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1. 20 Chapter IV SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 22 4 1 LaserPro New Mercury driver installation 22 Chapter V Operating the LaserPro New Mercury 29 5 1 Using the Hardware 29 5 1 1 LCD Display Contrast Adjustment 29 5 1 2 Graphic Control Panel Overview Description 29 5 1 3 Graphic Control Panel Navigation Chart 32 5 1 4 Graphic Control Panel Function Pages 33 5 2 The LaserPro New Mercury Print Driver 60 5 2 1 Page Setup and Orientation 61 5 2 2 Color Management RE 63 5 2 3 Using the LaserPro New Mercury Print Driver 64 5 2 3 1 New Mercury Print Driver gt gt Option Page 64 5 2 3 2 New Mercury Print Driver gt gt Pen Page 71 5 2 3 3 New Mercury Print Driver gt gt Advance Page 74 LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 2 p www laserpro com 5 2 3 4 New Mercury Print Driver gt gt Paper Page 5 2 3 5 New Mercury Print Driver gt gt Language Page 80 5 2 3 6 New Mercury Print Driver gt gt Raster Page 81 5 2 3 7 New Mercury Print Driver gt gt Stamp Page 84 Chapter VI BASIC MAINTENANCE eere 8
2. x 121 131 mm 86 382 mm 100 0 amp D Eit Bitm m eres E iu 798 m 1000 40 0 U BF Crop Bitmap 25 mn BE Trace Bitmap 200 350 aa GO Resample fi Mode gt P Inflate Bitmap gt e Bitmap Color Mask d o Update From Link 3D Effects gt e Art Strokes gt a Blur gt SS Camera gt a Color Transform gt d Contour gt P Creative gt Q Distort gt M Sharpen 2 h Plug Ins 6 Change the Bitmap settings by setting Color to Grayscale 8 bit and Resolution to 300 dpi and click OK f CorelDRAW 12 Graphic1 im File Edit View Layout Arrange Effects Bitmaps Text Tools Window Help DPGSSKOAA a Om a x la 7ENBH E D an 00 y GE 122 798 100 0 Ys Xi 121 131 mm 86 382 mm end Convert to Bitnap scale 8 bit Resolution me dpi F 7 Anti aliasing cancel Se ep Transparent Background Apply ICC Profile Projected uncompressed file size 1 479 000 bytes VHBODKR seis Poe 7 Finally Invert the image by selecting Effects Transform Invert LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 92 www laserpro com I CoreIDRA W 12 Graphic Im File Edit E Loses Arrange Effects Bitmap Test Tool Window Help DPBSBKBEA Gw allies a Transform EE Delnterlace x 121 131 mm 486 382 mm a po 0 l vi 1
3. 1 Layout Page Setup Set from Printer choose Portrait OK Edit desired file picture etc File Print Properties Options choose desired Mode refer to Fig 11 then set up proper resolution power and speed 10 OK 11 Print 12 File name is shown on LCD then press START Turn on the air exhausting system before engraving e Ihe maximum loading weight of working table is 20 kg Se a Oe eh NOTICE 1 In order to match New Mercury driver s color Make sure that the Color Management option is disabled on your CorelDRAW V 11 or later Please follow these steps Tools Color Management gt Color Management Off gt OK 2 When operating with CorelDRAW V 11 or later version please choose Layout gt Page Setup gt 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 Convert to Bitmap after converting the file go to Bitmaps gt Mode Grayscale OK LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 4 www laserpro com Chapter INTRODUCTION 1 1 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 mat
4. 20 7 www laserpro com ii Exhaust port from the rear of the machine L aserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 21 www laserpro com Chapter IV SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 4 1 Install LaserPro New 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 New 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 di ud ud d cui Now the LaserPro New 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 USB Driver Version USB Setup1 12 01 Firmware Version 1 22 AAS xm p I M re Tex Ex Gr n Control Panel System v K Search D Tasks e a P E View basic information about your computer 9 Device Manager Windows edition y Remote settings e Windows Vista Ultimate y System protection i d Copyright 2006 Microsoft Corporation All rights reserved 9 Advanced system settings System Rating Ha Windows Experience Index Unrated Processor AMD Turion tm 64 2 00 GHz Memory RAM 959 MB S
5. Ensure that the paper size is never set greater than the New Mercury s worktable area of 25 x 18 640mm x 460mm The X value represents the length and the Y value represents the width Unit Paper Page DEFAULT SETTING Metric mm Here you can set your preferred measurement standard in which you would like use with the New Mercury print driver You can choose between metric or imperial standards kl G a d 1 LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 78 www laserpro com Image Tuning Paper Page DEFAULT SETTING 0 In the event that you are processing extremely fine and detailed designs requiring near microscopic edge to edge precision you will need to adjust the image tuning setting To adjust this setting we recommend that you engrave a small black square design as a sample and apply a magnifying glass to the engraved results When you look at your engraved test square under a magnifying glass you may notice the edges of your square may be slightly offset with every consecutive engraved even or odd line protruding past the square s ideal edge This occurrence may occur on the left or right side of the square and can be compensated for by the image tuning setting In the diagram below the arrows refer to the direction the lens carriage is moving to generate that engraved line If the first and every other line protrude to the left of the square s ideal edge you will want to set the image tuning to a negative
6. Notice Please clean the Auto Focus Probe each time before turning on the machine ta Make sure the probe is free LO move DANGER INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID EYE DR SKIN EXPOSURE TO DIRECT OR SCATTERED RADIATION CAUTION AVOID PLACING YOUR EYES IN THE RED BEAM PATH LASER RADIATION AVOID DIRECT EYE EXPOSURE LASER DIODE 5mW MAX OUTPUT AT 630 680nm CLASS Illa LASER PRODUCT LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual On the surface of Carriage On the front cover of Laser Tube On the front center of the top door On the backside of the machine a mj Be li i L www laserpro com WARNING Invisible laser radiation when door open and interlock failed Avoid eye or skin exposure direct to laser radiation Please wear goggle to operate while door open Do not leave the machine unattended during operation Please clean the bearings and motion system tracks everyday On the upper left side of the machine Do not use reflective metals heat sensitive surfaces or materials Jaaa that may produce toxic substances LLL orcorrosion problems such as PVC and Teflon 1 7 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 mate
7. ae Save To Default DPI 500 Dee History File Mirar d Invert Print Immediately Smat ACT Apply LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 70 www laserpro com 5 2 3 2 New Mercury Print Driver gt gt Pen Page The LaserPro New Mercury incorporates the use of 16 different colors to represent 16 different laser power and speed settings when cutting and engraving These colors are referred to as Pens Think of each pen as a designated laser setting rather than as a color AS an example a black and white image will use only one power and speed laser setting Black An image that is made up of black red and blue colors will be processed using the laser settings designated for each particular color In order to utilize up to 16 different pens laser parameter settings make sure your graphics software can recognize and utilizes the 16 pen colors designated by the New Mercury print driver If you would like to specify your own colors to designate to a particular laser setting then all you have to do is to double click on that particular pen color from the pen menu and a color manager window will open where you can select define custom colors to define your own color shown in the picture below This is useful when your image is composed of colors that are not part of the pen menu s default color selection and instead of modifying your image you simply assign the laser setting
8. 1 If we run the Upgrader exe file but did not use Run as Administrator The GCC USB driver port will not show up in the pull down menu of the Com Setup GJE Tag e ey d Upgrader v Search D My Organize v z Views v E Open E Share gp Burn Fauonte LRR Name r Date modified Type Size E FS Sy Upgrader 8 28 2002 11 00 AM Application 493 KB E i i 2 usbapi dll 9 3 2002 4 46 PM Application Extens 20 KB ictures 2 Music l y Recently Changed BQ Searches di Public Select a Download File FileName Browse Select a Port Com Setup Start Cancel Exit Folders Upgrader Date modified 8 28 2002 11 00 AM Application Size 492 KB Date created 9 16 2009 6 08 PM Example 2 Under the same situation as sample 1 right click on the Upgrader exe and click Run as Administrator you can see GCC USB port on pull down list of Com Setup DE di Upgrader DE Search DN Ui Organize Views e iw Open E Share e Burn M Name Date modified Type Size My Upgrader ee n ecd 1493 KB usbapi dll a 20 KB FE Pictures Run as administrator a Music Scan for viruses E Documents 4j Recently Changed EB Searches E enn du Public Share Add to archive Add to Upgrader rar Compress and email Compress to Upgrader rar and email Pin to Start Menu Add to Quick Launch Restore
9. 1 16 Vector Speed 0 096 10096 Vector PPI 0 0 100 Power Ramp YES NO Relevant Buttons Function F1 Back Back to previous page F4 Save Save your current settings A V Directional Scroll through the menu selections lt 1 gt Directional Adjust the value for that selection Start Stop Back to Main Work Page LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 52 www laserpro com m File Save Mode Page rt Navigating to this page Main Work Page Press F4 Functions Page Select Machine Setting from the menu Machine Setting Page Select Set File Save Mode gt from the menu Set File Save Mode Page The File Save Mode Page allows you to set whether or not the LaserPro New Mercury automatically deletes each job file after processing Setting File Save to NO will automatically and immediately delete each job file from the LaserPro New Mercury after the engraving or cutting process Setting File Save to YES will retain all job files on the LaserPro New Mercury even after each job has been processed e File Save YES NO Relevant Buttons Function F1 Back Back to previous page F4 Save Save your current settings lt 1 D Directional Cycle File Save between YES NO Start Stop Back to Main Work Page LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 53 www laserpro com rt Navigating to this page Main Work Page Press F4 Functions Page Select Machine Setting gt from the
10. 5 only Manual Focus Gauge Holder Auto Focus Gauge Focal Sharp Focus Probe Focus Carriage Assembly LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 12 www laserpro com 1 9 Instruction of Rotary Attachment al Hew Mercury Properties Options Pen Advanced Paper Language Faster Paper Size Unit d 540 Da e Metric mm d 460 00 mm Imperial inch Rotary Parameter Image Tuning EI Offset 0 00 Dual Head C Rotary Fisture mam Imm N re Turn off the power of the engraver Put the rotary attachment onto the engraving table Ensure the two screw holes should match the two corresponding holes on the table and the white mark of the left side aligns to the position of 24cm 9 45 inch on the ruler and then tighten the screws Plug the cable of the rotary attachment into the port in the middle front of the engraver Turn on the power and the engraving table moves down to the lowest position automatically e L aserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 13 www laserpro com 1 10 TOP VIEW Ruler White Mark Screw Holes FJ F r Top Window 1 11 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
11. Adjustment Page The Carriage Work Table Adjustment Page allow you to manually increase and decrease the height of the work table Z axis In addition you can manually adjust the Y axis and X axis of the laser carriage Relevant Buttons Function F1 Back Back to previous page A V Directional Manually adjust the Y axis position of the laser carriage lt j gt Directional Manually adjust the X axis position of the laser carriage Start Stop Back to Main Work Page h LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 34 www laserpro com SmartCenter Page 1t navigating to this page Main Work Page Press F3 omartCenter Page Under SmartCenter mode the job will be started after the system positions the pen carriage at the center position between two points indicated by the user There are two ways to activate the omartCenter mode either through driver or direct from control panel Enter SmartCenter page and we can move the pen carriage by hand and press enter to save the positions indicated by the red pointer After both points are set the pen carriage will move to the Center of the two entered points and the job will begin Relevant Buttons Function F4 Save A V Directional lt D Directional Start Stop Back to Main Work Page Auto Focus A Y Manual Focus Buttons LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 35 www laserpro com Functions Page rt Navigating to this pag
12. a warning prompt at startup If the Table Down selection is set to YES the LaserPro New Mercury will display a warning prompt at startup stating Table will move down and remove objects on table Pressing the Enter key at this point will confirm the prompt to move the work table to its lowest position If the Table Down is set to NO then the LaserPro New Mercury will not display this warning prompt at system startup e Table Down YES NO e Distance 0 165 mm Set Table Down Page F1 Back Back to previous page F4 Save Save your current settings Directional Scroll through the menu selections Directional Adjust the value for that selection Start Stop Back to Main Work Page Auto Focus Initiate the auto focus function A V Manual Focus Buttons Manually adjust the height of the work table Z axis LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 47 m www laserpro com 1 Navigating to this page Main Work Page Press F4 Functions Page Select Machine Setting from the menu Machine Setting Page Select Set Red Beam from the menu oet Red Beam Page The Set Beam Page allows you to turn on or off the red dot laser pointer on the laser carriage Enabling this function will indicate the exact area the engraving laser will fire upon Set Red Beam Page Red Beam YES NO Relevant Buttons Function F1 Back Back to previous page F4 Save Save your current settings s
13. adjustments while processing your loaded jobs even when you have disconnected your computer from the LaserPro New Mercury e Raster Power 0 096 10096 e Raster Speed 0 0 100 e SmartACT YES NO Relevant Buttons Function F1 Back Back to previous page A V Directional Scroll through the menu selections lt gt Directional Adjust the value for that selection Start Stop Back to Main Work Page L aserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 41 rt Navigating to this page www laserpro com File Edit Vector Page Main Work Page Press F4 Functions Page Select File Management from the menu File Management Page File Management Page Page Select a job file and press Enter File Information Page Information File Information Page Press F4 File Management Edit Page File Management Edit Page Edit Page Select Vector Setting gt from the menu File Edit Vector Page The File Edit Vector Page allows you to edit the vector pen vector power vector speed and vector PPI and power ramp settings for the selected job These settings correspond to the same settings found on the LaserPro New Mercury print driver This page allows you to easily adjust these values to make immediate adjustments while processing your loaded jobs even when you have disconnected your computer from the LaserPro New Mercury Vector Pen 1 16 Vector Power 0 0 100 Vector Speed 0 0 10096 Vector P
14. is an example of how to set the Page Setup and Orientation in the graphics software CorelDraw is the designated graphics software used for this example For other graphics software you will need to access the corresponding Page Setup page From the primary menu click LAYOUT gt PAGE SETUP From the navigation bar on the left click DOCUMENT gt PAGE gt SIZE Ensure that NORMAL PAPER and LANDSCAPE are selected 4 Ensure the Paper Width and Height dimensions match the LaserPro New Mercury s work table dimensions of 635 mm 25 inches and 458 mm 18 inches 5 Click OK to complete the paper size adjustment ONZ Options H Workspace El Document General Page Siz Layout Label Background H Guidelines Grid Rulers Styles Save Publish To The Web alobal inches e Set From Printer Bave Custom Page Add Page Frame Leem a s LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 62 2 LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 63 www laserpro com 5 2 2 Color Management LaserPro driver uses pen color settings to control laser engraver s engraving and cutting parameters In addition to having your Page Setup and Orientation properly set in your graphics software you will also need to make sure Color Management is DISABLED prior to working with the LaserPro New Mercury Print Driver From your graphic software s Color Management page e D
15. menu USB Setup Wizard Page a WI L e AE Do Machine Setting Page Select lt USB Setup Wizard gt from the menu USB Setup Wizard Page The USB Setup Wizard allows you to set the USB connection mode between GCC mode and Common mode Relevant Buttons Function F1 Back Back to previous page F4 Save Save your current settings A I V Directional Manually adjust the height of the work table Z axis Start Stop Back to Main Work Page Auto Focus Initiate the auto focus function A VY Manual Focus Buttons Manually adjust the height of the work table Z axis LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 54 www laserpro com SmartGUARD Page i Navigating to this page Main Work Page A press F4 Functions Page Select lt Machine Settings gt from the menu Machine Setting Page Select lt SmartGUARD gt from the menu SmartGUARD Page After hardware installation please enter the function menu on the control panel to enable the SmartGUARD fire alarm SmartGUARD Enable Disable Press directional key left or right to enable the SmartGUARD device or disable it Sensitivity Press directional key left or right to set the sensitivity of SmartGUARD There are five sensitivity settings 1 3 5 7 9 seconds that can be selected Sensitivity is defined by the delay time from when a fire is detected until the fire alarm alerts user and automatically shuts down the system For e
16. see if it matches the wall outlet If not please contact your dealer a 1 Cabling Connection Insert the power cord male into a grounded power outlet i Plug the other end female into the engraver The engraver has been design to autoswitch from 100 240 VAC automatically 40W and above laser engravers require 220 240 VAC only 3 The laser engraver can communicate with a computer through either the serial RS 232C port the parallel port or the USB port Le 3 2 Parallel Transmission Connect a parallel cable to the engraver parallel port then to the parallel port of the host computer Never use a mechanical switch box when a second printer port is required LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 19 Power on off Switch 15 AMP resetable fuse 3 AMP resetable fuse AC Power Connector Parallel Interface Connector USB Connector www laserpro com The electrical surges can cause damage to the computer and the engraver 3 3 USB Transmission Connect USB cable to the engraver USB port then to the serial port of the host computer 3 4 Exhaust Ventilation There are two exhaust ports on the New Merucry that can be used to connect to the odor reduction unit i Exhaust port from beneath the machine Exhaust Blower Clip N 4 inch diameter i flexible hose 5 Connect to an air filtrer or exhaust air outside of the building H i Em D LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual
17. the job queue sequence The second column after the file name displays that job s next file in the job queue sequence First and last jobs in the job sequence you set will have a in the first and second columns respectively So according to the image above the job queue sequence has been set to be processed in this order 03 Marble cdr gt 01 Marble cdr gt 02 Marble cdr Relevant Buttons Function F1 Back Back to previous page F2 Link Add the currently selected job to the job queue F4 DLink Remove the currently selected job from the job queue A I V Directional Scroll through your loaded jobs Start Stop Back to Main Work Page L aserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 38 www laserpro com File Information Page rt Navigating to this page Main Work Page Press F4 Functions Page Select File Management from the menu File Management Page Select a job file and press Enter File Information Page The File Information Page allows you to view the speed power DPI and PPI settings of the selected job In addition you will be able to go to the File Management Edit Page from this menu to change raster vector speed and power settings for the selected job Relevant Buttons Function F1 Back Back to previous page F4 Edit Go to the File Management Edit Page for the selected job Start Stop Back to Main Work Page L aserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 39 www laserpro com File Ma
18. 0004 usb10005 usb10006 Folders Remove Date modified 11 28 2007 11 12 AM Application Size 483 KB Date created 9 16 2009 4 08 PM eee e e vn EDGE UseSetupt 12 01 Rating ts A ZC ef A s gccumNt dll Remove Remove Lst UnPlugGccUsb dll Please make sure that USB device isn t connecting now ox usb10010 i Nr d AS usb10001 usb10002 usb10003 Os usbapi dll USBSETUP T1T PM m Gr Computer Local Disk C Downloads USBSetupl12 01 USBSetupl12 01 Date taken Tags Size Favonfetinks Name ws IE Documents amp Gis FE Pictures bui TE BN Music Info UsbDriver gccum dll gccumNt dll ijj Recently Changed B Searches i n ae E usb10008 usb10009 usb10010 sbapidll Folders USBSETUP Date modified 6 5 2007 3 09 PM Sa Application Size 478 KB 1 Date created 9 16 2009 4 08 PM s SE TY USBSetupi 12 01 p gt d gt USBSetupl12 01 D Organize v Views d amp Open E E mail fey Share y Burn Date taken Tags Favorite Links E Documents E Pictures BR Music jj Recently Changed P Searches d Public WS UsbDriver gccum dil usb10005 usb10006 L aserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual Remove Se USBSETUP ar amp Removelst UnPlugGc amp usb10001 usb10002 Open W Run as administrator Pu Scan for viruses Safe Run Pin to Star
19. 095 v Step 2 Please do the following steps to install the USB driver 1 Run the remove exe right mouse click and click Run as Administrator to make sure that we remove any previous of the USB driver SSC Gr Computer LocalDisk C Downloads USBSetupii2 01 USBSetupl12 01 gt v L Organze M dd Mel fue sd Favorite Links Name Date taken Tags Size Rating IE Documents Sea S la L A A FE Pictures an an vat BN Music we lt a bs dei Ra ot Ly Recently Changed j e O B Searches Info UsbDriver gccum dll gccumNt dll Remove REN usb10001 usb10002 usb10003 ji Public Bun as administrator Pu Scan for viruses Safe Run he SE Pin to Start Menu Ze eil 2 4 Add to Quick Launch e Rest i i usb10004 usb10005 usb10006 usb10007 usb10008 VERIS Ee ener as usbapi dll USBSETUP Send To Cut Copy Create Shortcut Delete Rename Properties Folders Remove Date modified 11 28 2007 11 12 AM Application Size 483 KB Date created 9 16 2009 4 08 PM eer I i n Downloads useSetup1 12 01 MUSEI EPER VARG 430PM LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 23 www laserpro com Gr di Computer Local Disk G Downloads USBSetupli2 01 USBSetupi12 01 Favorite Links Size IE Documents eN Pictures Bei WE Music Remove way jj Recently Changed EB Searches Info UsbDriver gccum dil A Public usb1
20. 19 13mm 2131 om q 85 382 mm 122 798 mr mu 0 5 Esc O Invert Invert o Artistic Media Posterize 250 300 r Contour rb f Envelope Ctl F7 EA Extrude p Lens Alb LI E Add Perspective Q eech BS BH Rollover E Gi Clear Effect S al Copy Effect k Clone Effect A woe 8 Now you are ready to output the modified image by clicking File Print mic CorelDRAW 12 Graphic1 PL Bile Edit View Layout Arange Effects Bitmaps Text Tools Window Help 3 New Ctl A 100 w e Il A New From Template di amp se a Cho Tal 200 an e lr Segen m 100 150 200 250 300 re Im Jo PY B wD C9 og iex ip i Es I CH i m O0 DKS X P D E Ee B Cols ave As Colt shifts evert Acquire Image k Import Cth CtrlHE e m Gd Si 4 Us Export For Office send To p Print CoP F rint CiP Print Merge S T zt Print Preview A3 Print Setup E Prepare For Service Bureau Publish Ta The Web a ke Publish Ta PDF EM i Document Info A 4p py B n2 E 2 test cdr 3 GCC cdr 4 DACash files dg TTlogosEl cdr 5 logn cdr FP Exit AltF4 LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 93 www laserpro com LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 94 APPENDIX C Specification nmn New Mercury L aser Source Sealed CO Laser Air cooled Operating environment temperature 15 30 C 60 86 F 25 x18
21. 6 6 1 Cleaning the mirror 86 6 2 Cleaning the focus lens 68 Chapter VII TROUBLE SHOOTING annnnnnnnnennnrennnrrnnnrrnnnerenn 89 7 1 Quality dd E TE 89 7 2 Non operational Problems 69 Appendix A 3D Function eese 90 TID for 3D ADDIICGIIOL iiia ui mis2x sape oux ES seroEu ES eR UEM UnErES 90 Appendix B Modifying settings for better engraving quality 91 Appendix C Gpecfcaion 91 LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual i m www laserpro com QUICK MENU 1 Connect the air exhaust system 2 Setup computer and connect with the engraving system properly 3 Turn ON the host computer system 4 Install the NEW MERCURY Driver for first time use only 5 Use Windows based program such as CorelDraw PhotoShop Illustrator AutoCAD etc to operate with the engraver 6 Turn ON the 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 is installed the working table will move down to the bottom 7 Auto focusing Press the AUTO FOCUS button and the table will move upward and stop at the focal position automatically 8 The following is an example by using CorelDRAW V 11 Graphics can be outputted to the machine by following the instructions below to start work
22. CURY User Manual 16 www laserpro com Put the black cap on the T connector after taking off the dual head to prevent air flowing leaking Please choose dual head item from Paper option of printer properties before outputting a graph with dual head carriage SC Hew Mercury Properties Options Pen Advanced Paper Language Faster Paper Size Unit d 540 Da PII e Metric mm d 460 00 mm Imperial inch Rotary Parameter Image Tuning H Offset 0 00 Dual Head Rotary Figture LE L aserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 17 www laserpro com Chapter Il RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION 2 1 Computer Your PC must be sufficient to equip with Window XP 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 2 2 Scanner Flat Bed Minimum resolution 200 DPI 2 3 Software GCC driver designed under Window XP or higher level Windows Window XP or higher CorelDRAW Version 7 0 or higher version Any program that can output HPGL commands L aserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 18 www laserpro com Chapter III HARDWARE INSTALLATION Turn all equipment off before making any connection Check the plug of the power cord to
23. Free Command Mode File Save Mode USB Setup Wizard SmartGuard Scaling Other Reset LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 32 I i e www laserpro com 5 1 4 Graphic Control Panel Function Pages When the LaserPro New Mercury is powered on the machine will perform a series of safety checks and initializing routines The LCD display screen will display the GCC copyright LaserPro logo and machine initialization pages before going to the main work page Main Work Page The main work page is the page that the LaserPro New Mercury will default to upon startup and will be the home base for when navigating through the various functions of the control panel This will be the page that is displayed when you are processing your jobs This page contains specific job information such as the current job s name Speed Power PPI DPI processing remaining times and jobs loaded Relevant Buttons F1 Prev F2 Next F3 Z F4 Func AINI XID Directional Start Stop Delete Cutting Mode L aserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 33 Function Scroll through previous jobs Scroll through next jobs Go to Carriage Work Table Adjustment Page Go to Functions Page Go to Carriage Work Table Adjustment Page Start Stop the current job Delete the current selected job Set Acceleration www laserpro com Carriage Work Table Adjustment Page rt Navigating to this page Press A V lt b or F3
24. Function Buttons Directional and Selection Buttons LED Indicator Lights Three indicator lights on the LaserPro New Mercury s control panel are part of the system s safety interlock system Door The door light will illuminate when either the top lid or external pass through doors on the LaserPro New Mercury are open or improperly closed Power The power light will illuminate when the LaserPro New Mercury is powered on Laser The laser light will illuminate when the laser is active and in operation DO NOT attempt to remove or modify any component of the safety interlock system e If at any time any of the access doors are open and the laser LED is illuminated unplug the laser system IMMEDIATELY and contact GCC technical support for service instructions DO NOT operate the laser system if any component of the safety system is malfunctioning L aserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 30 www laserpro com Directional and Selection Buttons Function F1 F2 F3 F4 Four function buttons allow you to select various functions which will change depending on what section of the menu you are in Each function button s corresponding task will be displayed right above its respective button on the LCD display screen Please note that in certain menus not every function button will always be mapped to a corresponding action In these situations that particular button will not have a function Direc
25. LaserPro www laserpro com New Mercury i f i i I i I I i i I P an ual 2000666660 K i t i L I I I I I I EE E E E NEN oM ENS OM ee o SES OM FM o ES ee MM ME MM ME MN DE WO09 101d1ase MMMm 4F No 236 Fu Te 2nd Rd Hsi Chih Taipei Hsien 221 Taiwan 886 2 6616 6692 Fax 886 2 2694 6875 www laserpro com Content o EE 4 Chapter INTRODUCTION 5 1 1 Principles Of CO VASO ET 5 E2 IANO qe E 5 1 3 PC CAUU OM 5 1 4 Fire Precaution 5 1 5 Warning L PeL Lvov 6 1 7 Frequently Asked Questions 7 1 8 Lens and Manual Focus Gaugge 12 1 9 Instruction of Rotary Attachment 13 TIPPE M 14 TL OPEN denne 14 1 12 SIDE VIEW eege 15 1 13 Dual Head Installation 16 Chapter Il RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION 18 Rei ie E 18 cler T A 18 23 SONWANE senimi aRar ERENER aNE 18 Chapter III HARDWARE INSTALLATION 19 3 1 Cabling GONMECTON HE 19 3 2 Parallel Transmission 19 3 3 USB Transmission 20 3 4 Exhaust Ventilation
26. New Mercury can be removed by taking away the 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 LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual E RI www laserpro com front door while opening for engraving extremely long work piece When doing so make sure that you wear safety goggles to operate the machine Front View Top View LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 8 www laserpro com ALL LLLLLEL OTTA d Back View LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 9 www laserpro com Left View Right View LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 10 www laserpro com Motion System Mirror 3 amp Holder Release the Screw to Pull Out the Mirror Y axis Belt Magnetic Sensor for Dual Head Port for Rotary Attachment L aserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 11 Focal Sharp M Auto focus Gauge X axis Motor Y axis Belt www laserpro com 1 8 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 Slot position for Lens 1
27. PI 30 1524 Power Ramp YES NO Relevant Buttons Function F1 Back Back to previous page 4 Save Save your current settings A V Directional Scroll through the menu selections gt Directional Adjust the value for that selection Start Stop Back to Main Work Page L aserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 42 www laserpro com Machine Setting Page rt Navigating to this page Main Work Page Press F4 Functions Page Select Machine Setting from the menu Machine Setting Page The Machine Setting Page allows you to access and modify a variety of your machine settings including SmartMemory Select Lens Tune Auto Focus Set Table Down Set Red Beam Vector Mode Save Position Carriage Lock Set Command Mode Set File Save Mode USB Setup Wizard SmartGuard Scaling Other Reset Relevant Buttons Function F1 Back Back to previous page A V Directional Scroll through the menu selections Enter Perform the selection Start Stop Back to Main Work Page Auto Focus Initiate the auto focus function A V Manual Focus Buttons Manually adjust the height of the work table Z axis LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 43 www laserpro com SmartMEMORY Page i Navigating to this page Main Work Page A press F4 Functions Page Select lt Machine Settings gt from the menu Machine Setting Page Select lt SmartMEMORY gt from the menu SmartMEMORY Page The SmartMEMORY P
28. RCURY User Manual 89 www laserpro com Appendix A 3D Function Tip for 3D Application When doing 3D sample on LaserPro New Mercury ME 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 perfect 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 Todo that simply fill the image with black color as the mask see below and Run the black mask image with PWR 100 and SPD100 E GCCMercury 3D BI E oC http www gcc com tw http wv Tel 886 2 26946687 Tel 886 Fax 886 2 26946875 Create a black image for polishing L aserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 90 3D engraving Material 1cm Acrylic Step Speed 1 25 Power 100 DPI www laserpro com PPI Focus 600 auto Auto Focus by New Mercury 25W Remarks Lens 2 inch 3D Mode Engraving 2 25 100 600 auto Lower down table 2 5mm 3D Mode Engravino 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 3
29. V Manual Focus Buttons Manually adjust the height of the work table Z axis i KS LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 49 www laserpro com Save Position Page Navigatirld do this page Main Work Page press F4 A tions Page Select lt Machine Setting gt froW the menu ine Setting Page Seed fi Save Mode gt from Mie menu Set File Gave Mode Page The Save Position Function allows you to save the current X axis and Y axis positions of the laser carriage and sets this position to be the origin for subsequent jobs Sr This is an excellent function to use when you are processing identical items or engraving relatively smaller objects positioned away from the default start position top left of the work table OOOOOO0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO0OO Recall Position Navigatid Jo this page ork Page press ral ions Page Select lt Recall gt by pressing F4 To recall the saved position simply go to Functions page and press F4 again to recall the saved position The laser carriage will be moved to the saved position LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 50 www laserpro com Carriage Lock Page rt Navigating to this page Main Work Page Press F4 Functions Page Select Machine Setting gt from the menu Machine Setting Page Select Carriage Lock gt from the menu Ca
30. age allows you to read and write data with the optional SmartMEMORY module installed Selecting Save to SmartMEMORY gt will copy all current jobs on the LaserPro New Mercury to the SmartMEMORY module Selecting Load SmartMEMORY gt will copy all job files from the SmartMEMORY module to the LaserPro New Mercury SmartMEMORY Page F1 Back Back to previous page 4 gt Directional Scroll through the menu selections Enter Perform the selection Start Stop Back to Main Work Page Auto Focus Initiate the auto focus function A V Manual Focus Buttons Manually adjust the height of the work table Z axis A Fil f i ip Ur 44 LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Me Om www laserproi com www laserpro com Set Lens Page rt Navigating to this page Main Work Page Press F4 Functions Page Select Machine Setting gt from the menu Machine Setting Page Select Set Lens from the menu Set Lens Page The Select Lens Page allows you to modify the lens setting after you have changed to a different focal lens Hemember to save your settings after you have made the proper changes Now by pressing the Auto Focus button the LaserPro New Mercury will auto focus properly using the new lens The LaserPro New Mercury s default setting is lt 2 0 gt Lens 1 5 2 0 2 5 4 0 Relevant Buttons Function F1 Back Back to previous page F4 Save Save yo
31. aserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 75 www laserpro com image are engraved rather than the positive areas you may wish to include a border around your image To properly add a border you will first need to Invert your design from the Option Page then check Use Border and specify a value for the thickness of the border you would like to add to your design This mode is useful for engraving rubber stamps as it allows you to create the outline around your stamp image Vector Function Advanced Page DEFAULT SETTING Normal e Normal This selection will not apply any special advanced vector function to your job This is the default Vector Function setting e All Raster Output This selection will instruct the print driver to process your entire image as a raster engraving Any vector lines within the image will be treated as raster data and outputted as a raster engraving similar to a dot matrix printer e Vector Sorting When performing a vector cutting job in which your image has one vector cut area enclosed within another vector cut area select the Vector Sorting mode This mode will automatically instruct the print driver to process the inside vector image and moving outwards If you try to process a vector image that has multiple layers without using this mode what may occur is the laser engraver may process the outer vector cutting first and any inner vector cutting will not be possible as your centerpiece material may
32. ative This mode sets the current lens carriage position to correspond to the origin top left position of the graphic software Therefore the lens carriage will process the job from its current position relative to its setting in the graphics software Center Sets the current position of the lens carriage as the center point for your subsequent job As an example if the subsequent job is to vector cut a circle and you have the Position Mode set to Center then the New Mercury will vector cut a circle around the initial position of the lens carriage Image Output Direction Advanced Page DEFAULT SETTING Top to Bottom These selections allow you to control the direction in which the system processes an engraved image Top To Bottom Selecting this will force the system to process the current task by moving the laser carriage from the top to the bottom of the image rear end to front end of the work table Bottom To Top Selecting this will force the system to process the current task by moving the laser carriage from the bottom to the top of the image front end to rear end of the work table Normally the LaserPro New Mercury engraves from left to right top to bottom Selecting Bottom Up will force the machine to start from the bottom and work its way to the rear of the working table Border Advance Page DEFAULT SETTING Unselected In cases where you are working with a negative image negative outline areas of your L
33. bs delete a selected job delete all jobs and go to the Link DLink Page to set and arrange multiple loaded jobs into a single job queue for processing Relevant Buttons F1 Back F2 Link F3 D AII F4 Del A V Directional Enter Start Stop L aserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 37 Function Back to previous page Go to the Link DLink Page Delete all loaded jobs Delete the selected job Scroll through your loaded jobs Go to the File Information Page for the selected job Go to the Main Work Page for the selected job xt Navigating to this page Main Work Page Press F4 Functions Page Select lt File Management gt from the menu www laserpro com Link DLink Page File Management Page Press F2 Link DLink Page The Link DLink Page allows you to set arrange and remove loaded jobs to and from a job queue for processing Use the directional keys to cycle through your loaded jobs then simply press the lt F2 Link gt key to add a file to the job queue The job queue will be set in a sequential order based on the order you link the files Press the lt F4 DLink gt key to remove a job from your job queue The first column field before the file name displays the job number The sequence for your job queue is displayed in the two columns to the right of your file names The first column to the right of your job file name displays the job number of the previous file in
34. can be done per hour Above specification is subject to change without notice m D O O w menn ilo L aserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 95
35. e Main Work Page Press F4 Functions Page The Functions Page allows you to edit file management and machine settings From this page you will be able to access the File Management Machine Setting and Machine Information pages e File Management Page this page allows you to manage the files that you have loaded onto the LaserPro New Mercury e Machine Setting Page this page allows you to access and modify various machine settings including Set Lens Tune Auto Focus Set Table Down Set Red Beam Carriage Lock Set Command Mode Save Position Flash Memory Set File Save Mode Set Vector Mode Tune Image Power Set Laser Wattage Set Fine Mode Other Reset e Machine Information Page this page allows you to view information regarding the system such as the GCC logo machine name firmware version and other information Relevant Buttons Function F1 Back Back to previous page F3 Help Display help F4 Recall Back to previous page A V Directional Scroll through the menu selections Enter Perform the selection Start Stop Back to Main Work Page L aserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 96 File Management Page www laserpro com rt Navigating to this page Main Work Page Press F4 Functions Page Select File Management from the menu File Management Page The File Management Page allows you to manage the files that you have loaded onto the LaserPro New Mercury You can scroll through your jo
36. ed Vector SC Scaling Advanced Page DEFAULT SETTING 0 In some cases you may find a slight output inaccuracy in the actual output compared to what you have set in the computer This margin of error or offset is extremely small approximately 1 300 What this means is that there may be a 1 unit offset for every 300 unit increments As an example if you engrave a 300mm straight line it may end up measuring only 299mm or 301mm in the final output In this case you will want to set the scaling setting to 1 1000 or 1 1000 respectively to compensate A general rule of thumb is for every 300 unit increment you will want to adjust the slider by 1 if the final output is 1 unit increment shorter or 1 if the final output is 1 unit increment longer than your graphic design setting Position Modes Advanced Page DEFAULT SETTING Home These selections allow you to control the positioning of the lens carriage after each job completion and before the next subsequent job e Home Resets the positioning of the lens carriage to the home position upper right before and after each job LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 74 www laserpro com Without Home The lens carriage will start the next job based on the position from its graphic application software setting from the last position of the previous job Upon completion of the current job the lens carriage will remain at the last position of the previous job Rel
37. ed the LaserPro USB Driver USB connectivity only LaserPro Print Driver and have connected the LaserPro New Mercury to your computer you will need to familiarize yourself with the LaserPro New Mercury s control panel and LaserPro Print Driver The print driver will be where you spend most of your time configuring specific laser parameters for your jobs while the control panel will allow you to set repeat times manipulate the file order perform auto manual focusing configure the start point and more 5 1 Using the Hardware 5 1 1 Adjusting the LCD Display Screen s Contrast Setting Depending on the lighting of your immediate work area you may need to adjust the contrast of LCD display screen You may increase or decrease the contrast via the contrast adjustment wheel found on the inside of the right shoulder You can access this area by opening the front door and looking inside to the right shoulder as shown in the picture below LCD Display Screen s Contrast Adjustment Wheel 5 1 2 Graphic Control Panel Overview Description The Control Panel The control panel on the LaserPro New Mercury provides an easy access to all the manual controls needed for cutting and engraving The liquid crystal display LCD functional directional and selection buttons make navigating through the machine s manual controls easy to do LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Mi 29 www laserproj com LED Indicator Lights LCD Display Screen
38. erial leaving an engraved image or in some cases cutting through the material 1 2 Safety 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 New 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 New Mercury the improved CDRH safety rating of 3R 1 3 Precaution 1 The suitable temperature for working environment is 15 C 30 C 60 F 86 2 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 Please contact LaserPro if more is required Goggles with the following specifications should be used 190 398 nm OD5 10 600 nm OD5 Visible light transmission 92 996 3 Do not attempt to modify or disassemble the laser system at any time 4 Wear appropriate safety goggles especially when engraving with mirrors or coated metals such as enameled brass and anodized aluminum 5 Good ventilation is required to remove odors and vaporized materials to the outside of the building
39. estart your computer to complete the process LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 80 www laserpro com 5 2 3 6 New Mercury Print Driver gt gt Raster Page ud Hew Mercury Properties Language Haster Contrast Dark Let i Light 50 H gt Halftone Dithering TEEN e D ithering Matris ER C Eror Diffusion Pattern Type Dot e Enhance Dithering Lok Cancel Contrast Raster Page DEFAULT SETTING 0 This provides a quick and easy way to immediately adjust the contrast of an engraved image Moving the slider to the Dark setting will increase the contrast levels of the engraved output whereas moving the slider to the Light setting will decrease the contrast levels of the engraved output LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 81 Halftone Raster Page DEFAULT SETTING Dithering This option controls the way a raster engraved image is processed The digital image to engraved output process can be processed via two methods Dithering or Error Diffusion Each offer additional output options yielding different output effects style and quality Dithering Interprets and outputs the raster engraving via the dithering method This mode will allow you to select the Pattern Type and Dithering Matrix and Enhanced Dithering o Pattern Type Dot Bayer Corner 45 Degree DEFAULT SETTING Dot Each pattern type uses a different shape and arrangement of dots to compose the shading effect o
40. etup 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 will be displayed on LCD Caution 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 LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 15 p www laserpro com 1 13 Dual Head Installation Step 1 Turn off the system Step2 Put the dual head carriage onto the X axis belt bearing track be c OS n 287 Kb d MY Z 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 GG T GG Connector Metal Frame 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 1 Keep the screws on the lens carriage after taking off the dual head LaserPro NEW MER
41. f a raster image The following diagram is an example of the raster effects when using the different pattern types Dot Bayer Corner o Dithering Matrix Variable depending on the Pattern Type selected DEFAULT SETTING 8x8 This controls the resolution dot size and the number of dots the image is broken down into for the dithering process As an example selecting 2 x 2 will shade with a 5 grade halftone where as an 8 x 8 Dithering Matrix will dither with a 65 grade halftone The following diagram is an example of the raster effects when using the different dithering matrices L aserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 82 2x2 8x8 2 x 2 Dithering 8 x 8 Dithering Enhance Enhance Dithering Dithering o Enhance Dithering DEFAULT SETTING Unselected Selecting this will produce a finer dithering output Error Diffusion Raster Page Interprets and outputs the raster engraving via the error diffusion method This mode will allow you to select from three diffusion types Floyd Stucki and Jarvis o Diffusion Type Floyd Stucki Jarvis DEFAULT SETTING Floyd Each diffusion type presents the shade of image as different spread halftones instead of dots to compose a raster image The following diagram is an example of the raster effects when using the different diffusion types Floyd Stucki Jarvis There is no correct or best setting when using the Raster options The
42. g options and settings Option Page Pen Page Advance Page Paper Page Language Page Raster Page appears only in Black amp White Mode Stamp Page appears only in Stamp Mode 5 2 3 1 LaserPro New Mercury Print Driver gt gt Option Page LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 64 File Function C Manual Color Fil n V Io 3D Made Er Bind l Stamp Mode SaveToDefat DPI 50 Dee History File Mirror f Invert Print Immediately SS Mode Setting OPTION PAGE DEFAULT SETTING Black amp White You can select from four primary mode settings depending on your application or results you would like to achieve Black amp White Select this mode when using clipart images or drawings with several colors shades of gray or many outlines This mode outputs in a method similar to that of a black and white laser printer The entire selected image will be engraved using a single set of power and speed settings the black pen from the PEN menu Please refer to the next section of the manual for details regarding the PEN functions The LaserPro New Mercury print driver will interpret colored and shaded areas as different shades of gray by producing a halftone effect while engraving Instead of engraving only solid lines gray halftone areas will be a collection of dots with varying density The resolution and depth of these halftone areas can be adjusted with the DPI setting found on the Options pa
43. ge Please note that selecting the Black amp White mode will add a new Raster page to the menu The Black amp White mode dithering settings can be changed from the Raster page Please refer to the Raster section below for details Experiment with different dithering settings to attain the desired results LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 65 LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 66 www laserpro com Manual Color Fill Select this mode when you would like to designate specific power and speed settings and link them to certain colors of your image The LaserPro New Mercury print driver allows a maximum of 16 pen parameters to be set 3D Mode Select this mode to attain a sculptured 3D effect on your engraving By using images that have a range of gray areas the LaserPro New Mercury print driver can manipulate the image to give it an added depth by linking the laser power depth of engraving to specific colors The settings can be adjusted through the DPI setting Option page and PPI power and speed settings Pen page Stamp Mode Select this mode when you would like to engrave stamps The stamp mode is one of the more dynamic functions of the LaserPro New Mercury Due to the unique engraving nature when engraving a stamp the stamp production requires different operational steps than most engraving or cutting operations DPI Option Page DEFAULT SETTING 500 DPI dots per inch represents the number of times
44. ge various settings that correspond to the control panel The Language setting will allow users to change available languages displayed by the control panel The Unit setting will allow you to change whether the units displayed by the control panel is in the metric or imperial system The EOF end of file Alarm setting will enable or disable an audible notification when your jobs are complete The Air Delay setting allows you to specify the delay in seconds of the SmartAIR air assist after the point of laser firing Language ENGLISH others dependent on Firmware Unit METRIC ENGLISH EOF Alarm YES NO Air Delay 1 100 seconds Relevant Buttons Function F1 Back Back to previous page F4 Save Save your current settings A V Directional Scroll through the menu selections lt j gt Directional Adjust the value for that selection Start Stop Back to Main Work Page LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 57 www laserpro com Reset Page neset rage rt Navigating to this page Main Work Page Press F4 Functions Page Select Machine Setting from the menu Machine Setting Page Select Reset from the menu Reset Page The Reset Page allows you to reset all changes made to the LaserPro New Mercury s Machine Settings Page to their default settings This does not affect the settings saved to an image file on the computer The User Reset setting will set all settings back to the default After any firmware updates y
45. 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 Adjustment Bar Power Level Stamp Page Another important aspect of creating a stamp Is setting the slope level of the shoulder The shoulder is the section from the contact section of the stamp to its base This function allows you to adjust the slope for the shoulder sections of your stamp By sliding the sliders or directly input of power levels you will be able to change the slope of the shoulder LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 85 www laserpro com Chapter VI BASIC MAINTENANCE e 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 dam
46. have dropped to the cutting table This setting will always automatically direct the laser to cut from the inner most vector shape and move outwards e Optimization Sorting This is a setting that will minimize your process time When selected the print driver will analyze your image and automatically determine the most efficient processing path to process your image Use Cluster Advanced Page DEFAULT SETTING Unselected This setting allows you to change how the New Mercury interprets and processes individual independent areas of an image in order to minimize job processing times The Cluster function is only applicable when multiple areas of an image are broken down and isolated from each other areas not touching each other blank space in between Another condition that must be met for the Cluster function is that these individual areas of your design must have some X axis overlap meaning that they should be to some extent side by side with empty spaces between them The distance value can be set by the user and represents the limit or cutoff point in which side by side objects will be processed in Cluster mode or not If the distance between side by side objects is greater than the set distance value then the individual areas will be processed in Cluster mode Conversely if the distance between side by side objects is lesser than the set distance value then the individual areas will be processed normally not via Cluster mode Lase
47. history file section it does not remove the MER file from your hard drive if you wish to completely remove the file from your hard disk then you will have to manually delete the file from your operating system e Advanced Paper 3 ieneral Mode Setting Black amp White Manual Color Fill 30 Mode Stamp Mode DPI 500 Mirror Invert Print Immediately Smart ACT Open File Sharing Ports Advanced Language Faster Security Options Pen File Function Original Save To Default Delete History File Look in lel parameter Spirit gel ES Eg IC Metal amp Dw laser jPaper amp 0m laser i Rubber amp Dw laser Stene amp Dw laser wanadr amp Dw laser My Recent Documents Desktop My Network File name LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual IGCC Places Files of type Parameter Files SFPI e 69 Cancel J J Look in Acrlic 6Ow laser My Recent Cut Smm spi Documents Cutt10mmj spi Engrave spi Mu Documents Mu Computer My Network File name GCC t Places Files of type Parameter Files SPI gt Spirit Properties Advanced e Paper Language A Raster General Sharing L Ports 1 Advanced Security Options Pen Mode Setting File Function zs Black amp White un Save Manual Color Fill LA e m 0 tmd 3D Mode e Orginal Stamp Mode
48. in 640 x 460 mm Work Area Max Part Size closed 31 5 x 22 4 x 6 5 in 800 x 570 x 165 mm WxLxH Table Size Throughput Speed Control Power Control Z Axis Movement 26 8 x x 6 5 in 680 x x 165 mm 31 1 x 20 9 in 790 x 530 mm 44 3 x 28 3 x 39 6 in 1125 x 720 x 1005 mm Closed loop DC Servo Control 166 3 inf hr 1072 8 cm hr Adjustable from 0 1 100 of 42 IPS Up to 16 color linked speed settings per job PL E ala oO ooo o 26 ewe o o o Oo 2 Adjustable from 1 100 Up to 16 color linked power settings per job o Automatic ion DPI Available 200 250 300 500 600 1000 Standard printer port and RS232 to USB Adapter MS Windows MAC OS 32MB standard Upgradeable to 64MB 4 line LCD panel showing current file name total working time laser JJ D o O C O 5 power engraving speed file s loaded into memory buffer setup and diagnostic menus Class 3R for red pointer Safety UO 01 0 o 0 3 10 o 3 5 13 D o o9 7 oi cC O 2 5 2 Oo o 9 mq lg G SIS ER gy lt o D 3 o Tl e lt JJ D Q C 3 2 T Below 40 Watt 100 240 Volt AC Auto Switching 40 Watt or above 200 240 Volt AC Auto Switching Power Consumption 700W 880W 2000W 2200W Air Exhaust System External exhaust system connection on the back of the Throughput value represents the Max number of 8 x 10 500DPI raster jobs that
49. isable Color Management or set Color Management to Off Corel Draw Example Color Management The following is an example of how to properly disable Color Management in the graphics software CorelDraw is the designated graphics software used for this example For other graphics software you will need to access the corresponding Color Management page 1 From the primary menu click TOOLS gt COLOR MANAGEMENT and CorelDraw s Color Management will appear 2 Under the Style pull down menu select COLOR MANAGEMENT OFF 3 Click OK to complete the color management adjustments Generic intemal RGB profile Generic CM YE printer profile hal Generic offset separations profile we Creneric Profile Style Color Hanagement Off www laserpro com 5 2 3 Using the LaserPro New Mercury Print Driver Now after you have properly set the Page and Layout and Color Management of your graphics software you are ready to configure the details of your actual job through the LaserPro New Mercury Print Driver The LaserPro New Mercury print driver allows you to adjust your engraving cutting options After you have setup your image design or text to be engraved in your software application you can access the LaserPro New Mercury print driver by going to FILE gt PRINT gt PROPERTIES The LaserPro New Mercury Print Driver consists of seven primary sections pages in which you will be able to choose various engraving cuttin
50. l gt Directional Cycle Red Beam between YES NO Start Stop Back to Main Work Page Auto Focus Initiate the auto focus function A V Manual Focus Buttons Manually adjust the height of the work table Z axis LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 48 www laserpro com Set Vector Mode Page i Navigating to this page Main Work Page l press F4 Functions Page Select lt Machine Setting gt from the menu Machine Setting Page Select lt Set Vector Mode from the menu Set Vector Mode Page The Set Vector Mode Page allows you to adjust and balance vector mode s quality and speed settings based on your specific job Soeedy Vector Mode offers the highest output speed sacrificing quality Whereas Quality Vector Mode offers the highest quality sacrificing output soeed Keep in mind that speed and quality are usually at a tradeoff The system s default is Fine Vector mode sacrificing some speed for higher quality The LaserPro New Mercury s default setting is Fine Vector Modes Quality Vector Fine Vector Coarse Vector Speedy Vector Slower speeds higher quality Faster speeds lower quality Set Voctor Mode Page F1 Back Back to previous page F4 Save Save your current settings lt gt Directional Cycle Set Vector Mode between QUALITY VECTOR FINEVECTOR COARSE VECTOR SPEEDY VECTOR Start Stop Back to Main Work Page Auto Focus Initiate the auto focus function A
51. 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 before engraving 2 Lift the 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 L aserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 14 www laserpro com 1 12 SIDE VIEW Adjustable end Base ofthe Open end of the engraving object padded rubber wheel 4 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 5 Set up focus 6 The following is an example of engraving process by using CorelDRAW V 11 or after version File Print Setup choose NEW MERCURY Properties Paper select Rotary Fixture key in the Offset value X value and Diameter value OK PRPP 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 S
52. mediately begin the laser engraving process when you select Print from your graphic software program If Print Immediately is not checked then selecting Print will transfer the job file to the LaserPro New Mercury system and will need to be initialized from the LaserPro New Mercury control panel File Function Option Page The file function section allows you to manage various laser parameters This section is useful when performing duplicate jobs on a variety of objects allowing you to save your frequently used laser parameters and load them in the future e History File This section contains a list of the recent files you have recently created and worked with L aserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 67 LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 68 www laserpro com Save This function will save the current print driver parameter settings to a file and location on your computer of your selection Saved parameter setting files will be tagged with the MER extension Load This function allows you load previously saved print driver parameters or LaserPro parameter database Original This function will load the print driver s original factory parameter settings Save To Default This function allows you to save your current print driver parameters as the default start up settings Delete This function will delete the file you select from the History File section Please note the Delete function only removes the file from the
53. mm Cutting off Appendix B To modified image settings of a picture for better engraving quality 1 Connect your digital camera to the computer by USB cable 2 Download the picture from the digital camera to the computer 3 Select the picture that you want to engrave 4 Import the image from the folder where the picture is located by selecting File Import CorelDRAW 12 Graphic1 i File Edit View Layout Arrange Effects Bitmaps Text Tools Window Help i i 3 D New CN m DM D 48 ug Si gi E fe New From Template Lae y E Open ceo 900 FB VERKENE Close 100 150 200 250 300 350 R GR Close All y Save Chiles jo B ave s Ctrl HShift S Ei L Revert NG Acquire Image gt CO Sil Import Chis LR Export CtrlHE 4 US Export For Office Send To 3 Gi EA Print Ctrl P amp Print Merge gt d E Print Preview EX Print Setup b Prepare For Service Bureau 7 Publish To The Web ak Publish To PDF D Document Info 1 test cdr 2 test cdr 3 GCC cdr 4 DCash filesi 8R TlogosR1 cdr 5 logo cdr P Exit Alt F4 o 5 Convert the image to Bitmap by selecting the image and click on Bitmaps Convert LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 91 www laserpro com to Bitmap CorelDRAW 12 Graphic1 im Ele Edit View Layout Arrange Effects Bitmaps Text Tools Window Heb EE ag _ Sn la
54. most appropriate settings will be based on a variety of factors your design the material you are engraving on and the results you wish to achieve etc Please take some time to experiment with the multitude of raster options to get the one you feel is the best for your piece This is where much of the fun in engraving is experimentation LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 83 www laserpro com 5 2 3 7 New Mercury Print Driver gt gt Stamp Page Producing stamps require different operational steps than your standard engraving or cutting jobs The Stamp page offers dynamic options allowing you to customize your stamp production process ud Hew Mercury Properties d X Advanced Paper Language Stamp Ridge Contact section of Pitch 0 30 gj mm the stamp Shoulder Level Adjusting bar a Slope of ridge Shoulder Level lll Base of ridge Pitch ul lin B Pitch Stamp Page L aserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 84 www laserpro com Your stamp will be a reversed image composed of engraved depressions and ridges Think of these ridges as the contact sections of the stamp If the ridges of these contact sections are too thin they may break The Pitch setting allows you to increase the width of the ridge base hence creating more stable contact sections and longer lasting stamp The pitch value setting allows you to adjust the base width of the ridge Broad pitch
55. nagement Edit Page rt Navigating to this page Main Work Page Press F4 Functions Page Select File Management gt from the menu File Management Page Select a job file and press Enter File Information Page Press F4 File Management Edit Page The File Management Edit Page allows you the choice to modify your raster or vector settings for the selected job as well as setting the number of times to repeated the process of the job selected Repeat Num Relevant Buttons Function F1 Back Back to previous page A I V Directional lt j gt Directional Scroll through the menu selections Cycle through the available selections Enter Perform the selection Start Stop Back to Main Work Page LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 40 rt Navigating to this page www laserpro com File Edit Raster Page Main Work Page Press F4 Functions Page Select File Management from the menu File Management Page Select a job file and press Enter File Information Page Press F4 File Management Edit Page Select Raster Setting gt from the menu File Edit Raster Page The File Edit Raster Page allows you to edit the raster power and speed settings as well as enable or disable omartACT for the selected job These settings correspond to the same settings found on the LaserPro New Mercury print driver This page allows you to easily adjust these values to make immediate
56. nsure that the LaserPro New Mercury has been selected as the DEFAULT PRINTER You can do so by going into your Windows Control Panel gt Printers and Faxes If LaserPro New Mercury is not selected as DEFAULT PRINTER you may set it up through the graphics software as well The following example takes Corel Draw to demonstrate how to set up LaserPro New Mercury as the Printer 1 From the primary menu click FILE gt PRINT SETUP 2 From the navigation bar Name click Mercury Il gt OK Print Setup Destination Mame Mercury TI Status Default printer Ready Type Mercury II where LPTl Comment P mee i L aserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 60 7 LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 61 www laserpro com 5 2 1 Page Setup and Orientation The first thing you must do before working with the LaserPro New Mercury Print Driver will be to make sure the page and layout settings are properly configured within your graphics software You will need to access and edit the Page Setup or Layout page of your graphics software to set your graphics software s page layout to match the LaserPro New Mercury s work table s dimensions and orientation From your graphic software s Page Setup page e Set the page orientation in the graphics software to Landscape mode e Set page size horizontal length to 635 mm 25 inches and vertical height to 458 mm 18 inches Corel Draw Example Paqe Setup and Orientation The following
57. or structure An exhausted system is recommended 6 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 Me Dos 1 4 Fire Precaution 1 When cutting materials that easily catches fire such as acrylic wood or paper it is advised to have the air compressor turned on to prevent flame 2 Ifa cutting table or a honeycomb table is used for cutting purpose do not leave any I E LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual ET www laserpro com material underneath as when material at top is cut through the material at below will be burned easily due to trapped heat 3 Donotrun the machine while it is unattended especially with materials mentioned above 1 5 The Safety Interlock System The LaserPro NEW MERCURY 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 1 6 Warning Label
58. ou must use the System Reset setting your previous settings are saved e User Reset will pop up a confirmation press Enter to confirm and continue e System Reset will pop up a confirmation press Enter to confirm and continue Relevant Buttons Function F1 Back Back to previous page A V Directional Scroll through the menu selections Enter Perform the selection Start Stop Back to Main Work Page I 7 VU Wi LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 58 www laserpro com achine Information Page TESE VEE age rt Navigating to this page Main Work Page Press F4 Functions Page Select Machine Information gt from the menu Machine Information Page The Machine Information Page allows you to view information regarding the system such as the GCC logo machine name firmware version and other information Relevant Buttons Function F1 Back Back to previous page A I V Directional Scroll through pages Start Stop Back to Main Work Page Ga LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 59 T www laserpro com 5 2 The LaserPro New Mercury Print Driver With the LaserPro New Mercury print driver successfully installed you will need to adjust the printer and page size default settings before you can begin editing and completing jobs By doing so you will be setting the work area in your graphics software to match the LaserPro New Mercury s worktable area B E
59. pened 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 their life cycle refer to Fig 24 6 1 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 tissue after the fluid has been absorbed evenly pull the tissue in 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 L aserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 86 www laserpro com Pull the tissue one direction gently after the Lens Cleaner cleaner has been absorbed evenly P Lens LAUS Tissue o CORRECT Do not use cotton swab to rub clean the mirror X INCORRECT L aserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 87 www laserpro com Top Screw lt gt SQ ap Remove Front Cover Loading hole for i manual focal tool UX Mirror N VW s O AS Auto focus ga
60. previous versions Send To gt Cut Copy Create Shortcut Delete Upgrader Date modified 8 28 2002 11 Rename Application Size 492 KB Date created 10 6 2009 11 Properties Folders E 4 LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 27 Ey Share qj Burn M Pente ike Name Date modified Type Size IE Documents Upgrader 8 28 200211 00 AM Application 493 KB usbapi dll 9 3 2002 4 46 PM Application Extens 20 KB Pictures Music Searches E Gi jj Recently Changed P A Select a Download File FileN ame Browse Select a Port 0 x Start Cancel Exit Folders Upgrader Date modified 8 28 2002 11 00 AM Application Size 492 KB Date created 10 6 2009 11 15 PM eJrer es JE d Upgrader v 9 Search p By Organize v Views Open Ex ohare g Burn o Favorite Links Name Date modified Type See oss p Upgrader 8 28 2002 11 00 AM Application 493 KB E SCH amp usbapi dll 9 3 2002 4 46 PM Application Extens 20 KB Pictures I Music jj Recently Changed V Searches di Public FieN ame Browse Select a Port Start Cancel Exit Folders Upgrader Date modified 8 28 2002 11 00 AM Application Size 492 KB Date created 10 6 2009 11 15 PM L aserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 28 www laserpro com Chapter V Operating the LaserPro New Mercury Once you have install
61. rPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 76 vg LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 77 www laserpro com An example of an image that would benefit from the Cluster function would be 2 squares to be engraved side by side on the X axis with a 20 cm gap in between them In this scenario you would want to enable the Cluster setting and set the distance to a value less than 20 By doing so the laser will completely process one square and leap frog to the second square rather than processing both squares simultaneously The result you shorten the processing time by minimizing the unnecessary travel distance the lens carriage needs to make across the X axis in between squares if they were to be processed simultaneously Enhanced Vector Mode Advanced Page DEFAULT SETTING Unselected This setting allows you to improve the cutting quality at the expense of speed Your engraving speed will be dropped by 50 to maximize the cutting power We recommend that you enable this function when cutting thicker materials www laserpro com 5 2 3 4 New Mercury Print Driver gt gt Paper Page ud Hew Mercury Properties Advanced Paper Language Raster Paper Size p Unit d 640 00 ET Metric mm y 460 00 mm Imperial inch Rotary Parameter r Image Tuning Offset 0 OG Dual Head Rotar Fixture Paper Size Paper Page The paper size represents your total work area
62. rforated effect similar to the perforation in the paper between mailing stamps If you drag the PPI slider to the furthest right maximum the value will change to X This completely disables the PPI control and continuously fires the laser non stop without pulsing Think of setting PPI to X as being equivalent to turning a water facet on with the water continuously flowing out This also disables the power ramp functionality which LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 72 www laserpro com automatically controls the PPI depending on the speed of the laser carriage Such as vector cutting around the corner of a square Raster Vector Pen Page DEFAULT SETTING Selected Checking the Raster checkbox will process only the raster functions for the areas of your design that correspond to that particular pen color Checking the Vector checkbox will process the vector functions for the areas of your design that correspond to that particular pen color As an example a particular pen color may be assigned to areas in your design containing color fills raster engraving and very thin lines vector cutting By checking un checking the Raster and Vector will force the driver to process ignore the color fills thin lines Vector Checked Vector Unchecked Raster Checked Processes both Vector and Raster Processes only the Raster functions functions for that particular color for that particular color Vector func
63. rials blended with polyester and fibers Corian Fountainhead and Avonite etc or laserable simulated products of stone wood and metal etc Bare metals cannot get a good engraving result by using CO laser However special 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 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 5 What is the maximum engraving speed of LaserPro New Mercury The maximum engraving speed of LasePro New 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 New Mercury about 18 minutes to complete 6 How to engrave an extremely long working piece The back door or panel of LaserPro
64. rriage Lock Page The Carriage Lock Page allows you to set whether the laser carriage is locked or free If the Carriage Free setting is set to YES then you will be able to manually move the laser carriage along the X and Y axis by hand with the top door open Whereas setting the Carriage Free to NO will lock the laser carriage and movement or positioning can only be done by the control panel e Carriage Free YES NO Relevant Buttons Function F1 Back Back to previous page F4 Save Save your current settings lt j gt Directional Cycle Carriage Free between YES NO Start Stop Back to Main Work Page LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 51 www laserproi com Navigating to this page Set Command Mode Page Main Work Page Press F4 Functions Page Select Machine Setting gt from the menu Machine Setting Page Select Set Command Mode gt from the menu Set Command Mode Page The Set Command Mode Page allows you to configure vector settings when outputting in Default or HPGL mode Default mode is the standard Windows print driver recognized by the most popular graphic software programs such as CorelDraw Photoshop lllustrator etc Whereas HPGL mode is a less common output format generated from some RIP applications signage industry Regardless of which format you will be working with both output formats are supported Mode Default HPGL Vector Pen
65. s based on the existing colors based on your current image SE Hew Mercury Properties Options Pen Advanced Paper Language Faster Hen No Color Speed Power PPI Haster L Em L ES L L w Raster iw Vector Lx L aserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 71 www laserpro com Speed Pen Page DEFAULT SETTING 50 The speed slider controls the laser s speed during operation engraving speed with a range setting from 0 1 100 The New Mercury s maximum laser processing speed is 40 inches per second therefore a setting of 100 speed is equivalent to 40 inches per second and a 10 speed setting would be equivalent to 4 inches per second Keep in mind this is the speed the laser moves at when cutting or engraving straight lines The machine will automatically slow down when processing curves Power Pen Page DEFAULT SETTING 50 The power slider controls the laser s power during operation engraving power with a range setting from 1 100 The percentage setting represents the power for each laser pulse fired PPI Pen Page DEFAULT SETTING 400 PPI pulses per inch represents the number of times the laser pulses fires per linear inch exclusive for vector cutting Higher PPI settings will generate deeper overlapping laser pulses resulting in cleaner cuts Lower PPI settings lower than 150 will result in the individual laser pulses being spread apart resulting in a pe
66. s if any Right click on previous installations and select remove driver then unplug and plug USB cable from laser engraver again 43 Device Manager File Action View Help 9 m O B 8 OR G STELLA PC 4j KI Batteries 0 Bluetooth Radios zk Computer Hy Disk drives zk Display adapters z DVD CD ROM drives o D Human Interface Devices me IDE ATA ATAPI controllers i IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers Keyboards 3 D Mice and other pointing devices 3 42 Modems zk Monitors 3 amp Network adapters fy Other devices fm Coprocessor H 0 Portable Devices 3 DI Processors E SD host adapters m4 Sound video and game controllers i lt Storage controllers zk System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers Q Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller 9 Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller 9 USB Mass Storage Device USB Root Hub 9 USB Root Hub LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 25 www laserpro com Fig If the USB Print Support has been installed on the computer it will be shown on the above File Action View Help elei IB 5 2 amp 5 Eg STELLA PC s EI Batteries m Bluetooth Radios 4 Computer Disk drives Ba Display adapters H DVD CD ROM drives De Human Interface Devices ca IDE ATA ATAPI controllers 3j IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers Keyboards e A Mice and other pointing devices A Modems HA Monitors mg Network adapters 2 e Other de
67. t Menu Add to Quick Launch Restore previous versions Send To gt Cut Copy Create Shortcut Delete Rename Properties PP Use install PR eM ns x A Ka gccumNt dll Remove Removelst UnPlugGccUsb dll usb10010 Install Driver OK 24 gt Search E 2 e amp amp amp usb10003 usb10004 usb10005 usb10006 usb10007 Y ER Search p amp usb10001 usb10002 usb10003 Sei WG f usbapi dll USBSETUP www laserpro com 3 Double check if the GCC USB driver has been installed correctly by going to the Device Manager and locate the Universal Serial Bus Controllers r Z Device Manager 0 1 Si ge File Action View Help wis ga Disk drives kk Display adapters cia DVD CD ROM drives a g Human Interface Devices m IDE ATA ATAPI controllers IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers gc Keyboards El H A ER Mice and other pointing devices Hu Modems ER Monitors el Network adapters G A Other devices jm Coprocessor jg Unknown device D Processors H E SD host adapters amp X Sound video and game controllers lt gt Storage controllers m amp gik System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers S GCC Explorer USB Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller l Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller USB Root Hub USB Root Hub e Attention Remove previous installation
68. the laser will fire over a one inch path This setting determines the image resolution and quality when performing raster engraving functions Higher DPI settings result in cleaner and deeper engravings but require more time to complete Lower DPI settings result in coarser and shallower engravings but require less time to complete The LaserPro New Mercury offers 8 DPI options 125 250 300 380 500 600 760 and 1000 experiment with different settings to get your desired effect Below is a chart for your convenience detailing the Set DPI your input setting vs Actual DPI your output results Doi 125 250 300 380 500 600 760 1000 pen 127 254 381 381 508 762 762 1016 B Mirror Option Page B DEFAULT SETTING Unselected www laserpro com Checking this box will automatically engrave your image with a mirrored effect This setting will flip the image along the Y axis from left to right and vice versa gt Mirror Effect Invert Option Page DEFAULT SETTING Unselected Checking this box automatically inverts reverses the color of your image the white areas become black and vice versa The Invert option is not available if disabled with Manual Color File mode is selected gt 6 Invert Effect em mmm Print Immediately Option Page DEFAULT SETTING Unselected Checking this will instruct the LaserPro New Mercury to im
69. tional A 7 lt p Four directional buttons allow you to navigate the selection cursor through the control panel menu and adjust the value of specific settings In general the lt D directional buttons cycle through the various selections while the A v directional buttons adjust the value of that particular selection Enter Confirms the current selection Start Stop Allows you to start or stop engraving jobs once those jobs have been successfully loaded onto the system Delete Provides quick access to delete the current job Pause Pauses the current engraving process Press again to resume the current process Auto Focus After you have positioned your material and moved the laser carriage head to the area you want to engrave press this button and the system will automatically adjust the optimal vertical focal distance for the laser Manual Focus vw To manually adjust the vertical focal distance between the laser head and the material you can use the A V buttons to do so Doing so will adjust the vertical height z axis of the worktable LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 31 www laserpro com 5 1 3 Graphic Control Panel Navigation Chart Main Work Page Functions Page File Management Page Machine Setting Page Machine Information Page Link DLink Page Smart Memory Select Lens File Information Page Tune Auto Focus Table Down Red Beam Vector Mode Save Position Carriage
70. tions ignored Raster Unchecked Processes only the Vector functions Does not process Vector or Raster for that particular color Raster functions for that particular color functions ignored Air Pen Page DEFAULT SETTING Unselected This checkbox controls the SmartAIR air assist function if you have the optional air compressor installed By selecting a pen color and checking this box will enable the omartAIR air assist function for that particular pen color As an example if you are performing a combination of both surface raster engraving job and deep vector cutting on a material such as acrylic you may want to enable the SmartAIR air assist for the vector cutting sections to get the cleanest cuts To do this you would simply need to select the pen color that you have assigned to the sections to be cut and select the Air checkbox for those particular pen colors L aserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 73 www laserpro com 5 2 3 3 New Mercury Print Driver gt gt Advanced Page CH Hew Mercury Properties Options Hen Advanced Paper Language Raster Scaling Border Use Border Horizontal Margin Position Mode Vertical Margin i 0 00 mm Home without Home Vector Function Horal All Raster t nside out cutting Cutting path optimization t Relative t Center Cluster Use Cluster Distance i 0 00 mm Enhanced Vector Made Image Output Direction e Top To Bottom t Bottom To Top Enhanc
71. uge Focal Sharp K 6 2 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 hands or press down hard with any cleaning material L aserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 88 www laserpro com Chapter VII TROUBLESHOOTING r 1 Quality 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 7 2 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 L aserPro NEW ME
72. ur current settings lt gt Directional Cycle through selections Start Stop Back to Main Work Page Auto Focus Initiate the auto focus function A V Manual Focus Buttons Manually adjust the height of the work table Z axis L aserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 45 www laserpro com Tune Auto Focus Page rt Navigating to this page Main Work Page Press F4 Functions Page Select lt Machine Setting gt from the menu Machine Setting Page Select lt Tune Auto Focus gt from the menu Tune Auto Focus Page The Tune Auto Focus Page allows you to manually set the default auto focus distance vertical height of the worktable Z axis for when the Auto Focus button is pushed Relevant Buttons Function F1 Back Back to previous page F4 Save Save your current settings A I V Directional Manually adjust the height of the work table Z axis Start Stop Back to Main Work Page Auto Focus Initiate the auto focus function A V Manual Focus Buttons Manually adjust the height of the work table Z axis d J LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 46 www laserpro com Set Table Down Page G Navigating to this page Main Work Page A press F4 Functions Page Select lt Machine Setting gt from the menu Machine Setting Page Select lt Set Table Down from the menu Set Table Down Page The Set Table Down Page allows you to select whether or not the LaserPro New Mercury displays
73. value If the first and every other consecutive line protrude to the right of the square s ideal edge you will want to set the image tuning to a positive value The further the protruding lines are from the square s ideal edge the larger you will need to set the Image Tuning value to compensate Square s Left Edge Ideal i Square s Right Edge Ideal Set Image Tuning to NEGATIVE Set Image Tuning to POSITIVE The following is an example that has the proper image tuning and demonstrates this significance when engraving fine small intricate text The following two pictures show engraved text magnified with no image tuning left picture and image tuning enabled right picture LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 79 www laserpro com 5 2 3 5 New Mercury Print Driver gt gt Language Page This page allows you to specify the language displayed by the New Mercury Print Driver Current language options allow for English Spanish French and Chinese Simplified Traditional Japanese and German a Hew Mercury Properties zz a Options Pen Advanced Paper Language Raster Language English Version Ma New Mercum dz a bz D Copyright c Great Computer Co All Rights Reserved DV 3 6202 GCC br Lien Che Ja ee Fs ks Www Joserptol com Uninstall Driver 5 eee Uninstall Driver Language Page Select this to uninstall the New Mercury print driver You will then need to r
74. vices ig Coprocessor KR Portable Devices e DI Processors E5 SD host adapters Sound video and game controllers I Storage controllers ER 3 System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers Pe Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller fov 8 USB Mass Storage Device USB R Update Driver Software Disable Uninstall Scan for hardware changes Uninstalls the driver for the selected device Se ny Use driver install Jud TE VN Pm Go Device Manager UV CE vid pg al File Action View Help j sH s Ga Disk drives o Mid Display adapters mp Ai DVD CD ROM drives eoa Human Interface Devices o c IDE ATA ATAPI controllers E IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers gem Keyboards gi n Mice and other pointing devices o A Modems ER 3 Monitors p Lu Network adapters 2 jy Other devices i IC Coprocessor jp Unknown device EE Processors H E SD host adapters ER Sound video and game controllers DEC Storage controllers 5 48 System devices B D Universal Serial Bus controllers V GCC Explorer USB be 9 Standard Enhanced PCIto USB Host Controller F 9 Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller i USB Root Hub Fig Unplug and reconnect the USB cable and the GCC USB Driver icon will be shown L aserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 26 www laserpro com Example
75. xample if the sensor delay switch is set to the 3 second position the SmartGUARD will start an alarm and automatically shutdown the laser system after detecting a fire for 3 seconds SmartGUARD Setting Page Relevant Buttons Function A VY El Back Back to previous page F4 Save Save your current settings Directional Scroll through the menu selections Directional Adjust the value for that selection LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 55 E www laserpro com rt Navigating to this page Main Work Page Press F4 Functions Page Select Machine Setting gt from the menu Machine Setting Page Select Scaling from the menu Scaling Page Scaling Page The Scaling page allows you to set the scaling factor of the machine Relevant Buttons Function F1 Back Back to previous page F4 Save Save your current settings A I V Directional Manually adjust the height of the work table Z axis Start Stop Back to Main Work Page Auto Focus Initiate the auto focus function A VY Manual Focus Buttons Manually adjust the height of the work table Z axis L aserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual 56 www laserpro com Other Page rt Navigating to this page Main Work Page Prace FA Functions Page Select lt Machine Setting gt from the menu Machine Setting Page Select lt Other gt from the menu Other Page The Other Page allows you to chan
76. ystem type 32 bit Operating System Computer name domain and workgroup settings Computer name Stella PC i Change settings See aiso Full computer name Stella PC Windows Update Computer description Beton Center Workgroup WORKGROUP 53 Performance Windows activation SE un ate Fig Vista Operation System LaserPro NEW MERCURY User Manual ER www laserpro com Installation process lt Step1 Go to GCC Distributor Club and download the latest USB driver TE GECDistibutor Club Windows Internet Eder QC v lz http gccf gcc com tw distributor index htm Zo X Live Search We Be GCC Distributor Club A E Ge Eager Took AEA GCC Distributor Club Welcome GCC Taiwan GCC Q amp A Warranty Help Logout News Download Area Place An Order gt 6 Drivers amp Firmware Di load Below you will find drivers and firmwares for all GCC s cutting plotters laser engravers and thermal Oownio2 printers Simply choose from the selections below and press when you are ready to dowmload Drivers amp Firmware Maintenance Tools Step 1 Step 2 Logo amp Graphics Others Y USB Driver X User Manual Video Sales Kits Product Comparison Brand Guideline Vote Account Manager Management gt Innovation With a Human T auch Copyright 2003 GCC All rights reserved show dis download aspx CATEGORY Software Internet Protected Mode On 10

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