Finalizing The Connections - Universal Laser Systems X-660 Safety, Installation, Operation, And Basic Maintenance Manual

Checking Beam Alignment
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Open the top door of the laser system. Locate the power cord and
plug it into the system and your grounded electrical outlet.
International users may need to connect an adapter to the power
cord to be able to plug it into their power source. MAKE SURE
THAT YOU ATTACH THE ADAPTER CORRECTLY TO THE
POWER CORD AND THAT YOUR POWER SOURCE IS
PROPERLY GROUNDED (EARTHED) OTHERWISE SERIOUS
DAMAGE CAN OCCUR TO THE LASER SYSTEM.
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Place a small piece of masking tape across the 3/4" hole in the focus
carriage (1). Gently rub the tape around the edge of the hole so that
you can see the outline of the hole through the tape (2) and then
close the top door.
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Power ON the laser system and after the system finishes initializing,
open the top door.
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Press the X-Y button on the control panel and a red dot will appear on the masking tape (3). The red
dot should appear centered, or close to the center of the hole, within 1/8 inch. If not, remove and re-
install the laser cartridge and try again. If the red dot still does not appear within 1/8" of the center of
the hole, please contact our Service Department.
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Laser cartridge installation is complete. Power OFF the laser system and remove the masking tape.

Finalizing the Connections

Make the following connections in the exact order described otherwise static electricity can damage the
computer and/or the laser systems electronics.
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Connect your 4-inch flexible rubber exhaust system hoses to the 4-inch outlets found at the rear of
the laser system. Use a hose clamp so that it doesn't fall off.
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Connect the laser systems power cord (already done) and your computers power cord to the
electrical power source. DO NOT POWER ON EITHER DEVICE AT THIS TIME.
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The laser system is standard equipped with a parallel printer cable. You may have purchased the
optional USB or Ethernet adapter. Follow the instructions below pertaining on the cable you received.
Parallel Printer Cable (standard)
The laser system comes equipped with a high quality 6-foot IEEE1284 compliant Centronics parallel
printer cable. Please use this cable and do not substitute it with any other. Connect the printer cable
directly from your computers parallel printer port to the port in the rear of the laser system. DO NOT USE
ANY ADAPTERS, EXTENSION CABLES, SWITCH BOXES, PARRALEL PORT CD-ROM, PARALLEL
PORT SCANNER, ZIP DRIVE, OR ANY DEVICE BETWEEN THE COMPUTERS PARALLEL PRINTER
PORT AND THE PORT ON THE LASER SYSTEM OTHERWISE DAMAGE TO THE COMPUTER OR
THE LASER SYSTEM CAN OCCUR AS WELL AS FILE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.
Power ON your computer and check your computers BIOS setting for its parallel port mode. You must
set the parallel port mode to "Standard Parallel Port (SPP)", "Normal", or "Output Only". If these choices
are not available, set it to "ECP". DO NOT SET IT TO "EPP" or "Bi-directional". The laser system does
not support these modes. If your computer is set to an incorrect configuration, erroneous data will be
sent to the laser system during printing. This can cause the system to lock up, print garbage information,
or not print at all. For information on how to check or adjust your computers BIOS setting, please refer to
your computers owner manual or contact their technical support department.
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