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Page 1: ... 2016 Fonon Corporation www fonon us t 844 44 LASER 52737 User Manual SBM Series V 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...eved to be reliable However no responsibility is assumed for any possible inaccuracies or omissions Specifications are subject to change without notice The Windows 2000 XP Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Fonon reserves the right to make changes without further notice to any products herein to improve reliability function or ...

Page 3: ...ect AC power cable 23 Driver Installation 25 Install Driver 25 Uninstall Driver Error Bookmark not defined Change USB Cable to Another Port Error Bookmark not defined CorelDRAW Setup 34 AutoCad Setup 38 Chapter 3 Operation 47 Operator Position 47 Basic Operation Flow 48 Machine Operation 49 Control Panel 49 Operating Menu 52 Print Driver Operation 65 Laser Tab 65 Job Tab 73 Cut Engrave Setup 75 Pa...

Page 4: ...stem Upgrade 80 Chapter 4 Maintenance 81 Daily Cleaning 81 Weekly Cleaning 84 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 86 Appendices 87 Appendix 1 Specifications 87 Appendix 2 Dimensions 88 Appendix 3 Suggested Power and Speed Settings 90 ...

Page 5: ...gulations as following Do not attempt to modify or disassemble any component of the machine without Fonon technical support Do not open the doors of chassis and access the laser tube or electronic components especially while the machine power is on Connect the machine to a grounded outlet Verify that the voltage of the outlet is correct for the machine Do not disable the interlocks which are on to...

Page 6: ...r near the machine at all times Blowing materials with air flow from nozzle while cutting or engraving can avoid fire occurring and also obtain good quality Verify that materials used in the engraver are proper for lasing Never engrave or cut substrates that contain PVC or Teflon Good efficiency of exhaust system makes you avoid breathing dust debris or poison gas Please comply with maintenance sc...

Page 7: ...me Plate and Warning Labels The labels as following are affixed to the SBM These labels must never be removed If they are damaged or tampered for any reason please request for Fonon immediately to replace them 1 4 4 2 2 3 2 ...

Page 8: ...7 Chapter 1 Safety 1 2 5 ...

Page 9: ...8 Chapter 1 Safety 3 4 5 ...

Page 10: ...f Both doors close Any door opens Laser Switch Laser switch on control panel can shut down the power of laser system immediately and it has no effect on motion system Compared with interlock Turning off laser switch can save power When you turn on laser switch the LED indicator of LASER on control panel will be on it needs to take more than 5 seconds to warm up laser tube while you turn it on ON O...

Page 11: ...ressing the red pushbutton can shut down the main power of system immediately when emergency condition occurs And turning right the red pushbutton can recover the power Before recovering power please clear the trouble in the machine first ON OFF ...

Page 12: ...Chapter 2 Installation 11 Chapter 2 Installation Unpack and Locate Machine Remove the strings 1 Remove the protective bag ...

Page 13: ...Chapter 2 Installation 12 2 Remove the upper box If you order slide board 3 Remove the top cover ...

Page 14: ...Chapter 2 Installation 13 4 Remove the side cover and foam 5 Remove the protective bag ...

Page 15: ...Chapter 2 Installation 14 6 Remove the foam at bottom 7 Place the slide board which is in the upper box and roll down the machine If you order slide board ...

Page 16: ...Chapter 2 Installation 15 8 Locate the machine and keep the recommended space for maintenance Unit mm 9 Lock the wheels to fix the machine in place ...

Page 17: ...n explains the package contents of the SBM The packages include the following components Before using the unit check that all components have been included in the packages 1 Box 5 USB Cable 2 Cotton Swab 6 Power Cable 3 Alcohol Dropper 4 Allen Wrench 2 1 4 8 7 3 ...

Page 18: ...nterlock sensors for safety If you open this door the laser will be not emitted 3 Side Door Right You can work on long materials through two side doors These doors have no interlock sensors so they are locked by screws for safety If you open these doors the system becomes a Class 4 laser device 4 Front Door of Chassis Mostly opening this door is for maintaining Do NOT open this door if it s not ne...

Page 19: ...se which is connected to air compressor Fans These parts can dissipate the heat in the chassis which is caused by laser generator Rear Door of Chassis Mostly opening this door is for maintaining Do NOT open this door if it s not necessary especially the machine power is on Side Door Left You can work on long materials through two side doors These doors have no interlock sensors so they are locked ...

Page 20: ...iage Also it should be cleaned this lens daily See Maintenance chapter 4 Table This part can carry materials for cutting and engraving You can move it up and down by the keys on control panel See Basic Operations Chapter 3 Carriage This part includes 5th mirror focal lens nozzle and auto focus set You can move it left right forth and back by the keys on control panel See Basic Operations Chapter 3...

Page 21: ...he laser beam on materials for cutting or engraving Also it should be cleaned this lens daily See Maintenance chapter 4 Air Assist Adjustment This part can adjust air flow which is out the nozzle Nozzle This part can provide a air assist to protect focal lens against dusts or debris Auto Focal Pin This part can adjust focal height automatically by touching material 20 19 16 17 18 ...

Page 22: ... Please see Safety chapter 1 LCD Display LCD display shows the operating menu and information from system If you want to obtain more detail about operating menu see Basic Operations Chapter 3 Control Panel Control panel provide the keys to operate machine If you want to obtain more detail about operating menu see Basic Operations Chapter 3 20 21 22 23 24 ...

Page 23: ...t This part provides extra I O communication to expand functions of system USB Port This part can send files from computer to machine through a USB cable Power Inlet This part can provide main power through cable from power supply 25 26 27 ...

Page 24: ...s with other hardware Check environment Power supply Power supply 110 220 VAC Environment Temperature 0 30 No freezing Relative humidity 35 85 Other Avoid to dust dirt oil mist strong vibration or sudden temperature changes Connect AC power cable 1 Connect USB cable from compute r to machine ...

Page 25: ...Chapter 2 Installation 24 2 Connect pipes from exhaust port to blower 3 Connect hose from air filter to compressor ...

Page 26: ...machine Minimum Recommended Pentium 133MHz CPU 64 MB RAM 2 GB Hard Disk Microsoft Windows 2000 8MB Graphics Card CD ROM Drive VGA monitor 800X600 CorelDraw 10 or AutoCAD R14 Pentium 4 2 2GHz CPU 512 MB RAM 5 GB Hard Disk Microsoft Windows 7 64MB Graphics Card DVD ROM Drive VGA monitor 1024X768 CorelDraw X3 or AutoCAD 2008 2 Put the CD ROM of installation into CD DVD drive 3 Go to the Printers and ...

Page 27: ...Chapter 2 Installation 26 4 Click the Next button 5 Select Local printer attached to this computer uncheck Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer ...

Page 28: ...Chapter 2 Installation 27 6 Select Us e the following port and USB00 The is dependent upon the USB port that is connected with SBM 7 Click Have Disk ...

Page 29: ...allation 28 8 Click Browse but ton 9 Select the inf file Browse to the location of inf file If it is on a CD ROM please browse to the CD ROM Select the inf file which matches with your machine type 10 Click OK button ...

Page 30: ...Chapter 2 Installation 29 11 Click Next but ton If the Use Existing Driver box shows select Replace existing driver and click Next button ...

Page 31: ...n If you want your engraver to be the default printer then please select Yes or please select No If there are no other drivers installed on your computer the SBM will automatically be set as your default printer 13 Select Do not share this printer ...

Page 32: ...Chapter 2 Installation 31 14 Select No 15 Click Finish button ...

Page 33: ...llation box shows please click Continue Anyway Then your new driver installation is complete 16 Close Printers and Faxes window If your driver is now listed on the Printers and Faxes window the installation was successful Then you can close the window ...

Page 34: ...33 Chapter 2 Installation ...

Page 35: ...aphic software s page size the same with driver s page size before you begin editing files Here you will learn how to setup your page and learn how to keep those settings that you don t have to setup again next time If you are a Autocad user please see chapter 2 Installation Go to Layout Page Setup ...

Page 36: ...ify Width and Height according to work area See Appendix 1 And click Save Custom Page button Name this paper type It is recommended to name with the machine type Then click OK to save Click OK to complete the paper size adjustment ...

Page 37: ...36 Chapter 2 Installation Next time you can select the template style while you create new file To active victor cut mode please set the linewidth to hairline Print setup Go to File Print ...

Page 38: ...37 Chapter 2 Installation When the Print window shows select printer driver and click Properties button Modify laser settings if need Press OK to finish driver setting ...

Page 39: ... line then press Enter key Then press Enter key to set the bottom left corner to 0 0 Setting the top right corner according to work area See Appendix 1 Then press Enter key Turn on the grid by typing gr id on the command line or turn on directly by pressing the GRID button which located under the command line The grid shows the page area so that can help user to see boundary ...

Page 40: ...Save button to save the Template style Write down some description for the template and set the measurement unit system you want You can select the template file you created whenever open AutoCAD Next time when you use the same page size you can use the template file directly so that you don t have to setup the page anymore ...

Page 41: ...Chapter 2 Installation 40 Print Setting Select the A mark or File at left up corner then select Print Plot When the Plot window shows select printer driver and click Properties button ...

Page 42: ...Chapter 2 Installation 40 Select Modify Standard Paper Sizes on the tree list box Select the option Custom Size Press Modify button Modify Top Down Left and Right to zero press Next button to continue ...

Page 43: ...Chapter 2 Installation 40 Confirm the File name then press Next button to continue Press Finish button to continue Select Custom Properties and click Custom Properties button at middle ...

Page 44: ...Chapter 2 Installation 40 Modify Laser settings if need Press OK to finish driver setting Press OK to back to print setting ...

Page 45: ...tallation 40 Select Save changes to the following file and press OK to continue You will find the printer option that you just created pc3 on Name box Please select the new printer instead of original in the future ...

Page 46: ...Chapter 2 Installation 40 Select Plot style table to acad ctb Press Edit button Press Yes button to continue ...

Page 47: ...es list Set the Linetype to solid and the Lineweight to 0 0000 mm Then press Save close button to continue Switch to Plot Settings tab Select the Plot scale to 1 1 Select the Plot area to Limits The Drawing orientation should be set to Landscape Then Press OK to send file to machine ...

Page 48: ...47 Chapter 3 Operation Chapter 3 Operation Operator Position This section shows the position when you operate machine ...

Page 49: ... Get machine ready Turn on the power Wait for homing process finishing 2 Send file to machine Open a drawing file or draw a new one on CorelDraw or AutoCAD Execute the Print or Plot function Modify the settings of driver see Chapter 3 Print Driver Operation Click OK to send file 3 Adjust focal height if necessary Put the material on the table Move the carriage above the material Press and select Y...

Page 50: ...Move Carriage Right X 3 Cursor Down Decrease Values 14 Move Carriage For ward Y 4 Enter 15 Move Carriage Back Y 5 Previous File 16 Homing 6 Next File 17 Read y Indicator 7 Stop 18 Lase r Indicator 8 Run Pause 19 Door Indicator 9 Move to P 1 20 Table Up 10 Move to P 2 21 Auto Focusing 11 Red Beam Switch Lase 22 Table Down 1 3 2 4 6 7 5 8 9 14 12 16 10 13 11 15 17 20 18 21 19 22 ...

Page 51: ...if in the sub menu of Alignment mod e this key will turn to emit the laser beam for alignment Move Carriage Left X Move the carriage left slowly when press this key shortly If you want to move the carriage left faster please press and hold this key Move Carriage Right X Move the carriage right slowly when press this key shortly If you want to move the carriage right faster please press and hold th...

Page 52: ...dicator will be on when all doors with interlocks are closed Table Up Move the table up slowly when press this key shortly If you want to move the table up faster please press and hold this key Auto Focusing Automatically adjust the distance of lens and material to focus length Table Down Move the table down slowly when press this key shortly If you want to move the table down faster please press ...

Page 53: ... Print Driver Operation section of this chapter COPY 3 Indicates that the file will repeat 3 times automatically if you press one time The way to modify this setting is described in the Print Driver Operation section of this chapter Time 0 29 0 00 The first timer records the pass time at present when a file is executed The second timer will record the total time if the file has ever finished at on...

Page 54: ...e file mode is ON no matter how many files user send the machine will only keep the last one file in the machine 1 WORK DISPLAY 2 FILE MANAGER 3 LASER PARAMETER 4 SYSTEM SETUP 1 11 PICTURE 2 Del the file 134B Delete all files Net Status 1 11 PICTURE 2 Del the file 134B Delete all files Singlefile OFF 1 11 PICTURE 2 Del the file 134B Delete all files Single file OFF You Sure Yes No 1 11 PICTURE 2 D...

Page 55: ...or setup Color control Laser tickle setup Alignment mode Laser tickle setup Rate 5 khz Idle width 1 usec Live width 1 usec Color setup Color control Laser tickle setup Alignment mode 3 Laser Parameter Setting Pen Power 1 Blac 50 Speed 100 PPI 1000 1 WORK DISPLAY 2 FILE MANAGER 3 LASER PARAMETER 4 SYSTEM SETUP Alignment mode Tickle output 1 Continuous off Fast move off ...

Page 56: ...er tickle pre ionizes the gas into a plasma state so that it is just below the lase threshold Increasing tickle width beyond 1 μs will add enough energy to the plasma to cause laser emission By applying a laser tickle the laser will respond predictably to laser signal even when there is considerable off time between applied pulses It is recommended NOT to change the settings unless instructed to b...

Page 57: ...ing X Y homing You Sure Yes No Adjust X Y axis Focus Length Auto Focusing X Y homing You Sure Yes No 1 WORK DISPLAY 2 FILE MANAGER 3 LASER PARAMETER 4 SYSTEM SETUP Configuration Position setup Status About SBM Rule unit step Sleep mode 10 min Auto run off Arc comp off Configuration Position setup Status About SBM Focus 1 500 inch Adjust X Y axis Focus Length Auto Focusing X Y homing ...

Page 58: ...nction can allow user to set the position of P1 and P2 Please move the carriage to the position that you want set for P1 or P2 Then press Enter when the cursor is on the right side of Set as P 1 or Set as P 2 Focus Length This function can change focal length for auto focusing if you change the size of focus lens Auto Focusing Focusing the laser automatically This function is the same with X Y hom...

Page 59: ...Chapter 3 Operation 64 Status This function can show the position of carriage and table About SBM This function can show the firmware version and the machine serial number ...

Page 60: ... s driver programming Laser Job Page and Power scale Laser Tab The Laser tab contains Power Speed and PPI for eight colors Other functions enable user to save and load configuration files of driver settings check driver information turn machine and customize the language of driver Color The SBM system can cut or engrave with eight groups of power speed and PPI according to the color in drawing If ...

Page 61: ...ing speed PP I PPI means Pulses Per Inch This item controls the numbers of laser pulses in one inch This item only affects vector cutting It is recommended to decrease PPI for dull materials like wood and increased for polished materials like acrylic Setup The settings of power speed and PPI can be modified by editing the text boxes and dragging the sliders Then please click the setup button to sa...

Page 62: ... this button will pop up a Lo ad Setup File window User can load all settings from a configuration file lcf Language This drop down box allows user to select different languages Version Clicking this button will show the version of driver ...

Page 63: ...he tuning process every 3 6 months of operation or as necessary A sign that the system needs tuning would be that text characters may appear fuzzy or double imaged when engraving at high speeds Here are the Tuning test procedure please follow the steps below 1 Please send the LaserTuning prn to machine 2 Prepare a material that doesn t require high power to engrave and that you can run at 100 Spee...

Page 64: ... by panel for engraving on this material We suggest using 100 speed and find a appropriate power value 7 Turn on the exhaust system 8 Execute this job 9 After the files completes remove the material and examine it closely or with a magnifying glass Choose the appropriate number that is the thinnest appearing line In this case the 1 corresponds the thinnest line You can also try to set the Tuning t...

Page 65: ...Chapter 3 Operation 70 10 Go to Advanced function in the SBM driver set the Raster Tuning bar to the number that corresponds to the thinnest line and press OK to save your settings ...

Page 66: ... 9500 to 10500 The default setting 10000 means the vector scales remain the original size without any scaling When X axis s scale sets 10500 it means output will be multiplied by 1 05 times in x axis s direction If the value is out of the setting range it will turn into the originally setting value X axis 10000 Y axis 10000 automatically The Shape Adjustment is only works with vector cutting drawi...

Page 67: ...Chapter 3 Operation 72 12 Customer Language Clicking this button will pop up a CUSTOM LANGUAGE window that can allow user to modify or create custom language ...

Page 68: ...s to raster engrave and vector cut graphics drawn in the graphic software You can use the Halftone function if you want to simulate the Bitmap image through the use of equally spaced dots of different size The bitmap image will be filled with different dot grid density from 16x16 dots to 4x4 dots 16x16 dithering type would present the image higher resolution than the 4x4 dithering ...

Page 69: ...dimensional images The driver uses 256 shades of gray to vary the amount of power from the laser generator Darker colors of gray engrave at higher powers and lighter shades engrave at lower powers If the 16 Levels option is enabled the driver converts the image into 16 shades of gray and the Power Scale tab is used to control the power used for each shade of gray Advanced Mode B W mode This option...

Page 70: ...ing the bottom to top setting engraving results are slightly cleaner due to the direction of airflow inside the engraver Cut Engrave Setup The Cut Engrave Setup section allows the user to enable and disable certain functions of the engraver If the box next to Cut is unchecked the engraver will disregard any potions of the graphics that instruct the laser to vector cut Likewise if the box next to E...

Page 71: ...tup section includes the Width and Height information of machine There are three functions in this section They are Imperial Joint Curves and Time Estimate Imperial Checking this box will switch the driver between the metric and imperial systems of measurement Joint Curves Checking this box will make cutting circle or arc faster and smoother ...

Page 72: ...nabled The Diameter input box allows you to enter the diameter of the object in the rotary attachment When checked the Autoshift check box causes the driver to ignore the vertical position of the graphic on the page This causes the engraver to begin engraving without initially rotating the object This feature allows for easier alignment of graphics on items with handles The X axis dropdown box is ...

Page 73: ... ht Middle Left Center Middle Rig ht Bottom Left Bottom Middle Bottom Rig ht Patter n Bounda ry Stay Reference Point If you want to stay on reference point after job finished you can choose this option This option can save your time when you want to use ...

Page 74: ...le While in Gray 3D mode with 16 Levels option selected the Power Scale function will control the amount of laser power for each gray level The horizontal scrollbar is used to adjust the default power scale setting The vertical scrollbar and the input boxes below the bar graph are used to independently adjust each power scale depending on which scale is selected Custom Power Scale The Custom Power...

Page 75: ...e is disconnected the SBM may not be upgraded for the moment If this situation happens please contact Fonon 1 Turn off the SBM and check that the SBM is connected with PC through USB cable 2 Turn on the SBM and computer Press and hold on the control panel right after turning on SBM until the following screen appears 3 Run Product Tool s and select the printer ILS IIIa firmware upgrade V 3 01 READY...

Page 76: ...ort beeps along with the following display showing that the upgrade has completed successfully 6 Press on the Control Panel and you will hear a beep after which SBM returns to main menu 7 Check the firmware version in the 4th line of the ABOUT submenu See the Operating Menu section of Chapter 3 firmware upgrade complete ...

Page 77: ...n swab cotton cloth and alcohol Cleanmachine Remove all loose dirt and debris from inside of the machine Clean the top wind ow with cotton cloth and alcohol Clean the working table surface with cotton cloth and alcohol Clean all of the rails of the motion system with cotton swab and alcohol Clean lens and mirror Clean the wind ow lens with cotton swab and alcohol ...

Page 78: ...Chapter 4 Maintenance 82 Clean 4th mirror with cotton swab and alcohol Clean 5th mirror and focal lens with cotton swab and alcohol Loosen the two screws by hand and take off the cover ...

Page 79: ...Chapter 4 Maintenance 83 Pull out the 5th mirror clean it and push it in back Pull out the focal lens clean it both sides of lens and push it in back Assemble the cover and screws back ...

Page 80: ...h is waterless and oil free dry brush cotton swab and alcohol Cleanmachine Clean all electric components with compressive air and dry brush Clean exhaust port with brush Clean all cooling fans with compressive air Clean all filter cottons Clean lens and mirror Clean 3rd mirror with cotton swab and alcohol Loosen the two screws by hand and take off the cover ...

Page 81: ...Chapter 4 Maintenance 85 Clean the mirror Assemble the cover and screws back ...

Page 82: ...Doors with interlocks are not closed If Door indicator is dark Close all doors with interlocks Chapter 2 The temperature of laser generator is too high Stop job for a certain time to cool laser generator Laser beam is misalignment Realign by adjusting mirrors The setting of laser power is too low Increase the setting Chapter 3 Laser generator has breakdown Please contact Fonon See Introduction Cut...

Page 83: ...0W air cooled CO2 laser 30W 60W 100W air cooled CO2 laser 50W water cooled CO2 laser Power supply 30W 240V AC 10 Amp 50 60 Hz 50 60W 220 240V AC 10 Amp 50 60 Hz 80 100W 220 240V AC 15 Amp 50 60 Hz Exhaust requiring at least 6 0 m min air flow for two 4 connection Regula tory Compliance CE certification RoHS directive Standard Auto Focus Red beam Pointer Beam Expender 4000 series Options Blower Air...

Page 84: ...88 App endices App endix 2 Dimensions This section describes the dimensions of SBM3 series SBM3 series Unit mm 820 82 993 1064 ...

Page 85: ...89 App endices SBM3 series Unit mm 720 82 993 1064 ...

Page 86: ...ting 3 mm 3 100 1000 5 mm 2 100 1000 10 mm 0 5 100 1000 Anodized Aluminum Engraving 100 40 500 1000 Card Stock Cutting 40 100 250 Cermark Engraving 25 100 500 Ceramic Tile Engraving 60 100 500 Coated Brass Engraving 100 50 1000 Crystal Engraving 100 30 500 Denim Engraving 100 30 500 Cutting 20 100 500 Glass Engraving 100 50 500 Granite Engraving 60 40 333 Laser Foil Cutting 50 100 1000 Laserable P...

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