Novanta Synrad ti Series Quick Start Manual

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ti-Series™ Water Cooled Laser, FH Marking Head, kit & WMPv6
Important
Read all
Note:
in the (Laser Safety Hazard information) sections in the ti-Series Laser Operation Man-
uals located on our website
manuals.
Laser and Marking Head Unpacking:
1.
Under your ti Series laser at the bottom of the box you will find the mounting hardware/compo-
nents kit. The Marking Head hardware/components kit is located in the top shipping compo-
nents box. Don't forget to save all shipping containment including plug covers and set them aside.
1.1 Lifting the ti-Series laser correctly by
holding in the middle, do not carry laser
by the mounting feet, this can disturb
alignment.
Important
Keep All Foam and Packaging, you will need to re-use it when moving your laser to
Note:
prevent damage that could void your warranty. Refer to this guide and the Technical
Reference chapters in the laser's Operation Manual when re-packaging for shipping
and/or relocation. Remove all accessory items not originally attached to the laser prior
to re-packaging for shipping.
2.
Upon arrival, inspect all shipping containers for signs of damage. If you discover shipping damage,
document the damage (photographically if possible), then immediately notify the shipping
carrier (responsible party for any transportation damage) and SYNRAD®. See the inventory section
with in the Introduction chapter of the Operation Manual for packaging list(s).
Note:
If shipped completely assembled, jump to the cooling section of this guide.
1
Danger,
Warning,
http://synrad.com/synrad/docroot/resources/libraries/
FH
MARKING HEAD
QSG ti-Series™ Water Cooled Laser, FH Marking Head, kit & WMPv6 Ver 2.0
a Novanta company
Caution terms, symbols, and instructions located
1.2 Ti-Series laser mounting/component kit
for the laser and the FH FlyerMarking Head
(Inset).
FLYER

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  • Page 1 Water Cooled Laser, FH Marking Head, kit & WMPv6 a Novanta company Important Read all Danger, Warning, Caution terms, symbols, and instructions located Note: in the (Laser Safety Hazard information) sections in the ti-Series Laser Operation Man- uals located on our website http://synrad.com/synrad/docroot/resources/libraries/...
  • Page 2: Important Note

    Water Cooled Laser, FH Marking Head, kit & WMPv6 a Novanta company Top Foam Lift both the both the marking notch head and the foam packaging out of the box. Bottom Foam notch 2.1 Place the unit with foam packaging on a...
  • Page 3 Water Cooled Laser, FH Marking Head, kit & WMPv6 a Novanta company Laser Unpacking: Unseat the wiring by sliding the harness out of the notch, then down and out of the foam as shown above. 3.2. Push the wire harness through the 3.1.
  • Page 4 Water Cooled Laser, FH Marking Head, kit & WMPv6 a Novanta company Mounting your Laser: Note: Mounting feet and/or rails are optional, for complete details, refer to the Ti Series Operator’s Manual. Remove the laser aperture self-adhesive film before mounting to the rail.
  • Page 5 Water Cooled Laser, FH Marking Head, kit & WMPv6 a Novanta company Remove the dust cover & set aside, from the rear end of the marking head, unwrap the mounting rail, set it on a firm surface. Orient the rail so that the l-bracket can be placed on the notch end of the rail.
  • Page 6: Check Point

    Water Cooled Laser, FH Marking Head, kit & WMPv6 a Novanta company Mounting your Marking Head onto a Rail (Continued): Remove the dust cover & set aside, from the rear end of the marking head, unwrap the mounting rail, set it on a firm surface. Orient the rail so that the L-bracket can be placed on the notch end of the rail.
  • Page 7 Water Cooled Laser, FH Marking Head, kit & WMPv6 a Novanta company Mounting your Laser onto a Rail: Important Do not use any type of jackscrew arrangement as this will twist the baseplate and Note: may distort the tube.
  • Page 8 Water Cooled Laser, FH Marking Head, kit & WMPv6 a Novanta company Mounting your Laser onto a Rail (Continued): After both the laser and the marking head are mounted to the rail, place the spring-loaded path enclosure tube as shown below.
  • Page 9 Water Cooled Laser, FH Marking Head, kit & WMPv6 a Novanta company Mounting your Laser onto a Rail (Continued): Secure the path enclosure tube to the L-bracket with four (4) 8-32 x 1/4” button head socket screws as shown below.
  • Page 10 Water Cooled Laser, FH Marking Head, kit & WMPv6 Cooling: a Novanta company Important Use distilled water as the coolant. If glycol is necessary, add no more than 10% by Note: volume. When filling your chiller, use at least 90% distilled or tap water by volume. If you must use glycol, do not add more than 10% by volume.
  • Page 11: Guidelines For Cutting And Installing Tubing

    Water Cooled Laser, FH Marking Head, kit & WMPv6 a Novanta company Cooling (Continued): Guidelines for cutting and installing tubing Cut tubing lengths generously to allow for trimming. Cut tubing squarely; diagonal cuts may not seal properly. Trim away any burrs if the cut is “ragged”.
  • Page 12: Power Connections

    Water Cooled Laser, FH Marking Head, kit & WMPv6 a Novanta company Power Connections: Note: The negative (–) side of the DC input to the laser is internally connected so that the laser chassis serves as DC power ground.
  • Page 13 Water Cooled Laser, FH Marking Head, kit & WMPv6 a Novanta company Power Connections (Continued): The ti-Series laser requires a DC power supply capable of providing 48 VDC at 18-35 A Important depending on model, refer to the specifications within the laser’s operation manual.
  • Page 14: Control Connections

    Water Cooled Laser, FH Marking Head, kit & WMPv6 a Novanta company Control Connections: Important All control connections to Firestar ti-Series lasers are made through the 15-pin User Note: I/O connector on the laser’s rear panel. The User I/O port receives power commands from SYNRAD’s UC-2000 Universal Laser Controller, or FH marking head, and also...
  • Page 15 Water Cooled Laser, FH Marking Head, kit & WMPv6 a Novanta company Control Connections (Continued): Connect the other end of the BNC cable to the control input, 15 pin User I/O, via the Quick Start Plug QSP (Optional) located on the rear end of the laser. (Refer to the figure on the following page.) 19.1 Control connection locations...
  • Page 16 Water Cooled Laser, FH Marking Head, kit & WMPv6 a Novanta company Should look something like this. QSP (optional) and BNC 19.2 From laser I/O port to Marking Head BNC port. To PC Ethernet port Connector Power QSG ti-Series™ Water Cooled Laser, FH Marking Head, kit & WMPv6 Ver 2.0...
  • Page 17 Water Cooled Laser, FH Marking Head, kit & WMPv6 a Novanta company Control Connections (Continued): Laser Markers are pre-configured at the factory to a fixed address of 192.168.100.100. This allows you to make a peer-to-peer Ethernet connection. Your computer’s Ethernet settings are determined by your facil- ity’s computer network.
  • Page 18 Water Cooled Laser, FH Marking Head, kit & WMPv6 a Novanta company Laser Marking Software (WinMark®): Important Prior to installation of the WinMark pro laser marking software on your computer, Note: review the requirements in the WinMark pro Operation Manual, remove power or unplug the USB cable from the FH Flyer marking head to prevent windows from ar- bitrarily assigning a USB driver that is not compatible with Flyer’s USB port protocols.
  • Page 19 Water Cooled Laser, FH Marking Head, kit & WMPv6 a Novanta company WinMarkpro v6 Installation (continued): Note: If WinMark Pro is un-installed, the .NET package is not removed, because these files may be used by other applications installed after the original WinMark installation.
  • Page 20 Water Cooled Laser, FH Marking Head, kit & WMPv6 a Novanta company WinMark Launcher: As part of the software installation, WinMark Launcher (Launcher.exe) is placed in the Program Files/ WinMark folder and a shortcut is placed on the desktop. Launcher allows non-administrative operators to load existing .mkh files for marking without opening WinMark’s Drawing...
  • Page 21 Water Cooled Laser, FH Marking Head, kit & WMPv6 a Novanta company WinMark pro: Once the WinMark Pro application opens, click the ‘Tools’ menu and select ‘General Settings...’ . 28.1 Password protecting *.mkh files. Using WinMark Pro’s ‘Startup Options...’ within the Tools menu, Launcher can be configured to load a specific file and to start marking automatically when the computer is powered up.
  • Page 22 Water Cooled Laser, FH Marking Head, kit & WMPv6 a Novanta company WinMark Digital Scope: Digital Scope (DigScope.exe) is a stand-alone program included in the WinMark folder. Use Digital Scope to test individual inputs and outputs, turn the laser beam on or off, or adjust the laser’s output power level.
  • Page 23 Water Cooled Laser, FH Marking Head, kit & WMPv6 a Novanta company WinMark File Import Filters: WinMark Pro automatically loads the File Import Filters during installation. These filters allow you to import a wide variety of graphic file formats. See the WinMark pro Operation Manual for details.

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