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Page 2: ...ect the Air Compressor 72 Materials Testing 17 Connect Electrical Power 73 Section VIII Hardware Maintenance 18 Connect to the Machine 73 Replacing the Laser Tube 19 Connect to Software 74 Installing...

Page 3: ...he International Standard 21 CFR 1040 and IEC 608251 require that certification identification and warning labels be placed on laser products Reproductions of the labels found on the Full Spectrum Des...

Page 4: ...Symbols and Definitions 3...

Page 5: ...at have gotten stuck or fallen through Do not disassemble the machine or remove any of its protective covers Always have on hand a first aid kit designed for the initial treatment of burns and smoke i...

Page 6: ...n from engraving or cutting PVC or vinyl Never engrave or cut any unknown material The vaporization melting of many materials including but not limited to PVC and polycarbonates can give off hazardous...

Page 7: ...aper can lead to increased risk of flame propagation or work piece ignition Never operate your machine unattended There is a significant risk of fire if the machine is set improperly or if the machine...

Page 8: ...ternal combustion engines Preventing the buildup of dust is one of the key means for controlling fire and explosion hazards The principal engineering control technology for control of dust is exhaust...

Page 9: ...d by the switch at the back of the machine To power the machine on press the side down To turn power off press the o side down In case of a blown fuse always contact Technical Support before replacing...

Page 10: ...nd 4 Remove Accessories Inside the interior of the machine there is foam and zip ties holding your gantry together these must be cut prior to booting up your machine Remember your major accessories ar...

Page 11: ...In addition you will need the following tools and accessories not included with your machine purchase Never use unapproved ducting in the exhaust system Unapproved ducting is potentially flammable an...

Page 12: ...old the laser head assembly and the x gantry These zip ties must be removed before operating your laser cutter for the first time 1 Locate Zip Ties Zip ties secure the laser head and x gantry during s...

Page 13: ...remedied with duct tape Please be aware that the protective housing is not designed to be airtight the front grill is designed to allow an exhaust system to draw fresh air through the work area 4 Conn...

Page 14: ...weekly especially if cutting a lot of wood When accumulated debris remains over 70 after cleaning replace Pre Filter HEPA Filters Clean immediately when suction is reduced Use a shop vacuum to clean a...

Page 15: ...move Capping On Water Inlet Outlet Remove the short silicone tubing capping the water inlet and outlet on the back of the machine Never Fire the Laser without a correctly connected and powered water p...

Page 16: ...wfrost to the system to keep your tube from breaking We recommend that you attach the laser and chiller to a power strip and use that to control the main power to the unit this ensures that the water...

Page 17: ...re quickly but also helps prevent the formation of flames 3 Connect to Power Plug the air compressor into a separate power strip not associated with the Muse 17 1 Add tubing Remove the air compressor...

Page 18: ...of the machine 3 Plug in Power Cord to Outlet Plug the power cord into any proper outlet socket in your workspace Please be aware that the accessories will increase the circuit load The most significa...

Page 19: ...een 2 Click Wi Fi and the machine will automatically search for networks 3 Select the preferred connection from the list and enter the proper password in order to connect to Wi Fi The machine will now...

Page 20: ...1 Turning on Muse Titan will automatically boot up your Muse Touch Screen interface Allow 30 seconds or so for the machine and touch screen to boot up Upon boot up you with have to hit the yellow Agr...

Page 21: ...a local connection either through Wi Fi or the Ethernet cable Occasionally RetinaEngrave v3 0 software will run an update This is an automatic process that can happen when you first boot up the machi...

Page 22: ...irmed you are ready to use your laser cutter If your mirror is out of alignment or if you have installed a new laser tube you must align the laser using the procedure provided For this alignment test...

Page 23: ...the test fires in the top and bottom positions The red laser pointer is aligned with the invisible laser pointer to give you immediate feedback on the mirror the black dots will be exactly on top and...

Page 24: ...o move the red dot or the mirror into position Stage 1 Prep Prepare your tools and workspace 23 Before starting any project be sure you are aware of all safety issues Be sure you read and understand a...

Page 25: ...ss the Fire Laser icon Button on the touch screen You will see a burn mark on the thermal paper It should hit the mirror in the middle 5 Adjust Red Beam Using your 2 5mm hex wrench make micro adjustme...

Page 26: ...ocal lens is considered a consumable cleaning and maintaining the lens is essential for long use Always use the special optic cloth or wipes to clean your lens The default lens for the Muse Titan is 2...

Page 27: ...Autofocus function should go to the center of your design lower the laser cone until it makes contact with your material then lift up to a given proper focal measurement Faulty If your autofocus rece...

Page 28: ...u to control the basic functions of your laser without needing to connect to a computer This is very convenient during alignment and testing procedures To run jobs you will need to access the RetinaEn...

Page 29: ...the laser when the lid is open this will be indicated by your touch screen display like so Be sure your lid is closed when you try to fire the laser If the lid is closed and the laser still does not...

Page 30: ...The following indicator informs Muse Titan operators if water is not flowing If your touch screen indicates water is not flowing through the laser tube check your water tube connections and make sure...

Page 31: ...Job History Screen Search Opens History Options Delete Delete Project from History Run Perimeter Laser automatically JOGS the extent of the current project s border Start Run selected Project 30...

Page 32: ...roject from History Run Perimeter Laser automatically JOGS the extent of the current project s border Start Run selected Project About Sub Screen Model Indicates Laser Model Firmware Version Current V...

Page 33: ...dicator Locked Icon Indicates the gantry is locked When locked the user must move the gantry using JOG controls Unlocked Icon Indicates the gantry is unlocked When unlocked the user must manually move...

Page 34: ...rl C Copy some portion of an object or item Paste Ctrl V Paste a copied or cut portion of an object or item Delete Del Delete selected object or item Paste In Place Shift Ctrl V Paste a copied object...

Page 35: ...half units TRANSFORM Rotate 45 Left Rotate selected object left 45 Rotate 90 Left Rotate selected object left 90 Rotate 180 Left Rotate selected object left 180 Rotate 45 Right Rotate selected object...

Page 36: ...details VIEW Original View Ctrl 0 Return the workspace to the original view state before zooming or panning Fit Selection Fit the current selection to the viewable page area Fit Layer Fit the current...

Page 37: ...elected area of image Estimate Job Time Give approximate time for the job to complete Run Job Run your project When running Play button is replaced with Pause and Cancel DIAGNOSTICS Manual Power Test...

Page 38: ...Settings A Laser Information regarding device options 37 Info Information regarding your machine...

Page 39: ...Rotary Shows information on rotary Defaults Set image defaults with dither options 38...

Page 40: ...Editor Editing menu for RE3 Network Network settings for RE3 39...

Page 41: ...Z Zoom project window using mouse Snap Use Snapping Shift F10 Enable or disable the snapping feature Use Snap Zones Enable or disable the snap zone feature Snap to Grid Enable or disable the Snap to...

Page 42: ...ints Freehand Initiates freehand mouse pointer for creating freehand paths Knife K Initiates knife for cutting out objects Freehand Shaping Initiates freehand mouse pointer for creating paths Text Cre...

Page 43: ...y Turn visibility of layer on or off Toggle Outline Turn displayed outline of layer on or off 42 Projects Menu C Displays information about projects Reduce Window Reduce or expand projects window Dele...

Page 44: ...roject Active Project Name Displays name of active project Modified Displays last date project was modified Job Time Estimate Displays estimated time until job is complete Unit Choose unit of measurem...

Page 45: ...elements Resolution Set resolution 250 500 1000 dpi Power Select power percentage from 1 to 100 Speed Select speed from 1 to 100 Autofocus Allows the user to autofocus to the selected point Object Pa...

Page 46: ...based on all objects or for each object Rasterize Clicking icon opens raster menu Video Feed I Watch the screen to view real time display 45 Jog Controls J This tool is for moving the laser head along...

Page 47: ...f the last workspace update operation results Press Sync to sync immediately The workspace will update automatically periodically Machine Indicators Displays information on connected devices Device Co...

Page 48: ...e is rastered Setting Raster Power Power will determine how much power the laser delivers As with speed power will vary depending on the wattage of the laser tube and the material itself Setting Raste...

Page 49: ...48 Engraving Rastering Power Settings...

Page 50: ...t leads to all of the lines of the infill being even across all the patterns whereas Per Object would cause the infill lines of each object to not match up Vector Color Tags allow you to create separa...

Page 51: ...rent through material testing record the settings for each in a materials log Show All Parameters This toggle switch displays or hides all possible vector tags as a series of color options Often when...

Page 52: ...e blue lines will not be cut through on our material but instead will be marked as the red outline still cuts Combining Vector and Raster Engravings can be combined with vector cuts to create a variet...

Page 53: ...to right Align Top Align text to top Align Middle Align text to middle Align Bottom Align text to bottom Text Positioning Coordinates This window displays the coordinates and other specs of the selec...

Page 54: ...ate duplicates of the selected text Apply Click to apply all transform changes Text Appearance Select Font Choose or change selected text font Weight Choose bold and italic options for selected text F...

Page 55: ...d in the individual paths For all other types of layers a new path is created preserving any transforms The user creates a text layer then converts to a path Because the text was composed of more than...

Page 56: ...ints Slide bar to create polygons with multiple points 3 to 25 Corner Slide bar to curve corners 55 Creating Shapes Click the Square Icon and then click and hold anywhere in the view window By moving...

Page 57: ...on and off Uniform Corners Click to ensure all corners have the same parameters Plain Edges Toggle plain edges on and off Corners Input outside and inside corner curvature Radius Input outside and ins...

Page 58: ...nd not obstruct part of it Or use to make a design that is made up of standard shapes by subtracting certain areas Create Compound Shape Difference Combine non overlapping layers into a single compoun...

Page 59: ...it a compound path into its original separate paths The result is a path layer for each separate path in the Compound path Simplify Path Ctrl Alt S Simplify and smooth a path to varying degrees of tol...

Page 60: ...square adjusters or turning the rotation node to rotate the object 3 Left Click to Rotate Hold the Alt button on your keyboard then left click and hold your mouse over the rotation node By moving the...

Page 61: ...on and follows the vector lines until the shape is cut out This process is highly accurate and requires no resolution adjustments because of the properties of a vector image Vector Images In Vector Cu...

Page 62: ...ogo all the way to high resolution photographs A PDF file type is generally treated as a vector file however RetinaEngrave v3 0 can read PDF files as either a vector or an engraving file when you impo...

Page 63: ...ence you will find your Muse Titan achieving amazing results following this procedure Use this Project Workflow List for the best practice sequence for any project and follow the step by step instruct...

Page 64: ...nstallation Assembly As a recap you will turn on your computer and your Muse Titan laser cutter and wait for both to finish their boot cycle Then using the Muse Titan touch screen touch the Settings b...

Page 65: ...n or the arrow keys on your computer move the laser dot to the top left corner of your material When placing an engraving image leave at least inch of space on the left and right side When creating en...

Page 66: ...must be in the Locked position To lock the laser head push the Lock icon so that the icon has a closed lock icon 65 Positioning Material Relative positioning is relative to the laser head The red dot...

Page 67: ...hold to stop the job Once a job is stopped starting again will start the project from the beginning 3 E Stop On the touch screen in the lower left corner is an Emergency stop button E Stop Pushing thi...

Page 68: ...ime and money on materials with the 3D camera system is a major benefit Also the 3D camera allows you to do cool things like our trace feature in RE3 To learn more take a look at our software section...

Page 69: ...use the camera button 2 position the head and 3 press the camera button again this initiates sequence with no indication on software Follow the steps on the screen 4 After 1 photo is taken your works...

Page 70: ...ed in 3 Capture the workspace as shown in steps 3 4 in the Capture Workspace instructions 4 Click on the Vectorize icon in the top menu bar show with label This will bring up a sub menu Using your mou...

Page 71: ...se Titan can detect the height and position of the material using the camera feature It is possible however that the height and positional accuracy of the calibration can be jarred out of alignment To...

Page 72: ...e automated process is complete you can simply close the lid and prepare your project You will notice that the camera is active on the touchscreen when a laser job is in progress The lid must be open...

Page 73: ...ple wood can be soft pine or hard oak depending on the source Settings will also be determined by vector or raster choices depth of the cut and overall desired outcomes This makes it difficult to prov...

Page 74: ...instructions before beginning the replacement procedure as there are several critical steps which must be properly followed to avoid breaking the laser tube The included pictures show how to properly...

Page 75: ...p Using a 2 5mm hex wrench included with your purchase remove the Two 2 M4 bolts From the metal strap that wraps around the tube 6 Fold Down Gantry Tube Strap Carefully push the metal gantry strap pan...

Page 76: ...ors to discharge 2 Loosen Retaining Screws Loosen or remove the M3 retaining screws and washers so that the old belt can be removed and discarded 3 Mount Belt Run each end of the new belt through the...

Page 77: ...e air assist fitting and attach to a new air assist cone 5 Place the new air assist cone under the focus lens and into the slot Tighten set screw with a 1 5hex wrench Reattach air hose 6 Slide the cur...

Page 78: ...safety protocols Weekly Wipe down the walls of the machine with a clean rag Use optical grade lens wipes to clean both sides of the beam combiner all mirror surfaces the focus lens and the tube apertu...

Page 79: ...and check that all the following parts are included silicone tubing 2 and AC Power Cable 1 Typically the Muse Titan is shipped with a CW3000 If you live in a hot climate it is suggested to get the CW5...

Page 80: ...sources We recommend to wait at least 20 minutes to ensure no residual electricity remains 2 SIlicone tubing Chiller Connect both silicone tubes provided to your chiller 3 Silicone tubing Muse Titan...

Page 81: ...hiller 1 Add Distilled Water Unscrew water cap Fill the tank with distilled water approx 2 1 gallons Put cap back on and tighten 2 Power On chiller Water will continuously run through the tube when po...

Page 82: ...ce Rotary Attachment Installation Steps 1 Power Off Machine Power off and unplug your unit Wait at least 1 hour for capacitors to discharge 2 Position Rotary Place the rotary attachment into your lase...

Page 83: ...slide the laser head to the right 3 Align Adjust the positioning of the rotary until the red dot tracks back and forth evenly down the center Note that the rotary is not assembled to the body of the m...

Page 84: ...ner cutting such as fonts below 8pts we recommend the 2 lens The 2 lens has a good combination of fine engraving and thin cutting A short focus lens has a smaller minimum spot size but spreads out mor...

Page 85: ...rranty on all items excluding shipping unless an extended warranty was purchased After 8 7 2012 the desktop lasers have a 60 day warranty on all items and a free extended limited 1 year warranty which...

Page 86: ...upport in the industry Contact us if you have any questions or issues with your Muse Titan Laser Cutter We can also offer convenient purchasing of accessory upgrades and replacement of consumable item...

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