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1. B Pitch Value amp Shoulder Power Setting The finished stamp will be a reversed image with engraved depressions and ridges Many of these ridges may be too thin and would break off or be unstable Creating pitch is a way to add support to the thin lines and ridges The pitch value setting allows you to adjust the width of the ridges Broad pitch gives the maximum amount of support for each ridge Experiment with different pitch value settings in order to produce the stamp that is best suited for your application You can specify the size into the pitch box under stamp mode and adjust the bar to specify different laser power level for shoulder 50 P ag www laserpro com E N n oles E Fa EN EITFTU L L L a www laserproi com Mercury Properties Advance Paper stamp Option Pen Shoulder Level e fetter of stamp Adjusting Bar a m gt il Power Level 1 2 a 2 i ls Je Ii The blue bar means different laser power level to compose of the slope Higher level blue bar gets less engraving laser power Power Level of Stamp Mode This function is to adjust the power distribution of the slope shoulder to get the better shape of stamp s vertical profile Select set shoulder in the page Options Enter the dialog box of stamp parameter The black bars in the center are for the surface of each letter while the blue bars are for the shoulders Adjus2. Mirror 3 amp Holder Release the Screw to Pull Out the Mirror Y axis Belt X axis Motor Bearing Track Y axis Belt Manual Focus Gauge Holder Focal Sharp Magnetic Sensor Auto focus Gauge for Dual Head Port for Rotary Attachment www laserproi com MERCURY USER MANUAL www laserproj com Lens and Manual Focus Gauge Focal Length Matched Color LENS MANUAL FOCUS GAUGE 1 5 Option Purple Blue same as 2 0 2 0 Standard Blue Blue 2 5 Option Gold Gold 4 0 Option Red Red Manual Focus Gauge Insert to the hole of the holder for manual focusing Mirror Lens 2 0 2 5 or 4 0 Slot position for Lens 1 5 only Manual Focus Gauge Holder Auto Focus Gauge Focal Sharp Focus Probe Focus Carriage Assembly 12 www laserproi com ereua USER MANUAL gt n iA s 2 7 W Laserrre www laserpro com Instruction of Rotary Attachment Mercury Properties Option Pen Advance Paper Raster p oo M Paper Size AN Diameter 50 00 mm Version Ma Mercury Copyright c Great Computer Co All Rights Reserved DY 3 35 GCC ee naran Ti a 1 Turn off the power of the engraver Upit Metric mm Imperial inch En jal Iz Rotar Fisture Rotary Parameter Offset 0 00 mm Uninstall Driver 2 Put the rotary attachment onto the engraving table Ensure the two screw holes should match the two cor
3. Cutting out the Stamp After you have created a border around the stamp you may wish to have the Mercury s vector setting cut out the stamp from the rubber sheet To do this create a thin 0 001 red line around the outline edge of the border or where ever you wish the stamp to be cut The vector setting will always be performed after the engraving is complete 52 MERCURY USER MANUAL www laserproj com BH Stamp Production You may wish to create a full sheet of duplicated rubber stamps in order to have them all engraved at once saving on material costs and operation time To do this copy and paste the image to the full page which is smaller or equivalent to the working table and the rubber sheet Next make sure that the image is mirrored inverted and that the appropriate shoulder border power and speed settings are in place B Parameter Settings The LaserPro Mercury allows the use of 16 different colors to represent 16 different power and speed settings when cutting and engraving These colors are referred to as PENS Try to think of each pen as a designated laser setting rather than as a color An image that is only black and white will use only one power and speed laser setting Black An image that includes black red and blue colors will use three different assigned power and speed settings In order to utilize up to 16 different pens make sure your graphics program uses the 16 colors recognized by the driver
4. Grayscale OK www laserproi com MERCURY USER MANUAL www laserproi com I INTRODUCTION Principles of CO Laser LASER isa Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation A CO laser works by exciting the molecules of a carbon dioxide gas mixture To engrave the beam is focused through a lens The intensive beam can vaporize the surface of the material leaving an engraved image or in some cases cutting through the material oafety Laser engravers that have the CDRH safety rating of Class 1 are required to have key safety features such as an enclosed laser beam and safety interlock mechanisms designed to protect the operator In addition to the safety features of a Class1 machine the LaserPro Mercury has been equipped with a red guidance pointer This red dot allows the operator to safely see the focal point of the laser beam It also gives Mercury the improved CDRH safety rating of 3R Precaution 1 i ois The suitable temperature for working environment is 15 C 30 C 60 F 86 F In an appropriate and comfortable working environment the working efficiency will be much better Always wear certified safety goggles Reflective materials such as mirrors enameled brass and anodized aluminum may reflect a portion of the invisible laser radiation This may cause sever eye damage if appropriate safety goggles are not worn NOTE Each LaserPro laser machine is equipped with a safety goggle
5. Mercury Properties Ed Option Pen Advance Paper Raster Fen Ma Color Speed Power Raster Vector HL Vector Hamp Adjust speed power for each pen Check to enable or disable raster vector power ramp for each pen B 1 Pen Settings There are 16 available pen settings to match a specific laser setting with the different colors used in the graphic image If your image uses black outlines and red and blue color fills then the driver will instruct the laser to use three different power and speed settings on the thre o3 E www laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL www laserpro com distinct areas The speed and power settings designated to each pen color will represent a proportion of the master control speed and power settings If you would like to use a color not included in the driver s original 16 colors please double click on the specified pen and the color manager window would jump out then you can select the color you would like to apply Layout Separations Prepress Misc zb Ma Issues Mercury Properties Vector Custom colors EEE SENSE E NE Raster Power Vector Define Custom Colors gt gt Ramp B 2 Speed Speed setting here determines the speed of laser s motion system during operation The range is from 0 196 100 100 speed is equivalent to the fastest speed and will be the speed that the motion system travels when cutting or engravin
6. rrrrrrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnrrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnenerne 69 Optional Items esssssssseseeeeeeeeeneennm nnn 69 www laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL y www laserproi com CSE MENU o RON Connect air exhaust system Setup computer and connect with engraving system properly Turn ON host computer system Install the MERCURY Driver for the first time use only Use Windows based program such as CorelDraw PhotoShop PhotoPaint Illustrator CASmate Signlab EasySign AutoCAD etc to operate with the engraver o Turn ON engraver The lens carriage moves to the home position upper left corner and the working table moves down 50mm approximately after system initialization If a rotary attachment has been installed the working table will move down to the bottom 7 Auto focusing under STOP status put work piece on the table move X axis Please refer to Fig 3 and carriage by arrow keys to locate the lens carriage above the engraving material holding carriage by hands for prompt moving is acceptable under STOP condition but not recommended Press AUTO FOCUS the table will move upward and stop at the focal positionautomatically 8 The following is an example by using CorelDRAW V 11 Please ready the engraving graphic in CorelDraw and follow the instruction below to start work 1 9 Pe UI Layout Page Setup Set from Printer choose Portrait OK Edit desired file picture etc File Print P
7. t Error Diffusion Enhance Dithering B X Dithering type The gray areas of image will be filled with different dot grid density from a 5 grade halftone with 2x2 dots to a 65 grade halftone with 8x8 dots 8x8 dithering type would presents the image into shading effect with more dots than the 2x2 dithering while the 2x2 dithering type would have smaller dots than 8x8 that produces higher resolution The dithering type choice would depend on the image and application B Enhance dithering The enhance dithering as what it reads would help to compensate the shortage of smaller grade halftone type such as choosing 2x2 dithering type and enhance dithering at the same time the image would be printed with 256 grade halftone and 2x2 dots therefore better shading effect with small 2x2 dots grids B Error Diffusion The error diffusion presents the shade of image as a spread halftone instead of dots therefore more detailed B Pattern Type The halftone pattern has three kinds of layout options which determine the shape of each grid dot to compose the shading effect of raster image 47 www laserproi com MERCURY USER MANUAL a www laserproj com a Dot A halftone pattern consists of circle dots b Corner The dark dot spread from the left upper corner of the pattern result in a little triangle shape to imitate a shading effect c Bayer A random halftone pattern d 45 degree a halftone pattern consists
8. 168 976 423 999 Click an object twice for ratating skewing dbl clicking tool selects all objects Shift click multi sele Black Hairline ES 4 Change the outline to its thinnest width by right clicking on the selected text 5 Go to the Properties option 6 Click on the Outline tab and change the Width to its thinnest dimension Outline Pen rows E dit Style Calligraphy Stretch Nib shape Comers Line caps FN o amm Angle O 5 O mam oo g O Omm Behind fill Scale with image 44 www laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL www laserpro com 7 Click on OK to apply the changes 8 Print out the selected text again and the laser will do the letter cutting C Raster Engraving Laser engraver prints raster as grids or dots of individually pixels any digital or scanned images can be processed by a laser engraver When doing raster engraving the laser would move from left to right or right to left After the image or graphics is ready please go further to the laser printing operation as next paragraph is shown 45 Sy z www laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL www laserproj com Printing Mercury Driver Editing After completing the editing job choose File Print and click Properties to access Mercury driver parameter settings General Layout Separations Prepress Misc Ma lssues Destination Hare Mercury Type Mercury Status Ready
9. 500 v PP Auto Mirror B Invert File Function RE ZZ 39 N Lu OR TE Se Tf om pons CN aeTsDea 77 Delete History File du cce www laserpro com 56 Cancel x File parameter setting save delete or load function Review and select the saved file parameter setting here Option Pen Advance Paper Raster Mode Setting File Function Save Manual Color Fil din E 3D Mode E Stamp Mode Original Save To Default DPI 500 Delete PPI Auto Mirror Invert NOTE f you wish to use Border and Cluster then the border must be less than the distance specified in the Cluster setting C Advance Setting C 1 Scaling Scaling function enables you to adjust output inaccuracy when you find the actual output scale is different from what you set in the computer you can use scaling function to modify it and get a perfect one Positive value is to enlarge the size negative is to reduce size For examples adjust the scale by 10 to enlarge the object s size by 10 1000 C 2 Position mode options m Home Focus carriage goes back to the upper right position after finishing a job m Without Home Focus carriage stops at the last position of a data file You can engrave inside a bowel or a concave object to prevent hitting the object m Relative Move You can place the focus carriage at any place you wan
10. dbl clicking tool selects all objects Shift click multi sele fr 41 www laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL www laserproi com B Vector Cutting The laser cutting is NOT doing a proper cutting because the width of the text s outline is not set to its thinnest width The MS Windows driver determines raster engraving or vector cutting based on the outline width of an object Therefore to achieve a vector cutting please set the text s filled with white color and the outline to its thinnest width in CorelDraw How to perform vector cutting 1 Select the text in which the change applies by clicking on the text CorelDRAW 11 Graphic x File Edit View Layout Arrange Effects Bitmaps Text Tools Window Help E er e bet mw nr n alr Tin x CER 405 817 mm 51 299 mm em men C Elg CH JUN Hane ED O IE s deut EE le us Id l 1 of 1 Pagel E i Width 102 577 Height 51 299 Center 87 234 405 817 millimeters Rectangle on Layer 1 g Hone 47 502 432 355 Click an object twice for rotating skewing dbl clicking tool selects all objects Shitt click multi zele Black Hairline 2 Change the text s fill color to white by left clicking on the white color of CorelDraw Color Palette located on the right hand side of the screen 42 www laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL J p laesa m aserPro www laserproi com T CorelDRAW 11 Graph
11. if you need another one please contact LaserPro for it or try to get one that meets the following specification 190 398 nm OD5 10 600 nm OD5 Visible light transmission 92 996 Do not attempt to modify or disassemble the laser system at any time Wear appropriate safety goggles especially when engraving with mirrors or coated metals such as enameled brass and anodized aluminum Good ventilation is required to remove odors and vaporized materials to the outside of the building or structure An exhausted system is recommended Do not work with reflective metals heat sensitive surfaces or other materials that may produce toxic substances such as PVC and Teflon A fire extinguisher should be available on hand at any time Never leave the machine unattended during operation Follow the recommendations for maintaining and cleaning your system Not only will this enable you to engrave efficiently it will ensure that your machine runs safely as well Fire Precaution 1 2 www laserpro com When cutting materials that easily caught on fire such as acrylic wood or paper it is advised to have air compressor turned on to prevent flame If cutting table or honey comb table is used for cutting purpose do not leave any material underneath as when material at top is cut through the material at below will be burned easily due to trapped heat MERCURY USER MANUAL www laserpro com 3 Itis not encouraged leaving
12. 16MB standard and upgrade to 64 MB with SIMM modules Multiple file mode saves up to 100 files 4 line LCD display showing current file name total working time Laser power engraving speed file loaded into memory buffer setup and diagnostic menus 100 240V AC Auto Switch 700W 880W 2000W Above specification is subject to change without notice Optional Items Rotary Attachment Dual Head Honeycomb Table Cutting box SmartAIR Fine Ultra Nozzle Air Extraction System Air Assist System www laserproi com 69 MERCURY USER MANUAL a ag 70 www laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL j
13. Dual Head When working with Dual Head the function of Rotary Fixture is disabled and vice versa The working size for dual head is 305mm x 458mm while enable the rotary fixture the working size will change into 635mm x 458mm 60 www laserpro com www laserproj com VI BASIC MAINTENANCE amp Keeping the optics and motion system clean is essential to an excellent quality engraving and the reliability of your engraver Please clean Bearing track and X axis DU bearing daily to maintain good condition of machine Never pour or spray any liquid directly onto the laser system Turn off the power and unplug the system before cleaning 1 Inside the System Open the top door the front door and the back door if necessary Vacuum to clean inside of the engraver and vent area thoroughly 2 Engraving Table Dampen the paper towel or cloth with alcohol or cleaner to clean the Engraving Table 3 Motion System Dampen the cotton swab to clean the rails of the Motion System Get rid off any debris built up in the bearing tracks 4 Bearings Hold a dampened cotton swab against the bearing and moving the motion system by hand to clean each bearing 5 Mirrors and Lens The focus lens and the mirror located on the carriage are the two components most likely to require frequent cleaning Caution Don t scratch out the soft coating of the mirror s surface Excessive cleaning the mirrors and lens may cause damage and reduce the
14. ENTER D End operation ESC Delete all files www laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL y www laserproi com e Zinit AF position To avoid focus carriage hitting the engraving object accidentally during initializing working table will move down about 50mm automatically after power on the equipment Whereas if a rotary attachment has been installed the working table will move down to the bottom of the engraver After initializing as long as you have not pressed AUTO FOCUS key you can go into this function and move the working table back to the power on position Once the AUTO FOCUS key has been used the last auto focus position has been saved in the memory Therefore the table will move to the last auto focus position by using this function Z init AF position Yes ENTER End operation ESC Delete all files Table is moving to init or AF position End operation ESC Delete all files ENTER Delete all files Ok ENTER End operation ESC Select lens gt 29 www laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL v www laserproj com Delete all files All files in the buffer will be deleted by using this function when setting under Multiple file mode This function is invalid under Single file mode Once you stop or complete a job under Single File mode the file won t be saved in the buffer Delete all files Ok ENTER End operation ESC Select lens gt ENTER Are you sure Sure
15. MEI Fa al a i je x z LI m ke IN e adea ra ono EN Fu sais PF pn ak aa ce wa itr n A 2 Manual Color Fill Mode Each power and speed setting can be linked to certain color on the layout Totally 16 color settings are available The desired color can be adjusted by changing the ratio of Red Green and Blue If the speed or power is set to O the corresponding color area or vector line will be invalid A 3 3D Mode With this function we can get the sculpture effect The engrave image must have gray levels The engrave image is effected by PPI DPI power and speed setting http www gcc com tw Tel BB6 2 26046687 Fax 886 2 26846875 Sample Material Density Board 3D Image File A 4 Stamp Mode Mainly used in rubber stamp production Create a slope base of stamp characters by setting up the stamp parameter Normally the pitch number for engraving a 2 3mm thick rubber pad can be set at 0 2 or 0 3 The smaller the pitch number is the sharper the slope is If setting the pitch number at a very big value it may take for a very long time for the math calculation 49 rep MERCURY USER MANUAL www laserpro com Mercury Properties Option Pen Advance Mode Setting Black amp White Manual Color Fill C5 3D Mode Invert
16. the LaserPro Mercury printer driver is installed completely Don t forget to take the GCC driver disk from the floppy drive and store in a safe place V OPERATION Environment Aclean well ventilated room with a temperature of 15 C 25 C 60 F 78 F Strongly suggested the temperature of 25 C and a relative humidity between 30 and 40 as an office type environment Avoid from unstable voltage supply Short path for an effective air exhaust Have a fire extinguisher available at any time Flexible Utility of Your Memory Buffer The standard memory buffer size of Mercury is 16M and can be expanded to 64M 32M SIMM x 2 You can choose Multiple file mode with limited memory to save files and re call them for constant applications Or you can choose Single file mode to get an unlimited data output while still keep files that you saved before under multiple file conditions However the file sent under Single file mode will not be saved In other words every time you want to engrave this file you have to re send again from the host computer 21 www laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL www laserproi com Am I in Multiple File mode or Single File mode now Power ON J LaserPro MERCURY Firmware V X XX Copyright 200x Initializing Please wait Table moves down about 50mm Press FUNCTION key Set memory buffer Yes ENTER End operation ESC Z init AF position Press ENTER key Multiple 10
17. working table until the engraving object touches the tip of the focus tool then the table will move down and stop in focus automatically Whenever you change a lens with different focal length press Function key and go through the process of Select lens After changing the lens press AUTO FOCUS key to save the new focal length in memory LCD will show as follows Focusing Then do setup or send a file to start a job 0 0 mm NOTE 1 0 0 mm means the focus position is the Z axis home position of the Working table Above this position the value is negative while below this position the value is positive 2 Whenever the motion system or working table has ever been adjusted by a technical person please press AUTO FOCUS key to get an initial position before going through the function of Tuning Auto focusing to change the focal length NOTICE To stop the motion of auto focus please press either UP or DOWN arrow key If you press the key continuously working table will move up or down correspondingly Arrow Keys Move cursor on the display for selection or adjust the working table on Z position by pressing the arrow keys of UP and DOWN 25 www laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL www laserproi com NOTE UP key After initializing press this key will move up the table LCD displays Focusing Then do setup or send a file to start a job X X mm During working time i e Start condition t
18. 0 Files Single No Repeat Ok ENTER Ok ENTER Change A or V Change A or V single 1 File Ok ENTER Change A or V NOTE 1 means default or current setting 2 AUTO FOCUS and all other function keys should be operated under STOP condition 3 NEXT FILE and DELETE keys are invalid under Single file mode 22 er www laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL v www laserproi com Start to Operate Power ON LaserPro MERCURY Firmware V x xx Copyright 200x Initializing Please wait Table moves down about 50mm automatically Single file status Under START condition Upon the receipt of files start to engrave cut Press START STOP turn to STOP condition File x filename EG Speed xx x 00 00 Ao Cc Power xx PPI xxxx EE M ES MERE DENS Send a new file from host computer then press NEXT FILE to show the file name on LCD Press START STOP to engrave cut 23 www laserproi com Multiple file status Under STOP condition ens Sa R E NEXT FILE sel l for further setting to get a desired jecit file selection x file name xx x 00 00 xx 9 PPI xxxx XXX xxx K MERCURY USER MANUAL www laserproi com LASER or ESC UP SPEED POWER RED Wet AUTO i I Ah P FILE a is i f F 3 lt ENTER FOCUS E DEL FUNCTION FILE RESUME PAUSE STARTISTOR cum START STOP e Single File Mode Turn on power MER
19. CURY is under START condition and ready to receive a file LCD shows as follows Upon the receipt of a file MERCURY starts to engrave cut immediately When a job is done LCD will show the working time such as 01 10 means 1minute and 10 seconds File file name Speed xx Power xx DPI xxx Press START STOP key turn the engraver to STOP condition LCD shows as follows Under STOP condition AUTO FOCUS and all other function keys can be operated while NEXT FILE and DELETE keys are invalid under Single file mode File file name Speed 00 00 Power STOP DPI e Multiple File Mode Turn on power Mercury is under STOP condition and all function keys can be operated Laser engraver is ready to receive a file LCD shows as follows 24 E www laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL y www laserproj com Upon the receipt of a complete file LCD will show the following message for instance Then press START STOP key the engraver starts engraving or cutting File 1 file name Speed 70 00 00 Power 40 PPI xxxx DPI 500 If there is no file having been sent the message will display as follows Wait until at least one complete file is received then press START to start a job NOTE Please refer to the flow chart of Start to Operate page 16 ENTER Accept and store the selection for setting up AUTO FOCUS This key can only be operated under STOP condition Press this key will move up the
20. ENTER No ESC ENTER Select lens Yes ENTER End operation ESC Select unit gt 30 E www laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL www laserproi com Select lens There are four different lenses for use on the LaserPro MERCURY as follows Focal Length Cutting capability High 2 0 standard Low The high resolution lens is designed for precision engraving while the low resolution lens is mostly applied for cutting due to its lower beam divergence which results in a straighter cut in thick materials The longer the focal length the bigger the beam spot size Although it is not ideal for high resolution image engraving The large spot size of low resolution lens can spreads the laser s heat over a larger area which helps minimizing melting thus can be applied to engrave certain kinds of plastics Select les Yes ENTER End operation ESC Select unit D ENTER 2 0 inch 50 8mm Ok ENTER Change A or V A or V X X inch xx xmm Replace lens of Ok ENTER 1 5 inch Change A or V 2 9 inch 4 0 inch After changing lens press AUTO FOCUS and the new focal length will be saved automatically Select unit Yes ENTER End operation ESC Set EOF alarm gt 31 www laserproi com MERCURY USER MANUAL a www laserproi com Set power ramp If set in Enable condition and cutting speed is 3 or above under vector mode the power control is enabled If set in Di
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22. SC Select setup 41 16 ENTER If you have not pressed AUTO FOCUS after power 7 ON If you have ever pressed AUTO FOCUS after power ON S d gt Press arrow up down key to tune focusing position then press ENTER Press AUTO FOCUS key then FUNCTION key select the function Tune Autofocusing Attach manual focus gauge to the carriage and press arrow key up and down to position the working table in focus then press ENTER New focal length has been saved Complete tuning Ready to setup or send a file to start a job Select set up 21 16 Yes ENTER End operation ESC Select baud rate gt 35 www laserproi com MERCURY USER MANUAL a www laserpro com Select setup 41 16 You can assign 16 different colors individually for speed and power to achieve a variety of cutting effects This function works when your software package can output HPGL plot without using MERCURY s driver Select setup 1 16 Yes ENTER End operation ESC Select baud rate Setup 1 TN Ok ENTER End operation ESC Setup x A Ok ENTER Change A or V V End operation ESC Set Speed and Power first without operating through Driver Select baud rate Yes ENTER End operation ESC Data bit parity Press POWER key to change Power POWER XXX GN V End operation ESC ENTER iji Save the desired cutting power for not using Mercury s driver www l
23. USER MANUAL www laserproi com Content QUICK MENU een 3 I INTRODUCTION 0 nnn 3 Principles of CO Laser nmmnnnnrnnnnnrnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnneeer 5 vio 5 Precaution mmmmrererrrsssrsvssssssssssne 5 PEPTONO AT E EI 5 Warning Label os saicss dun tsssseosnposs sucetiensasanspiouuebwesesussbussucauensaubdapleuneurndesteeds 6 Frequently Asked Questions rrrnnnnsnnnnnnrnnnnnserrnnnrnnnnssrsrnnnrrnnnssennnn 7 Lens and Manual Focus Gauge rrrrrnnnnnrrrvvnnrrsrrrrrnnnnnrrnnvnnssseeene 12 Instruction of Rotary Attachment orrrrnnnnnrrrnnnnnnnnrrrnnnnnrrvenrnnnnnnn 13 TOP VIEW 14 Operation eee 14 elBzbu A 15 Dual Head Installation rorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrnnnnnrnnnnrnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnsnseen 16 Il RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION 18 COMOT RE T EEE EEE EEE AE SEEE 18 SCANN EE 18 e 8 TR Tz s NENNT TT 18 Ill HARDWARE INSTALLATION enn 19 Cabling Connection essen 19 mis Ell L SIM SSO g ssistepcteccstostedesegstecosuassutinsancteansunendestuoiadauaniocsace 19 Serial Transmission rrrrrrrrnnnnnnnrrrrsrsrrsrsssrnnnnnnnnnvrrrrnvnnnnnnnnnssssssseen 20 Interface for MacintoSh rnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrrrnnsnsnsnnnnnnnnnnnnvrrrrvnnnnnnne 20 Exhaust Ventilation esse 20 IV SOFTWARE INSTAL
24. Where LPT1 Comment Print to file Print range Copies CO Current document Documents Number of copies Current page 8 Selection HGHG Even amp Odd Print style Custom Current settings not saved v Mercury Properties Option Pen Advance Paper Raster Mode Setting File Function Save CO Manual Color Fill a per 3D Mode pns C Stamp Made Original Save To Default OFI AOU v Delete Mirror B Invert 46 www laserproi com MERCURY USER ann Y www laserproi com A Choose Printing Mode A 1 B W Black amp White Mode It is useful to activate this mode when using clip art or drawings with several colors shades of gray or many outlines This mode will create a laser output similar to that of a laser printer The entire selected image will be engraved using a single pen black one power amp speed setting The Mercury driver will interpret colored and shaded areas as different shades of gray halftone areas and it is a collection of dots The resolution and depth of these halftone areas can be adjusted with the DPI the B W mode dithering settings from 2x2 to 8x8 error diffusion and different pattern types Experiment with these different settings to get the optimal results for your application Option Pen Advance Paper Raster Contrast Dark 50 e Light 50 0 El Halftone Dithering TIERS Dithering Matris EX Pattern Type
25. aserproi com Press SPEED key to change speed SPEED xx x qe A OM End operation ESC ii ENTER Save the desired cutting speed for not using Mercury s driver 36 MERCURY USER MANUAL a www laserproi com NOTE means default or current setting e Select baud rate Baud rate is to determine the speed of data transmission of serial port to communicate with the host computer Setting range 9600 19200 38400 57600 Defaults 57600 Select baud rate Yes ENTER End operation ESC Data bit parity 57600 bps Ok ENTER Change A or V XXXXXX bps Ok ENTER Change A or V Set data bit parity Yes ENTER End operation ESC Select language NOTE means default or current setting 37 E www laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL www laserproi com e Set data bit parity Data bits refer to the size of one block of data and parity is used to check if data was received correctly or not The data parity feature is to adjust the byte format and parity type in order to communicate with the host computer through serial port Set data bit parity Yes ENTER End operation ESC Select language gt ENTER 8 bits no parity Ok ENTER Change A or V 8 bits even parity Ok ENTER Change A or V ll ENTER Select language Yes ENTER End operation ESC 38 www laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL G www laserproi com e Select language Selec
26. axis belt bearing track Step3 Cut 25mm 1 inch off the air assist tube on the original lens carriage Step4 Connect the air assist tube of the dual head with that of original carriage by T connector 6 T Connector Metal Frame p EE Step5 Screw the metal frame which is attached to the right side of dual head to the original lens carriage Step6 Turn on the power to test whether the dual head is installed properly During initiation the system will detect the dual head carriage when it moves the lens carriage to front right side so it would not crash the dual head carriage when move the origin position Note 16 www laserproi com MERCURY USER MANUAL Y www laserproi com Keep the screws on the lens carriage after taking off the dual head 2 Putthe black cap on the T connector after taking off the dual head to prevent air flowing leaking 3 Please choose dual head item from Paper option of printer properties before outputting a graph with dual head carriage Mercury Properties Option Pen Advance Paper Raster Paper Size Unit y 305 OG AUN Metric mm CQ Imperial inch Version Ma Mercury Copyright c Great Computer Co All Rights Reserved Rotary Fisture Rotary Parameter GCC Offset 0 00 mm The lu Mad SE Uninstall Driver DY 3 55 17 www laserproicom MERCURY USER MANUAL www laserproi com Il RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION Computer Y
27. ble end Turn on the power The rotary attachment is detected and the working table moves down to the bottom automatically The system initializes to the home position at the same time Set up focus The following is an example of engraving process by using CorelDRAW V 11 or after version File Print Setup choose MERCURY Properties Paper select Rotary Fixture key in Offset value X value and Diameter value OK 02059 NOTICE When doing the Print Setup under print driver setting please always choose Layout Page Setup Set From Printer no matter operating with CorelDraw V 11 or after version NOTICE Please always choose Portrait for Page Setup on CorelDraw V 11 no matter X or Y value whichever is lager Layout Page Setup Set From Printer Portrait Define engraving location by moving the arrow keys and the red point will show the right position you want Moving the red point from rotary home position at the base of the padded rubber wheel to the open end of the engraving object the Offset value refer to Fig I amp Software Operation Fig 20 will be displayed on LCD Caution e Adjust the working table and set up the focus under STOP status e Set up focus after initializing the system to prevent the carriage hit the engraving object www laserproi com FERNER www laserproj com Dual Head Installation Step 1 Turn off the system Step2 Put the dual head carriage onto the X
28. com ereua USER MANUAL gt www laserproi com Cutting Parameters Material LaserPro Power Speed 1 Acrylic 2mm L 12 100 L 25 100 2 L 50 100 4 3mm 4mm L 12 100 0 4 L 25 100 0 8 L 50 100 1 5mm amm 12mm L 25 100 0 2 L 50 100 0 4 Rubber Backlite Plywood omm L 12 100 0 2 L 25 100 0 4 L 50 100 0 8 Be noticed that above parameters are for reference only Various kinds of elements structures and component ratios may affect the engraving and cutting results differently 68 www laserproi com MERCURY USER MANUAL c www laserproi com APPENDIX C Specification MERCURY L aser Source Work Area Max Working Piece all doors closed Max Working Piece all doors open Table Size Overall Dimensions Drive Speed Control Power Control Z Axis Moving Resolution DPI Computer Interface Memory Buffer Display Panel Power Power Consumption L 12 L 25 L 40 12W 25W 40W Air Cooled Sealed CO laser 25 x 18 635mm x 458mm 31 5 x 22 4 x 6 5 800mm x 570mm x 165mm 26 8 x x 6 5 680mm x x 165mm 31 x 20 9 790mm x 530mm 44 3 x 28 3 x 39 6 1125mm x 720mm x 1005mm DC servo control Adjustable from 0 1 to 100 of 42 inch sec with up to 16 colors linked speed setting per job Adjustable from 0 1 10096 and 16 colors linked power setting per job Automatic 200 250 300 500 600 1000 Print port and serial port for PC
29. fect image for 3D is like those shown below When image is ready choose 3D Effect as the output mode in the driver Sometimes some material shows better effect if you run the job with 2nd pass with laser out of focus Especially with acrylic the 2nd pass will smooth out the surface For engraving wood as it burns easily and leaves blackened surface after the 1st pass it is necessary to run the 2nd pass to remove the burned surface To do that simply fill the image with black colour as the mask see below and Run the black mask image with PWR 100 and SPD100 T NIITTRUM E i por 206 Gorm tw hti Biip Fed n or ere ds Dads en Tele FAE oir z Eau BARS Create a black image for polishing 65 www laserpro com www laserproi com 3D engraving Material 1cm Acrylic by Mercury 25W Lens 2 inch Step Speed Power DPI PPI Focus Remarks 25 100 600 auto Auto Focus 3D Mode Engraving 2 25 100 600 auto Lower down table 2 5mm 3D Mode Engraving 3 100 100 600 800 Lower table again 2 mm Black and White Mode Polishing 4 0 2 100 500 auto Move table up 1 3mm Cutting off 66 www laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL v men ce pe APPENDIX B Application Parameters Engraving Parameter Material LaserPro Power Speed Acrylic L 12 100 100 L 25 50 100 Immitation Leather Leather Mat Board Padauk Sign Vinyl Rubber Brass Coated Poly buttons Marble Ceramics 67 www laserproi
30. g straight lines The machine will automatically slow down when it is cutting or engraving curves B 3 Power Power setting here would decide the laser s power during operation The range is from 0 1 100 The percentage represents the power of each laser pulse fired Power and speed work together to determine the depth of a cutting and or engraving Higher power and slower speeds will produce the deepest engraving B 4 Raster Vector On Off Each color in the graphic image may include a variety of color fills and very thin lines It is then possible for one pen color to require both raster and vector modes Turning either Raster or Vector off will force the driver to ignore the pen color s fills or thin lines You can check the Raster or Vector box to turn on off the function o4 www laserpro com MERCURY USER E www laserproi com B 5 Ramp On Off When enable the Ramp it means the laser firing density is independent to the laser carriage moving speed which helps to deliver great cutting performance when trying to cut through thick material such as acrylic sheet NOTE When doing thin material cutting such as paper or textile please disable the Ramp function B 6 DPI Dots Per Inch This setting determines the quality of image resolution was using the raster engraving DPI can also be referred to as horizontal lines per inch or fill spacing The amount of raster strokes per vertical inch of travel will affect the image resol
31. his message won t be shown When Auto Focus is under process press UP key will stop the motion of Auto Focus and change to up movement DOWN key Same as above function but the motion direction is opposite ESC Escape Exit and back to the main menu NEXT FILE This key is valid under Multiple file mode only Press this key the LCD shows File x file name Speed xx 00 00 Power xx PPI xxxx DPI xxx XXXXXK The k message shows on the lower right corner expresses the k bytes memory that has been left over in the buffer PPI means pulse per inch File 4 shows the current working file number Press NEXT FILE each time will increase 1 i e 1 2 3 100 and recycle the counting Once the buffer has received up to 100 files the LCD shows More than 100 files are not allowed Please delete files then other files If a file received is out of memory the LCD shows Not a complete file due to out of memory Please delete some and send again RED BEAM On Off red beam SPEED Set up laser speed for desired effect When working without using MERCURY s driver lower case press FUNCTION key then select one of the sixteen setups then set up desired cutting speed No matter you are using MERCURY s driver or not you can change speed on the fly by 26 www laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL www laserproi com pressing PAUSE key prior to change speed during cutting or engraving Set up desired
32. ic1 Sales 3 Ele Edt Mew Layout Arrange Effects Bimaps Text v Window Help 5x DPSSKEBS 0 ds vle FEE numm iw 077 se se ie 8 q F sa IA E l DEE aaa TT OD d ex mE Pur 2 ml 3 v oid eld ofl HH Pagel in gt 35 945 405 048 Text Size 72 000 points Artistic Text AvantGarde Bk BT Nor Black 10 0533 415 884 Click an object twice for rotating zkewing dbl clicking tool selects all objects Shift click multi zele Hone EA CorelDRAW 11 Gra EN amp FF 11 08 3 Change the text s outline color by right clicking on the desired color on CorelDraw Color Palette Notice If the width of the line to be cut is not set at minimum value the laser is going to performing etching instead of vector cutting The laser unit looks like engraving from left to right and right to left instead of cutting 43 www laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL www laserproj com T CorelDRAW 11 Graphic1 Sales x File Edit View Layout Arrange Effects Bitmaps Text Tools Window Help 3 EX lDbesaxgBs c dex det rulsle 5 1 7 uA i i i E m 100 120 140 millimeters 20 Er Ia Ou te rS FETE EAST reg Ben PERAE EEE EN A G ER UE VUSex BUDO COX or miller MEM ld joi H Pagel 4 TT ail 35 945 406 048 Text Size 72 000 points Artistic Text AvantGarde Bk BT Nor 9 None gt
33. ir life cycle refer to Fig 24 Clean the mirror Please refer to the figure as below 1 Unscrew and remove front cover of the focus carriage Release the top screw and pull out mirror carefully 2 Put lens tissue on the mirror and drop a little lens cleaner on the middle area of the tissu after the fluid has been absorbed evenly pull the tissue ONE direction gently to clean the mirror 3 Let it air dry and re install it 4 Unscrew and remove the dust prevention box then clean the X axis Mirror Y axis Mirror and 1 mirror same as above process separately 61 www laserproi com verum USER MANUAL 7 PR F D o y A TO www laserpro com Pull the tissue one direction gently after the Lens Cleaner cleaner has been absorbed evenly jp Lens a 3 Tissue CORRECT Do not use cotton swab to rub clean the mirror X INCORRECT 62 www laserpro com m i V INT MERCURY USER MANUAL www laserproi com Top Screw Mirror C gt e SS Remove Front ed 9 Cover G gt Loading hole for So I manual focal tog gt i m A 6 A Auto focus gauge Focal Sharp Clean the focus lens 1 Unscrew and remove the front cover of the focus carriage Pull out focus lens carefully 2 Flood the focus lens with lens cleanser on both sides then using a cotton swab or lens tissue to dry off the remaining solution gently 3 Do not touch the lens surface with your bare hand
34. kind of spray has been developed that allows CO laser to mark on the bare metals such as stainless steel aluminum etc Do not engrave or cut materials which are heat sensitive or toxic substances can be produced e g PVC and Teflon coating 2 What is the life cycle of the laser source The life cycle of laser source is around 20 000 hours however it can be re filled and should be done by your dealer 3 What is the main purpose of air assist system The air assist system can provide a much better engraving amp cutting effect as it will blow away vaporized particles and prevent fire due to overheating 4 What does cutting table do The cutting table also known as honeycomb table is especially useful for vector cutting application The space between materials and working table gapped by cutting table allows heat and smoke to be disbursed and vented out which may otherwise cause bad cutting effect o What is the maximum engraving speed of LaserPro Mercury The maximum engraving speed of LasePro Mercury is 1066 mm sec 42 inch sec When engraving an A4 18 x 28 cm size square with 250dpi at full speed it takes LaserPro Mercury about 18 minutes to complete 6 How to engrave an extremely long working piece The back door or panel of LaserPro Mercury can be removed by taking away the oe 7 Sy www laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL I E decer dim pid On the upper left side of the machine aJ s o B j Fo R AaJENT ro w
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36. ort then to the parallel port of the host computer Never use a mechanical switch box when a second printer port is required The electrical surges can cause damage to the computer and the engraver 19 yy www laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL E Serial Transmission If you are using IBM PC PS 2 or their compatibles connect the supplied RS 232C cable to the engraver serial port then to the serial port of the host computer Interface for Macintosh To operate the engraver with a Macintosh computer e g Power Mac you need a MAC modem cable DIN8 to DB25 as an adaptor to connect to the RS 232C cable Exhaust Ventilation Exhaust Blower Air DD Outlet mmi Connect to an air filter or exhaust air outside of the building 4 inch diameter flexible hose 20 www laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL www laserproj com IV SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Install LaserPro Mercury driver to PC Please follow the procedure below Choose Settings and click Printers Double click Add printer and start Add printer wizard Then Next step Choose Local and click Next step Choose Have disk and click Next step Insert the Mercury Driver disk properly into the floppy drive then click OK choose the port where your laser system is connected and click Next step Name your system or bypass choose the driver to be default printer select No when asked to print a test page and click Finish dt al a odi ca al Now
37. our PC must be sufficient to equip with Window 95 at least We recommend the specification of PC for better work as following CPU Pentium at least DRAM 32 MB RAM or up FDD One 3 5 1 44 MB floppy HDD 1 2 GB Hard Drive or up SVGA 15 Super VGA Monitor On Board Parallel Mode Setup from PC BIOS SPP Preferred Mode ECP Cable length less than 1 8meters ocanner Flat Bed Minimum resolution 200 DPI ooftware GCC driver designed under Window 95 or higher level Windows Window 95 or higher CorelDRAW Version 7 0 or higher version Any program that can output HPGL commands 18 E www laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL www laserpro com Ill HARDWARE INSTALLATION Turn all equipment off before making any connection Check the plug of the power cord to see if it matches the wall outlet If not please contact your dealer Cabling Connection 1 Insert the power cord male into a grounded power outlet 2 Plug the other end female into the engraver The engraver has been design to switch from 100 240 VAC automatically 100W engraver has to use 220 240 VAC only 3 The engraver can communicate with a computer through either a serial RS 232C or a parallel port Centronics Power on off Switch 15 AMP resetable fuse 3 AMP resetable fuse AC Power Connector Serial Interface Connector Parallel Interface Connector Parallel Transmission Connect a parallel cable to the engraver parallel p
38. responding holes on the table and the white mark of the left side align to the position of 24cm 9 45 inch on the ruler then tighten the screws 3 Plug the cable of the rotary attachment into the port in the middle front of the engraver 4 Turn on the power and the engraving table moves down to the lowest position automatically 13 www laserproi com MERCURY USER MANUAL 4 www laserproj com TOP VIEW me Screw Holes i Top M K Window Operation NOTE The maximum length of the engraving object is 450 mm 17 71 inch The maximum diameter of the padded rubber wheel is 94 mm To get an accurate engraving position during rotating it is better that the diameter of the engraving object is not smaller than 90mm 3 54 inch However the maximum diameter of the loaded object is 180mm and the limited loading weight is 7 Kg 15 4 Lb 1 Measure the diameter of the engraving area for setting up the software operation refer to Software Operation Fig 20 before engraving 2 Liftthe lever loading the engraving object slide the adjustable end to the bottom of the object firmly then lower the lever of the fixture to secure it in place shown as in Fig Il 3 Ifthe engraved object is too small please use 4 inch lens to prevent collision between carriage and rotary attachment devise 14 www laserpro com www laserproj com SIDE VIEW Base of the padded rubber wheel 4 5 6 Adjusta
39. roperties Options choose desired Mode refer to Fig 11 then set up proper resolution power and speed OK 10 Print 11 File name is shown on LCD then press START Please refer to page 16 Start to Operate for detail operation in different mode selection NOTE www laserpro com If the memory buffer is set up in Single file No Repeat mode under START condition the engraver will start to engrave cut upon receiving a file While if the memory buffer is set up in Multiple File mode receiving at least one complete file then press START to start a job refer to page 20 Start to Operate Choices of DPI must be the same for both editing and printing out a file Turn on the air exhausting system before engraving The maximum loading weight of working table is 20 kg MERCURY USER MANUAL gr NOTIGE 1 In order to match Mercury driver s color Make sure your CorelDRAW V 11 or later the Color Management off is disable Please fallow the steps Tools J9 Color Management gt Color Management Off gt OK 2 When operating with CorelDRAW V 11 or later version please choose Layout gt Page Setup Set From Printer 3 When using the available artworks from the Clipart of CorelDRAW to prevent the hidden vector lines shown on your engravings Please do as follows Choose a file from Clipart go to Bitmaps 9 Convert to Bitmap after converting the file go to Bitmaps gt Mode
40. s or press down hard with any cleaning material 63 www laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL v www laserproi com VII TROUBLE SHOOTING MS Problems Check focus length set under the function key to see if it matches the type of the lens installed Focus Lens is not installed correctly Focus Lens is loose in the holder Debris or dust builds up in the bearing tracks or X Axis rails The focus lens and the mirror in the carriage are damaged or need to be clean Non operational Problems Laser beam does not generate 1 If the red alignment beam is not revealed the laser beam is misalignment Adjust reflection mirrors for exact focus 2 If the red alignment beam is revealed please check the driver power The laser power may be too low to be detected Please increase the percentage setting of the Laser Power from the software driver or the control panel 3 Please check if the laser power connector is loose 4 For safety purpose the laser beam will not be generated when the top or front door is opened unless you short the connector of the magnetic switches 64 E www laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL T rc pt ACAE TA ASE A NU xh www laserproj com Appendix A 3D Function Tip for 3D Application When doing 3D sample on LaserPro Mercury L 25 acrylic or MDF wood are ideal materials for the purpose For acrylic the suggested PWR is 100 SPD around 30 depends on how deep you want to cut The per
41. sable the power control is disabled Default Enable Set power ramp Yes ENTER End operation ESC Select unit Enable Ok ENTER Change A or V Change A or V Disable Ok ENTER Change A or V ENTER Select unit Yes ENTER End operation ESC Set EOF alarm D 32 yy www laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL www laserpro com Select unit Set unit in Metric or English Select unit Yes ENTER End operation ESC Set EOF alarm Metric mm Ok ENTER Change A or V English inch Ok ENTER Change A or V Set EOF alarm Yes ENTER End operation ESC Tune Autofocusing NOTE means default or current setting 33 E www laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL www laserpro com Set EOF alarm If set in Enable condition a beep tone sounds when End OF File Set EOF alarm Yes ENTER End operation ESC Tune Autofocusing Enable Ok ENTER Change A or V Disable Ok ENTER Change A or V Tune Auto focusing Yes ENTER End operation ESC Select setup 41 16 34 E www laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL www laserproi com Tune Auto focusing In case the focal length of auto Focus needs to be corrected please insert the corresponding manual focal tool to the hole of the holder shown as in the Figure of LENS and MANUAL FOCUS GAUGE Then operate as follows Tune Autofocusing Yes ENTER End operation E
42. speed press ENTER then press RESUME to continue the job POWER Set up laser power for desired depth and effect Other conditions are same as stated in SPEED PAUSE Temporarily stop the job during cutting or engraving RESUME Continue the temporarily stopped job DEL FILE This key delete file is valid under Multiple file mode only Delete current file Sure press again No ESC Press DEL FILE again to delete the file and LCD shows Now deleting current file Please wait 27 www laserproi com MERCURY USER MANUAL www laserproi com FUNCTION e Set memory buffer Setting memory buffer in Single file mode when working with a large data file or Multiple file mode up to 100 files that can be saved for constant engraving Under Single file mode you can only output one job a time Unlimited data can be transferred without saving in the buffer therefore once you want to repeat the job you have to re send the file from the host computer Under Multiple file mode you can engrave one job while transfer and design the next simultaneously until reaching 100 files limit or memory is used up Press FUNCTION key Set memory buffer Yes ENTER End operation ESC Z init AF position D Press ENTER key Multiple 100 Files Ok ENTER Change A or V A or V single 1 File Ok ENTER Change A or V single No Repeat Ok ENTER Change A or V ENTER Z init AF position Yes
43. t the value of power level by adjusting bar or the left click of mouse to edit the shape of the shoulders Add Border You may wish to include a thin or wide border around the outline of your stamp This can be done by creating outline greater than 001 thickness around the image When the Mirror setting is selected this outline will automatically be reserved as a ridge that does get engraved 51 MERCURY USER MANUAL G Thefcentral part presents www laserproi com Mercury Properties q Option Pen Advance Paper Haster Scaling 8 iiij 07 1000 4 t v amp Tm 0 1000 Position Mode 8 Home CO without Home CO Relative Border Use Border Thick Vector Function Normal All Raster CO Vector Sorting www laserproi com Optimization Sorting Image Output Direction Cluster 8 Top Ta Bottom Use Cluster CO Bottom To Top Distance 10 00 mm Invert The Invert mode will reverse the black and white outlines and fills in the selected image Black will become white and vice versa thus creating a high area that will be covered with ink when the stamp is put to use This function is disabled when using the Manual Color Fill mode Invert B E Mirror When using a stamp the image needs to be reversed or mirrored in order to show up properly when the stamp is in use This setting will transfer right to left and vice versa Mirror gt
44. t language Yes ENTER End operation ESC English Ok ENTER Change A or V ji ui English Polish ANKARA Italian Japanese Ok ENTER Deutsch Turkish Change A or V ENTER or ESC Single file mode Multi file mode Do setup or press Do setup or send at STAR key then send least one file then only one f ile NEXT FILE key select a file then START NOTE means default or current setting 39 www laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL v esken Software Operation Editing Jobs A CorelDRAW Page Size Setting Please ensure the laser engraver is set as the Default Printer before following the next steps Step1 Click Layout Page Setup CorelDRAW 11 Graphic1 a File Edit View BET Arrange Effects Bitmaps Text Tools Window Help EN DB Oa x p re E CM s 250m 2 Gem 2 fa ale a s EJ te aie 20 E E iR ou ps os Switch Page Orientation Page Setup Page Background rer s x pillins AM nn br nr Page I lt iii 27 375 326 659 Click an object twice for rotating zkewing dbl clicking tool selects all objects Shift olick multi zele ve XX V CorelDRAW 11 Gra EM FF 08 58 Step2 Set From Printer Step3 Click the page size to be the same as the printer s paper size Ensure the Normal Paper and Layout options are checked Step4 Click OK to complete the page size setting Notice Pre In some ins
45. t to start a job When finishing a job the focus carriage will move back to the starting point You can engrave inside a bowel or a concave object to prevent hitting the object m Center Mode The laser will recognize whenever location the lens carriage the red beam is anchored as the center of the to be engraved graphic 57 ET WW w laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL Dphon Pen Advance Paper Raster Border 071000 Use Border 021000 Thick mm Position Mode Vector Function t Home t Normal t Without Home t All Raster t Relative t Vector Sorting t Center t Optimization Sorting Image Output Direction Cluster Q Tap To st Use Cluster t Bottom To Top Distance rnm C 3 Image Output Direction B Top to Bottom The laser would engraver from top to bottom of the image B Bottom Up Normally the LaserPro Mercury engraves from top to bottom left to right Selecting Bottom Up will force the machine to start from the bottom and work its way to the rear of the working table Some laminates will produce dust that may get lodged in the engraved area if the machine engraves from top to bottom Since the exhaust system is located at the rear of the machine the dust will be sucked away from the engraved area C 4 Vector Setting B All Raster Output When choose all raster output to print graphic including vector line and raster image the laser would take the vector line as raster data and print
46. tances the LCD panel shows a message of Graph was clipped or the laser engraver is engraving at some strange location in some unpredictable way The result engraved artwork is scrapped Post This is caused by the mismatch of Printer s paper size and the CorelDraw s page size To matches these two size please following the proceeding instructions 40 www laserproj com ERGUN usen uana gt Workspace RU G Normal Paper Labels E Page Size C2 Portrait 8 Landscape Layout Label Background width 350 m U millimeter Guidelines Grid Height EE 0 millimeters Rulers Styles Save E Publish To The Web Global Bleed 00 gt millimeters Custorr Page Paper Custom Resize current page only Add Page Frame Step5 Check the Page Size has changed 1 CorelDRAW 11 Graphic1 File Edit View Layout Arrange Effects Bitmaps Text Tools Window Help E x ene le v Ay w 3B Run uli eem c om 4 200 100 200 500 1008 E uae 254mm 2 5d an Db 254mm fess Wa mm E NEC 4 3 4 k BOODR DSP gt m Mp Iv S 1g zu auc dud Z CC o Vil EE 1llineters MI iq N doi H Pagel Ki mi Sr gt EA 45 248 566 294 Click an object twice Far rotating skewing
47. the cutting job unattended especially with materials mentioned above The Safety Interlock System The LaserPro EXPLORER is complete with a safety interlock system that automatically shuts off the power supply to the laser whenever the top or front door is opened There are magnets on the top and front door which activate this safety mechanism Do not attempt to remove or modify these magnets or any other component of the safety interlock system Warning Label www laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL G www laserproj com WARNING Invisible laser radiation when door A open and interlock failed Avoid eye or skin exposure direct to laser radiation Aria deg 2 Do T leave the machine unattended Q during operation Denotes reflective ed heat sensitive surfaces or materials that may produce toxic substances or corrosion problems such as PVC and Teflon Frequently Asked Questions 1 What materials can be processed by CO laser Virtually any materials such as acrylic wood fabrics glass leather marble stone rubber stamps paper products coated metals plastics especially micro plastic developed by IPI Spectrum and Rowmark etc other hard surface materials blended with polyester and fibers Corian Fountainhead and Avonite etc or laserable simulated products of stone wood and metal etc Bare metals can not get a good engraving result by using CO laser However special
48. the whole graphics as raster engraving image B Vector sorting When your image has one vector cut area enclosing another vector cut area this setting will automatically direct the laser to cut out the inside enclosure before moving to the outside image B Optimization This is another setting that will automatically cut down on operation time When selected the EXPLORER driver will analyze your image and find the most efficient passing route to complete the job C 5 Cluster To reduce the working time needed for multiple productions this setting may be used Let s take multiple stamp production for example When selected the driver will automatically determine the fastest method to engrave more than one stamps The laser may complete one stamp before starting another or may undertake several stamps at the same time Adjust 58 www laserproi com MERCURY USER MANUAL www laserpro com the Distance setting to determine the maximum distance the laser can leap frog from one image to another As below suppose the Distance you specified is D and the distance between graph A amp B is X If you chose the function Cluster and X gt D the output movement will be route b If you don t chose Cluster or even you chose Cluster and X s D the output movement will be route a route a gt gt route b C 6 Border You can add border at image edge for a better output of the stamp image You must select Image In
49. ution of the engraving Higher DPI settings will have cleaner and deeper engravings but will take longer to complete Lower DPI settings will have coarser and shallower engraving but will take less time to complete Experiment with different settings to get your desired effect You can find the DPI function at Mercury driver gt Properties gt Option B 7 Save Parameters Setting Each job may require unique Mercury driver parameter settings After you have adjusted all of the settings remember to save it in a desired location for future use Press the SAVE icon and save the parameter settings to the proper directory as wished or default for all applications then you can see the saved files shown in the History Files column You can access your saved settings by clicking on Load or by using the History scroll which keeps track of the settings most recently used 55 S www laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL www laserproj com 1 These editing options can be saved in image files such as Corel Draw graphics with printer driver parameters setting inside or can be saved a s the default settings in Mercury driver for future files 2 Please make sure your ID to log in the computer is set to Administrator level therefore OS of 2000 XP can allow you to save parameter settings Mercury Properties Option Pen Advance Paper Raster Mode Setting O Manual Color Fill CO 3D Mode CO Stamp Mode DPI
50. vert under stamp mode when using border As for the figure below you can specify the border X and Y If you chose the Cluster and want to have border the border X and Y must be less than the Distance D you specified Add border E _ 4 Y EL D Paper Settings These settings are included in Mercury driver Properties gt Paper They are used to adjust several output settings D 1 Paper Size As described in Paper and Layout Settings ensure that the paper size is no greater than the working table area D 2 Unit You can choose the unit measurement either with metric or imperial inch 59 www laserpro com ereua USER MANUAL gt www laserproj com Mercury Properties Option Pen Advance Paper Haster Paper Size Unit p 440 00 mm Diameter mm Version Ma Imperial inch Mercury Copyright c Great Computer Co All Rights Reserved Dual Head Rotary Fisture Rotary Parameter Offset mm Uninstall Driver DY 3 55 D 3 Rotary Attachment Rotary attachment is specially designed for engraving on the surface of round objects or cylinders Please check the chapter of rotary attachment installation in chapter INTRODUCTION B Diameter Set up the diameter of the engraving area Circumference Diameter x 3 14159 B Offset The distance from the open end of the engraving object to the base of the padded rubber disk The offset value will be displayed on the LCD screen D 4
51. ww laserpro com screws For a better ventilation and safe purpose this special design is to prevent the back door being opened without notice during operating However you have to use magnetic devices to short the connector of the magnetic switches on both side of the front door while opening for engraving extremely long work piece When doing so make sure that you wear safety goggles to operate the machine 8 www laserpro com MERCURY USER MANUAL y P p DY et j errro ges Front View Top Doc Switches amp Ports JE Control Panel Top Doer Front B Door Press the ring to pull out the air tube lt Q Air inlet connect to air compressor Front E Press the ring to pull out the air tube Air inlet connect to air compressor CU LA Turn clockwise to decrease the air flow and counterclockwise to muvee y increase the air flow Please avoid turn off www laserproi com MERCURY USER MANUAL gt www laserpro com Back View Top Door NOTE Please refer to Fig 25 and follow the instruction for the basic maintenance of mirror Unscrew and Unscrew and Unscrew and remove the Laser Back Panel 1 mirror pull out remove the panel source Back Door Please refer to the 1 mirror dust prevention inside right layout carefully box without touching the surface of the mirror Motion System 10 www laserproi com MERCURY USER MANUAL www laserpro com
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