8-2

Troubleshooting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raster engraving appears sharp on

 

Dirty laser system

Clean all optics, rails, bearings and belts

both ends of the engraving but fuzzy

 

Something is loose

Check X-axis bearings, drive gear, idler

in the middle

 

 

System needs tuning

 

pulley, belt, and optics

 

 

 

 

 

 

Run “Tuning” feature in printer driver version

 

 

 

 

Worn X-axis belt and/or drive gear

 

4.17 and higher

 

 

 

 

 

 

Replace belt and/or drive gear, and run

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Tuning” feature

 

 

 

 

Tickle setting too low

Adjust setting higher and recheck

 

 

 

 

Faulty laser tube

Replace laser tube

Engraving does not appear as deep

 

Graphic, graphic software, graphic software

Check to see what has changed. Use

as it normally does

 

 

setup, color palette, monitor display colors, or

 

“Software Setup Guide” to properly setup the

 

 

 

 

 

driver settings have changed

 

graphics software to work correctly with the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

laser system. Check driver settings.

 

 

 

 

Out of focus

Re-focus

 

 

 

 

Material or material density has changed

Check material

 

 

 

 

Settings have changed

Check power, speed, PPI, and DPI settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clean all optics, rails, bearings and belts

 

 

 

 

Dirty laser system

Check and/or clean

 

 

 

 

Laser tube cooling fan filters are dirty

Check, clean, or adjust chiller

 

 

 

 

Chiller not maintaining temperature(water

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cooled versions only)

Adjust ambient temperature to within

 

 

 

 

Ambient temperature not within specifications

 

specifications

 

 

 

 

Laser beam out of alignment with the optics

Check and/or adjust laser beam alignment

 

 

 

 

Air Assist cone misaligned (air assisted

Check and/or adjust cone so that laser beam

 

 

 

 

 

versions only)

 

is in center

 

 

 

 

Faulty laser tube

Replace laser tube

Engraving is sharp, clear and at a

 

Out of focus

Re-focus

good depth on one side of the table

 

Dirty laser system

Clean all optics, rails, bearings and belts

and fuzzy and shallow on the

 

Material is not level or varying in thickness

Check focus point of material and different

opposite side of the table

 

 

 

 

places, adjust height by shimming material or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

using more thickness-consistent material

 

 

 

 

Table is not level

Using the focus tool, focus directly on the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

surface of the table in all four corners. Table

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

should be within +/- .020 inches from one

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

corner to the other. Adjust if necessary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check and/or adjust laser beam alignment

 

 

 

 

Laser beam out of alignment with the optics

Check and/or adjust cone so that laser beam

 

 

 

 

Air Assist cone misaligned (air assisted

 

is in center

 

 

 

 

 

versions only)

Replace laser tube

 

 

 

 

Faulty laser tube

 

 

 

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Universal Laser Systems X-600, X2-600 manual Troubleshooting, Table is not level Using the focus tool, focus directly on