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Display

Main Menu: When your laser system is initially powered up the
laser   system   model   name   will   appear   on   the   displayed.  This
screen   will   remain   until   the   laser   system   establishes
communication   over   the   USB   port   with   the   Universal   Control
Panel  running  in   the   task  bar  on  your  PC.   If   the   UCP  is  not
running in the task bar or the laser system is not connected to a
USB port on the PC, the laser system will not be able to function.
Once communication is established, the Main Menu screen will
appear giving you access to three sub menus: File, XY and Z.
Use the UP/DOWN navigation buttons to highlight a sub menu and the SELECT key to enter it.

File   Menu:   This   menu   displays   the   name   of   the   laser   job
currently selected for laser processing. You can scroll through
the   laser   jobs   stored   in   the   queue   in   the   UCP   using   the
LEFT/RIGHT   navigation   buttons   while   the   job   name   is
highlighted by the cursor. As you scroll through the laser jobs the
preview screen in the UCP on your computer will also update to
show   the   laser   job   selected.   Pressing   the   START  button   will
begin processing the selected job. While a particular laser job is
selected, you can use the DOWN navigation button to highlight
row B which allows you to view the laser settings assigned to the various colors in the selected laser job. With
the cursor highlighting row B, use the LEFT/RIGHT navigation buttons to scroll through the colors and Power,
Speed and PPI settings will update. If you want to change a laser setting for a particular color in the selected
job, move the cursor to row C, D or E using the UP/DOWN navigation buttons and then use the RIGHT/LEFT
navigation buttons to change the setting. Pressing the SELECT button after making changes to a setting will
cause the change to be permanently saved in the laser job.

XY Menu: This menu screen displays the current position of the
focus   carriage   and   allows   you   to   move   the   focus   carriage
manually   to   any   location   in   the   processing   field   using   the
navigation buttons. A momentary press of a navigation button
moves the carriage a single step in the indicated direction. The
size of a single step is indicated by the position of the check
mark   at   the   bottom   of   the   screen.   The   check   mark   can   be
toggled   between   the   tenths,   hundredths   and   thousandths
positions   using   the   SELECT   key.   Holding   down   a   navigation
button   will   cause   the   carriage   to   move   continuously   in   the
direction indicated until the key is released.

Z Menu: This menu screen displays the current position of the
engraving table in the Z axis and allows you to move the table
up   and   down   manually   to   load   material   and   focus   using   the
UP/DOWN   navigation   buttons.   A   momentary   press   of   a
navigation button moves the table a single step in the indicated
direction. The size of a single step is indicated by the position of
the check mark at the bottom of the screen. The check mark can
be   toggled   between   the   tenths,   hundredths   and   thousandths
positions   using   the   SELECT   key.   Holding   down   a   navigation
button   will   cause   the   carriage   to   move   continuously   in   the
direction indicated until the key is released.