ADVANCED SYSTEM OPERATION
Section 9-6
Save Button
By clicking Save, the “Save Engraving Setup” dialog box will appear and will allow you to enter in a file
name. All settings will be stored in this file that has a “.LAS” extension. DO NOT rename the extension;
the driver will not recognize the file as a laser settings file if it does not have the “.LAS” extension name.
These files can be stored in any directory on your hard drive and you can have as many setting files as
your disk can hold. Verify that you have clicked the SET button before you save any .LAS files to ensure
you have properly saved your settings.
Load Button
To recall printer driver settings that have been previously saved, click on the “Load” button and choose
the desired .LAS settings file. The settings that are currently on screen will be replaced by the settings
from the .LAS file. You may abort this change by clicking Cancel; clicking OK will approve the change.
Default Button
This button will reset the driver settings to the original manufacturer values.
Cancel Button
This button closes the printer driver window and takes you back to the previous window. If the SET, OK,
or APPLY buttons were not clicked the changes will not be saved by the Printer Driver.
Apply Button
The APPLY button saves all changes made to the Manual Control Tab. These changes include any
modifications made to the Raster, Vector, or Engraving Field sub-tabs.
Raster Sub-Tab
Print Special Effects
In this dropdown list, you can choose from 4
different printing modes, Normal (default),
Clipart, 3D, and Rubber Stamp.
Clip Art
This control simulates laser printer output
and is very useful if using a drawing with many colors, shades of gray, or many outlines. It is
recommended to turn this control ON when using DRAWN clipart because there may be
some underlying cutting lines hiding behind filled areas. Having this control ON gives a what-
you-see-is-what-you-get output very similar to laser printer output. The entire drawing will be
raster engraved, including all outlines, and only the Black color setting is used. The driver
automatically turns OFF its color-mapping feature and all colors are engraved as different
shades of gray, represented by a halftone pattern. The type of halftone pattern is based
upon the “Quality” setting of the driver the same way grayscale bitmaps are interpreted.
Since clipart images use a wide variety of colors, shades, and outlines, the only effective way
of engraving these images is to have this control turned ON. Clipart mode also provides
greater compatibility with Windows software that does not work well with vector devices such
as the laser system. Do not activate this control when printing photographs or bitmapped
images; use it
ONLY
with
DRAWN
clipart.
3D
There are two ways to use this feature. The first method is used produce an engraving that
has a contoured depth, giving it a three dimensional feel. It is used in combination with
grayscale bitmaps by automatically assigning laser power levels to the shades of gray of the
bitmap
WITHOUT
converting the image to a halftone. These power settings are based off
the setting you entered for the color black, in the printer driver. The darkest shades of gray
(black) will be assigned the value of the setting for the black color. The lightest shade of gray
(white) will automatically be assigned a 0% power. All other shades of gray that fall between
black and white will automatically be assigned an appropriate power level that matches the
darkness of the color. The engraving will appear “3D” because the depth of the engraving
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