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Unified User’s Manual For AURORA 20,30 and 50 Thunder Laser www.thunderlaser.com tech@thunderlaser.com February 2021 DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
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AURORA SERIES Introduction This manual has been designated as the thunder laser systems, fiber laser machine installation and user guide;The manual is divided into seven chapters,Including general information instructions, safety instructions, the key components of every laser cutting systems and the installation steps, operation instructions, software instructions and maintenance instructions from THUNDERLASER Company.
HE FIRST TIME USING THE CHUCK ROTARY AXIS ATTACHMENT CHAPTER8 MAINTENANCE ..............................68 8.1 G ..................................68 ENERAL AINTENANCE 8.2 C ................................... 68 LEANING THE IELD LENS www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China Tel :(86)769 826653...
Laser Radiation: Pay attention to the dangers of the laser beam. Fire Hazard: High potential for fire. NEVER RUN UNATTENDED! Tips: Helpful notes or info that simplify the use or understanding. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
USERS MANUAL AURORA SERIES 1.2 Designated The THUNDER LASER AURORA SERIES is intended exclusively for laser marking using the supplied marking software. Materials such as metal, anodized aluminum, and several plastics can be processed on the laser. The following points should also be observed as part of the intended use: 1.The engraving process must only be performed with a perfectly adjusted machine.
It is recommended to record all of the data so that you always have this handy. You will need to supply your Serial Number to our Support Team on occasion. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian...
7. Preparation, retooling, change of work piece, maintenance and repair activities must only performed with equipment switched off and by trained personnel. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
2.2 Laser Safety Information 1. To assess the potential dangers laser systems pose, they are classified into 2 safety classes, Thunder Laser Aurora series is a device of class 2. This is guaranteed by the protective housing and the safety installations.
The warning and information labels in various locations if the machine should always be read carefully and understood. If labels are lost or damaged, they must be replaced immediately. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
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USERS MANUAL AURORA SERIES www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China Tel :(86)769 826653...
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USERS MANUAL AURORA SERIES www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China Tel :(86)769 826653...
Chapter3. Process of Installing 3.1 Unpacking You receive your THUNDER LASER AURORA SERIES packed in a wooden box which contains the laser machine and additional accessories. The following steps give you an overview of the unpacking and assembly of the laser. Please follow these steps carefully.
Mains voltage and operating voltage must correspond (AC 230V 50/60 Hz or AC 115V 50/60 Hz) – see information label beside the connection socket. Under no circumstances should you switch on the device if the voltages do not correspond. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
USERS MANUAL AURORA SERIES 3.3.2 Connecting the Computer Connecting the Computer and the machine by using the USB cable. Like below: www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China Tel :(86)769 826653...
Please refer to the following pictures about how to install the exhaust pipe: www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
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AURORA SERIES The input voltage must correspond (AC 230V 50/60 Hz or AC 115V 50/60 Hz) – see information label beside the connection socket. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
If fiber laser machine is running a job, the signal lamp is in red light. If laser machine is not at work, the signal lamp is in green light. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian...
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21. Exhaust fan socket To connect the main power of exhaust fan. 22. Exhaust hose This is for installing the exhaust device. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China Tel :(86)769 826653...
CV4 folder you saved from the U-disk that came with the fiber laser>>Select the CV4 driver>>Next>>Install, then the driver is installed successfully. See below pictures. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
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USERS MANUAL AURORA SERIES Pic1 Pic2 www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China Tel :(86)769 826653...
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USERS MANUAL AURORA SERIES Pic3 Pic4 www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China Tel :(86)769 826653...
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USERS MANUAL AURORA SERIES Pic7 Pic8 www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China Tel :(86)769 826653...
Open the software, then press “F3” and select items according to below picture(take Aurora 20W as an example). Laser type: Fiber PWM: Max PWM: 60KHz, Min PWM: 20 KHz. Fiber serial: IPG_YLP Open Mo Delay: 8ms. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China Tel :(86)769 826653...
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U disk. Open the software>>Press “F3” button>>Field>>find the correction file(the name is 110×110.cor) in the USB disk that came with the machine. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
Note: 1. this software only supports 4 languages, English, Chinese, Japanese and Korean. 2. you need to restart the software after you changing language. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
(Objects on the left can be filled; The two rectangles on the right may get unexpected result for they intersect each other.) The icon of Hatch in Toolbar is and when selected a hatch dialog box will appear. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
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‗All Calc‘, mark all the hatch line at one time, mark all the hatch that on the same line. Marking result as follow: www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
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Optimization two-way hatch: similar with bidirectional hatch, but the end of each end connects. Click the button will switch between the Unidirectional, bidirectional, and ring-like hatch. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
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Edge offset: the distance between hatch lines and the object‘s outline(below figure). Board Distance Linereduction: The hatch lines both sides reduction(below figure). www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China Tel :(86)769 826653...
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At the right side of the main interface, this parameter shows some setting about Marking project, you can change parameter and project‘s color, e.g. Speed, Current Frequency, power, etc. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian...
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Polygon TC parameter can effect. The starting point of the square is controlled by Start TC parameter. The last corner of the square is controlled with the End TC timer. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian...
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0. Parameter: machine parameter. Key ―F3‖ is the shortcut key of this function. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China Tel :(86)769 826653...
(2) Open the correction software “CorFileEnu2.exe”. And select “F1.Set Laser Para” or press “F1” button of your keyboard. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China Tel :(86)769 826653...
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Power Analog output and Frequency Analog output: 80%. You can adjust it according to your needed. (4) Put a piece of black paper jam/Coated printing paper on the work area, please make sure it’s flat. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian...
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(6) If the image that marked is different from the software, please press “Change image” to choose the same image. (7) Take the two straight lines in the middle as X and Y coordinate axes. And measure the coordinates of www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
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(accurate to the decimal point) For example: The coordinate of point 1 is(67.1,67). Measure other points in the same way. X: 67.1 Point 1 www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China Tel :(86)769 826653...
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And put a new black paper jam/Coated printing paper on the work area. Then input them in software and press “OK”. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
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AURORA SERIES (9) Then press F8. Calibrate standard box,and the fiber laser will mark. After each marking, the following dialog box will appear. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
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F-150, measure the second square outside(from outside to inside), the size should be 150*150mm. F-200, measure the fourth square outside(form outside to inside), the size should be 200*200mm www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China Tel :(86)769 826653...
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USERS MANUAL AURORA SERIES Point 1 Pic1 www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China Tel :(86)769 826653...
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For example: If the distance of Y axis of Point 1 is 77mm, it means the Y coordinate of Point 1, you can set it to 68. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
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The following dialog box appears, please specify a file for the file name, otherwise it will be unsuccessful to save, such as "Nine Point Calibration". Be sure to remember the file directory location. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian...
5.4 Different Field Lens-How to set&adjust the focus length of Auto-focus Aurora series marking machines can be equipped with 3 field lenses (F-110, F-150, F-200), and the focal lengths of different field lenses are different. After changing the field lens, the user needs to adjust the focus of autofocus again.
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USB cable to the auto focus plate “UStart” interface, the other end is connected to the computer end. Pic1 Pic2 Pic3 www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China Tel :(86)769 826653...
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Find the corresponding COM of the USB, and remember it. The auto-focus software driver folder in the U-disk that came with the Fiber machine. Pic1 www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
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50 WATT P:25%, S:100mm/s P:30%, S:100mm/s P:50%, S:100mm/s Focus length range 213—214.5mm 264—265.5mm 399-401.5mm PS: P means power, S means speed. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China Tel :(86)769 826653...
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How to set the focus length. (2) Open the marking software, place a piece of metal material on the work platform, draw a 10*10mm www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
Main switch on the right side of the Fiber laser, Light switch one the left side of the fiber laser. 3.Place the material on the work table(the marking area of F-110 is 110*110mm, F-150 is 150*150). www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
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4. Open the software EzCad2, then install driver and import the Correction file according to Chapter 5.1.1. 5. Import your file to EzCad2 This software supports these file types. Vector Files www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China Tel :(86)769 826653...
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6. Press Hatch function, choose Hatch1(or you can choose the other according to your need), Set the Line space as 0.05mm(we recommend using the range of 0.01-0.1mm), then press “OK”. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian...
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Start TC(US) to 150, Laser Off TC(US) to140, End TC(US) to 300, Polygon TC(US) to 100. Other settings no need to change. For 20W, the range of Frequency is 20-60kHz. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
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“Auto focus” button. The Galvanometer will adjust the focus distance automatically. And wait 2-3 seconds, after hearing a beep(from the indicates light), that means the focus distance adjustment is complete. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
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9. Press Key F1 or Red(F1) in software, then fiber will virtual marking out the size of your file. Adjust the position of your material according to the red area. See below pictures. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian...
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“Start” button of the fiber machine directly. 2. You can start to marking with “Start” button also. 11.The fiber laser will mark your image. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
RotaryMark is in the Laser of system tool bar: Part: The part count that has been marked. Press the button R on the rightwards will reset the part count. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
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The direction of the split line is the same with rotary axis. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian...
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Please choose X axis as default settings. Pulses per round: The pulse numbers each round that the expansion axis rotating. We can calculate it through following formula. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
, And then plug the terminal back in. At this time, the door cover is successfully shielded. After shutting down and restarting, the door cover protection will take effect automatically. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian...
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The connector is located inside the right front of the working area. Connected it to this interface and fixed, and then you have finished the device connection. Like below: www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian...
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Part Diameter:50mm Zero: Keep the default setting (grey mark), under any circumstances, do not check. Accurate Zero: do not selected www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China Tel :(86)769 826653...
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Use the default parameters for other settings. 11. Set the rotary parameters(choose Mark Selected and Force all split, split size:0.05, Part Diameter:50mm, Focus Length:210mm) www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
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Press Ctrl + left key on the keyboard, the rotary will rotate to the left. Press Ctrl + Right keys on the keyboard, the rotary will rotate to the right. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian...
Do not dip the cleaning cloth in the cleaning solution. This contaminates the solution and makes it unusable. Place drops of the solution on the cloth! www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
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Do not wipe the lens with a dry cloth. Do not touch the reverse side of the cloth. Do not exert any pressure on the lens. Clean once half a year (depending on usage). The End. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Shatian Town, Shatian Dadao, Mintian Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China Tel :(86)769 826653...
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