Setting The Origin Point - Roland EGX-20 User Manual

Setting the Origin Point

When loading material, be sure to set the origin point. The origin point is the reference point for engraving. You set it indi-
vidually for each piece of material you load. Omitting this operation may result in locations other than the material being
engraved.
Basic Steps for Moving the Spindle Unit
When you installed the cutter in the spindle unit, you performed operations to move the spindle unit. These steps
can be summed up as follows.
 The operation differs according to whether the View light and Z-axis light on the switch
panel are illuminated or dark.
 Changing between the lighted View light (indicating View status) and dark View light
Press the View button on the switch panel.
 When the View light is illuminated
You cannot move the spindle unit.
 When the View light is dark
You can move the spindle unit using the movement button.
 Changing between the lighted and dark Z-axis light
Press and hold the center of the movement button for a short while (0.6 second or more).
 When the Z-axis light is illuminated
You can move the spindle unit up and down using the movement button.
 When the Z-axis light is dark
You can move the spindle unit vertically or horizontally using the movement button.
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If the Z-axis light is dark, press and hold the Origin Set button for a short while (0.3 second
or more).
(Pressing the Origin Set button lights the Origin Set light. Make sure the light is illuminated, then release
the button. The Origin Set light goes dark.)
The vertical and horizontal locations of the origin point are set.
This completes the setting for the origin point.
Pressing the Origin Set button while the Z-axis light is lit lowers the spindle unit and puts the machine in the state
for installing a cutter.
When you are engraving a nameplate, there is no need to set a height-location origin point. The sensors automati-
cally detect the surface location of the plate (material).
Plate
Center of the cutter
Refer to the preceding "Basic Steps
for Moving the Spindle Unit" and move
the spindle unit as follows.
If the cutter is touching the plate
(material), move the spindle unit up-
ward to separate it slightly from the
material.
Move the cutter to position it above
the lower left corner of the plate (ma-
terial).
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