Focusing
Focusing must be done each time a new material is selected or when restarting your machine.
Auto-focus:
1. Your Galvo came with a black anodized aluminum card that can be placed on your desired material
under the laser head.
Note: Make sure the QR code is visible on the camera during focusing. If the QR Code is not
within the camera’s via during focusing, then the focusing must be done again.
Fig. 15
Fig. 16
2. On Retina go to the top right section of your browser and locate the jog Controls.(See Fig.16)
3. Select the Jog Control arrow to open menu and select the
Z
autofocus button.(See Fig.17)
Fig. 17
4. The lens will move into the appropriate position for the selected material.
Manual Focus:
If one loses the QR card or simply chose not to use it, then they will have to focus the laser head manually.
The appreciate engraving distance is determined by the lenses focal length. Below is a chart of our lenses
and their required distance.
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Lens Focal Length
Distance from Material
163mm
203mm
254mm
294mm
330mm
370mm
420mm
460mm
