How It All Works - Universal Laser Systems X-600 Safety, Installation, Operation, And Basic Maintenance Manual

While the laser system is processing the material, you may stop the process by pressing the PAUSE
button and waiting for the system to finish what it was doing and move to the home position (upper
right corner). As long as you do not move the material inside the laser system, you can resume
processing by pressing the RESUME button. As a safety feature, if at any time you open either
the top or front door, the laser beam will shut off first, and then the focus carriage will pause
and move to the home position. However, this method of stopping the process may ruin your
application material because you will be unable to resume operation exactly where it paused.
Step 5 - Material Removing and Reloading
Once the laser system has completed processing the material, the laser beam will turn off, the focus
carriage will move to the home position in the upper right hand corner, and the green light on the
control panel will turn OFF.
Before opening the top door, wait a few seconds to let any remaining fumes that are leftover from the
laser engraving or cutting process, to evacuate through the exhaust system. Open the top door and
remove the material. Some materials will continue to emit fumes, from several minutes to sometimes
hours, after the engraving or cutting process is completed. We recommend that you relocate these
materials to a well-ventilated and unoccupied area.
WARNING: Some materials, when engraved or cut with a laser, can produce toxic and
caustic fumes. We suggest that you obtain the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) from
the materials manufacturer. The MSDS discloses all of the hazards when handling or
processing that material.
If you start a file with the top or front door open you may notice that a red dot pointer appears on the
Z-axis table simulating where the CO2 laser beam will fire. However, please note that the red dot
pointer is NOT triggered like the laser beam itself and while the system is simulating raster engraving
or vector cutting, the area in which the Red Dot moves actually represents the complete motion of the
mechanical assembly, and is not an exact indication of where the CO2 laser beam will burn. The
laser beam will be activated somewhere within that motion depending on the graphic itself.

How it All Works

There are five (5) basic components that make up a laser system, the control panel, the CPU, the DC
power supply, the laser cartridge, and the motion system.
DC Power Supply
The DC power supply converts the incoming
AC electricity to 48 volts DC. This is used to
power both the laser cartridge and the CPU.
CPU
The CPU is the "brains" of the system and
controls everything.
are standard computer memory SIMMS.
This is where incoming files, from the
computer, are stored while the power is on.
The CPU gets input from the computer and the control panel. It outputs precisely timed signals to fire
the laser beam and to move the motion system simultaneously.
Control Panel
This is where the operator controls the laser system. It is composed of tactile feel push buttons and a
LCD display. From this panel, the operator can position the motion system, move around through the
menu system in the LCD display, and run the laser system.
SYSTEM OPERATION
Located on the CPU
NOTE
LASER
CARTRIDGE
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