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Materials Database Printer Driver
This tab of the printer driver is for the beginning user and
automatically calculates the appropriate power and speed
settings according the material selected.
Category List
This section allows you to choose from eight original types
of material categories.
Material List
Once you select a category, a variety of material types will
appear to the right of the category section.
Intensity Adjustments
Intensity Adjustments allows you to change the intensity of your Raster Engraving, Vector Marking and Vector
Cutting. The default settings are set to 0%, but they can be changed from -50% to +50%. Increasing the settings
increases the intensity of the engraving process, giving you deeper results. Decreasing the setting decreases the
intensity of the engraving and gives you shallower results. Always start at 0% on a scrap piece of material and
make any appropriate changes accordingly. There is no need to make changes to these controls unless undesired
results are produced.
Material (Only available when Manual Control Tab is activated)
The NEW button allows you to add a custom Category and Material to the printer driver. The EDIT button gives you
the opportunity to modify the selected Material by creating a copy of the original.
Note: This part of the Materials Database requires knowledge of the Manual Control features. Learn more
about the Manual Control Tab in the Manual Control section of the User Guide.
Which Laser? (Dual laser systems only)
If you would like to only use the top or bottom laser tube to engrave or vector cut, select from TOP or BOTTOM. If
you only purchased one laser tube, select the appropriate laser tube according to the set-up of your laser system. If
you would like to use both laser tubes for your project, select both boxes.
Air Assist (Computer Controlled Air Assist systems only)
If you have the Air Assist accessory on the laser system, you can activate it through this option. You are able to turn
on Air Assist for Raster Engraving, Vector Marking and Vector Cutting. If you activate this feature, adjust the air ow
according to the desired results. If the laser system does not come equipped with Air Assist, turn the feature OFF.
Material Editing
This feature gives you further control over the
Materials Database and has similar features to the
Manual Control Tab in the printer driver. Custom
categories and materials can be added and deleted.
They can also be modied to your specic requirements.
Once you have added the new material, the printer
driver will add the new material to the list. This new
material will be available for you to use in future jobs.
To access this window, you will need to select a current
category or material and click the NEW or EDIT button.
The Materials Editing window and the Manual Control
Tab have similar features. You can refer to the Manual Control section for further explanation of these features.