Universal Laser Systems ULS-25PS, Руководство по эксплуатации

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The Motion Controls
The “MOTION CONTROL” section of the control panel enables the user to manually
control motion system movement. Pressing and holding down an arrow key will cause
the focus lens holder assembly to move in the respective direction. Pressing two
adjacent arrow keys will move the assembly in a diagonal direction. This part of the
control panel is primarily used for focusing the laser beam on the engraving material
using the focus tool. Refer to the next section on focusing for a thorough explanation of
these controls.
4.3
Loading and Focusing the Laser System
The first step to laser engraving is loading the material and focusing the laser beam on
the top surface. Let’s use a wooden plaque as an example. Open the top door and
place the wood on the engraving table. Rotate the wood so that the longest direction is
in the horizontal direction. Slide the wood into the upper left hand corner of the
engraving table against the horizontal and vertical rulers.
Materials larger than maximum engraving area can be processed provided they can be
fit into the machine and allow all the doors to be closed properly. If you have an
application of this type, load the material through the front door of the system.
However, all the doors must be able to close before cutting and engraving.
WARNING:
Do not attempt to defeat the interlock system in order to process materials
too large to fit into the system as this could result in exposure to laser
radiation.
To process more than one piece of material at a time, such as in a production
application, a template can be easily made to help in loading the system. To make a
template draw a slightly oversized outline of the material to be processed and duplicate
it as many times as will fit into the engraving area. Place a large piece paper,
cardboard, or acrylic on the engraving table and cut the outlines into the material.
Position the engraving objects within the template outlines. Now position the graphics
on screen so that they are aligned within the template outlines. Finally, print only the
graphics and not the outlines to the laser system. A convenient template has now been
made for quickly loading the system.
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