Setting Up/Printing Your Job - Epilog Laser MINI Quick Start Manual

Setting Up/Printing Your Job

1. Find your material you would like to engrave (i.e. wood,
anodized aluminum, plastic, etc).
2. In your graphic program, create a new page that is the
same size as the piece of material you will be engraving.
3. Turn on your laser and wait for a ​ b eep​ to note the
machine is initialized.
4. Place your material onto the table in the upper left
corner. Make sure the table is low enough to accommodate
the material (If not low enough, press the ​ F ocus key​ , then
the ​ d own arrow​ to lower the table before placing your item
on the table).
5. Close the door and turn on ​ a ir assist​ .
In your graphic software, ​ p rint​ the file. Select the laser as
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your printer.
7. Click Properties to see the Laser Dashboard. Set a
resolution (check chart), check the box next to ​ A uto Focus​ ,
set a page size to match the size of the file.
8. Choose a speed and power setting under raster settings.
See "​ E pilog Mini / Helix Suggested Material Settings​ " for
suggested speed and powers.
9. Click ​ O k​ to exit the Laser Dashboard and click ​ P rint​ to
print the page to your laser.
10. Turn on your exhaust fan or filtration unit.
11. At the laser, the job you sent over will be shown on the
LCD display. Press the ​ G o​ key to run the job. The print will
start.