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Страница 1: ...Laser Marking System Laser Marker NAVI smart Operation Manual LP GS series LP RC series LP RF series LP RV series ME NAVIS2 OP 1 2020 10 https panasonic net id pidsx global ...

Страница 2: ... even if advised of the possibility of such damages This manual and everything described in it are copyrighted You may not copy this manual in whole or part without written consent of Panasonic Please direct support matters and technical questions to your local Panasonic representative Disclaimer The applications described in the manual are intended as examples only The purchase of our products de...

Страница 3: ...Preface EtherNet IPä is a trademark of ODVA Inc All other product names and companies provided in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies ME NAVIS2 OP 1 3 ...

Страница 4: ...ch if not avoided could result in death or serious injury Indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in minor or moderate injury Indicates a property damage message The following symbols are used to indicate the type of instructions to be observed Indicates an operating procedure which must not be performed Indicates an operating procedure which must be followed to operate t...

Страница 5: ...ect laser beam neither directly nor through a lens or any other optical components Laser radiation into the eye causes blindness or serious damage to the eye A specularly reflected laser beam is also dangerous Never expose your skin clothing or any other flammable object to the laser radiation Your skin will be severely burned and there is a risk of fire Do not use this product near flammable gas ...

Страница 6: ...as the same model number Otherwise there is a risk of exposure to laser radiation or failure Read all safety instructions and manuals thoroughly and do not operate install and connect this product with any other methods except the instructions provided in the manuals Otherwise the safety protection and functions provided by the device may be affected and may cause injury electrical shock or exposu...

Страница 7: ... this product wear non slip gloves and safety shoes Hold this product with both hands Do not transport this product by holding the cables and connectors In case the unit falls down it may cause injury LP RC LP RF LP RV Carry the controller of this product series with two persons Lifting or carrying the product without assistance can cause muscle strain or back injury Install this product in a stab...

Страница 8: ...s product is connected to a network that includes PCs make sure that the system is not infected by computer viruses or other malicious entities using a regularly updated antivirus program anti spyware program etc Use this product in an environment that has LAN VPN virtual private network or leased line network Use this product in an environment where only limited people concerned can enter Use thi...

Страница 9: ...ion methods Input and output specifications descriptions of input and output signals including timing charts Maintenance information Troubleshooting Laser Marker NAVI smart Operation Manual Intended audience Operators of the laser marking system This document describes how to operate the laser marking system using the configuration software Laser Marker NAVI smart Serial Communication Command Guid...

Страница 10: ...s may slightly vary depending on the model Different settings or technical data however are specified in the text Model Collective name LP GS051 E LP GS051 F FE FN LP GS051 LP GS051 L LE LP GS051 LF LFE LFN LP GS051 L LP GS051 L LP GS052 E LP GS052 F FE FN LP GS052 LP GS series LP RC350S LP RC350S LP RC series LP RF200P LP RF200P LP RF series LP RV200P LP RV200P LP RV series 10 ME NAVIS2 OP 1 ...

Страница 11: ... NAVI smart 26 1 9 Exit Laser Marker NAVI smart 26 1 10 Verify the Laser Marker NAVI smart version 27 2 Laser Marker NAVI smart preferences 28 2 1 Select the user interface language 28 2 2 Specify screen refresh settings 28 2 3 Change the appearances of user interface elements 29 2 4 Manage fonts that can be used in offline mode 30 3 Laser Marker NAVI smart basics 31 3 1 User interface overview 31...

Страница 12: ...marking in RUN mode 51 5 7 Perform test marking 52 5 8 Guide laser 53 5 9 Check the work distance 56 5 10 Check the marking position using the guide laser 57 5 11 Indicate the marking field center using the pointer LP GS052 58 5 12 Perform marking time measurement 59 6 Work with files 60 6 1 About marking files 60 6 2 Work with marking files in offline mode 61 6 2 1 Create and save a marking file ...

Страница 13: ...file 79 6 8 2 Convert a LP 400 LP V file nlm 80 6 8 3 General conversion rules 80 7 Edit marking data 83 7 1 Marking image editor 83 7 2 Editing tools overview 85 7 3 Move modify or align objects 87 8 Marking object basics 89 8 1 Object type overview 89 8 2 General object object group parameters 90 8 3 Object list overview 90 9 Character object 92 9 1 Create a character object direct input 92 9 2 ...

Страница 14: ...ype object along an arc 115 10 9 Set kerning for TrueType objects 116 10 10 Specify the line spacing of a TrueType object 117 10 11 Apply fill settings to a TrueType object 117 11 Graphic object 119 11 1 Add graphic files using the Graphic tool 119 11 2 Add graphic files in the Data management screen 120 11 3 Use graphic objects in a marking file 121 11 4 Move a graphic object 121 11 5 Rotate a gr...

Страница 15: ...code object 150 14 8 Set bar code parameters 150 14 9 Set parameters for GS1 DataBar 152 14 10 Automatically optimize GS1 DataBar parameters 153 15 2D code object 155 15 1 2D code types 155 15 2 Structure of a QR Code 158 15 3 Structure of a Data Matrix code 159 15 4 Data capacity information 159 15 4 1 QR Code Model 1 versions and data capacity 159 15 4 2 QR Code Model 2 versions and data capacit...

Страница 16: ...tion parameters for the human readable text 186 17 Application Identifier AI 188 17 1 About Application Identifiers 188 17 2 AI prefix codes 189 18 Object group settings 192 18 1 Create duplicate or delete an object group 192 18 2 Position and rotate an object group 192 18 3 Set object group parameters 193 18 4 Use the step repeat function 195 18 5 Configure counter parameters for a step repeat ob...

Страница 17: ...parameters 234 22 4 Configure smart settings for marking applications 236 22 5 Configure smart settings for processing applications 237 22 6 Set laser correction parameters for a marking object 238 23 On the fly marking 240 23 1 About on the fly marking 240 23 2 On the fly marking settings for all files 241 23 3 On the fly marking settings for one file 244 23 4 Trigger mode parameters 247 23 5 Lin...

Страница 18: ...ld calibration 277 24 23 1 Calibrate the marking field 277 24 23 2 Details of distortion correction settings 279 24 24 Set or disable a password 280 24 25 Delete a forgotten password 281 24 26 Configure permissions and customize the Monitor screen 282 24 27 Specify more permissions and Monitor screen settings 282 25 Monitor the marking data 285 25 1 Monitor the marking data in remote mode or RUN m...

Страница 19: ... LP RF LP RV 306 27 8 External control 309 27 9 Linking of image processing devices 316 27 10 Reset an alarm message E001 E599 319 27 11 Alarm messages E001 E599 319 27 12 Reset a warning message E600 799 332 27 13 Warning messages E600 E799 333 Index 351 ME NAVIS2 OP 1 19 ...

Страница 20: ...er marking system and Laser Marker NAVI smart is only possible if one of the three available online connection methods USB Ethernet or Bluetooth is configured and established For details about the connection methods USB Ethernet or Bluetooth refer to the Setup and Maintenance Guide of your laser marking system There are some important prerequisites and conditions regarding the interaction between ...

Страница 21: ...BASE TX Bluetooth Version 2 0 2 1 3 0 Bluetooth wireless technology is available for LP GS051 LP GS051 E LP GS051 L LP GS051 LE LP GS052 and LP GS052 E PC memory 2GB CPU Equivalent to or higher than Intel Core i3 Screen resolution 1366x768 pixels Display size 10 6 Peripherals Mouse or other pointing device keyboard or other input device 1 3 CD ROM contents The included CD ROM contains the Laser Ma...

Страница 22: ...ginal 1 Original 2 and Original 3 with smaller font size ORG3 L1 DINLIKE1 L1 JIS level 1 JIS level 2 GB 2312 level 1 GB 2312 level 2 User defined font 2D code pattern font OCR1 Sample files For all laser marker models samples of backup files lmb marking files lms and graphic files vec dxf are included on the CD ROM PDF manuals Language versions not included on the CD ROM can be downloaded from loc...

Страница 23: ...y of the laser marker and the interfaces for external devices 3 USB cable The USB cable connects the controller with a personal computer PC 4 PC not included in the product package To configure the laser marker you must connect a PC and install Laser Marker NAVI smart provided on the CD ROM 5 CD ROM with Laser Marker Smart Utility software The software package Laser Marker Smart Utility contains t...

Страница 24: ...sh drive to copy the data Open the following file to start the installation CD ROM Setup LaserMarkerSmartUtility setup exe 3 Select the language of the software and select OK The interface language can later be changed directly in Laser Marker NAVI smart It is recommended that the OS language corresponds to the interface language If the OS language is not among the supported languages install Lase...

Страница 25: ...ker Smart Utility 10 Select Install to start the installation of Laser Marker Smart Utility 11 Select Finish to close the window of the installation wizard The installation of Laser Marker Smart Utility is completed Related topics PC requirements page 21 Install the USB driver page 25 Start Laser Marker NAVI smart page 26 1 6 Install the USB driver The installation of the USB driver is required fo...

Страница 26: ...ll the USB driver 1 8 Start Laser Marker NAVI smart The software is required to configure the laser marking system and create the marking data online or offline You can also use the software to control and to monitor the marking process online Depending on your Windows operating system version do any of the following In Windows 8 1 open the start menu and select All apps Panasonic ID SUNX Laser La...

Страница 27: ...Laser Marker NAVI smart version that is installed on you PC can help you determine whether the software is up to date The version of Laser Marker NAVI smart is displayed in the title bar for example Laser Marker NAVI smart Version 2 0 0 To display the dialog containing the version number go to the Startup screen Select Product information from the menu To open the dialog containing detailed inform...

Страница 28: ...ettings 2 2 Specify screen refresh settings Specify the screen refresh settings that update the Monitor screen with any recent changes you might have applied The setting updates the marking image the Current settings and Reference character strings tabs If the marking file contains a large amount of data and the display is loading slowly set a longer refresh interval Alternatively set Method Butto...

Страница 29: ...age editor Grid line spacing mm Color of grid lines Grid line type Marking data Choose the desired display colors for various objects Color of marking objects Color of selected objects Color of masked objects Color of step repeat objects Background Specify the appearance of interface elements in the marking image editor Background color of marking field Color of center lines Center line type Color...

Страница 30: ...alog opens and shows the font list 4 Select an empty table row to add the custom font A font must be assigned to a suitable font number in the table J1 J2 GB1 GB2 etc If necessary you can also overwrite an existing font file In this case select an existing font number that you want to overwrite 5 Select Add 6 Choose a font file from your local or network drive and select Open Use only font files i...

Страница 31: ...ns The most important user interface elements are explained using the Marking settings screen as an example 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Title bar 2 Screen tabs 3 Ribbon 4 Marking image editor 5 Status bar 6 Tabs to set the marking data 7 Help 8 User selection Title bar 1 The title bar across the top shows the version number of Laser Marker NAVI smart and connection status Online Offline editing a marking fi...

Страница 32: ...Ribbon 3 The ribbon in the Marking settings screen contains tools to execute file handling create or edit marking data and control the laser marking system Tools displayed in the ribbon vary depending on the screen you selected You can do the following with the tools Open files for editing Save files Undo or redo an operation Create marking objects Character TrueType Graphic Shapes Bar code 2D cod...

Страница 33: ...mation Current operation mode remote mode or RUN mode Laser pumping status on or off Error number and an icon that opens the error message for errors that cannot be reset Tabs to set the marking data 6 Set the marking data in the following tabs Object settings Function settings File settings Laser settings On the fly marking LP RC LP RF LP RV Help 7 Select the help icon to open the Laser Marker NA...

Страница 34: ... mode Change the user interface language Customize user interface elements Open help topics View the software version Exit the software 3 3 Marking settings screen In this screen you can create and edit marking data such as character graphic and bar code objects and save them in a file You can do the following Create new marking data Edit a marking or backup file that is saved on a local or networ...

Страница 35: ...arking system You can do the following Check the operating data Check the error log Check the communication command history Start laser radiation to measure the laser power commercial power meter required Simulate output operation 3 6 Data management screen This screen lists all files that are currently saved on the laser marking system including marking files graphic files and font files You can ...

Страница 36: ...the application mode and the user role administrator or restricted user To go to another screen select a screen tab The screen tabs are not displayed on the Startup screen Online mode If remote mode is off and you are logged in as Administrator the following screens are available Startup Marking settings Monitor Maintenance Data management System settings If remote mode is off and you are logged i...

Страница 37: ...wing screens are available if remote mode is off Startup Marking settings Monitor Maintenance The parameters in the Marking settings screen that a Restricted user is allowed to edit can be configured in System settings Access permissions You must be logged in as Administrator to configure these settings Administrator As Administrator you have access to all screens and settings The following screen...

Страница 38: ...not required if you select Restricted user Switch the user To switch the user from Restricted user to Administrator select the user icon User icon The User selection dialog appears Select Administrator enter the password if it was set and select OK The user icon changes to indicate the Administrator role User icon for Administrator Related topics Set or disable a password page 280 Configure permis...

Страница 39: ... turn off the power supply during an online connection with your PC Otherwise a data loss or system failure may occur Do not disconnect the USB or LAN cable while the laser marking system is online Note The online connection between the laser marking system and the PC is disabled when the PC goes into sleep mode When the laser marking system is in remote or RUN mode the operation mode remote or RU...

Страница 40: ...he laser marking system and the PC with a USB cable Connect the USB cable to the USB interface B on the controller 2 Start the laser marking system 3 Start Laser Marker NAVI smart 4 On the Startup screen select Online to open the Connection dialog Any laser marking system that is ready for an online connection is displayed in the list If the desired laser marking system is not in the list select S...

Страница 41: ... the laser marking system can be connected via USB Bluetooth or Ethernet For Ethernet connections use a LAN cable Before you can make an Ethernet connection you must make the appropriate communication settings in Laser Marker NAVI smart Connect the PC via USB to make these settings Ethernet communication should be performed in a secure network environment The Ethernet interface can be connected si...

Страница 42: ...with the online mode icon To configure and to control more than one laser marking system you must switch the connected device in the software If your version of Laser Marker NAVI smart does not support the connected laser marker model some functions and operations cannot be set or executed online Related topics Specify Ethernet communication settings page 266 Start Laser Marker NAVI smart page 26 ...

Страница 43: ...or in an environment where radio wave signals are weak Otherwise the communication speed may decrease or a communication error or disconnection may occur Although the maximum operation range is 5m an obstacle between the devices or the ambient environment or the building structure may shorten the operation range The online connection between the laser marking system and the PC is disabled when the...

Страница 44: ...nnect the laser marking system on the Startup screen Go to the Startup screen and select Online In the Connection dialog select Disconnect The online connection with the laser marking system is now disconnected Disconnect the laser marking system with the Connection tool Select the Connection tool in the ribbon In the Connection dialog select Disconnect The online connection with the laser marking...

Страница 45: ...he icon of the Operation tool indicates the operation mode of the laser marking system 4 Laser pumping tool Turns laser pumping on or off The status icon changes when laser pumping is completed 5 Stop laser button Terminates the laser radiation or disable the laser radiation temporarily for example when the workpiece is burning Related topics Guide laser page 53 Perform test marking page 52 Switch...

Страница 46: ...ms LP GS approx 8 15s LP RC approx 10s LP RF approx 7s LP RV approx 1s 5 3 Start laser radiation with the Start marking button In RUN mode you can use the Start marking button to trigger the laser radiation The Start marking button is located on the Monitor screen To prevent accidental operation the Start marking button is locked It is shown grayed out Laser pumping must be completed before you ca...

Страница 47: ... is burning The Stop laser button is available in all screens except the Startup screen If you select the Stop laser button the power supply of the oscillator is shut off via software To shut off the power supply of the oscillator via hardware use the INTERLOCK inputs on the TERMINAL connector of your laser marking system Select the Stop laser button to stop laser pumping and laser emission Stop l...

Страница 48: ...n online connection between your PC and the laser marking system 2 Select the Operation tool Operation tool icon 3 In the dialog select Remote ON Select Yes to confirm When shifting to remote mode while editing in the Marking settings screen a file saving confirmation message appears After saving the file the screen shifts to the Monitor view The icon of the Operation tool changes to indicate that...

Страница 49: ...ish an online connection between your PC and the laser marking system 2 Go to the System settings screen and select Operation information 3 For Remote mode switching method select PC configuration software 4 For Remote mode at power on select ON 5 Select Apply to laser marking system in the ribbon 6 Disconnect the online connection with the laser marking system 7 Turn off the power of the laser ma...

Страница 50: ...ote mode switching method you cannot switch remote mode on and off by PC configuration software 1 Establish an online connection between your PC and the laser marking system 2 Go to the System settings screen and select Operation information 3 For Remote mode switching method select I O 4 Select Apply to laser marking system in the ribbon 5 Disconnect the online connection with the laser marking s...

Страница 51: ...en your PC and the laser marking system 2 Go to the Marking settings or Monitor screen 3 This step is only possible in the Marking settings screen a To open a marking file select Open From laser marking system or From PC b You can edit marking objects and specify the marking settings c Select Save To laser marking system to save the file to the laser marking system 4 Select the Laser pumping tool ...

Страница 52: ...r radiation in Laser Marker NAVI smart Perform the test marking process to test the marking settings during installation or when editing the marking data The counter value is not updated in test marking mode If Trigger mode is set to Continuous trigger the setting value of Minimum number of scans is used for the test marking 1 Establish an online connection between your PC and the laser marking sy...

Страница 53: ...ter opens automatically and marking starts During a marking process you can select Stop marking to terminate the test marking LP RC Warning E640 may occur if laser pumping was off for several days In this case repeat the test marking process Related topics Work with files page 60 Turn laser pumping on or off page 45 Set laser parameters page 230 Configure trigger parameters page 224 5 8 Guide lase...

Страница 54: ...ter indicates the center of the marking field The pointer radiates for 30min or until you select the Guide laser OFF button Remarks Pointer radiation stops when remote mode or RUN mode is turned on If the test marking starts while the pointer is radiating the pointer turns off temporarily The pointer turns on automatically after the test marking has stopped Guide laser function LP GS051 LP GS051 L...

Страница 55: ...d mm s Enter a value to change the scan speed of the guide laser This setting is independent from the scan speed under Laser settings LP RC LP RF LP RV If on the fly marking is set this setting is not applied to the guide laser of the marking image and the masked objects To them the on the fly speed is applied The setting applies to all files in the laser marking system Guide laser Z movement mm L...

Страница 56: ...vement mm is set to 0mm Otherwise the center of the crosshairs is shifted from the center of the marking field This function is not available for LP GS052 1 Establish an online connection between your PC and the laser marking system 2 Go to the Marking settings screen and select Guide laser 3 In the Test marking guide laser dialog select Work distance for Guide laser display 4 Select Guide laser O...

Страница 57: ...line connection between your PC and the laser marking system 2 Go to the Marking settings screen and select Guide laser 3 In the Test marking guide laser dialog select a display mode for Guide laser display 4 Select Guide laser ON to start radiating the guide laser ABCD The guide laser indicates the marking image the marking field or masked objects depending on your selection for Guide laser displ...

Страница 58: ...tion stops when remote mode or RUN mode is turned on If the test marking starts while the pointer is radiating the pointer turns off temporarily The pointer turns on automatically after the test marking has stopped 1 Establish an online connection between your PC and the laser marking system 2 Go to the Marking settings screen and select Guide laser 3 In the Test marking guide laser dialog select ...

Страница 59: ...ult appears For on the fly marking the following time periods add up to the marking time measurement result Time between the input of the marking start signal trigger and the arrival of the workpiece at the preset marking position Laser radiation time 1 Establish an online connection between your PC and the laser marking system 2 Go to the Marking settings screen 3 To open a marking file select Op...

Страница 60: ...ape object bar code object 2D code object and point radiation object A marking file can contain up to 2000 object groups You can use object groups to manage the marking objects in your marking file Object group settings apply to all marking objects in the group Every marking file in the laser marking system is listed under Data management Marking files and has a dedicated file number Up to 10000 m...

Страница 61: ...k drive 1 Open the Startup screen by starting Laser Marker NAVI smart 2 Select Offline 3 Select New Marking file lms and select the model of your laser marking system The Marking settings screen opens with an empty marking image editor 4 Create marking objects and specify the desired marking settings 5 If you edit a marking file in offline mode you must save it to your PC before you can transfer i...

Страница 62: ...file is not shown in the Recent files list select Offline Open Marking file lms Choose a marking file lms from your local or network drive and select Open The selected file is opened in the Marking settings screen 3 You can edit marking objects and specify the marking settings 4 If you edit a marking file in offline mode you must save it to your PC before you can transfer it to the laser marking s...

Страница 63: ... existing marking file from the laser marking system page 64 Open an existing marking file from your PC page 65 Save a marking file to the laser marking system page 65 6 3 1 Create and save a marking file to the laser marking system You can create a new marking file add marking data and save it to your laser marking system 1 Establish an online connection between your PC and the laser marking syst...

Страница 64: ...nd the laser marking system 2 Go to the Marking settings screen and select Open From laser marking system A dialog opens and shows a list of all marking files saved on the laser marking system This dialog also appears automatically right after the online connection is established 3 Select a marking file from the list 4 Select OK The file opens in the marking image editor If the laser marking syste...

Страница 65: ... in the marking image editor 6 You can edit marking objects and specify the marking settings 7 When you finish the editing process save the changed marking file Related topics About marking files page 60 Online connection between PC and laser marking system page 39 Edit marking data page 83 Save a marking file to the laser marking system page 65 Manage files in the laser marking system page 71 6 3...

Страница 66: ...king file to the laser marking system before you can perform the marking process Up to 10000 marking files can be stored in one laser marking system If you add a marking file that contains graphic files VEC DXF BMP JPEG HPGL or TTD files they are automatically added to the list in Data management Graphic files There are two different ways to save a marking file on the laser marking system Use the ...

Страница 67: ...ed on your PC and save the file on the laser marking system 1 Establish an online connection between your PC and the laser marking system 2 Go to the Marking settings screen 3 Select Open From PC 4 Choose a marking file lms from your local or network drive and select Open A dialog opens and shows a list of all marking files saved on the laser marking system 5 Select an empty table row to assign th...

Страница 68: ...annot be imported properly The fonts that are installed in the laser marking system are assigned to the following font numbers J1 JIS level 1 font Hiragana Katakana and Kanji characters for Japanese special characters for Greek and Cyrillic Initial font file JIS1 fon J2 JIS level 2 font Kanji characters for Japanese Initial font file JIS2 fon GB1 Simplified Chinese font GB 2312 level 1 characters ...

Страница 69: ...le for bold characters OCR1 Alphanumeric font suitable for image recognition ORG1S to ORG3S Same as ORG1 to ORG3 but reduced by 80 Can be used when alphanumeric characters and Japanese characters are used in the same character line ORG3 L1 Alphanumeric font including Latin 1 ISO IEC 8859 1 characters based on ORG3 font style If you use European special characters such as À or Ä select this font DI...

Страница 70: ...onnection between your PC and the laser marking system is required To add a font file to a backup file no online connection is required Open the backup file and add the font file in the Data management screen If you add a font you created or edited using the Font Maker software you must assign the font to a suitable font number in the table For example do not assign a Simplified Chinese font to th...

Страница 71: ...C and the laser marking system To search in a backup file open the file from the Startup screen of Laser Marker NAVI smart Go to the Data management screen Select the Marking files Graphic files or Font files tab depending on the file type you want to search Search for a file name To search for a character string enter text in the search box labeled File name Press Enter or select the magnifying g...

Страница 72: ...ct two or more individual files press Ctrl and select the files To select a group of contiguous files press Shift and select the first and last file Select Copy in the ribbon For marking files and font files select the destination file number to paste the files Select Paste Marking files If you copied several files the files are inserted from the destination number For graphic files and font files...

Страница 73: ...data cannot be saved as individual files When saved on a local or network drive marking files have the file extension lms The graphic files VEC DXF BMP JPEG HPGL TTD used in the marking file are contained in the marking file lms Save a marking file on the Marking settings screen To save the file that is opened in the Marking settings screen select Save To PC Save a marking file on the Data managem...

Страница 74: ...er marking system Backup files have the file extension lmb To create or restore a backup file an online connection between Laser Marker NAVI smart on your PC and the laser marking system is required To edit a backup file you can work in offline mode Backup files contain the following data Marking files Graphic files Font files Function settings for all files System settings Error log Command histo...

Страница 75: ...e The file is saved as a backup file lmb to your local or network drive Related topics About backup files page 74 Edit a backup file page 75 Restore a backup file page 76 6 7 3 Edit a backup file A backup file contains the data from the laser marking system To edit a backup file you can work in offline mode To edit LP 400 LP V backup data you must first convert it to the backup file format lmb Sta...

Страница 76: ...ust save the whole backup file Save the changed backup file When you finish editing your data in your backup file you must save the whole backup file In the ribbon select Save backup Save Depending on the amount of data this may take some time The file is saved as a backup file lmb to your local or network drive If required you can create a copy of the existing backup file under a new name Select ...

Страница 77: ...C Otherwise a data loss or system failure may occur 2 Go to the Data management screen 3 Select Restore Restore icon 4 Select a backup file lmb to be restored and select Open 5 In the dialog specify if you want to restore the following settings IP address Ethernet IP address EtherNet IP Laser marker name IP address EtherNet IP This check box is displayed if the optional network unit is installed M...

Страница 78: ...rrent settings in the laser marking system are overwritten It may happen that the settings defined in the new backup are not the same as your current settings on the laser marking system For instance a marking file No 0002 is already saved on the laser marking system Your backup does not contain a marking file in the corresponding file No 0002 If you restore your backup the marking file No 0002 wi...

Страница 79: ...structure unchanged to avoid a reading error SUNX_BACKUP BACKUP BACKUP LOG BKUP INI 1 1 Folder can be renamed 5 Select the backup data and select OK 6 Choose the laser marking systems of the source and the destination file 7 Select OK The conversion result information is displayed It shows conversion errors and parameters that were replaced To save the conversion result information enable Save the...

Страница 80: ...result information enable Save the log file and select OK 7 If you save the conversion result information enter a file name and select Save The file is opened in the Marking settings screen 8 You can edit marking objects and specify the marking settings 9 To save the converted file select Save Save or Save as You must save the file to your PC before you can transfer it to the laser marking system ...

Страница 81: ...ngs In the converted files the parameters for Marking settings File settings Compatibility with former models are the same as the settings of the source data Object number and object group number The object numbers of the marking data are assigned to the numbers shown in the following table These numbers can be used with LP 400 LP V compatible command mode The marking data converted from LP 400 LP...

Страница 82: ...he LP 400 LP V series If you create a new marking file the object group number 1000 is automatically created in the object list Be aware that only the marking data located in the object group number 1000 can be controlled by the LP 400 LP V series communication commands The parameters under File settings Compatibility with former models are available Related topics Select LP 400 LP V compatibility...

Страница 83: ...or marking objects such as characters or graphics are displayed The marking image editor is part of the Marking settings screen and the Monitor screen You can customize the colors and the appearance of the marking image editor under Startup Preferences Color and appearance ME NAVIS2 OP 1 83 ...

Страница 84: ...and button to pan around the marking image editor 7 Button to show or hide the marking field overview Select this button to show or hide the marking field overview 8 Zoom level indication The zoom level changes when you enlarge or reduce the view of the marking data 9 Laser head direction The icon shows the direction of the laser head F indicates the front of the laser head 10 Estimated marking ti...

Страница 85: ...oint radiation tool Create an object group Select the following icon to create a new object group in the object list Group icon Basic operations To perform basic operations use the icons in the ribbon Alternatively you can use keyboard shortcuts to modify an object directly in the marking image editor Select an object in the marking image editor or an object group in the object list Then select an...

Страница 86: ...he type of alignment or distribution Left Center horizontally Right Top Center vertically Bottom Distribute horizontally Distribute vertically Center Adjust character objects To adjust a character object use the Adjust tool This tool is not available for TrueType objects Adjust tool Select one of these options Increase bold line width Decrease bold line width Increase character spacing Decrease ch...

Страница 87: ...u click and drag the circle symbols in the corners 2 2 3 1 3 1 Increase or decrease the height of the object 2 Increase or decrease the width of the object 3 Increase or decrease the height and width of the object To rotate an object use the circular arrow symbol The rotation center of graphic files is the center of the graphic The rotation center of other objects is the reference point of the obj...

Страница 88: ...7 Edit marking data b Click and drag until the object is the desired shape 88 ME NAVIS2 OP 1 ...

Страница 89: ...d on your PC Graphic object VEC DXF BMP JPEG and HPGL files are supported Shape object You can create different shapes such as a line circle or arc Bar code object Various bar code types such as CODE39 EAN UPC JAN or CODE128 are supported 2D code object Various 2D code types such as QR Code or Data Matrix are supported Point radiation object Use this object type to mark a specified coordinate Rela...

Страница 90: ...ouped in an object group Select OFF if you do not want to include an object or object group in the marking process These objects are masked and grayed out in the object list The objects are still displayed in the marking image editor Guide laser display LP GS051 LP GS051 L LP RC LP RF LP RV The Guide laser display check box appears for objects after setting Marking ON OFF to OFF Select the check b...

Страница 91: ...ether Drag the object to the object group you want Change the marking order The display order in the object list indicates the marking order of the objects The object at the top of the list is marked first Select an object and drag it to the desired position in the object list Specify common parameters for multiple objects When you select two or more individual objects the parameters that are set ...

Страница 92: ... under East Asian characters in File settings Multibyte characters e g East Asian characters may contain a mixture of single byte and double byte characters Single byte and double byte represent the data input method For the appearance of the marking characters there is no distinction made between single byte and double byte 5 Select OK The entered text is displayed in the marking image editor and...

Страница 93: ...le 4 If there are no character strings in the list you can create them Double click on a row 5 In the dialog enter the text max 99 characters Select Functional characters to specify functional characters such as date or counter Select User defined characters to insert a user defined character To set the percent sign as a character input You cannot use a line feed in a reference character string To...

Страница 94: ... object or in a reference character string To create a new character or symbol use the provided Font Maker software Add the new character to the user defined character font USER1 FON For details refer to the Font Maker Operation Manual To use the character in your character object you must save the user defined font on your laser marker system 1 In the Character dialog select User defined characte...

Страница 95: ... Create a character object direct input page 92 Create a character object reference list page 93 9 5 Change the basic parameters of a character object You can modify the parameters of an existing character object in the Object settings tab To edit the parameters of the character object select the object in the object list or in the marking image editor The parameters are displayed in the category ...

Страница 96: ...a straight line arc inner side or arc outer side 1 To edit the parameters of the character object select the object in the object list or in the marking image editor The parameters are displayed in the category below the object list 2 For Character arrangement you can select that the text is arranged along a straight line or along the outer or inner side of an arc For character objects along an ar...

Страница 97: ... 9 7 Align a character object Specify the horizontal alignment of a character object For objects along a straight line you can also specify the vertical alignment The Horizontal alignment and Vertical alignment settings influence the reference point position of text objects along a straight line 1 To edit the parameters of the character object select the object in the object list or in the marking...

Страница 98: ...the marking image editor by dragging it to a new location To edit the parameters of the character object select the object in the object list or in the marking image editor The parameters are displayed in the category below the object list For character objects along a straight line specify values for X position mm and Y position mm The position of an object also depends on the settings under Hori...

Страница 99: ... select the object in the object list or in the marking image editor The parameters are displayed in the category below the object list Specify the rotation center Depending on whether your object is arranged along a line or an arc specify values for X position mm and Y position mm or Center X position mm and Center Y position mm the arc s center For objects along a straight line the rotation cent...

Страница 100: ...object with the circular arrow symbol select the object in the marking image editor Position the pointer over the symbol Click and drag in a circular motion Related topics Move modify or align objects page 87 9 10 Set the character spacing of a character object along a straight line Character spacing refers to adjusting the spacing throughout a selected word or a block of text 1 To edit the parame...

Страница 101: ...cter spacing value is defined as the distance from the end right edge of one character to the start left edge of the next Select Proportional 1 Proportional 2 or Proportional 3 from the list box Proportional 1 specifies the smallest spacing between the characters Proportional 3 the largest Proportional 1 The character spacing of i or l small letter L is defined as 0 Use this setting to set a minim...

Страница 102: ...cter spacing of a character object along an arc page 102 9 11 Set the character spacing of a character object along an arc There are two different options to specify the character spacing for arc aligned character objects You can specify whether the character spacing is defined by angle or by length If Arc outside char spacing by angle or Arc inside char spacing by angle is set for Character arran...

Страница 103: ...aracter spacing value is defined as the angle between the center lines of two adjacent characters 1 2 1 Character spacing angle Arc outside char spacing by angle 2 Character spacing angle Arc inside char spacing by angle Justify The space between characters is distributed evenly to align to a specified arc angle 1 2 1 Arc angle Arc outside char spacing by angle 2 Arc angle Arc inside char spacing ...

Страница 104: ...by angle 2 Character spacing angle Arc inside char spacing by angle 4 Specify a value for Character spacing angle or Arc angle The available setting names change depending on your selection for Character spacing type For Fixed spacing and proportional settings Proportional 1 Proportional 2 Proportional 3 input the desired value under Character spacing angle For Justify input the desired value unde...

Страница 105: ...ed as the length along an arc between the end right edge of one character and the start left edge of the next Select Proportional 1 Proportional 2 or Proportional 3 from the list box Proportional 1 specifies the smallest spacing between the characters Proportional 3 the largest Proportional 1 The character spacing of i or l small letter L is defined as 0 Use this setting to set a minimum character...

Страница 106: ... character objects along a straight line and along arcs 1 To edit the parameters of the character object select the object in the object list or in the marking image editor The parameters are displayed in the category below the object list 2 Input a value for Linefeed spacing mm The line spacing is the vertical distance between lines of text 1 1 Line spacing Straight line horizontal For arcs with ...

Страница 107: ...9 Character object 1 2 1 Line spacing Arc outside char spacing by length 2 Line spacing Arc inside char spacing by length ME NAVIS2 OP 1 107 ...

Страница 108: ...ion ttd In the dialog the file name is displayed under Graphic TTD file 4 To edit the parameters of the TrueType object select the object in the object list The parameters are displayed in the TrueType category below the object list Related topics General object object group parameters page 90 Change the basic parameters of a TrueType object page 109 Set the arrangement of a TrueType object page 1...

Страница 109: ...cannot be used Select Bold or Italic to change the font style For some fonts you must select the bold or italic type style to be able to create a TrueType object Specify the height and width of a character under Character height mm and Character width mm These values do not represent the actual character size because they include the spacing defined for each TrueType character To specify the chara...

Страница 110: ...eType object along a straight line page 113 Set the character spacing of a TrueType object along an arc page 115 10 4 Align a TrueType object Specify the horizontal alignment of a TrueType object For objects along a straight line you can also specify the vertical alignment The Horizontal alignment and Vertical alignment settings influence the reference point position of text objects along a straig...

Страница 111: ...s along an arc 1 2 3 4 1 Top 2 1st baseline 3 Center 4 Bottom Related topics Change the position of a TrueType object page 111 10 5 Change the position of a TrueType object To position a TrueType object specify the coordinates of the reference point Alternatively you can move the object in the marking image editor by dragging it to a new location To edit the parameters of the TrueType object selec...

Страница 112: ...w location Related topics Align a TrueType object page 110 Move modify or align objects page 87 10 6 Rotate a TrueType object To rotate a TrueType object set a rotation center and specify a rotation angle Alternatively use the circular arrow symbol in the marking image editor To edit the parameters of the TrueType object select the object in the object list or in the marking image editor The param...

Страница 113: ...rt angle Arc inside Horizontal alignment Center To rotate an object with the circular arrow symbol select the object in the marking image editor Position the pointer over the symbol Click and drag in a circular motion Related topics Move modify or align objects page 87 10 7 Set the character spacing of a TrueType object along a straight line Character spacing refers to adjusting the spacing throug...

Страница 114: ...ng Justify The space between characters is distributed evenly to align to a specified character string width If the specified character string width is smaller than the character width multiplied by the number of characters the character width is automatically reduced 1 1 Character string width 4 Specify a value for Character spacing mm or Character string width mm The available setting names chan...

Страница 115: ...ollowing the standard of the TrueType font Select this setting to adjust the spacing of specific characters such as i or l This setting creates spaces of a specified angle between characters The character spacing value is defined as the angle between the end right edge of one character and the start left edge of the next 1 1 2 2 1 Character spacing angle Arc outside 2 Character spacing angle Arc i...

Страница 116: ...character spacing of a TrueType object along a straight line page 113 10 9 Set kerning for TrueType objects Kerning is the adjustment of the spaces between specific letter pairs called kerning pairs The Kerning setting is available when the character spacing type is set to Standard 1 To edit the parameters of the TrueType object select the object in the object list or in the marking image editor T...

Страница 117: ...for Linefeed spacing mm The line spacing is the vertical distance between lines of text For arcs with multiple lines of text the arc radius of the second or subsequent text lines is increased or decreased with the line spacing value 1 2 3 1 Line spacing Straight line horizontal 2 Line spacing Arc outside 3 Line spacing Arc inside 10 11 Apply fill settings to a TrueType object With the Character fi...

Страница 118: ...t to left Right left alternatively Top to bottom Bottom to top Up down alternatively With these settings you define the direction in which the filling lines are drawn during the marking process The alternate direction setting reduces the marking time compared to the one direction setting Specify the distance between the filling lines under Filling line spacing mm For Empty margin mm input the dist...

Страница 119: ...ded to the graphic files list For DXF BMP JPEG or HPGL file types the Edit graphic dialog opens In the dialog do any of the following DXF To specify individual graphic settings in each marking file set OFF recommended for Graphic presets If you want to use a DXF file with fixed graphic settings in multiple marking files set ON for Graphic presets and specify settings for size and filling BMP JPEG ...

Страница 120: ... local or network drive and select Open VEC files are directly added to the graphic files list For DXF BMP JPEG or HPGL file types the Edit graphic dialog opens In the dialog do any of the following DXF To specify individual graphic settings in each marking file set OFF recommended for Graphic presets If you want to use a DXF file with fixed graphic settings in multiple marking files set ON for Gr...

Страница 121: ... of your object relative to the reference point Alternatively you can move the graphic object in the marking image editor by dragging it to a new location For VEC files the reference point is the center of the image editor in the Logo Data Editing software For DXF HPGL JPEG or BMP files the reference point is the position set for Origin in the graphic presets or graphic object settings The referen...

Страница 122: ...ngle to rotate the graphic object by a specific angle Enter a positive value for counterclockwise rotation and a negative value for clockwise rotation Alternatively rotate a graphic with the circular arrow symbol Select the graphic object in the marking image editor Position the pointer over the symbol Click and drag in a circular motion Related topics Move a graphic object page 121 Move modify or...

Страница 123: ...phic object page 121 Rotate a graphic object page 122 Scale a VEC file page 123 Set laser correction parameters for a marking object page 238 11 7 Scale a VEC file Scale a VEC file to enlarge or reduce it by a specific percentage or use the circle symbols located around the graphic file in the marking image editor To edit the parameters of the graphic object select the object in the object list or...

Страница 124: ...of the graphic are not maintained Width aspect ratio fixed Specify the width of your graphic The graphic is resized proportionally Height aspect ratio fixed Specify the height of your graphic The graphic is resized proportionally As original size The original height and width of the graphic is maintained Depending on your selection for Size specification you can specify a value for either Width mm...

Страница 125: ...r the graphic s position and angle relative to this reference point If you change the presets of a graphic file the changes apply to all marking files in which the graphic is used To change the presets of a DXF file set Graphic presets ON in the Edit graphic dialog For DXF files you can specify individual position settings for each marking file in the Marking settings screen To do this set Adjustm...

Страница 126: ...arking settings screen 11 10 Change the preset size of a DXF HPGL JPEG BMP file For DXF HPGL JPEG or BMP files you can specify presets for the size of the graphic such as the width or height or both by which the graphic is enlarged or reduced If you change the presets of a graphic file the changes apply to all marking files in which the graphic is used To change the presets of a DXF file set Graph...

Страница 127: ... the Graphic dialog Related topics Scale a VEC file page 123 Move modify or align objects page 87 11 11 Change the preset marking parameters for JPEG or BMP files You can specify marking parameters for JPEG or BMP files for example the image rendering method or marking direction These settings are saved as presets for the graphic file If you change the presets of a graphic file the changes apply t...

Страница 128: ...value here the image becomes darker To display the original graphic select Show original graphic Select the button again to show the edited graphic 5 Select OK to save your settings and close the Edit graphic dialog A confirmation dialog appears 6 Select Yes to save your graphic settings To save the graphic file as a new one select No enter a file name and select OK 7 Select OK to close the Graphi...

Страница 129: ...r Vertical With these settings you define the direction in which the filling lines are drawn during the marking process Filling line spacing mm Specify the distance between the filling lines 1 2 1 Filling line spacing value 0 2mm 2 Filling line spacing value 0 7mm Layer to mark Displays all layers of the graphic file If you deselect a layer it will not be included in the marking process of the gra...

Страница 130: ...e optimize tool in the Logo Data Editing software you can remove redundant points and optimize the marking order For details about the operation of the software refer to the Logo Data Editing Operation Manual If your DXF file contains several lines that create one stroke use AutoCAD or another drawing software to redraw the graphic using a polyline to connect the points Related topics Change the p...

Страница 131: ...may decrease the preparation time time for READY ON status when changing the marking file Related topics Change the preset marking parameters for JPEG or BMP files page 127 Change the preset marking parameters for DXF or HPGL files page 128 Configure advanced system settings page 261 11 15 Supported DXF file formats You can add a DXF file to use it in your marking files The following DXF file form...

Страница 132: ...XF file in a different file format Unsupported elements in a DXF file cannot be marked The following tables show which elements are available for the marking process valid marking is possible DXF versions R12J R13J R14 Element Graphic name Validity Remark 3DFACE 3D face 3DLINE 3D line ARC Arc ATTDEF Attribute definition ATTRIB Attribute CIRCLE Circle DIMENSION Dimension INSERT Insert graphic LINE ...

Страница 133: ...J R14 Element Graphic name Validity Remark 3DSOLID 3D paint ACAD_PROXY_ENTITY Proxy graphic BODY Body ELLIPSE Ellipse IMAGE Image LEADER Lead line LWPOLYLINE Lightweight polyline Bold line is not supported MLINE Multi line MTEXT Multi text The font of the MTEXT element is replaced with the laser marker font In the marking data the MTEXT element is disassembled and converted into lines You cannot t...

Страница 134: ...nto outline and filling lines The filling lines are arranged either horizontally or vertically If you set Adjustment of size and filling to ON in the object settings you can change the filling lines later ARCALIGNEDTEXT Character string on arc RTEXT Reference character string WIPEOUT Masking graphic 134 ME NAVIS2 OP 1 ...

Страница 135: ...cannot set the same position for the start and end point 1 X Y 2 X Y 1 Start point X position of start point mm Y position of start point mm 2 End point X position of end point mm Y position of end point mm 5 Select Dash line to apply dash settings to the line Specify values for Dash length mm and Gap length mm 2 1 1 Dash length mm 2 Gap length mm 6 Select OK The shape object is displayed in the m...

Страница 136: ...r Shape type 4 To specify the position of the circle enter values for X position of center mm and Y position of center mm 5 Specify the radius of the circle under Radius mm 1 X Y 2 1 Center of the circle X position of center mm Y position of center mm 2 Radius mm The marking of a circle begins at 0 degree on the circle s right side The circle is marked in a counterclockwise direction 6 Select Dash...

Страница 137: ...es such as a line circle or an arc 1 Select the Graphic tool in the ribbon 2 Select Shapes The setting dialog appears 3 Select Arc for Shape type 4 To specify the position of the start and end point of the arc enter values for X position of start point mm Y position of start point mm X position of end point mm and Y position of end point mm You cannot set the same position for the start and end po...

Страница 138: ...h mm 2 Gap length mm 9 Select OK The shape object is displayed in the marking image editor and is highlighted in the object list 10 To edit the parameters of the shape object select the object in the object list or in the marking image editor The parameters are displayed in the category below the object list Related topics Create a line page 135 Create a circle page 136 Add or delete shapes in an ...

Страница 139: ...rameters and select OK To duplicate a shape select the row from the list and select Copy Choose the target row in the list and select Paste To delete a shape select the row from the list and select Delete Related topics Position or rotate a shape object page 139 Set laser correction parameters for a marking object page 238 12 5 Position or rotate a shape object Set the coordinates to change the po...

Страница 140: ... for clockwise rotation Alternatively rotate the shape object in the marking image editor with the circular arrow symbol Select the object in the marking image editor Position the pointer over the symbol Click and drag in a circular motion The rotation center is the center of the marking field Related topics Add or delete shapes in an existing shape object page 139 140 ME NAVIS2 OP 1 ...

Страница 141: ... To correct the laser power of the point enter a value in the text box The laser power is set by multiplying the laser power correction ratio set for the point and the laser power value set in Laser settings Marking is not possible if the laser power correction value is 0 3 Select OK The point radiation object represented by a symbol is displayed in the marking image editor and is highlighted in t...

Страница 142: ...e row Specify parameters for a point To edit a point select a row from the list Alternatively select a point in the marking image editor The corresponding row is highlighted in the list Select Edit to open the dialog Alternatively double click on the row to open the dialog In the dialog adjust the following parameters for the point X position mm Y position mm Radiation time Time unit Laser power c...

Страница 143: ...he object in the object list or in the marking image editor The parameters are displayed in the category below the object list Specify values for X offset mm and Y offset mm to change the position of all points of a point radiation object Alternatively you can move the object by dragging it to a new location in the marking image editor Under Position rotation enter a value for Rotation angle to ro...

Страница 144: ...ck digit calculation is based on modulo 10 weight 3 The ITF bar code data must contain an even number of digits A leading zero will be added to the front of the bar code data in either of the following situations The bar code data to be encoded contains an odd number of digits and the check digit is not in use The bar code data to be encoded contains an even number of digits and the check digit is...

Страница 145: ...ters The check digit is appended automatically next to the last character of the code data The human readable text does not comprise the check digit To distinguish CODE128 from GS1 128 known also as UCC EAN 128 input the Function 1 Symbol Character FNC1 at the beginning of the code data GS1 128 consists of the basic CODE128 format with Application Identifiers AI added to the code data If you inser...

Страница 146: ... Set parameters for GS1 DataBar page 152 About Application Identifiers page 188 AI prefix codes page 189 14 2 Create a bar code object To create a bar code object use the Bar code tool in the ribbon 1 In the Marking settings screen select Bar code 2 Select one of the following bar code types from the menu CODE128 GS1 128 CODE93 CODE39 ITF EAN UPC JAN NW 7 CODABAR GS1 DataBar For GS1 DataBar select...

Страница 147: ...dentifier 01 is added automatically at the beginning of the bar code data The check digit is appended automatically next to the last digit of the bar code data 01 and the check digit are displayed in the human readable text Depending on the code type the number of characters is limited 4 If required select Functional characters In the dialog specify functional characters such as date time counter ...

Страница 148: ...e quiet zone or the space elements of the left and right guard pattern are also marked Example of a normal bar code Example of an inverted bar code 14 4 Set the marking direction for a bar code object With these settings you define the direction in which the filling lines are drawn during the marking process 1 To edit the parameters of the bar code object select the object in the object list or in...

Страница 149: ...the first 5 rows are displayed in the text box Alternatively double click on the bar code object in the marking image editor 3 In the dialog change the characters that you want to encode To input FNC1 and other control characters select Control code In the dialog select the character F1 to insert the Function 1 Symbol Character FNC1 in your code data 4 Select OK The dialog closes Related topics Cr...

Страница 150: ... list or in the marking image editor The parameters are displayed in the category below the object list 2 Under Position rotation enter a value for Rotation angle to rotate a bar code object Enter a positive value for counterclockwise rotation and a negative value for clockwise rotation To rotate a bar code object with the circular arrow symbol select the object in the marking image editor Positio...

Страница 151: ...e larger than the line width under Line width calculation value mm in the Object group settings Quiet narrow ratio Set the ratio of quiet zone width to narrow element width The quiet zones are the right and left margins of a bar code symbol Wide narrow ratio CODE39 ITF NW 7 CODABAR Set the ratio of wide element width to narrow element width Total width mm Total height mm Displays the entire width ...

Страница 152: ...h The separator is located between the two rows of the bar code Total width mm Total height mm Displays the entire width and height of the bar code including the guard pattern and quiet zone Under Module specify any of the following parameters Left guard width to module width ratio Right guard width to module width ratio Set the ratio of left guard or right guard width to module width According to...

Страница 153: ... group settings Related topics Bar code types page 144 Create a bar code object page 146 Invert a bar code object page 148 Automatically optimize GS1 DataBar parameters page 153 Set the marking direction for a bar code object page 148 Specify the position of a bar code object page 149 Rotate a bar code object Human readable text parameters page 184 Set laser correction parameters for a marking obj...

Страница 154: ... be optimized To return to the Optimal setting dialog select OK 4 If you want to optimize the parameters confirm the Optimal setting dialog with OK The optimal values for the parameters are determined A dialog appears that shows a list of parameters that will be optimized 5 To close the dialog select OK Related topics Set parameters for GS1 DataBar page 152 154 ME NAVIS2 OP 1 ...

Страница 155: ...21h to 7426h alphanumeric characters symbols Hiragana Katakana Kanji Kanji mode GB T 18284 Any GB 2312 code GB 2312 level 1 and GB 2312 level 2 from A1A1h to F7FEh alphanumeric characters symbols Simplified Chinese characters Auto mode ISO IEC 18004 Any single byte ASCII code from 00h to 7Fh Any JIS code JIS level 1 and JIS level 2 from 2121h to 7426h 0 9 A Z a z symbols control characters Hiragan...

Страница 156: ...nd 06 This 2D code supports the following characters and modes Alphanumeric character input mode Any single byte ASCII code from 00h to 7Fh 0 9 A Z a z symbols control characters Kanji character input mode Any JIS code JIS level 1 and JIS level 2 from 2121h to 7426h alphanumeric characters symbols Hiragana Katakana Kanji Number of characters Max 299 GS1 DataMatrix The Function 1 Symbol Character F...

Страница 157: ...from 00h to 7Fh 0 9 A Z a z symbols control characters Numeric 0 9 Auto The compaction mode is set automatically according to the character type of the code data Number of characters Max 299 Related topics Create a 2D code object page 167 Structure of a QR Code page 158 Structure of a Data Matrix code page 159 QR Code Model 1 versions and data capacity page 159 QR Code Model 2 versions and data ca...

Страница 158: ... four modules Micro QR Code requires a quiet zone on all sides that is at least two modules wide iQR Code requires a quiet zone on all sides that is at least one module wide The finder patterns are placed in the top left top right and bottom left corners of the QR Code Micro QR Code has one finder pattern The data area consists of square dark black and light white data modules The alignment patter...

Страница 159: ...es that is at least one module wide The data area consists of square dark black and light white data modules Related topics Create a 2D code object page 167 Data Matrix symbol sizes and data capacity page 165 15 4 Data capacity information 15 4 1 QR Code Model 1 versions and data capacity Each QR Code Model 1 version can encode a maximum amount of data numeric alphanumeric byte Kanji QR Code has e...

Страница 160: ... that can be entered with the laser marking system Mode Version Error correction level Numeric Alphanumeric Byte Kanji L 40 24 17 10 M 33 20 14 8 Q 25 15 11 6 1 21x21 H 16 10 7 4 L 81 49 34 20 M 66 40 28 17 Q 52 31 22 13 2 25x25 H 33 20 14 8 L 131 79 55 33 M 100 60 42 25 Q 81 49 34 20 3 29x29 H 52 31 22 13 L 186 113 78 48 M 138 84 58 35 Q 114 69 48 29 4 33x33 H 76 47 32 19 L 253 154 106 65 M 191 1...

Страница 161: ...M 267 184 113 Q 299 223 154 94 9 53x53 H 239 145 100 61 L 287 177 M 299 219 135 Q 299 262 180 111 10 57x57 H 291 176 121 74 L 299 205 M 253 156 Q 299 205 126 11 61x61 H 299 207 142 87 L 299 234 M 289 178 Q 299 241 148 12 65x65 H 299 236 162 100 L 264 M 299 202 Q 299 273 168 13 69x69 H 299 275 189 116 L 299 M 225 Q 299 189 14 73x73 H 299 299 207 127 ME NAVIS2 OP 1 161 ...

Страница 162: ... characters that can be encoded The QR Code Model 2 versions that are indicated with 299 characters in the following table are capable of storing more characters However 299 is the maximum number of characters that can be entered with the laser marking system Mode Version Error correction level Numeric Alphanumeric Byte Kanji L 41 25 17 10 M 34 20 14 8 Q 27 16 11 7 1 21x21 H 17 10 7 4 L 77 47 32 2...

Страница 163: ...57 108 66 8 49x49 H 202 122 84 52 L 299 230 141 M 262 180 111 Q 299 189 130 80 9 53x53 H 235 143 98 60 L 271 167 M 299 213 131 Q 299 221 151 93 10 57x57 H 288 174 119 74 L 299 198 M 299 251 155 Q 259 177 109 11 61x61 H 299 200 137 85 L 299 226 M 299 287 177 Q 296 203 125 12 65x65 H 299 227 155 96 L 262 M 299 204 Q 299 241 149 13 69x69 H 299 259 177 109 L 282 M 299 223 Q 299 258 159 14 73x73 H 299 ...

Страница 164: ...9 299 220 136 L 299 M 277 Q 299 198 16 81x81 H 299 299 250 154 L M 299 Q 299 224 17 85x85 H 299 299 280 173 L M 299 Q 243 18 89x89 H 299 299 299 191 L M 299 Q 272 19 93x93 H 299 299 299 208 L M 299 Q 297 20 97x97 H 299 299 299 235 L M Q 299 21 101x101 H 299 299 299 248 L M Q 299 22 105x105 H 299 299 299 270 164 ME NAVIS2 OP 1 ...

Страница 165: ...anji The maximum data capacity varies with the type of characters used The numeric capacity numbers 0 9 of the Alphanumeric character type is larger than the alphanumeric capacity 0 9 A Z a z symbols and control characters of the Alphanumeric character type which is in turn larger than the Japanese Kanji capacity The order and combination of different characters also affects the data capacity requ...

Страница 166: ...2 52 17 40 26x26 88 64 21 38 9 32x32 124 91 30 36 7 36x36 172 127 42 32 8 40x40 228 169 56 29 6 44x44 288 214 71 28 48x48 259 86 28 1 52x52 101 29 2 64x64 138 28 6 72x72 182 28 1 80x80 226 29 6 88x88 299 299 286 28 Rectangular symbols Character type Symbol size Numeric Alphanumeric Kanji Error correction overhead 8x18 10 6 1 58 3 8x32 20 13 4 52 4 12x26 32 22 7 46 7 12x36 44 31 10 45 16x36 64 46 1...

Страница 167: ...select the character F1 to insert the Function 1 Symbol Character FNC1 in your code data You can set the code data on multiple lines The line feed does not affect the code data but it can be applied to the human readable text PDF417 The maximum number of characters varies depending on the combination of error correction level and the number of columns and rows 4 If required select Functional chara...

Страница 168: ...d in the category below the object list Specify any of the following parameters Standard QR Code Set the standard for the QR Code Select ISO IEC 18004 global standard or GB T 18284 Chinese standard If the code data contains Simplified Chinese characters select GB T 18284 If you select ISO IEC 18004 you can set Japanese characters Model QR Code Select the QR Code model Model1 or Model2 In most case...

Страница 169: ...o the code s requirements for the minimum width QR Code The quiet zone width is set to four modules Micro QR Code The quiet zone width is set to two modules iQR Code The quiet zone width is set to one module Module height mm Enter a numeric value to specify the height of a module Module width mm Enter a numeric value to specify the width of a module Total width mm Total height mm Displays the enti...

Страница 170: ... Number of quiet modules Specify the width of the quiet zone that surrounds the code Setting range Auto n or 1 9 n indicates the number of modules If Auto is selected the quiet zone width is set according to the code s requirements for the minimum width For Data Matrix and GS1 DataMatrix the quiet zone width is set to one module Module height mm Enter a numeric value to specify the height of a mod...

Страница 171: ...ing 2 Alternate direction setting 15 9 Set the module marking order for QR Code and Data Matrix You can specify if all code modules are marked consecutively or irregularly by skipping one or two modules to reduce the heat effect of the laser 1 To edit the parameters of a 2D code object select the object in the object list or in the marking image editor The parameters are displayed in the category ...

Страница 172: ...o a new location Related topics Move modify or align objects page 87 15 11 Rotate a 2D code object To rotate a 2D code object specify a rotation angle Alternatively use the circular arrow symbol in the marking image editor The rotation center is the center of the 2D code object 1 To edit the parameters of a 2D code object select the object in the object list or in the marking image editor The para...

Страница 173: ...eously during the marking process Dot The filling pattern is marked with one shot of the laser Font Specify a character code from the 2D code pattern font You can set a character code for each code element The illustration shows an enlarged detail of a QR Code and below the corresponding filling patterns of that detail 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Horizontal line 2 Vertical line 3 Horizontal raster 4 Vertical ra...

Страница 174: ...om to top Alternate For Dot the following option is available Radiation period ms Specify the radiation period The quality of the marked code depends on the specified radiation time Always check the quality and readability of the code after changing this parameter For Circle the following option is available Circle diameter mm Specify the circle s diameter Related topics 2D code pattern font page ...

Страница 175: ...h 8123h 8124h 8125h 8126h 8127h 8128h 8129h 812Ah 812Bh 812Ch 812Dh 812Eh 812Fh 8130h 8131h 8132h 8133h 8134h 8135h 8136h 8137h 8138h 8139h 813Ah 813Bh 813Ch 813Dh 813Eh Border pattern 813Fh 8140h 8141h 8142h 8143h 8144h 8145h 8146h 8147h 8148h 8149h 814Ah 814Bh 814Ch ME NAVIS2 OP 1 175 ...

Страница 176: ...he object list or in the marking image editor The parameters are displayed in the category below the object list 2 To invert a QR Code or Data Matrix make the following settings for Marking ON OFF under Dark module and Light module Marking ON OFF OFF for Dark module Marking ON OFF ON for Light module As a result the QR Code or Data Matrix code is inverted The light modules and quiet zone are fille...

Страница 177: ... below the object list Dark module Light module Quiet zone outline Marking ON OFF Select ON to specify that the code element is marked If you select OFF the code element is not marked Light module If you select ON for Marking ON OFF the parameters for Quiet zone fill become available Character code This parameter becomes available if Font is set for Filling pattern Select Change next to Character ...

Страница 178: ...ts page 178 15 14 3 Set laser correction parameters for code elements You can set the laser correction parameters and the number of overwritings for each code element of QR Code and Data Matrix The laser correction parameters and the number of overwritings for a code element are available if Marking ON OFF or Custom pattern is set to ON For QR Code specify the laser correction parameters and the n...

Страница 179: ... you want to mark selected code elements e g dark modules and light modules with individual values specify Number of overwritings for each code element To set how many times the whole 2D code is marked specify a value for Number of overwritings in the Object group settings Related topics Structure of a QR Code page 158 Structure of a Data Matrix code page 159 Set parameters for code elements page ...

Страница 180: ...rtical filling line spacing values The values are calculated based on the number of filling lines per module and on the module line length The laser correction parameters for the quiet zone filling are available if Filling pattern is set to Pattern 1 Pattern 2 or Pattern 3 Specify any of the following parameters Laser power correction To correct the laser power enter a value in the text box Markin...

Страница 181: ... the character type of the code data Module width mm Enter a numeric value to specify the width of the narrowest element Specify a value larger than the line width under Line width calculation value mm in the Object group settings Row height to module width ratio Set the ratio of row height to module width Number of columns Specify a column number A column refers to a set of data codewords vertica...

Страница 182: ... the marking lines enter a value for Bar code filling line spacing mm in the Object group settings Related topics Create a 2D code object page 167 2D code types page 155 Rotate a 2D code object page 172 Specify the position of a 2D code object page 172 Set laser correction parameters for a marking object page 238 Set object group parameters page 193 15 16 2 Invert a PDF417 code The Invert setting ...

Страница 183: ... parameters of the PDF417 code select the object in the object list or in the marking image editor The parameters are displayed in the category below the object list 2 For Code marking direction select one of these options One direction or Alternate The alternate direction setting reduces the marking time compared to the one direction setting 1 2 1 One direction setting 2 Alternate direction setti...

Страница 184: ...adable text function For composite code the human readable text function of the 1D part can be enabled independently from the 2D part Specify any of the following parameters Font Select a font for the alphanumeric characters from the list box For the human readable text of bar code or 2D code objects you can set a default font under System settings Operation information Advanced system settings De...

Страница 185: ...ailable for 2D codes and the 2D part of composite codes To enable the line feed function for the human readable text select ON and set the code data on multiple lines For GS1 DataMatrix GS1 DataBar and GS1 128 codes input the AI prefix code at the beginning of each line followed by the data field Example The following drawing illustrates a GS1 DataMatrix code with 3 lines Linefeed spacing mm The p...

Страница 186: ...following codes GS1 DataMatrix GS1 128 UCC EAN 128 GS1 DataBar Limited GS1 DataBar Limited CC A GS1 DataBar Stacked GS1 DataBar Stacked CC A Related topics Automatically optimize GS1 DataBar parameters page 153 About font files page 68 About Application Identifiers page 188 AI prefix codes page 189 Set laser correction parameters for the human readable text page 186 Specify the East Asian characte...

Страница 187: ...er power correction value is 0 Scan speed correction To correct the scan speed enter a value in the text box Pulse cycle correction LP RF LP RV To correct the pulse cycle enter a value in the text box If the corrected value exceeds the allowable limit the marking is performed with the maximum or minimum parameter value The correction ratio is calculated based on the value set as 100 in Laser setti...

Страница 188: ... character between element strings AI data When the element string is of predefined length no separator character is required when another element string is added to it When the element string is not of predefined length you must use FNC1 as a separator character when another element string is added to it When using communication commands you can either use the ASCII control character GS 1Dh or th...

Страница 189: ...e the AI for batch number is 10 and the batch number AI is always followed by an alphanumeric batch code not to exceed 20 characters AI prefix code 01 01 is placed at the beginning of the code data except when used in the code data of GS1 128 For this bar code 01 is placed after FNC1 GS1 128 GS1 DataBar Limited GS1 DataBar Stacked GS1 DataMatrix The AI prefix code 01 is followed by 13 numeric digi...

Страница 190: ...ent Number Germany Max 20 alphanumeric characters symbols 711 National Healthcare Reimbursement Number France Max 20 alphanumeric characters symbols 712 National Healthcare Reimbursement Number Spain Max 20 alphanumeric characters symbols 713 National Healthcare Reimbursement Number Brazil Max 20 alphanumeric characters symbols 714 National Healthcare Reimbursement Number Portugal Max 20 alphanume...

Страница 191: ...17 Application Identifier AI Related topics Bar code types page 144 2D code types page 155 About Application Identifiers page 188 ME NAVIS2 OP 1 191 ...

Страница 192: ...ject list Select the Delete icon or press Del Duplicate an object group Duplicating an object group also duplicates all marking objects that are in the group Select the object group you want to duplicate in the object list Select the Copy icon or press Ctrl C Select the Paste icon or press Ctrl V The object group is inserted and displayed in the object list Related topics Editing tools overview pa...

Страница 193: ... group along the z axis Rotation movement Specify an angle to rotate all marking data in the object group The rotation center is the center of the marking field Enter a positive value for counterclockwise rotation and a negative value for clockwise rotation Related topics Set the laser head direction page 264 General object object group parameters page 90 18 3 Set object group parameters Specify p...

Страница 194: ...ine width correction applies only if you specify the property 1 or 2 for the lines of a character with the Font Maker or Logo Data Editing software TrueType and graphic objects except VEC files The line width correction applies to the closing point of a drawing The closing point is the point where the start point and end point are in the same position VEC files The line width correction applies on...

Страница 195: ...tion to mark a tray or array of workpieces With the step repeat settings you can copy marking objects multiple times and arrange them in rows and columns in the marking field To edit the parameters of an object group select the object group in the object list The parameters are displayed in the category below the object list Select ON for Step repeat Specify any of the following parameters Number ...

Страница 196: ... object group select the object group in the object list The parameters are displayed in the category below the object list Count individually Select ON to specify that the counter value is updated for each individual step If you set OFF the steps are not counted individually All steps have the same counter value as shown in the illustration 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 The foll...

Страница 197: ...eft Bottom right Count direction Specify the counting direction Horizontal Vertical Example The illustrations show a step repeat object with three rows and three columns 1 indicates the counter starting position The settings for Counter starting position and Count direction determine the counter order and the marking order Count direction is set to Horizontal 1 4 7 2 5 8 3 6 9 3 6 9 2 5 8 1 4 7 7 ...

Страница 198: ...gs Adjustment No Change the number if required The number is referred to when using communication commands to control the laser marking system Max 1000 sets of parameters No 0 to 999 can be specified in one marking file Item Set Position Power to specify parameters for position and laser power of the selected element Select Marking OFF to skip the marking of the element If Marking OFF is set for a...

Страница 199: ...n 5 Rotation X movement mm Y movement mm Enter a value to move the selected element of the step repeat object along the x axis and y axis Z movement mm LP GS except LP GS051 L Enter a value to position the selected element of the step repeat object along the z axis Rotation movement Specify an angle to rotate the selected element of the step repeat object The rotation center is the reference point...

Страница 200: ...select Fine adjustment and Add In the dialog enter 20 for Laser power correction The corrected laser power of the element e g Single step is the result of the following calculation 50 x 120 60 You can specify several sets of parameters in the Step repeat fine adjustment dialog In the following example there are two sets of parameters one for the first column and another one for the first row For t...

Страница 201: ...ct Direct input The Character dialog opens 3 Select Functional characters 4 In the Functional characters dialog select any of the following tabs to set the functional characters Date time Counter Lot Laser speed not available for bar code and 2D code objects External control 5 Specify the parameters of the functional character 6 Select OK to close the dialog and return to the Character dialog The ...

Страница 202: ...king system regularly to ensure that the date and time are correct When the TIME HOLD IN No 22 input of the I O connector turns ON the current date and time are retained The marking process is performed with the time and date at the point at which the input was turned on In this particular case the functional characters for date time and lot are not updated For details about the TIME HOLD IN input...

Страница 203: ...layed in 12 hour notation 0 to 11 AM PM The 12 hour system divides the 24 hours of a day into two periods lasting 12 hours each The first 12 hour period runs from 0 00 00 midnight to 11 59 59 noon The numbers are followed by AM ante meridiem before noon The second 12 hour period covers the 12 hours from 0 00 00 noon to 11 59 59 midnight The numbers are followed by PM post meridiem after noon Minut...

Страница 204: ...s 1 to 9 A G Expiry time numbers 10 to 16 n H W Global expiry time numbers 17 to 32 Related topics Set the date and time page 254 Change calendar settings page 255 Configure parameters for the expiry date and time function page 213 Use functional characters page 201 19 3 Functional characters for counters Use these functional characters to mark consecutive numbers according to the specified counte...

Страница 205: ...t box Setting range 0 to 9 Zero indication Specify if the counter values are marked with or without zero fill Zero fill With zero fill right aligned Left align Without zero fill left aligned with spaces on the right Right align Without zero fill right aligned with spaces on the left No spaces Without spaces left aligned Character strings representing the functional characters for counters Counter ...

Страница 206: ...te and time are retained The marking process is performed with the time and date at the point at which the input was turned on In this particular case the functional characters for date time and lot are not updated For details about the TIME HOLD IN input refer to the Setup and Maintenance Guide Settings Specify the settings in the Lot tab of the Functional characters dialog You must specify the p...

Страница 207: ... speed tab of the Functional characters dialog For Laser speed select the value that you want to mark Laser power Marks the laser power value that is set in the Laser settings tab If the laser power of the object is corrected the calculated result value is marked Scan speed Marks the scan speed value that is set in the Laser settings tab If the scan speed of the object is corrected the calculated ...

Страница 208: ...bout the register function registered characters switching via I O connector refer to the Setup and Maintenance Guide Settings Specify the settings in the External control tab of the Functional characters dialog Registered characters via I O connector Select this function to switch character strings using the inputs D0 IN to D15 IN of the I O connector The character strings must be configured in a...

Страница 209: ...ers switching via I O connector Registration table number INP n Item Input character string Description n 0 3 Registration table numbers 0 to 3 Character strings representing the functional characters for character entry per trigger SIN command Maximum number of characters per string and character number MM Sn Item Input character string Description MM 00 99 Maximum number of characters per string...

Страница 210: ...ettings For all files configure the function which can be applied via functional characters in all files Function settings for all files can only be set in online mode or when editing a backup file Counter Expiry time Lot Reference character strings Related topics Configure parameters for the expiry date and time function page 213 Configure parameters for the counter function page 211 Configure pa...

Страница 211: ...nter value is updated in remote mode or RUN mode the current counter value is saved without overwriting the file To check the current counter value go to Marking settings Function settings and select your counter number e g Counter 1 The current counter value is displayed in the Current value text box 1 Select the Function settings tab 2 Select Current file or For all files In the Current file tab...

Страница 212: ...ally is set to ON the counter value is updated for each individual step Counter 0 to Counter 15 Counter global 16 to Counter global 31 If the counter value reaches the specified end value the counter continues to count up or down Example You want to mark the same counter value for two or more marking cycles as shown in the following table Marking cycle Marked counter value 1 000 2 000 3 001 4 001 ...

Страница 213: ...n advance before you set the functional character for instance in your character object The expiry time function is used to mark the date with a specified period being added to or subtracted from the current date Functional characters such as current date and time or lot are based on the system clock of the laser marking system System settings System clock configuration It may happen that the syst...

Страница 214: ... last day of February 8 Today included Specify whether the current day is being included in the base date for addition or subtraction You can make this setting if Year or Month is set for Period unit If Today included is not selected the result of the calculated expiry day is the same day of the year or the month If Today included is enabled the result of the calculated expiry day is the previous ...

Страница 215: ...h December 29th December 1st January 1st December 31st December 31st January 31st January 30th 1 For leap years the expiry date is February 29th Delete an expiry time configuration Select an expiry time configuration number under Expiry time for example Expiry time 1 and select Delete Related topics Use functional characters page 201 Functional characters for date and time page 202 20 4 Configure ...

Страница 216: ...d Add 4 In the dialog specify a number for Lot configuration No Setting range Current file 0 to 15 For all files 16 to 31 5 Select OK 6 Lot type Set whether the lot number is controlled by the current date or time an expiry time setting or a counter If Counter is set for Lot type you can specify a maximum of 60 lot characters Setting range Current date time Expiry time 1 to Expiry time 32 Counter ...

Страница 217: ...is case you must set two separate periods From Saturday To Saturday and From Sunday To Sunday 9 Double click on the respective row to add or edit the lot character string for a period max 9 characters Setting range alphanumeric characters symbols user defined characters Japanese or Simplified Chinese characters Select User defined characters to insert a user defined character You cannot set functi...

Страница 218: ... the East Asian character set page 224 20 5 Configure parameters for the register function registered characters Select the register function registered characters to switch character strings using the inputs D0 IN to D15 IN of the I O connector The character strings must be configured in advance and assigned to the numbers that correspond to the inputs D0 IN to D15 IN For details about I O contro...

Страница 219: ...set Registration table 0 D0 D7 Lower 8 bits D0 IN to D7 IN Registration table 1 D8 D15 Higher 8 bits D8 IN to D15 IN There are 4 registration tables if Input method 4 bit x 4 is set Registration table 0 D0 D3 4 bits D0 In to D3 IN Registration table 1 D4 D7 4 bits D4 IN to D7 IN Registration table 2 D8 D11 4 bits D8 IN to D11 Registration table 3 D12 D15 4 bits D12 IN to D15 5 To add or edit a reg...

Страница 220: ...n settings tab 2 Select Current file and External offset 3 For Input method specify the input method I O connector or SEO command for the offset value OFF The external offset function is disabled Lower 10 bits Set a maximum of 1024 offset values 0 to 1023 in one coordinate table using the lower 10 bits D0 IN to D9 IN Lower 8 bits Set a maximum of 256 offset values 0 to 255 in one coordinate table ...

Страница 221: ... z axis Rotation movement Specify an angle to rotate all marking data in the file The rotation center is the center of the marking field Enter a positive value for counterclockwise rotation and a negative value for clockwise rotation Correct the laser power Laser power correction To correct the laser power of all marking data in the file enter a value in the text box The correction ratio is calcul...

Страница 222: ...th all reference character strings In the Current file tab the character string numbers from 1 to 100 are displayed In the For all files tab the character string numbers from 101 to 200 are displayed 4 To add or edit a reference character string double click on a table row 5 In the dialog enter a text or change the existing text max 99 characters Select Functional characters to specify functional ...

Страница 223: ...ovement mm Y movement mm Enter a value to move all marking data in a file along the x axis and y axis The orientation of the x and y axis is defined by the head direction setting Z movement mm LP GS except LP GS051 L Enter a value to position all marking data in the file along the z axis Rotation movement Specify an angle to rotate all marking data in the file The rotation center is the center of ...

Страница 224: ...acters select Japanese default setting or Simplified Chinese Japanese and Simplified Chinese characters cannot be used together in one file If Japanese is set JIS fonts are used for the non alphanumeric characters file number J1 and J2 If Simplified Chinese is set GB fonts are used for the non alphanumeric characters file number GB1 and GB2 You can change the default setting for East Asian charact...

Страница 225: ...the fly marking under Marking settings On the fly marking On the fly settings for all files Trigger mode For details about the timing chart of the TRIGGER IN signal refer to the Setup and Maintenance Guide of your laser marking system If Continuous trigger is set for Trigger mode the Start marking button is not available in RUN mode If Continuous trigger is set for Trigger mode you can use the Sea...

Страница 226: ... if you use the link function with imagecheckers On the fly marking Trigger mode Continuous trigger For details about connecting image processing devices refer to the Setup and Maintenance Guide of your laser marking system Go to the Marking settings screen and select File settings Specify any of the following parameters Image checking before marking Image checking after marking To use the link fu...

Страница 227: ... symbol Object No to check Enter the same object number as specified in Object settings for the marking object bar code 2D code or character object This parameter is available if Code checking PV230 or Character checking PV230 is set for Application under Image checking after marking Specify the object number of the target object that should be checked If PV230 PV200 is set for Model the following...

Страница 228: ...ect the check box to set the same offset sequence as used by LP 400 LP V The standard offset sequence applies if the check box is not selected If the external offset function is not used setting this parameter is not necessary Standard offset order Former offset order 1 Rotation movement External offset Mirroring File settings 2 X Y movement External offset Rotation movement External offset 3 Mirr...

Страница 229: ... character objects in the file Related topics Select LP 400 LP V compatibility page 259 Set the character spacing of a character object along a straight line page 100 Set the character spacing by specifying an angle page 103 ME NAVIS2 OP 1 229 ...

Страница 230: ... Due to that fact it is recommended to set a value below the preset value of 100 Scan speed mm s Specify the speed at which the laser beam moves while marking the workpiece Laser frequency kHz LP GS LP RC For LP RC the laser frequency is predefined to 40kHz and cannot be changed For LP GS you can adjust the laser frequency Changing the frequency results in different marking effects For example a l...

Страница 231: ...mal value 1ns 0 5 to 5 0μs 0 5μs 4ns 0 5 to 16 6μs 1 6μs 8ns 0 5 to 33 3μs 3 3μs 16ns 0 7 to 62 5μs 6 2μs 30ns 1 2 to 111 1μs 11 3μs 120ns 3 0 to 333 3μs 29 4μs 200ns 5 0 to 500 0μs 50μs The optimal value of the pulse cycle yields the largest average laser power and the largest pulse energy at the selected pulse duration If you specify a pulse cycle that is longer than the optimal value the averag...

Страница 232: ...at function File settings Trigger settings Scan interval s LP GS except LP GS051 L Function settings External offset Z movement mm Starting point Ending point Specify these parameters to fine tune the time until the laser starts or ends radiating at the start or end point With a larger value you can achieve a darker deeper marking result at the start and end point The settings apply to all objects...

Страница 233: ...e curved line segments are deformed A smaller value reduces the marking time A larger value results in darker lines 1 2 3 4 5 1 Small value 2 Curved line segments are deformed 3 Optimal 4 Dark deep line 5 Large value Jump With this parameter you can adjust the time until the laser starts radiating at the start point of the line The setting applies only if the distance to the next line is too large...

Страница 234: ... 2D code objects Customize to barcode 2D code Select this check box to be able to specify different values for the start and end point of bar code or 2D code objects The setting does not apply to the human readable text Starting point barcode 2D code Ending point barcode 2D code Specify this parameter to fine tune the time until the laser starts or ends radiating at the start or end point With a l...

Страница 235: ...onitrile butadiene styrene White Polybutylene terephthalate Black Polybutylene terephthalate White Polyoxymethylene Black Polyoxymethylene White Polypropylene Black Polypropylene White Polycarbonate Black Polycarbonate White Epoxy coated component LP RF LP RV processing Surface removal Cutting of cable shield Contrast marking time The parameter is available for marking applications Use the slider ...

Страница 236: ...more precise result perform marking time measurement Select Apply to transfer the specified settings to the following parameters in the file Laser settings Laser power Laser settings Scan speed Laser settings Laser frequency kHz LP GS Laser settings Pulse cycle μs LP RF LP RV Laser settings Pulse duration ns LP RV For processing applications Object group Number of overwritings LP RF LP RV To close...

Страница 237: ... 13 Select Close Related topics Check the marking position using the guide laser page 57 Turn laser pumping on or off page 45 Perform test marking page 52 Specify smart setting parameters page 234 22 5 Configure smart settings for processing applications You can select a predefined processing application and if necessary fine tune the scan speed and set how many times the marking data is processed...

Страница 238: ...racter objects TrueType objects graphic objects shape objects bar code objects 2D code object PDF417 and point radiation objects QR Code Micro QR Code iQR Code GS1 DataMatrix Data Matrix You can specify laser correction parameters for individual code elements To edit the parameters of an object select the object in the object list or in the marking image editor The parameters are displayed in the ...

Страница 239: ...ection 2D specify laser correction parameters for the 2D part of the code and the separator between the 1D and 2D part For the 2D part of the code you can specify values for Laser power correction Scan speed correction and Pulse cycle correction LP RF LP RV For the separator you can set values for Laser power correction separator Scan speed correction separator and Pulse cycle correction separator...

Страница 240: ...for On the fly marking Select OFF to disable the function Under On the fly settings for all files specify the basic parameters The settings apply to all files in the laser marking system Under On the fly settings for one file specify the detailed parameters The settings apply only to the current file Vibrations coming from surrounding equipment or line speed fluctuations may affect the marking qua...

Страница 241: ...screen For Moving direction select one of the following options X to X X to X Y to Y Y to Y In the marking image editor a marking field overview for on the fly marking is displayed 1 2 1 The arrow indicates the moving direction 2 This area indicates which part of the marking field is displayed in the marking image editor The marking order is optimized depending on the moving direction Trigger dete...

Страница 242: ...rnal control Characters specified by SIN command Function settings External offset marking offset by I O or SEO command Function settings Counter Reset at date change Line speed control For Line speed control select Fixed speed Encoder input or 2 sensors input If the line speed is fluctuating set Encoder input or 2 sensors input Use an external encoder or sensors to measure the line speed Connect ...

Страница 243: ...tance line speed sensors mm enter a value Connect the first sensor in moving direction to ENCODER A IN X13 and the second sensor to ENCODER B IN X14 of the TERMINAL connector Turn on ENCODER B IN X14 within 10s from the signal input at ENCODER A IN X13 2 Sensors input time out s For 2 Sensors input time out s specify the timeout period between turning on ENCODER B IN X14 and the marking trigger e ...

Страница 244: ...ne speed control Remarks If Encoder input or 2 sensors input is set for Line speed control the current line speed is calculated based on the input signals from the encoder or the sensor You can check the line speed in Monitor On the fly Adjust the setting value of the line speed by checking the marking quality When the character spacing is too wide increase the value When the character spacing is ...

Страница 245: ...ne the marking position change the position of the workpiece reference boundary or the marking data To correct the marking start position backward adjust the workpiece reference boundary to downstream direction To correct the marking start position forward adjust the workpiece reference boundary to upstream direction Lasing start boundary mm For Lasing start boundary mm specify the boundary positi...

Страница 246: ... to conform the lasing start boundary to the position of the marking data in the marking field Place the lasing start boundary downstream of the trigger detecting position Overrun correction If the characters at the marking start position are distorted set a larger value for this parameter A larger value results in a longer marking time Example With on the fly marking it is possible to mark data t...

Страница 247: ... next trigger can be accepted after the current lasing process is finished 1 4 2 3 1 Workpiece 2 Moving direction 3 Trigger sensor 4 Next workpiece Marking at regular intervals If Marking at regular intervals is set the marking process is repeated at regular intervals To use this function you must turn the marking trigger on before starting the marking If you use TRIGGER IN X5 of the TERMINAL conn...

Страница 248: ...ers can be accepted while the trigger processing output PROCESSING OUT Y10 is ON Set this trigger mode if the distance between the trigger detecting position and the preset marking position is so large that it will be necessary to input the next marking trigger during the previous lasing process 1 2 3 4 1 Workpiece 2 Moving direction 3 Next workpiece 4 Trigger sensor Related topics On the fly mark...

Страница 249: ...on ENCODER B IN X14 and the marking trigger e g signal input at TRIGGER IN X5 5 Sensor B downstream 6 Workpiece 7 Distance line speed sensors mm Set the distance between the sensors so that ENCODER B IN X14 sensor B turns on within 10s from the signal input at ENCODER A IN X13 sensor A 8 Sensor A upstream 9 Moving direction Related topics On the fly marking settings for all files page 241 On the f...

Страница 250: ... icon in the marking image editor indicates the direction of the laser head 6 For Trigger mode specify the mode of the marking trigger 7 Select a parameter for Line speed control If the line speed is fixed select Fixed speed If the line speed is fluctuating set Encoder input or 2 sensors input Use an external encoder or sensors to measure the line speed If Encoder input or 2 sensors input is set t...

Страница 251: ...ition 3 Moving direction 4 Trigger sensor 5 Workpiece 6 Trigger detecting position 10 Measure the distance d between the trigger detecting position and the marking start position on the workpiece Make sure that the distance between the workpiece reference boundary and the marking data in the marking field corresponds with the measured distance d If required adjust the position of the workpiece ref...

Страница 252: ...rking time the moving time of the workpiece is included The measurement result shows the time required from the commencement of input of the marking start signal until the completion of the marking process 12 Make sure that no error with on the fly marking occurs If an error occurs because the marking speed cannot follow the line speed specify an upstream position positive value for the lasing sta...

Страница 253: ...adjust the line speed Line speed m min If Line speed control is set to Encoder input adjust the encoder resolution Encoder resolution pulses mm If Line speed control is set to 2 sensors input adjust the distance between the line speed sensors Distance line speed sensors mm If the marking start position deviates from the expected position try the following To correct the marking start position back...

Страница 254: ...aser head lot number Laser head version Oscillator unit serial number LP RV Oscillator unit lot number LP RV Oscillator unit version LP RV Controller serial number Controller lot number Controller version Controller display version LP RC LP RF LP RV Optional network LP RF LP RV 4 To close the dialog select Close or X 24 2 Set the date and time If the displayed date and time of the laser marking sy...

Страница 255: ...he new settings will be updated in the laser marking system If you want to apply the PC date and time to the laser marking system select Apply PC time The new settings will be updated in the laser marking system To exit the dialog select Close or X Related topics Functional characters for date and time page 202 Functional characters for lot numbers page 206 24 3 Change calendar settings Change the...

Страница 256: ... Functional characters for lot numbers page 206 24 4 Specify a name for the laser marking system Specify a descriptive name for the connected laser marking system that makes it easier to identify your product In online mode the name of the laser marking system is displayed in the title bar at the top of Laser Marker NAVI smart The name is also displayed on the Startup screen when you select a lase...

Страница 257: ...pecify remote mode settings There are different methods to turn on remote mode You must configure the settings for the remote mode control in advance 1 Establish an online connection between your PC and the laser marking system 2 Go to the System settings screen and select Operation information 3 Configure any of the following settings For Remote mode switching method specify the method for switch...

Страница 258: ...h this setting no alarm is output if you open the interlock connections and the shutter is closed If you want to use a guide laser in remote mode set Deactivate while shutter closed for INTERLOCK alarm detection 4 Select Apply to laser marking system in the ribbon 5 Disconnect the online connection with the laser marking system 6 Turn off the power of the laser marking system wait five seconds and...

Страница 259: ...splayed error code is in the range from E001 to E199 the display color is always red regardless of the setting For Display language set one of the following languages Japanese English initial setting Simplified Chinese 4 Select Apply to laser marking system in the ribbon to save the settings The new settings will be updated in the laser marking system Note Alternatively change the display language...

Страница 260: ...ET 4 Select Apply to laser marking system in the ribbon 5 Disconnect the online connection with the laser marking system 6 Turn off the power of the laser marking system wait five seconds and then restart the system Do not turn off the power supply during an online connection with your PC Otherwise a data loss or system failure may occur The new settings will be updated in the laser marking system...

Страница 261: ...used for the non alphanumeric characters file number J1 and J2 If Simplified Chinese is set GB fonts are used for the non alphanumeric characters file number GB1 and GB2 Default font for character objects Set a default font used for character objects Default font for bar code 2D code objects Set a default font used for the human readable text of bar code or 2D code objects ASCII code 5C ASCII code...

Страница 262: ...system LP GS If the laser power at the first stroke is not stable enter a correction value between 100 and 100 for Laser start up tuning under Laser fine adjustment to improve the marking quality With a larger value you can achieve a darker or wider marking result at the beginning of the marking 4 Select Apply to laser marking system in the ribbon to save the setting The new setting will be update...

Страница 263: ...her optical devices Example The following drawing is an example to illustrate the available marking field gray with x y axis offset The available marking field is restricted to the area that overlaps the original position of the marking field 1 2 3 1 Original position of the marking field 2 Offset x y position of the marking field 3 Available area for marking Z axis offset mm LP GS except LP GS051...

Страница 264: ... position LP GS LP RC 1 Establish an online connection between your PC and the laser marking system 2 Go to the System settings screen and select System offset The current setting of the laser head direction is displayed under Head direction to axis and in the marking image editor Marking settings screen F indicates the front of the laser head 3 Select Change to open the dialog 4 In the dialog do ...

Страница 265: ...UT Y10 is ON If Enabled is selected the warning E750 is output The warning is automatically cleared after 3s Terminal assignment X11 LP GS initial setting LASER STOP 2 IN Change the behavior of the input X11 from LASER STOP 2 IN to LASER STOP 1 IN if required For details refer to the Setup and Maintenance Guide TARGET DETECTION IN X7 LP RC LP RF LP RV initial setting Disabled Enable this input if ...

Страница 266: ...ings according to your network environment Even if the values for the IP address and the subnet mask are within the configurable range they may be invalid because of their combination IP address 1 0 0 0 223 255 255 255 do not use 127 for the first octet Initial setting 192 168 1 5 Enter an IP address which is not already used by the laser marking system or by the PC Subnet mask 128 0 0 0 255 255 2...

Страница 267: ... refer to the Serial Communication Command Guide of your laser marking system 1 Establish an online connection between your PC and the laser marking system 2 Go to the System settings screen and select Communication 3 Specify the following RS232C communication settings RS 232C usage Select Communication commands to control the laser marking system by communication commands Select Code reader if yo...

Страница 268: ...t with the laser marking system For details about Bluetooth refer to the Setup and Maintenance Guide 1 Connect the laser marking system and the PC with a USB cable or with a LAN cable 2 Establish an online connection between your PC and the laser marking system 3 Go to the System settings screen and select Communication 4 Under Bluetooth communication select Enabled to turn Bluetooth on Select Dis...

Страница 269: ... want to specify particular values for IP address subnet mask and default gateway Network settings If ON is set for DHCP IP address subnet mask and default gateway are displayed If OFF is set for DHCP specify the values for IP address subnet mask and default gateway IP address 0 0 0 0 223 255 255 255 do not use 127 for the first octet Initial setting 0 0 0 0 Subnet mask 0 0 0 0 223 255 255 254 Ini...

Страница 270: ...Operation information REMOTE IN remote mode switching method LASER SUPPLY IN laser pumping control SHUTTER IN SHUTTER ENABLE IN shutter control GUIDE IN guide laser control Select OK to close the dialog 4 Select Apply to laser marking system in the ribbon 5 Disconnect the online connection with the laser marking system 6 Turn off the power of the laser marking system wait five seconds and then res...

Страница 271: ...a PLC IP address 0 0 0 0 223 255 255 255 Subnet mask 128 0 0 0 225 255 255 254 Default gateway 0 0 0 0 223 255 255 255 MAC address 1 MAC address 2 Firmware version Displays the version of the installed PROFINET network unit Control method of input signals To open the settings dialog select Open settings Specify the control method for inputs on the TERMINAL connector and I O connector Select I O in...

Страница 272: ...nication Command Guide 1 Establish an online connection between your PC and the laser marking system 2 Go to the System settings screen and select Communication 3 Make the following settings in the Command format standard mode category Start code STX initial setting or None LP RF LP RV If you use the optional network unit EtherNet IP or PROFINET for command control the start code is not required r...

Страница 273: ...elect this option to use the ASCII control code to input the separator FNC1 If the check box is not selected use the alternative code Select OK The dialog closes 4 Select Apply to laser marking system in the ribbon 5 Disconnect the online connection with the laser marking system 6 Turn off the power of the laser marking system wait five seconds and then restart the system Do not turn off the power...

Страница 274: ...rst octet Initial setting 0 0 0 0 For PV230 PV200 Port result output 8601 fixed Port command transmission PV230 PV200 8604 fixed DataMan 1 65535 Initial setting 23 LP ABR 1 65535 Initial setting 27110 4 Select Apply to laser marking system in the ribbon to save the settings The new settings will be updated in the laser marking system 24 21 Specify settings for code reader functions When linking th...

Страница 275: ...e character data read will be transferred to the object number specified here Setting range 0 1999 4 Select Apply to laser marking system in the ribbon to save the settings The new settings will be updated in the laser marking system 24 22 Optimize the laser power of specific marking field areas With this setting you can adjust the laser power setting of specific marking field areas such as the co...

Страница 276: ...tom left Alternatively use the slider and the arrows to adjust the correction value The laser power correction rate of each marking field area is displayed in the image on the left side The laser power correction rate for the corners for example the Top left corner is the result of multiplying the values of Top left X axis and X axis The laser power value at the center of the marking field is set ...

Страница 277: ...procedure refer to the Setup and Maintenance Guide 1 1 Fiber unit 1 Establish an online connection between your PC and the laser marking system 2 Go to the Marking settings screen 3 Select Open From laser marking system 4 In the dialog select file number 9998 file name Marking field The file opens in the marking image editor This file contains the preset marking field data Field90x90 vec for the c...

Страница 278: ...leave the marking target at the same position 12 In the Guide laser tab set Marking field for Guide laser display Select Guide laser ON 13 Compare the marking field position indicated by the guide laser with the actual marked position of the marking field If they do not overlap enter correction values in the Marking field calibration dialog to adjust the position of the marking laser Specify any o...

Страница 279: ...bration dialog The drawings in this topic show how the marking field shape changes depending on the entered X and Y values A square with dashed lines indicates the original marking field Arrows indicate the direction in which the marking field is changed Parallelogram 1 2 3 4 1 X value reduced 2 X value increased 3 Y value reduced 4 Y value increased Pincushion 1 2 3 4 1 X value reduced 2 X value ...

Страница 280: ...settings screen The password is required when you switch from Restricted user to Administrator In offline mode you cannot select a user 1 Start the Laser Marker NAVI smart software 2 Establish an online connection between your PC and the laser marking system 3 Go to the System settings screen and select Access permissions 4 Select Change next to Password for administrator to specify a password 5 I...

Страница 281: ...xit Laser Marker NAVI smart 3 Execute ClearPassword exe The file is located on the Laser Marker NAVI smart CD ROM under Tools ClearPassword exe 4 Select Clear the password 5 Select OK During the execution of ClearPassword exe a connection between the laser marking system and the PC is not required 6 Start Laser Marker NAVI smart 7 Establish an online connection between your PC and the laser markin...

Страница 282: ...en Deselect the check box if you do not want to show the parameter on the Monitor screen 4 Select Apply to laser marking system in the ribbon to save the settings The new settings will be updated in the laser marking system Related topics User selection page 37 Specify more permissions and Monitor screen settings page 282 Monitor the marking data in remote mode or RUN mode page 285 24 27 Specify m...

Страница 283: ... Marking object Counter global Counter Expiry time global Expiry time Lot global Lot Double click on the cell and enter values in the Start value and End value columns Display edit range of reference character table The table has two rows For all files The reference character string numbers are available in all files Current file The reference character string numbers are only available in the cur...

Страница 284: ...24 System settings Related topics User selection page 37 Monitor the marking data in remote mode or RUN mode page 285 284 ME NAVIS2 OP 1 ...

Страница 285: ...nt settings tab you can check some of the marking parameters To show a marking parameter in the Monitor screen enable it in System settings Access permissions in advance Check on the fly marking status In the On the fly tab you can check the status of on the fly marking ON OFF and the line speed If on the fly marking is enabled ON the current line speed is displayed The line speed display is updat...

Страница 286: ... or OFF is displayed on the screen Refresh the screen manually The Refresh screen button is available in the ribbon if you select Button Refresh screen in Startup Preferences Screen refresh setting Method Use the Refresh screen button to manually update the Monitor screen Related topics Specify screen refresh settings page 28 Specify more permissions and Monitor screen settings page 282 Create a c...

Страница 287: ...r the marking data 3 Select OK to close the dialog The marking file in the connected laser marking system is changed Related topics Monitor the marking data in remote mode or RUN mode page 285 ME NAVIS2 OP 1 287 ...

Страница 288: ... shutter cycles Number of power on times Head fan operating time h LP GS LP RC Controller fan operating time h Battery status for system clock Normal Abnormal Number of marking processes Number of switching cycles of INTERLOCK relays LP GS Number of switching cycles of INTERLOCK contactors LP RC LP RF LP RV If you have replaced a part reset its operating data Log in as administrator to reset the f...

Страница 289: ... storage location enter a file name and save the TSV file Select Delete all and confirm with Yes to delete all log entries To delete the error log log in as administrator This function is not available when backup files are edited in offline mode Related topics Alarm messages E001 E599 page 319 Warning messages E600 E799 page 333 26 3 Perform output simulation Use the output simulation function to...

Страница 290: ...e code reader and the laser marking system are not recorded in the command history If a transmitted message cannot be recognized as a command for example due to an incorrect start or end code it is not recorded in the command history 1 Establish an online connection between your PC and the laser marking system 2 Go to the Maintenance screen and select Command history 3 The communication commands a...

Страница 291: ...are edited in offline mode 26 5 Inspect the laser power Inspect the laser power regularly in order to maintain consistent marking quality A usage under severe operating conditions may require a daily inspection Use a commercial laser power meter to measure the laser power The power meter must meet the following requirements Use a calibrated laser power meter LP GS The detector of the laser power m...

Страница 292: ...the detector Since the pointer is emitted diagonally it does not indicate the center of the marking field at the specified installation distance 2 Establish an online connection between your PC and the laser marking system 3 Go to the Maintenance screen and select the Laser pumping tool Select Yes to start laser pumping After a few seconds laser pumping is completed and the status icon of the Lase...

Страница 293: ...ation for measurement automatically stops after about one minute if you do not select Stop 10 Check the measurement results of the power meter For stable measurement results it is recommended to obtain the average laser power value by measuring the laser power after about 30s from the start of laser radiation for 10 30s If the measurement value is lower than the specified laser power change the va...

Страница 294: ... page 298 Bluetooth connection cannot be established LP GS page 299 Lasing process MARKING LED is ON but no marking is performed page 300 MARKING LED is OFF and no marking is performed page 301 Unintended laser radiation occurs page 301 Marking position is not correct page 302 Marking quality Marking result is totally or partially faded page 302 Edge of the marking field is faded or chipped page 3...

Страница 295: ... or a code reader fails page 316 Position correction fails page 317 Code or character reading results are NG page 317 Marking result is uneven characters are deformed page 318 27 2 Start up When the system does not start check the power cable position of the key switch or condition of the fuse or circuit protector Power supply is not turned on or system does not start Cause The power cable is not ...

Страница 296: ...t Cause One of the following connections between terminals is open INTERLOCK 1 X16 and INTERLOCK 1 X17 INTERLOCK 2 X18 and INTERLOCK 2 X19 LP GS LASER STOP 2 IN X11 and OUT COM 1 LP RC LP RF LP RV REMOTE INTERLOCK IN X20 and OUT COM 1 Remedy Check the connection of all terminals on the TERMINAL connector If the safeguard connected to the laser stop or interlock input was opened or actuated restore...

Страница 297: ...ser pumping control I O or Communication commands in the Operation information window of the System settings screen is correct A change of this setting will take effect only after restarting the laser marking system 27 4 Connection with Laser Marker NAVI smart If a connection to the laser marking system is not possible check the condition of your PC and the communication settings Laser marking sys...

Страница 298: ...connection Remedy Terminate the CPU intensive application to maintain the online connection Ethernet connection cannot be established Cause The Ethernet settings are incorrect Remedy Establish a USB connection and enter the correct settings in the System settings Then restart the laser marking system Cause Ethernet connections are not included in the search settings Remedy In the Connection dialog...

Страница 299: ...Bluetooth in the System settings Then restart the laser marking system Cause The PC is too far away from the laser head Remedy Install the laser head within 5m from the PC Cause The environment is not suited for Bluetooth communication Wireless LAN or another wireless device is used near the laser marking system There is an obstacle between the laser head and the PC Radio wave signals are weak in ...

Страница 300: ...medy Adjust the distance between the bottom surface of the laser marking system and the surface of the workpiece Cause LP GS except LP GS051 L The set z position does not match the height of the actual workpiece Remedy Set the z position according to the workpiece height Cause The workpiece is not in place Remedy Check the marking position using the guide laser LP RC LP RF LP RV Connect a sensor t...

Страница 301: ...l device connected to TRIGGER IN X5 of the TERMINAL connector or from Laser Marker NAVI smart Cause The marking trigger signal is not input at TRIGGER IN X5 Remedy Check the connections to external devices for faulty or loose contacts Make sure that in each marking cycle the TRIGGER IN X5 signal is a one shot signal of more than 2ms Cause The marking trigger signal is input while the marking ready...

Страница 302: ... or the laser settings Marking result is totally or partially faded Cause The laser emission port is not clean Remedy Clean the laser emission port by following the instructions in the Setup and Maintenance Guide LP RF LP RV If contaminants persist replace the protection glass of the laser emission port Cause Fumes created during the marking hinder the laser beam Remedy Install a dust collector to...

Страница 303: ...e marking settings and work distance for each workpiece Cause The workpiece feeder is unstable Remedy Adjust the workpiece feeder so that the position of the workpiece will be stable Cause The performance of the laser oscillator deteriorated due to aging Remedy Increase the laser power Decrease the scan speed If the initial marking quality cannot be reached even if the laser power is set to the ma...

Страница 304: ... between the laser emission port at the laser head and the workpiece Cause The laser emission port is not clean Remedy Clean the laser emission port by following the instructions in the Setup and Maintenance Guide LP RF LP RV If contaminants persist replace the protection glass of the laser emission port Marking result is uneven characters are deformed Cause The laser head is not fixed properly Re...

Страница 305: ...before the marking process is completed Delay the start time of the workpiece feeder or increase the scan speed so that the marking process is finished before the workpiece starts moving Cause Surrounding equipment produces noise Remedy Securely ground the frame ground FG of the laser marking system or the surrounding equipment Insulate the power and signal lines from each other if they have been ...

Страница 306: ...er pulse cycle 27 7 On the fly marking LP RC LP RF LP RV Most problems with on the fly marking can be resolved by adjusting the trigger signals the workpiece position or the line speed Marking is sometimes skipped E750 Cause The marking trigger signal is entered before the current marking process is finished Remedy Select multiple trigger mode if you want to input trigger signals during trigger pr...

Страница 307: ...ause The speed changes at a conveyor junction Remedy If conveyors are coupled avoid marking near conveyor junctions Cause The actual speed and the preset speed for feeding workpieces are different due to slippage of workpieces Remedy Remove the cause of workpiece slippage Cause Positional misalignment is likely to occur due to meandering motion of the conveyor Remedy Make sure that the position of...

Страница 308: ...encoder is used connect the encoder signal to ENCODER A IN X13 and connect ENCODER B IN X14 to IN COM 1 X2 Cause The line speed fed back to an encoder is not consistent with the actual line speed during the marking process Remedy Place the encoder closer to the trigger sensor Adjust the setting value of the encoder resolution by checking the marking quality When the character spacing is too wide i...

Страница 309: ...unications settings and signal sequences Communication with the external device does not start Cause The laser marking system is not in remote mode Remedy Switch the laser marking system to remote mode For details refer to the Setup and Maintenance Guide Check the setting for Remote mode switching method I O or PC configuration software in the System settings of Laser Marker NAVI smart Make sure t...

Страница 310: ...overwritten by a backup file Remedy Check the communication settings For Ethernet and EtherNet IP connections check the IP address and other Ethernet settings When you restore a backup file the communication settings are overwritten by the backup data Cause Surrounding equipment produces noise Remedy Securely ground the frame ground FG of the laser marking system or the surrounding equipment Insul...

Страница 311: ...Command history Use a commercially available line monitor or protocol analyzer to check if the external device sends data Cause The start code is incorrect Remedy Check if the setting for Start code specified in the System settings matches the start code in the data from the external device If you use EtherNet IP or PROFINET make sure that the command data do not contain the start code Cause The e...

Страница 312: ...patibility This mode is not supported for EtherNet IP and PROFINET connections Marking ready output does not turn on Cause An error occurred Remedy Check the error code and cancel the alarm or warning Cause The marking trigger signal is being processed Remedy Do not input the marking trigger signal until READY OUT Y5 is ON When multiple trigger mode is selected for on the fly marking a maximum of ...

Страница 313: ...s ON Cause External character input was activated but the required marking data are not input from the external device Remedy If the register function registered characters the external offset function or character entry by SIN command is used the marking data must be input in every marking cycle LP RC LP RF LP RV Before you input the marking data make sure the DATA WAIT OUT No 38 output of the I ...

Страница 314: ...urement is available only if Shutter control is set to Communication commands Cause Reception mode is OFF Remedy The setting request of most commands can only be transmitted if reception mode is ON Turn on reception mode with the Reception mode MKM command The following commands do not require the reception mode File switching by number FNO File switching by name FNN Shutter control SHT Reception ...

Страница 315: ...st only For LP 400 V compatibility mode different commands apply For details refer to the Serial Communication Command Guide LP 400 V compatible mode Cause Two or more commands are transmitted at the same time Remedy When you send a command always confirm the response from the laser marking system before sending the next command Cause The LP 400 V compatibility setting is wrong Remedy To use the c...

Страница 316: ...on of the imagechecker or code reader the workpiece position or the inspection conditions Linking of an imagechecker and or a code reader fails Cause The connection with the imagechecker or code reader is inadequate Remedy Check the connections to external devices for faulty or loose contacts For details refer to the Setup and Maintenance Guide Cause The communication settings are incorrect Remedy...

Страница 317: ...al calculation Cause The setting order in the expression table of PV230 PV200 is inadequate Remedy Make appropriate adjustments to the setting order in the expression table of PV230 PV200 The numerical calculation results should be output to the laser marking system in the following order X Y and theta Code or character reading results are NG Cause The inspection conditions of the imagechecker are...

Страница 318: ...ing character beforehand Cause An image of fumes smoke in the field of view was taken Remedy Install a dust collector to eliminate fumes smoke generated during the marking and make sure the dust is properly collected Marking result is uneven characters are deformed Cause When TIMING IN No 24 on the I O connector is used the starting and or stopping of the workpiece feeder does not match the markin...

Страница 319: ...e caused by hardware or system errors Restart the laser marking system to clear the alarm For error codes E400 E599 reset the alarm by one of the following methods Confirm the error message in Laser Marker NAVI smart to reset the error Turn on the alarm reset input ALARM RESET IN X15 on the TERMINAL connector Send an Alarm reset ARS command If a counter is used check the counter value in the marki...

Страница 320: ...e signal cable or unit power cable is not connected correctly Remedy Check the connection of cables and signal lines and restart the laser marking system Replace the cable E044 Cause LP GS LP RC LP RF The laser head and the controller do not match LP RV The laser head controller and oscillator unit do not match or are wrongly connected The signal cable or unit power cable is not connected correctl...

Страница 321: ...or The signal cable or unit power cable is not connected correctly Remedy Check the connection of cables and signal lines and restart the laser marking system Replace the cable E144 Cause LP GS LP RC LP RF The laser head and the controller do not match LP RV The laser head controller and oscillator unit do not match or are wrongly connected The signal cable or unit power cable is not connected cor...

Страница 322: ...m is defective Remedy Contact our sales offices or representatives Applies to LP GS only E202 Cause A system error occurred Remedy Check the connection of cables and signal lines and restart the laser marking system E205 E207 Cause An error occurred in the shutter The signal cable or unit power cable is not connected correctly Remedy Check the connection of cables and signal lines and restart the ...

Страница 323: ... the cable E223 E224 Cause A system error occurred Remedy Check the connection of cables and signal lines and restart the laser marking system E225 Cause The fiber unit is detached Remedy Install the fiber unit properly For details refer to the Setup and Maintenance Guide Applies to LP RF LP RV only E230 Cause A system error occurred Remedy Check the connection of cables and signal lines and resta...

Страница 324: ...or unit power cable is not connected correctly Remedy Check the power supply Check if the AC power line is affected by noise Check the connection of cables and signal lines and restart the laser marking system LP RC Make sure the operating temperature of the laser marking system does not exceed the permissible range E262 Cause The laser oscillator stopped because the permissible temperature was ex...

Страница 325: ... Cause An error occurred in the galvano scanner The signal cable or unit power cable is not connected correctly Remedy Check the power supply Check if the AC power line is affected by noise Check the connection of cables and signal lines and restart the laser marking system E276 Cause Marking data are too detailed for the scan speed configured Remedy Decrease the scan speed Applies to LP GS LP RC ...

Страница 326: ...the power supply Check if the AC power line is affected by noise Check the connection of cables and signal lines and restart the laser marking system E290 E292 Cause An error occurred in the z axis adjustment module Remedy Check the connection of cables and signal lines and restart the laser marking system Applies to LP GS only E300 E380 Cause A system error occurred Remedy Check the connection of...

Страница 327: ...inputs on the TERMINAL connector Check the status of the safeguards connected to the interlock terminals Check the operation logic of the connected device If you want to deactivate this alarm when the shutter is closed set Deactivate while shutter closed in System settings Operation information INTERLOCK alarm detection LP RC LP RF LP RV If the error persists even if the interlock terminals are co...

Страница 328: ...COM 1 Y2 on the TERMINAL connector Applies to LP RC LP RF LP RV only E410 Cause Laser pumping was turned off during the marking process Remedy Start the marking process after laser pumping has completed Check the operation logic of laser pumping and trigger input Check the connection of the external devices to the I O terminals or the communication port Make sure the switch or the sensor connected...

Страница 329: ...e operating temperature of the laser marking system does not exceed the permissible range Make sure the fan operates properly Clean the air intake and exhaust port the air filter and fan located at the air cooling area of the laser head and controller If the problem persists contact our sales offices or representatives Applies to LP GS only E500 Cause The marking trigger signal was entered while l...

Страница 330: ...RLOCK IN input on the TERMINAL connector Check the status of the safeguards connected to the REMOTE INTERLOCK IN input Check the operation logic of the connected device If you want to deactivate this alarm when the shutter is closed set Deactivate while shutter closed in System settings Operation information INTERLOCK alarm detection Connect the internal or external power supply to IN COM 1 X2 and...

Страница 331: ...s activated during marking trigger preparation data transfer to the laser head Remedy Reset the alarm if laser radiation was stopped by a laser stop signal an interlock signal or the Stop laser button in Laser Marker NAVI smart Check if the signal lines are affected by noise E570 Cause The marking file or system data were not saved normally when the laser marking system was turned off The data of ...

Страница 332: ...or persists after restarting the laser marking system contact our sales offices or representatives Remove the cause of the warning or correct the setting Close the shutter or input the alarm reset signal by I O or ARS command The following warnings do not require a reset E600 This warning occurs if LASER STOP IN and OUT COM 1 on the TERMINAL connector are not connected It is automatically cleared ...

Страница 333: ...N inputs Check the operation logic of the connected device E601 Cause The specified file contains no marking data Remedy Add the marking data and overwrite the file E603 Cause No data is available for laser radiation Remedy It is not possible to input a marking trigger signal if the marking file does not contain valid marking data Turn on the marking for at least one marking object and select a la...

Страница 334: ...connected to ENCODER B IN X14 of the TERMINAL connector Turn on ENCODER B IN X14 within 10s from the signal input at ENCODER A IN X13 Input the signal at TRIGGER IN X5 after turning on ENCODER B IN X14 within the set timeout period Applies to LP RC LP RF LP RV only E608 Cause The counter value may not be updated because the laser marking system was turned off during the marking process Remedy Chec...

Страница 335: ...pplies to LP GS only E616 Cause The signals from the encoder are invalid The line speed cannot be detected Remedy Check the signal transmission from the encoder to ENCODER A IN X13 and ENCODER B IN X14 of the TERMINAL connector If either phase A or B of the encoder is used connect the encoder to ENCODER A IN X13 and connect ENCODER B IN X14 to IN COM 1 X2 Make sure the encoder frequency does not e...

Страница 336: ...e space between characters reducing the character size reducing the ON time for one shot outputs etc Applies to LP RC LP RF LP RV only E619 Cause On the fly marking is not possible with the set trigger detecting position or lasing start boundary Remedy Place the lasing start boundary downstream of the trigger detecting position Check the setting of the workpiece reference boundary Applies to LP RC...

Страница 337: ...ndby output TIMING WAIT OUT No 36 is turned ON Check the connection of the TIMING IN No 24 terminal on the I O connector Check the connection with the external device Check the operation logic of the connected device E624 Cause A communication error occurred Marking trigger processing terminated abnormally Applies to the linking of image processing devices Remedy Check the Ethernet connection betw...

Страница 338: ...r Check the Ethernet settings for PV230 PV200 and for the laser marking system For PV230 PV200 Protocol is set to General Com general communication in the Ethernet setting table The general communication protocol is used for the communication with the laser marking system E627 Cause Code or character checking failed because no bar code 2D code or character settings are available Applies to the lin...

Страница 339: ... the code data exactly matches the name of the marking file in the laser marking system To switch the marking file by number always specify a 4 digit value in the code data If the specified marking file does not contain any marking data make the desired settings and overwrite the file in the laser marking system E630 Cause TRIGGER IN X5 turned off before the minimum number of scans was reached Rem...

Страница 340: ...laser radiation for measurement Applies to LP RC only E650 Cause The marking data are out of range Remedy Check the marking image display and adjust position and size of the marking data Adjust the values for X axis offset mm and Y axis offset mm in System settings System offset The system offset values are not reflected in the marking image editor E651 Cause The z position of the marking data is ...

Страница 341: ...aser marking system Remedy Reduce the number of characters in the font file Delete unnecessary font files E656 Cause The specified graphic file is not available Remedy Add the graphic file in the Data management screen E657 Cause The selected font is not available for the specified characters Remedy Change the characters or add the required font file To use Japanese or Simplified Chinese character...

Страница 342: ...he character height and width When marking a bold character the ratio between character height and width should be 1 10 to 10 E661 Cause The marking data exceed the memory capacity of the marking file Remedy Reduce the number of characters and segments in the graphic data Reduce the number of characters and start end points of the graphic data Reduce the number of step repeat markings Split long s...

Страница 343: ...ERMINAL connector Remedy Delete any one of these functions from the file E665 Cause The marking data include characters that cannot be converted into 2D code Remedy Use characters which can be converted into 2D code For QR Code change the mode setting For Data Matrix change the character type setting For PDF417 change the compaction mode setting E666 Cause The 2D code cannot be generated with the ...

Страница 344: ... the line width in the object group settings E671 Cause Bar code inversion was selected but inversion of the quiet zone is incorrect Remedy Correct the value for Quiet narrow ratio E672 Cause The settings for Separator height to module width ratio or Lower barcode height to module width ratio are too small Remedy Specify a value which is larger than the value set for the calculation value of the l...

Страница 345: ...ed Remedy Set the value for Power optimization by marking position and apply the setting again Do not turn off the power while the setting is applied Do not turn on remote mode while the setting is applied Applies to LP GS LP RC only E680 Cause The following functions are not available in RUN mode Functional characters External control Registered characters via I O connector Functional characters ...

Страница 346: ... Function settings External offset Marking offset via I O signal or by SEO command Function settings Counter Reset at date change Remedy To perform on the fly marking delete these functions from the marking data Some functions are available with on the fly marking in single trigger mode Applies to LP RC LP RF LP RV only E686 Cause The following functions are not available when Seamless loop is sel...

Страница 347: ...ing the corresponding file number If the problem persists save a backup file and contact our sales offices or representatives E710 E711 Cause The head fan stopped Remedy Clean the fan For details refer to the Setup and Maintenance Guide Check the connection of the fan Replace the fan LP RC Make sure the side covers of the laser head are properly installed Applies to LP GS LP RC only E715 Cause The...

Страница 348: ...ut READY OUT Y5 must be ON Do not input the trigger signal while the trigger processing output PROCESSING OUT Y10 is ON Make sure the switch or the sensor connected to TRIGGER IN X5 of the TERMINAL connector operates without chattering Check the connection of the external devices to the I O terminals or the communication port E751 Cause The trigger signal is invalid The marking trigger signal is i...

Страница 349: ...dy Keep the set input SET IN No 2 ON until the setting completion output SET OK OUT No 28 turns ON To set the number input again close the shutter and reset the previous data Check the connections to external devices for faulty or loose contacts Check the operation logic of the connected device E770 Cause Unable to communicate with Laser Marker NAVI smart because there is no connection between the...

Страница 350: ...me serial number LP RV It is recommended to use a laser head oscillator and controller with the same serial number E781 Cause The laser head and the controller do not match The signal cable or unit power cable is not connected correctly Remedy We recommend that you connect a laser head and a controller which have identical serial numbers Check the connection of cables and signal lines and restart ...

Страница 351: ... Alarm messages E001 E599 319 Reset 319 Align Character object 97 Marking objects 87 TrueType object 110 Application Identifiers AIs Overview 188 Prefix codes 189 Availability of screens 36 B Backup file Convert LP 400 LP V backup files 79 Create 75 Edit 75 General information 74 Initial configuration 78 Restore 76 Search 71 Bar code object Amend bar code data 149 Automatically optimize GS1 DataBa...

Страница 352: ...shape object 136 Line shape object 135 Marking file in offline mode 61 Marking file in online mode 63 Object group 192 Point radiation object 141 TrueType object 108 D Data capacity Data Matrix symbol sizes 165 Micro QR Code versions 165 QR Code Model 1 versions 159 QR Code Model 2 versions 162 Data management screen Overview 35 Data Matrix Character set 155 Filling pattern parameters 173 Marking ...

Страница 353: ...rking parameters DXF HPGL 128 Preset marking parameters JPEG BMP 127 Preset position DXF HPGL JPEG BMP 125 Preset size DXF HPGL JPEG BMP 126 Reduce the marking time 130 Rotate 122 Scale a VEC file 123 Supported DXF file formats 131 Use a graphic object in a marking file 121 GS1 Data Matrix Character set 155 Filling pattern parameters 173 Marking direction 171 Parameters 170 Quiet zone filling para...

Страница 354: ...dicate center LP GS052 58 Position 262 Marking file Copy paste and delete 72 Create and save to PC offline mode 61 Create in online mode 63 General information 60 Open a marking file from the laser marking system 64 Open a marking file from your PC 65 Open and save a file to your PC offline mode 62 Rename 72 Save a file to the laser marking system 65 Search 71 Select a marking file on the Monitor ...

Страница 355: ...ata 288 Outline of Laser Marker NAVI smart 20 Output simulation 289 P Password Delete 281 Set or disable 280 PC connection Troubleshooting 297 PC requirements 21 PDF417 Character set 155 Invert 182 Marking direction 183 Parameters 181 Permissions 282 282 Point radiation object Add a point 142 Create 141 Delete a point 142 Edit a point 142 Position 143 Rotate 143 Position 2D code object 172 Bar cod...

Страница 356: ... 198 Stop laser radiation 47 System settings Advanced system settings 261 Bluetooth settings 268 Calendar settings 255 Calibrate the marking field 277 Code reader functions 274 Command format settings 272 Control codes in bar code 2D code 272 Controller LED display 258 Customize the Monitor screen 282 282 Date and time settings 254 Delete a forgotten password 281 Distortion correction settings 279...

Страница 357: ... smart 26 USB connection 40 User interface elements Customize 29 Overview 31 User selection 37 User defined character 94 V VEC file Add 119 120 Edit 122 Scale 123 W Warning messages E600 E799 333 Reset 332 Work distance 56 ME NAVIS2 OP 1 ...

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