Owner`s manual

Berm is the material build-up near cut edges, top and bottom.
There might be a noticeable lip or berm at the cut edges. Check with your fingernail. You might have to
remove this with a file or scrape with a sharp metal edge, such as a razor blade, a knife or a pair of scissors, if
this is an issue when stacking multiple layers or gluing. Some acrylics (cast) will produce less of a berm than
other types (extruded).
PREPARING THE LASER CUTTER:
1. Placing material in the cutter: Open the lid and place material in the cutter, firmly against the upper-
left 90-degree reference stop or any other place on the honeycomb floor, but note the position where
the cutting will take place.
2. Setting the cutting position: You can draw the piece to be cut at the appropriate place on Visio‘s 24‖
x 12‖ drawing area, keeping the origin at the upper left of the drawing. Do not draw anything that
touches or crosses the 24‖ x 12‖ border. Refer to the manual.
3. Focusing: Eyeball the height of the piece with regard to the end of the air-assist nozzle to make sure it
won‘t crash into the piece when moved from its resting place (the upper right) to the origin (the upper
left). If it appears that the head won‘t clear when rapidly moved to the focus position, remove the
material, lower the table to a safe height, using the down arrow when in the focus mode. As soon as
you push the Z button to enter the focus mode, the head will move rapidly to the focus position,
usually near the origin in the upper left. With the lid open, press Z on the cutter, and use the manual
focusing tool to focus in the area you will be cutting, moving the head with the X, and Y buttons as
described in the manual. After focusing, remove the tool and press Z to re-home the head. Use
SELECT and ESCAPE on the laser cutter to get to the file menu, the normal mode of use.
4. Printing: From the local PC, print the job on the laser cutter. You can set the laser mode, power,
speed, and PPI from the Preferences button with the Print selection. You should see the LCD display
on the cutter first indicate ―Empty Memory, 0.00 power and 0.00 speed,‖ followed in a few moments
by the drawing title, power, and speed of the first cut or engrave operation.
5. Viewing laser path before cutting: To see the laser-cutting path before cutting, open the lid and press
START. A non-cutting red laser spot will be emitted instead of the invisible carbon-dioxide laser and
trace the cutting/engraving path. You can increase the cutting speed temporarily to expedite this check.
6. Cutting: When you‘re ready, close the lid and press START. If you want to stop the process
prematurely, raise the lid or press PAUSE. The former option provides the fastest response, but you
can’t resume. Press PAUSE to home the head after completing the present operation. Raising the lid
will stop the carbon-dioxide laser immediately; pressing PAUSE without raising the lid might take
awhile. You can press RESUME to resume the job from PAUSE, or you can start over by pressing
START. Raising the lid, then pressing PAUSE stops the cutting path after the laser has been shut off,
and you cannot resume the cut.
7. Don’t leave lid open: The laser stays warmed up and quieter with the lid closed.
Exaggerated cut
relief, side view
Berm