User manual

Chapter 3 - Operations 23
Note: The typical home position of the VE-810 is the upper left corner of the T-slot table.
If you are using this standard home position, you MUST use the left jog key to move the
spindle all the way to the left and use the up jog key to move the T-slot table all the way to
the back, otherwise you engraving may not be in the correct position.
Z
Z
7. Z Jog buttons - The z jog buttons are used to move the spindle up and down. The
most common use of these buttons is for setting the surface, which is explained in number
8 below.
Set
Surface
8. Set Surface - The set surface button is used to set the surface point of the material you
are engraving. The procedure for setting the surface is as follows:
a) Press and hold the Z up jog button until the spindle reaches the highest point.
b) Use the X & Y jog buttons to move the spindle over the material to be engraved.
c) Press the set surface button. The spindle will move down.
d) Press and hold down the Z down jog button until the spindle touches the engraving
material.
e) Press the set surface button. The spindle will now move up to it’s original position.
The surface is now set.
BackUP
ABC
9. Backup ABC - The backup button is used to back the engraver up one character at a
time. While engraving, pressing the backup button will move the spindle back one
character for each time you press the button. This is commonly used if you need to re-
engrave an area that wasn’t engraved completely.
HOME
Save
10. Home Save - The home save button is used to send the engraver back to it’s home
commonly used if you had a problem with engraving a plate, such as the plate moving,
and you needed to change the material and engrave the plate again. Pressing home save
change your engraving material and then press the start button to run the job again.