Melamine - Photo/Clipart Engraving - Universal Laser Systems X-600 Safety, Installation, Operation, And Basic Maintenance Manual

RASTER ENGRAVING
LASER WATTAGE
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
COMMENTS: Engrave unmasked. Use an Image Density of 5.
RASTER ENGRAVING
LASER WATTAGE
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
COMMENTS: Engrave unmasked. Use an Image Density of 3.
Engraving photographs can be challenging at first but becomes easier once there is an understanding
of what to look for and how to achieve the desired results. In an image processing software, scan the
image in at 300 DPI. Adjust the brightness and the contrasts to brighten the light colors and darken
the dark colors. The photo might look better by using a sharpening filter to sharpen up the image
slightly. The next step is to select a halftone pattern. Usually, imaging software gives the choice of
using different halftone patterns including frequency of lines per inch and pattern angles. Use a line
frequency above 20 and below 100. The size of the dots decreases as the line frequency increases.
Experiment to see which pattern looks the best. Big dots look good on some materials and small dots
look better on others. If it is not possible to assign a halftone pattern in the imaging software, the
printer driver will automatically default to a predetermined pattern based on Image Density. When
using the Clipart mode switch, which prints all Clipart or drawings as grayscale bitmaps, use the same
parameters and techniques as for engraving photographs.
MATERIAL SETTINGS GUIDE

MELAMINE - PHOTO/CLIPART ENGRAVING

POWER
POWER
COMMENTS
Section 5-18
SPEED
80 38
80 45
80 52
80 60
80 67
80 75
80 84
80 90
SPEED
80 25
80 30
80 35
80 40
80 45
80 50
80 56
80 60
PPI PASS
500 1
500 1
500 1
500 1
500 1
500 1
500 1
500 1
PPI PASS
500 1
500 1
500 1
500 1
500 1
500 1
500 1
500 1
DEPTH
.008"
.008"
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.008"
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.008"
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DEPTH
.008"
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