MPX- Operation Guide Model MPX-60
METAZA Mechanical Operation How METAZA marks dots on metal METAZA impacts a conical diamond-tipped stylus onto a metallic surface to make a depression. The areas with depressions look lighter than where there are none. These differences form an image. (A depression = a dot.) Depression Diamond Tip Diamond Tip Metal Metal Metal How METAZA creates tone METAZA changes the size of a dot to create the tone of an image. (The stronger the impact, the larger and deeper the depression will be.
Settings for the METAZA driver Properties of the METAZA driver Adjust the Brightness Adjust the Contrast Adjust the relationship between image and impact.(Refer to '' The relationship between image and impact below.) Select the type of material (Default is brass) Select the type of image: Photo (default) – images like photos and illustrations having shades Text – Images without having shades such as plain letters and logos whose contours you Text – wish to be clear.
For Best Imprinting Results - Part 1 Loading a material METAZA is a precision instrument. To obtain the best imprinting results, loading the workpiece with care is very IMPORTANT. See User’s manual “Part 2 Performing Marking” for instructions on how to mark materials. 1. Place the adhesive sheet and the material in the correct position 11111) Align the upper right corner of the adhesive sheet with the corner of the work table and set 1111 in place.
Leveling the material Press the material down with the Leveler very GENTLY. Great force is NOT necessary. *Only about 1 kg maximum force is necessary to press down the leveler. Excessive force will have a negative influence on the workpiece and the quality of imprinting. Excessive force causes the material to bend, shift, etc. Press down gently (700 – 1000 gram force) level. Yes No Adjusting the base Turn the knob slowly and gently. No excessive force is necessary.
For Best Imprinting Results - Part 2 Adjusting the image To obtain the best imprinting quality, adjust gamma, brightnesss and contrast while looking at the on-screen preview. The on-screen preview displays an image for reference purposes only. The image in the preview and your actual results may vary. If you are using METAZA for the first time, try the trial material included in the package first. How to adjust gamma, brightnesss and contrast 1. Open print preview from the File menu of Dr. METAZA.
Customizing Impact Values Harder or softer materials You can customize the impact values and register an item as a new material when the material is harder or softer than the default values of Dr. METAZA2. Try your own settings if you are not satisfied with the results even after adjusting the gamma, brightness and/or contrast values. *Customized values are not reflected in the on-screen preview. How to customize impact values 1) Open "Print Set Up" from the File menu.
Imprinting with the METAZA Driver when using commercially available Drawing/Photo software: Software Place to imprint CorelDRAW® 9 Center Adobe® Illustrator® 8.0 0.8mm upper left from the center Adobe® Photoshop® LE 5.0 Center *Imprinting results may vary depending on the application software used. *Adjust data in application software while referring to the following illustrations. On Screen: CorelDRAW ® 9 Adobe® Illustrator® 8.
