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Advanced Laser System Operation
Manual Control Printer Driver
Note: When adjusting the printer driver settings in the Manual Control Tab, it is highly recommended that you
practice engraving or cutting on a scrap portion of that material in case the settings need to be re-adjusted to
obtain the desired results.
The Manual Control Tab in the printer driver gives you full control
of the engraving and vector settings. This tab of the printer driver
is meant for the advanced user.
Color, Power, Speed, and PPI
From the PPI and speed settings to Rubber Stamp and Image Enhancement settings, this section covers how each
feature of the Manual Control Printer Driver funtions for the advanced user.
% Power
Available settings are from 0 to 100%. This setting is directly related to how deep the engraving will be. The higher
the setting, the deeper it engraves, marks or cuts, and vice-versa.
% Speed
Available settings are from 0 to 100%. This setting determines the maximum rate of travel of the motion system.
Actual engraving time (throughput) is not only dependent on the % Speed setting, but is also dependent on
the size and the placement of the graphic in the engraving eld. The motion system will accelerate/decelerate
as fast as it can up to the chosen speed. If the motion system cannot achieve the chosen speed based on the
size of the graphic or graphical placement in the eld, it will automatically adjust its speed internally to the
maximum speed it can achieve. This is evident when you see the motion system automatically slow down while
cutting curves or circles as opposed to straight lines. Automatic proportional pulsing (see PPI) of the laser beam
will ensure that there is no dierence in the depth of cut from straight lines to curves. We will discuss how to
optimize the throughput of the system later in this manual.
% Power and % Speed work together in determining how deep the engraving or cutting will be. Higher power and
slower speeds produce deeper results. Lower power and higher speeds produce shallower results.
To change the % Power, % Speed and/or PPI of a color, position
the mouse arrow on the color name and click once. This will
highlight the color’s parameters and will allow you to change
the settings by using the scroll bars, plus (+) or minus (-)
buttons or by typing in each setting in the appropriate
control box. It is possible to click on more than one color to
set them to the same setting at the same time.
Note: 100% raster speed is dierent than 100% vector speed. Due to the inertia of the X-Axis arm, movements
in the Y-direction, and also depending on which model you have, vector speeds will range from one-third
to one-half the maximum raster speed.