Specifications

Installation 2-11

• Turn ON the laser system. After the system finishes initializing, “Ready” will appear displayed on the

Control Panel of the laser system.

• We will now check if the Laser Cartridge was installed properly.

To do this, open the top door and place a small piece of

masking tape across the ¾” hole in the focus carriage (1).

Gently rub the tape around the edge of the hole so that you can

see the outline of the hole through the tape (2).

• Now press the “X-Y” button on the Control Panel. The red diode

pointer will illuminate and a red dot will appear on the masking

tape (3). The dot should appear centered, or close to the center

of the hole, within 1/8”. If not, remove and re-install the laser

cartridge and try again. If the red dot still does not appear within

1/8” of the center of the hole, please contact our Service

Department.

• If the red dot is centered, installation is complete. Remove the

masking tape.

Problem Prevention

The following are things that you MUST NEVER

do:

1) Never connect or disconnect the printer cable while either the computer or the

laser system is powered ON. Always power down both units and leave them plugged into the wall

outlet when connecting or disconnecting the printer cable.

2) Never connect the laser system through a manual switch type A/B switch box.

If connecting an additional laser system or other printer to the same computer, we recommend the

installation of an additional parallel port into the computer. Using a switchbox can create electrical noise

that can cause an engraving problem or can damage the laser system and/or the computer’s electronics.

3) Never use any device that is installed between the computers parallel port and

the parallel port of the laser system such as a ZIP drive or parallel port CD-ROM

drive.

This can not only damage the laser systems electronics but it usually will not work and will cause

file transmission errors. Again, install an additional parallel port for other peripheral devices.

Computer Controlling the Laser System

At this time, you will need to read the second manual supplied with your system. It is called

“Computerized Controls”. This manual contains Windows 95/98 printer driver installation and

operation instructions as well as setup instructions for graphics software to properly work with

the laser system. Please read this other manual before continuing on to Section 3.