Specifications

SYSTEM OPERATION
Section 3-2
The VersaLASER On-Screen Control Panel (VCP)
The purpose of the VersaLASER On-Screen Control Panel (VCP for short) is to be able to remotely
control your VersaLASER by being able to view and print your stored print jobs. You will not be able to
operate the VersaLASER without the VCP running in the taskbar.
Once you have installed the VCP using the installation disk, a green, square-shaped icon will appear in
the lower right corner of your Windows taskbar. This icon indicates that the VCP is active. It will
automatically activate itself every time you power on your compute. If for any reason the VCP is
deactivated you can reactivate it by double-clicking on the shortcut found on your computers desktop
screen. You can access the VCP at anytime by left-clicking once on the icon in the taskbar. The follow
describes the features of each tab of the VCP:
VIEWER
• Shows a preview window of the currently selected job.
• The cursor becomes a magnifying glass (Zoom Tool) if you pass it over the preview window. Left-
clicking your mouse zooms in and right-clicking zooms out.
• Displays, in the lower left corner, the name of current job, the date and time it was stored on your
hard drive, and the run time.
• The print job navigation buttons (left and right arrows in the lower right corner) allow you to preview
the print jobs stored on your hard drive.
• The “open folder” button displays and allows you to select your print jobs in a file management style.
It also allows you to delete print jobs stored from your hard drive.
• The upper right side contains the software version of the keypad buttons found on the VersaLASER
itself. These buttons operate identically to the physical buttons on the VersaLASER.
SETUP
• The PRINT CACHE number is adjustable. It indicates the maximum number print jobs that you would
like to be stored on your hard drive. If you exceed the number shown, the software will automatically
begin deleting the oldest jobs as newest ones enter the cache.
• The PURGE button deletes ALL cached print jobs stored on your hard drive.
• UNITS allows you to choose between English or metric units.
• AUTO Z should be enabled if you would like the device to focus the laser beam by automatically
adjusting the height of the Z-axis engraving table. This operating principle is based on the material
thickness that you specify in the VersaLASER Settings popup (explained later). If it is disabled, you
will need to set focus manually by using the included Focus Tool (also explained later).
• AUTO-ZOOM enabled causes the preview window to automatically zoom in until your graphic fills the
entire window. This only works for the next job that you print.
• The TUNING number is a value set by the VersaLASER manufacturing factory for your particular
machine. In the future, as your system gets broken in, it may be necessary to change this value to
sharpen the engraved image. Do not change this number unless instructed to do so by our customer
support department.
• The LENS SIZE choice from the dropdown list should be the same as the number printed on the lens
assembly on the side of your VersaLASER’s Focus Carriage. If you change lenses (available
accessory) other than the standard 2.0, then you MUST select the value that matches your installed
lens otherwise your VersaLASER will not focus the laser beam properly.
FOCUS
• Manually positions the Focus Carriage to an absolute position in the engraving field to either manually
focus the laser beam to the surface of your material, instead of using the Autofocus feature, or to
locate an absolute position within the engraving area by using the Red Dot pointer. To illuminate the
Red Dot pointer, simply open the user door. Using your mouse, position the on-screen crosshairs to
the desired engraving field position, indicated by the X-axis (left) and Y-axis (right) coordinates next to
the crosshair, and left-clicking once. The Focus Carriage will then move to that position. Or, you can
accomplish the same thing by typing in the X-axis and Y-axis coordinates of the location you desire in
the X-axis and Y-axis boxes at the bottom left of the screen and left-clicking the “MOVE” button.