Specifications

GRAPHICS SOFTWARE SETUP
Section 3-14
NOTE:
Image Enhancement will cause files to take longer to print. Since most materials do not require
the use of Image Enhancement, use this feature only as needed. Also, Image Enhancement and 3D
Effects cannot be selected at the same time. The printer driver will automatically notify you if you attempt
to do so.
Use 1 Laser (SuperSpeed – 600 and SuperSpeed – 660 models only)
Enables only the top laser and disables the bottom laser from emitting a beam during raster
engraving. This way you could obtain the correct material settings by using the lower power of a
single laser as opposed to the combined power of two lasers. This option only works for raster
engraving and will automatically turn on the bottom laser when vector cutting. Using the Dual Beam
mode will automatically disable “Use 1 Laser” when engraving in case you accidentally leave it on.
Texture
Selecting this new feature produces a “textured” or “splattered” engraving background. This helps
improve the appearance of engraving large areas of material. It only works when Image
Enhancement is activated.
Calculate Button
After you establish your nominal power setting for your material using the Black pen color settings,
click on this button to have the printer driver automatically “estimate” your enhancement settings.
The results may be useful “as-is” or may need to be adjusted. Due to the differences in laser
performance, power, and material interaction with the laser beam, usage of this feature may not
always yield the best results and may serve only as a starting point.
Vector Optimizer
The four available selections apply to vector output only and have no effect on raster images. Regardless
of which of the following selections you choose, vectors are grouped by pen color and will always output
in the color order listed in the printer driver.
OFF
Turns off this feature.
ENHANCE ONLY
The printer driver collects all the vectors from the application software and reconstructs them (so
to speak) by removing start and stop points within the vector curves so that they run smoother
with less jitter. It has no effect on straight, horizontal or vertical, lines
SORT ONLY
The printer driver collects all the vectors from the application software, stores them in temporary
memory, sorts them, and the outputs them in the following order:
• All open path vectors are output first (not closed path vectors like circles and squares)
beginning with the end point of the vector path that is closest to the current position of the
focus carriage. All subsequent open vector paths are output using the same “nearest
neighbor” starting point method which eliminates the random “vector hopping” that
causes longer processing times.
• Closed paths will follow, beginning with the innermost closed path and ending with the
outermost closed path. This is particularly useful in an elevated cutting application to
prevent the outer piece from falling first. The beginning point of a closed path is
automatically selected by the printer driver by the “nearest neighbor” vector path that has
the steepest angle in the Y-axis direction.
ENHANCE AND SORT
This turns on both features simultaneously.