LL28XX Tag Printer
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PRINTER CONFIGURATION & LASER SETTINGS
The LabeLase
®
28XX printer and LabeLase
®
Producer™ software are designed with a high degree of
flexibility and user-control, to enable the system to be used in a wide range of applications and on an ever-
increasing array of laser-markable materials.
Calibration and configuration settings are accessed in LabeLase
®
Producer™ under SETUP-PRINTER/
CONFIGURATION. On-line help instructions will guide you through each of the available settings. The
most common parameters for fine-tuning the performance of the printer beyond the easy-to-use
LIGHTER/DARKER SLIDER BAR are LASER SPEED, LASER OFF TICKLE, and LASER ON DUTY
CYCLE, all of which are found under the LASER tab. Each of these parameters separately and together can
be adjusted to create the right balance of black/white contrast, fineness of detail and cycle time.
As laser speed is increased printing cycle time will be faster.
NOTE: In general, as laser speed increases, duty cycle may also be increased to achieve the same relative
blackness. Some materials with especially sensitive surfaces, such as PermaLabel
®
, will print more
consistently at lower duty cycles, and therefore correspondingly lower laser speeds. Tickle controls the
readiness of the laser to fire and helps maintain consistency of marking across the tag surface. Some tag
materials are more sensitive to power variation than others, but in most cases this parameter can be left at its
factory setting.
Each printer is calibrated in our factory before shipping. Copies of the configuration settings are shipped
with each printer.
Experience has shown the following settings to be a good starting point for the most common types of tag
material. Each individual application may then be fine tuned to achieve the right balance of cycle time,
fineness of detail, and black/white contrast.
COMMON SETUP PRINTER CONFIGURATION VALUES FOR VARIOUS MODELS
LL2860 LL2886 LL28100
Stepper Res
0.00514
0.00514
0.00514
Steps Per Rev
200
200
200
Usteps Per Co
1
1
1
Motor Min Freq
100
100
100
Motor Max Freq
1200
1200
1200
Reversing Takeup
0
0
0
Mirror Res
0.0052
0.0052
0.0052
Galvo Step Size
47
47
47
Galvo Start Marg
.5
.5
.5
Galvo End Marg
0
0
0
Galvo Home Delay
14
14
14
Galvo Offset
0
0
0
Laser Speed
80
100
150
Min Speed
10
20
30
Max Speed
120
150
200
Laser Off Tickle
7
7
7
Laser Duty Cycle
90
80
70
Num Lasers
1
1
1
Tear Off
7
7
7
Burn Loc
3.88
3.88
3.88
