Specifications

SYSTEM OPERATION

Section 3-4

Step 4 – Loading and Positioning Your Material

Open the user door and position the wood (1) into the upper left

corner of the engraving table, up against the rulers. If necessary,

use the UP or DOWN arrow buttons on the keypad or in the VCP to

raise or lower the Z-axis to make loading easier.

Step 5 – Focusing the Laser Beam

In the Setup tab of the VCP, if you have AUTO Z enabled and the LENS SIZE matches the number

printed on the side of the Focus Carriage, then the VersaLASER WILL AUTOMATICALLY focus the

laser beam based on the material thickness you entered when the VersaLASER Settings dialog box

popped up. However, if you would like to override the AUTO Z feature and manually focus the laser

beam, follow the steps below:

• Disable AUTO Z in the Setup tab of the VCP.

• Position the Focus Carriage (1) above your material.

• Place the Focus Tool on top of the material (2).

• Raise or lower the Z-axis engraving table so that the

flat edge of the tool rests against the front side of the

Focus Carriage (3). Slowly raise the table until you

observe the tool either tilting or sliding away from the

Focus Carriage (4). This will occur when the bottom

edge of the Focus Carriage meets with the top of the

beveled edge of the Focus Tool (5). The objective is

to stop moving the table at the point where the tool just

starts to move or tilt.

Step 6 – Running Your Job

If you have an external exhaust system, power it on now. If you have purchased the optional Computer

Controlled Air Cleaner (CCAC), it will automatically power on when processing begins. Once your

material is loaded and the access door is closed you can start your job by left-clicking on the START

button on the VCP or pressing the START button VersaLASER keypad. Once processing is complete,

wait a few seconds for the smoke to clear, or the CCAC to power off, then open the access door and

remove the material. If you would like to repeat the process, load a fresh piece of material, close the

door, and press START again.

NOTE: If you start the engraving process with the door open, the laser beam will not fire, but the

Red Dot pointer will illuminate, showing you where the engraving will be located. If desired, you

may use may use the center of the stroke as your center reference for positioning your material.

Step 7 – Powering Off the VersaLASER

When you have finished processing your materials and wish to power the VersaLASER off, simply left-

click the POWER button in the VCP or hold down the POWER button on the VersaLASER Keypad for 5

seconds until it powers off.

WARNING: NEVER UNPLUG THE USB CABLE WHILE THE VERSALASER IS POWERED ON. THIS

MAY CAUSE THE USB PORT OF YOUR COMPUTER TO ELECTRONICALLY LOCK ITSELF OUT OF

THE WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM RENDERING IT UNUSABLE UNTIL RECONFIGURED. IF

THIS OCCURS, PLEASE CONTACT OUR TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR ASSISTANCE.