IPM IN THE FLASHING STATE COULD CAUSE
EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS RADIATION .
Manual Motions:
Shutter - Closed/Open:
Switch the IPM Beam
shutter between open and closed.
Spot-Small/Large:
Toggles the IPM Beam spot size
between large and small.
Move IPM Beam:
To manually move the IPM
Output Beam:
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Set the
Move IPM Beam X
and
Move IPM
Beam Y
fields to the desired values.
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When these values are satisfactory, press the
Move IPM Beam
button to activate manual
motion.
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Use the
Arrow Keys
to control the motion.
IPM Beam ON/OFF:
Allows you to manually turn
the Laser on or off. When you start a build the laser
automatically turns on.
Pinhole:
Opens
Profiling Mode.
In this mode
the beam will check the position of the pinhole to
ensure that the laser is drawing in the proper spot.
This works as a checkpoint to ensure that printing is
starting at the same point.
Up/Down/Left/Right Arrows:
Manual motion
control for the IPM Beam. Hold the arrow down to
move.
Set as Rest:
Set the current IPM Beam position as
the rest position.
Move to Rest:
Move the IPM Beam to the stored
rest position.
Check Laser:
Checks the IPM power and returns a
value based on the IPM power setting.
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Parameters:
Current Position X:
Shows the current x-axis
position of the IPM Beam relative to the home
position.
Current Position Y:
Shows the current y-axis
position of the IPM Beam relative to the home
position.
IPM Power:
Displays the current requested IPM
power.
Rest Position X:
Shows the current x-axis rest
position of the IPM Beam relative to the home
position.
Rest Position Y:
Shows the current y-axis rest
position of the IPM Beam relative to the home
position.
Move IPM Beam X:
Set the value to manually
adjust the IPM Beam along the x-axis using the
edit button. To move the IPM Beam, use the
Move IPM Beam Arrows .
Move IPM Beam Y:
Set the value to manually
adjust the IPM Beam along the y-axis using the
edit button. To move the IPM Beam, use the
Move IPM Beam Arrows .
IPM Power:
Set the IPM Beam power using the
edit button.
Back:
Navigate back to the
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