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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 | ||||
in the middle |
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| • | System needs tuning |
| pulley, belt, and optics | ||
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| • Run “Tuning” feature in printer driver version | ||
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| • Worn |
| 4.17 and higher | ||
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| • Replace belt and/or drive gear, and run | ||
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| “Tuning” feature | |
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| • Tickle setting too low | • Adjust setting higher and recheck | |||
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| • | 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 |
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| setup, color palette, monitor display colors, or |
| “Software Setup Guide” to properly setup the | |||
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| driver settings have changed |
| graphics software to work correctly with the | |
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| laser system. Check driver settings. | |
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| • | Out of focus | • | ||
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| • Material or material density has changed | • | Check material | ||
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| • | Settings have changed | • Check power, speed, PPI, and DPI settings | ||
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| • Clean all optics, rails, bearings and belts | ||
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| • | Dirty laser system | • | Check and/or clean | |
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| • Laser tube cooling fan filters are dirty | • Check, clean, or adjust chiller | |||
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| • Chiller not maintaining temperature(water |
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| cooled versions only) | • Adjust ambient temperature to within | ||
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| • Ambient temperature not within specifications |
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| • Laser beam out of alignment with the optics | • Check and/or adjust laser beam alignment | |||
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| • Air Assist cone misaligned (air assisted | • Check and/or adjust cone so that laser beam | |||
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| • | Faulty laser tube | • | Replace laser tube | |
Engraving is sharp, clear and at a |
| • | Out of 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 |
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| places, adjust height by shimming material or | |||
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| using more | |
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| • Table is not level | • Using the focus tool, focus directly on the | |||
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| surface of the table in all four corners. Table | |
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| should be within | |
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| corner to the other. Adjust if necessary. | |
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| • Check and/or adjust laser beam alignment | ||
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| • Laser beam out of alignment with the optics | • Check and/or adjust cone so that laser beam | |||
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| • Air Assist cone misaligned (air assisted |
| is in center | ||
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| versions only) | • | Replace laser tube | |
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| • | Faulty laser tube |
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