Making A Sample, Step-By-Step - Universal Laser Systems X-600 Safety, Installation, Operation, And Basic Maintenance Manual

AUTOFOCUS Method
This option CAN ONLY BE USED WITH
QUALIFIED MATERIALS. Qualified materials
are materials that
transparent, non-elevated, and at least 2
inches tall in the Y-axis direction. To activate
AUTOFOCUS, go to the "OPTIONS" menu,
move the cursor to AUTOFOCUS and press
SELECT. Then press ESCAPE two times to
get back to the "FILE DISPLAY" menu. Place
your material anywhere
AUTOFOCUS zone (1), which spans across
the table where the Y-axis ruler is indented (2).
Your material must completely obstruct the AUTOFOCUS zone (1) in the Y-axis direction (be at least
2 inches tall in the Y-axis) or it may not operate properly.
To activate the process, press the Z button once and observe the Z-axis table automatically adjust the
table to the proper focusing height. Be sure that the CURRENT LENS choice in the menu system is
the same as the lens installed, if not, choose the correct lens, escape out of the Z POSITION menu
and AUTOFOCUS again.
Periodically you should check if the AUTOFOCUS method is calibrated with your focus tool. Your
focus tool is your absolute reference, so make sure that you do not lose it.
To verify that AUTOFOCUS is correctly calibrated, place an AUTOFOCUS qualified material in the
upper right corner of the engraving field and AUTOFOCUS on it. Then, WITHOUT EXITING OUT OF
THE AUTOFOCUS MENU, place the focus tool on top of the material and use the UP and DOWN
buttons to set focus using the tool (as in the FOCUS TOOL method). When completed, observe the
number in the Z AXIS POSITION menu. If it displays 0.00, then AUTOFOCUS is calibrated. If not,
move the cursor down to "SET FOCAL HEIGHT" menu item and press the SELECT button. Respond
YES to the ARE YOU SURE? question to complete the calibration. The Z AXIS POSITION menu
should now display 0.00. If additional focus lens kits were purchased, then you will need to repeat
this procedure for each lens but make sure that the CURRENT LENS menu matches the lens
installed and the focus tool.

Making a Sample, Step-by-Step

We will now illustrate how to use the laser system to create a product from start to finish. As an
example, we will raster engrave and vector cut a key chain from a 2 by 4 inch, 1/8 inch thick piece of
hardwood. It is preferable to use a hardwood such as Cherry or Walnut as opposed to grainy wood
such as Oak or a manufactured product such as plywood or melamine.
Step 1 – Loading and Positioning the Material
Open the top door and position the piece of wood (1) into the upper
left corner of the table, against the rulers, as the diagram indicates.
If the piece of wood is more than the example then use the rulers to
measure the size of the piece.
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