ee Downloaded from wwew:Marhuisib.com manuals search engineLaserP “wwwwlaserprojcom Content QUICK MENU. Chapter | - INTRODUCTION. 1.1 Principles of CO, Laser 1.2 Safety 1.3 Precaution... 1.4 Fire Precaution 1.6 Warning Label 1.7 Frequently Asked Questions . 1.8 Lens and Manual Focus Gauge 1.9 Instruction of Rotary Attachment 1.10 TOP VIEW 1.11 Operation:. 1.12 SIDE VIEW. 1.13 Dual Head Installation Chapter Il - RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION 2.1 Computer. 2.2 Scanner 2.3 Software Chapter ITI - HARDWARE INSTALLATION 3.1 Cabling Connection: 3.2 Parallel Transmission 3.3 USB Transmission 3.4 Exhaust Ventilation Chapter IV - SOFTWARE INSTALLATION .. 4.1 Install LaserPro Mercury Il driver to PC. Please follow the procedure below:...... 2 Chapter V - Operating the LaserPro Mercury II .. 5.1 Using the Hardware... 5.1.1 Adjusting the LCD Display Screen’s Contrast Setting.- 21- 5.1.2 Graphic Control Panel Overview (Description) .....- 22 - 5.1.3 Graphic Control Panel Navigation Chart. 5.1.4 Graphic Control Panel Function Pages.. 5.2 The LaserPro Mercury II Print Driver 5.2.1 Page Setup and Orientation 5.2.2 Color Management... www.laserpro/.com —-'* yeRcuy iiuser Manual y Dowland sre Manunsib.com manale search engineLaserPro’ 5.2.3 Using the LaserPro Mercury II Print Driver - 50 - 5.2.3.1 LaserPro Mercury Il Print Driver >> Option Page.- 51 5.2.3.2 Mercury Il Print Driver >> Pen Page .... 3 Mercury Il Print Driver >> Advance Page - 58 - 4 Mercury Il Print Driver >> Paper Page. 5 Mercury Il Print Driver >> Language Page. 6 Mercury Il Print Driver >> Raster Page .3.7 Mercury II Print Driver >> Stamp Page ..... Chapter VI - BASIC MAINTENANCE. 6.1 Clean the mirror — Please refer to the figure as below .- 70 - 6.2 Clean the focus lens —. Chapter VII - TROUBLE SHOOTING 7.1 Quality Problems 7.2 Non-operational Problems.............. Appendix A. 3D Function .. Tip for 3D Application APPENDIX C. Specification aaaag www.laserpro.com +? yegcury iiuser Manual y Downloade from ww Manuaisibcom manuals search engine———— www.laserproj.com QUICK MENU 1. Connect air exhaust system. 2. Setup computer and connect with engraving system properly 3. Tum ON host computer system. 4. Install the MERCURY Driver. (for the first time use only) 5. Use Windows-based program (such as CorelDraw, PhotoShop, PhotoPaint, Ilustrator, CASmate, Signiab, EasySign, AutoCAD, etc.) fo operate with the engraver. 6 Turn ON engraver. The lens carriage moves to the home position (upper left comer) and the working table moves down 50mm approximately after system initialization. (Ifa rotary attachment has been insialled, the working table will move down to the bottom.) 7. Auto-focusing: under STOP status, put work-piece on the table, move X-axis (Please refer to Fig. 3) and carriage by arrow keys to locate the lens carriage above the ‘engraving material (holding carriage by hands for prompt moving is acceptable under STOP condition but not recommended). Press AUTO FOCUS the table will move upward and stop at the focal position automatcally 8. The following is an example by using CorelDRAW V.11. Please ready the engraving {graphic in CorelDraw, and follow the instruction below to start work. Layout Page Setup Set from Printer, choose Portrait 0K Edit desired file (picture etc.) File Print Properties Options, choose desired Mode (refer to Fig. 11) then sat up proper resolution, power and speed 10. 0K 11. Print 12. File name is shown on LCD then press START. NOTE; © Turn on the air exhausting system before engraving © The maximum loading weight of working table is 20 kg, NOTICE: 1. In order to match Mercury Il driver's color. Make sure your CorelDRAW V.11 or later the ‘olor Management off" is cisabling. Please fallow the stops: Tools—> Color Management ——> Color Management Off —> OK. 2. When operating with CorelDRAW V.11 or later version, please choose Layout —> Page Setup ——> Set From Printer. 3, When using the available artworks from the Clipart of CorelDRAW, fo 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 fle, go to Bitmaps——> Mode——> Grayscale ——> OK. www.laserpro.com +2 yegcuy ii ser Manual Downloaded fEe www.laserproj.com Chapter | - INTRODUCTION 1.1 Principles of CO, Laser LASER is a Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation, ‘ACO; laser works by exciting the molecules of a carbon dioxide gas mixture. To engrave, the beam is focused through a lens. The intensive beam can vaporize the surface of the material leaving an engraved image or, in some cases, culting 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 Classt machine, the LaserPro Mercury II has been equipped with a red guidance pointer. This red dot allows the operator to safely see the focal point of the laser beam. It also gives Mercury Il the improved CDRH safety rating of BR. 1.3 Precaution 1. The suitable temperature for working environment is 15°C~30°C (60°F~86"F). In an appropriate and comfortable working environment, the working efficiency will be much better 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, if you need another one, please contact LaserPro for it or try to get one that meets the following specification. 190-398 nm ODS+ 10,600 nm ODS+ Visible light transmission: 92.9% 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 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 Taflon, ‘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 1.4 Fire Precaution 1. When cutting materials that easily caught on fire, such as acrylic, wood or paper, i is www.laserproj.com <4 yegcury iiuser Manual Downloaded fSS www.laserproj.com advised to have air compressor tured on to prevent flame. 2. Hfeutting table, or honeycomb table, is used for cutting purpose, do not leave any ‘material underneath, as when material al top is cut through, the material at below will be bumed easily due to trapped heat. 3. Itis not encouraged leaving the cutting job unattended, especially with materials mentioned above. 1.5 The Safety Interlock System The LaserPro MERCURY is complete with a safely intelock system that automatically shuts off the power supply tothe laser whenever the top or font door is opened. There are ™magne's on the top and front door, which activate this safety mechanism, Do not attempt to remove or modity those magnets or any athor component of tho safety interlock systom. 1.6 Warning Label Notice Please clean the Auto Focus, Probe each time before wrning on the machine 19 make sure the probe is free to move, On the surface of Carriage (On the front cover of Laser Tube CAUTION ‘AVOID PLACING YOUR EYES IN THE RED BEAM PATH On the front center of the top door LASER RADIATION-AYOID DIRECT EVE EXPOSURE (On the backside of the machine {ASE DIODE Sm wax www.laserproj.com <5 yeRcury iiuserManuat Downloade rom sa ibcom manale search en———— www.laserproj.com WARNING D ceroly oe emt ‘On the upper left side of the machine 1.7 Frequently Asked Questions 1.What materials can be processed by CO, laser? Virually any materials such as acrylic, wood, fabrics, glass, leather, marble, stone, rubber stamps, paper products, coated metals, plastics (especially micro plastic developed by iP, Spectrum and Rowmark ete) other hard-surfaco materials blonded with polyester and fbers ( Corian”, Fountainhoad™, and Avonito™ ot.) or lasorablo Simulated products of stone, wood and metal te. Bare metals cannot get a good engraving resull 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, however it can be re-filed and should be done by your dealer. 3.What is the main purpose of air assist system? “The air assist systom can provide a much better engraving & cutting ofect, asi will low away vaporized parlicles and prevent fie 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 Mercury II? The maximum engraving speed of LasePro Mercury Il is 1066 mm/sec (42 inch/sec). When engraving an A4 (18 x 28 cm) size square with 250dpi at full speed, it takes. LaserPro Mercury Il about 18 minutes to complete 6.How to engrave an extremely long working piece? ‘The back door (or panel) of LaserPro Mercury II 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 www.laserproj.com <6 yeRcury iiuser Manual Downloade fom soew MiSS www.laserproj.com ‘magnetic devices to short the connector of the magnetic switches on both side of the front door while opening for engraving extremely long work-piece. When doing so, make sure that you wear safety go gles to operate the machine. www.laserproicom =~? yercury iuserManual Downloade rom sa ibcom manale search enwand eountercacis to the ai flow woid turn off, Control Panel Front Door Switches & Ports Laser Source www.laserproj.com MERGURY II User Manual Y Downloaded rom saw i.gom manuals search engineStep 1 Step 2 Step 3 v4 Unser ! aserew and pull Umerew 8 St and ro irae remove carefully Disassemble prevention ZA the stout wy tomaitain me bee iho Laser Rear Door the surface source ofthe inside —_ www.laserproj.com MERCURY II User Manual % Downloaded om wareManusih.com antl sch tin‘www.laserproicom Motion System www.laserproj.com MERCURY II User Wanual ¥LaserPro www.laserprol.com 1.8 Lens and Manual Focus Gauge Focal Length Matched Color TENS MANUAL FOCUS GAUGE Option Purple Blue (same as 2.0") Standard Blue Blue Option Gold Gold Option Red Red ‘Manual Focus Gauge Insert to the hole of, ‘the holder for p——___4 ‘manual focusing Mirror Lens 2.0, 2.5 or Le 2, Manual Focus Gauge Holder Focus Carriage Assembly Slot position for Lens 15 only Auto Focus Gauge Focal-Sharp™ I Focus Probe ae Sep Mercury itUser Manual www.laserpro. Downloade fom grew Manualsi.com manuals search enginewww.laserprol.com 1.9 Instruction of Rotary Attachment [Dpien|[ Pen [Advance] Paper | Lenguose] Raster] Pope: Size Uni Neve tom Olimpesia fines) Flay Parana Image Turing 1) Tum off the power of the engraver. 2) Put the rotary attachment onto the engraving table. Ensure the two screw holes should match the {wo corresponding holes on the table and the white mark of the lat side aligns to the position of 24cm (9,45 inch) on the ruler, and then tighten the screws. 3) Plug the cable of the rotary attachment into the port in the middle front of the engraver. 4) Turn on the power and the engraving table moves down to the lowest position automaticaly. 2. ry www.laserproj.com Moroury I User Manual DDownlondo from srw Manalsih.com manuals search enginewww.laserproj.com 1.10 TOP VIEW Pennant Track Lever | Port Screw Holes ( Top \ Window 1.11 Operation: [NOTE the maximum lath ofthe engraving object is 450 mm (17.71 inch). The maximum ‘ameter ofthe padded rubber wheels 88 mm. Te get an accurate engraving position during rotating, itis beter thatthe diameter of the engraving object not smaller than 80mm (3.54 inch). However, the maximum diameter of the loaded object Is 180mm and the limited loading weight Is 7 Kg (15.4 Lb.). {1 Measure the olameter of te 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 itn place shown as in Fig I. 3. Ifthe engraved object is too small, please use 4-inch lens to prevent colision between carriage and rotary attachment devise. <1. ry www.laserproj.com Moroury I User Manual tibcom manuals search engine Downloade hom sow ManDownleded fs —— www.laserproi.com 1.12 SIDE VIEW Adjustable end Motor Lover Base of te 1...» Open end of the engraving object 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, atthe same time, 5, Set up focus, 6. The following is an example of engraving process by using CorelDRAW V.11 or after version a. File b. Print Setup, choose MERCURY It ©. Properties d. Paper, select Rotary Fixture e. key in Offset value, X value and Diameter value f. OK NOTICE: When doing the Print Setup under print driver setting, please always choose Layout =: Page Setup —- Set From Printer, no matter operating with CorelDraw V.11, or after version. NOTICE: Please always choose Portrait for Page Setup on CorelDraw V.11 no matter X or Y value whichever is lager. Layout + Page Setup —+ Set From Printer Portrait Define engraving location by moving the arrow keys and the red point will show the right position you want. Moving the red point from rotary home position (at the base of the padded rubber wheel) to the open end of the engraving object, the Offset value will be displayed on LCD. Caution: © Adjust the working table and set up the focus under STOP status. © Set up focus after initializing the system to prevent the carriage hit the engraving object. Me www. laserproj.com Mercury IlUser Manualwww.laserproj.com 1.13 Dual Head Installation Step 1 Tum off the system, ‘Step? : Put the dual head carriage onto the X-axis belt bearing track. Step3 : Cut 25mm (' 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. “pe Connector Motal Frame ‘StepS : 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 www.laserproj.com Mercury i User Manual Downlonded ftom www:Manusisib.com manuals search enginewww.laserproj.com system will detect the dual head carriage when it moves the lens carriage to frontright side, soit 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, Put the black cap on the "T" connector ater taking off the dual head to prevent ar flowing leaking Please choose dual head item from Paper option of printer properties before outpulting a graph with dual head carriage. mio (Dpten| Fon | Advanoo| Pane |Lengvaae| Pope: Sice ET] on RECT) olan Parameter owt: [| am Rotary Fintare www.laserproj.com Downloaded from srw tibcom manuals search engine Rat Uni @ Metre fri Omer fines) Image Turina 216 Mercury Il User Manual yChapter Il - RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION 2.1 Computer Your PC must be sufficient to equip with Window 96 atleast. ‘We recommend the specification of PC fr beter work a folowing cpu Pentium at least DRAM 32MB RAM or up FDO One 3.5" 1.44 MB floppy HoD 4.2 GB Hard Drive or up SVGA 46° Super VGA Monitor + On Board Parallel Mode(Satup 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 95 or higher level) Windows Window 95 or higher CorelDRAW Version 7.0 ot higher version Any program that can output HPGL commands == a aay www.laserproj.com Mercury IlUser Manual DDownlondo from srw Manalsih.com manuals search engineES www.laserproj.com Chapter ITI - HARDWARE INSTALLATION (Caution; “Turn all equipment off before making any connection, © Check the plug of the power cord to see if it matches the wall outlet If not, lease contact your dealer, 3.1 Cabling Connection: 1. Insert the power cord (male) into a grounded power outlet. 2. Plug the other end (female) into the engraver. The engraver has been design to switch from 700 ~ 240 VAC automatically (100W engraver has to use 220-240 VAC only), 3. The engraver can communicate with a computer through either a serial (RS-232C) or a parallel port. Power onioft ‘Switch 15AMP resetable fuse 3AMP resetable fuse AC Power Connector Parallel Interface Connector USB Connector 3.2 Parallel Transmission Connect a parallel cable to the engraver (parallel port) then to the parallal port ofthe host computer. |Caution:| Never use a mechanical switch box when a second printer port is required. ‘The electrical surges can cause damage to the computer and the engraver. 3.3 USB Transmission Connect USB cable to the engraver (USB port}then to the serial port of the host computer. e -18- eT www.laserproj.com Mercury IlUser Manual DDownlondo from srw Manalsih.com manuals search engine/ ~~ Exhaust Blower ol \ 7 Connect to an air filter or exhaust air outside of the ——o. building a a -19- } www.laserproj.com Moroury I User Manual S DDownlondo from srw Manalsih.com manuals search engineDownlede fom anew aes www.laserprol.com Chapter IV - SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 4.1 Install LaserPro Mercury Il driver to PC. Please follow the procedure below: gpene Choose Settings and click Printers Double click Add printer and start Add printer wizard. Then Next step. Choose Local and click Next step Choose Have disk and click Next step Insert the Mercury II 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 ish Now the LaserPro Meroury Il printer driver is installed completely. Don't forget to take the GCC driver disk from the floppy drive and store in a safe place “0. Sep www.laserproj.com Mercury IlUser ManualChapter V - Operating the LaserPro Mercury I! Once you have installed the LaserPro USB Driver (USB connectivity only), LaserPro Print Driver, and have connected the LaserPro Mercury Ilta your computer, you willneed to familiarize yourself with the LaserPro Mercury II's control panel and LaserPro Print Driver. The print driver will be whore you spend most of your time configurng specific laser parameters for your jobs, while tho control panel will alow you to set repeat mes, manipulate the fle order, perform auto / manual focusing, configure the start point, and more. ‘NOTE If you are using the water-cooled model, be sure to power on your water chiller before: start operating Mercury Il. Water chiller temperature is recommend to set around 18-22°C. If you forget to start water chiller first, the laser wil not fire. To solve this, problem, just power on water chiller then restart Mercury Il 5.1 Using the Hardware 5.1.1 Adjusting the LCD Display Screen’s Contrast Set 9 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 Whee! == ee aay www.laserproj.com Mercury IlUser Manual Downloade fom grew Manualsi.com manuals search enginewww.laserpro).com 5.1.2 Graphic Control Panel Overview (Description) The Control Panel The control panel on the LaserPro Mercury Il provides an easy access to all the manual controls, needed for cutting and engraving. The LCD screen, functional, directional and selection buttons make navigating through the machine's manual controls easy to do. LED Indicator Lights LCD Display ‘Screen Function Buttons LED INDICATOR LIGHTS Three indicator lights on the LaserPro Mercury I'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 Mercury Il are open or improperly closed. + POWER.- The power light will iluminate when the LaserPro Mercury lis powered on, LASER The laser light will iltuminate when the laser is active and in operation. 2. www.laserproj.com Mereury I! User Manual Downloade from sow Maz Jom manual search engineaes www.laserproj.com ‘maifunctioning DIRECTIONAL AND SELECTION BUTTONS . Function (F1 /F2/F3/ Fa) Four function buttons allow you to select various functions, which will change depending Con what section of the ment you are in. Each function button's corresponding function willbe 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. Directional (A/V / ) Four directional buttons allow you to navigate the selection cursor through the control panel menu and adjust the value of spectfic settings. In general, the A / V directional buttons cycle through the various selections, while the ‘rom the menu ’ File Management Page The File Management Page allows you to manage the files that you have loaded onto the LaserPro Mercury Il, You can scroll through your jobs, delete a selected job, delete all jobs, and go to the Link/DLink Page to set and atrange multiple loaded jobs into a single job queue for processing, Relevant Buttons F1 (Back) F2 (Link) F3 (D-All) F4 (Del) ALY Directional Enter Start / Stop www.laserproj.com Downlonded ftom www: Manusisib.com manuals search engine 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 Mercury Il User Manual55 Navigating to this page: www.laserproj.com Link/DLink Page, ‘Main Work Page Press F4 ¥ Functions Page Select from the menu ¥ 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 jabs, then simply press the - key to add a file to the job queue. The job queve willbe set in a sequential order based con the order you link the files. To remove a job from your job queue, press the key. The first column field (before the fle name) displays the job number. The sequence for your job {queus is displayed in the two columns to the right of your file names. The first column to the right of your job fle name displays the job number of the previous file in 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 > 01:Marble cdr > 02:Marble.car. Relevant Buttons Function F1 (Back) Back to previous page F2 (Link) Add the currently selected job to the job queue Fa (OLink) Remove the currently selected job from the job queue ALY Directional S.crol through your loaded jobs Start / Stop Back to Main Work Page <0. www.laserproj.com Mercury i User Manual Downlonded ftom www:Manusisib.com manuals search engine£ Navigating to this page: Main Work Page Press Fa Functions Page Select from the menu ¥ File Management Page Select a job fle and pross 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 willbe 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 u www.laserproj.com Mercury User Manual Downlonded ftom wwew:Manusisib.com manuals search engineFile Management Edit Pag: from the menu ¥ File Management Page Selecta job fle and press Enter + File Information Page Pross Fa + File Management Edit Page ‘The File Management Edit Page allows you the choice to modify your raster or vactor 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 Funetion Fi (Back) ALY Directional ID Directional Enter Start / Stop www.laserproj.com Downloaded from wwew:Manusisib.com manuals search engine ‘Back to previous page ‘Scroll through the menu selections Cycle through the available selections Perform the selection Back to Main Work Page -32- Mercury Il User Manual‘Navigating to this page: = www.laserprojcom Main Work Page Press Fa * Functions Page Select from the menu ¥ File Management Page Select a job fle and press Enter x File information Page Pross Fa ¥ File Management Edit Page Select 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 SmartACT for the selected job. These settings correspond to the same settings found on the LaserPro Mercury I 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 Mercury I ‘+ Raster Power: 0.0% - 100% + Raster Speed: 0.0% » 100% © SmartACT: YES/NO ialevart Buttons Function Fay Saskia previo page AY Diectona Serottrough the menu selecons <1/D Directional Adjust the value for that selection sar Sop Back o Main Work Page Ss wwwilaserprolcom 35. ercuyiuserMenva Downloaded from www: Manunisib.com manuals search engine+ SE Navigating te this page: www.laserproj.com Eile Edit Vector Page ‘Main Work Page Press Fa x Funetions Page Select from the menu File Management Page Select a job fle and press Enter File Information Page Pross Fa * File Management Edit Page Solect from the menu File Edit Vector Page The File Edit Vector Page allows you to edit the vector pen, vector power, vector speed, land vector PPI, and power ramp seltings for the selected job. These sellings correspond 10 the same settings found on the LaserPro Mercury Il print driver. This page allows you to easily adwust these values to make immediate adjustments while processing your loaded jobs, even when you have disconnected your computer from the LaserPro Mercury I. + Vector Pen: 1 - 16 ‘© Vector Power: 0.0% - 100% ‘+ Vector Speed: 0.0% 100% © Vector PPI: 30 - 1524 + Power Ramp: YES / NO Relevant Buttons Function, FA (Back) Back to previous page F4 (Save) Save your current settings ALY Directional Scroll through the menu selections I/D Directional ‘Adjust the value for that selection Start / Stop Back to Main Work Page www.laserpro/.com <34- Mercury Il User Manual > Downlondod rom pw Ms suai. manuals search enginewww Jaserproj.com 3 Navigating to this page: Main Work Page Press F4 ¥ Functions Page Select from the menu ¥ Machine Setting Page ‘The Machine Setting Page allows you to access and modify a variety of your 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 Wallage, Set Fine Mode, Other, Reset Relevant Buttons F1 (Back) ALY Directional Enter Start / Stop Auto Focus 4.1, Manual Focus Buttons www.laserproj.ccom __,.. Fun Back to previous page Soroll through the menu selections Perform the selection Back to Main Work Page Initiate the auto focus function Manually adjust the height of the work table (Z-axis) Mercury Il User Manual Downloaded from www: Manunisib.com manuals search enginewww Jaserproj.com 32 Navigating to this page: Main Work Page Press FA ¥ Functions Page Select ‘rom the menu ¥ Machine Setting Page Select from the menu * Set Lens Page The Set Lens Page allows you to modify the lens setting after you have changed to a different focal lens. Remember to save your sellings after you have made the proper changes. Now by pressing the Auto Focus button, the LaserPro Spirit will auto focus properly using the new lens. ‘The LaserPro Spit’s default setting is <2.0°> = Lens: 1.5°/2.0°/2.5°/ 4.0" Relevant Buttons F4 (Back) F4 (Save) <1/D Directional Start / Stop Auto Focus 4. ¥ Manual Focus Buttons www.laserproj.ccom __,,. Function Back to previous page Save your current settings Cycle through selections Back to Main Work Page Initiate the auto focus function Manually adjust the height of the work table (Z-axis) Mercury Il User Manual Downloaded from www: Manunisib.com manuals search enginewww Jaserproj.com 34 Navigating to this page: Main Work Page. Press Fa + Functions Page Select from the menu ¥ Machine Setting Page Select 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-ax's) for when the Auto Focus button is pushed. Relevant Buttons F4 (Back) F4 (Save) A1Y Directional Start Stop Auto Focus 4. ¥ Manual Focus Buttons. www. laserpro/.com Function Back to previous page ‘Save your current settings Manually adjust the height of the work table (Z-axis) Back to Main Work Page Initiate the auto focus function Manually adjust the height of the work table (Z-axis) <37- Mercury Il User Manual Downloaded from www: Manunisib.com manuals search enginewww.laserprojcom ‘Xt Navigating to this page: Main Work Page Press Fé ¥ Functions Page Select from the menu ¥ Machine Setting Page Select from the menu ¥ Set 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. = Red Beam YES / NO Relevant Buttons F1 (Back) F4 (Save) <1/D Directional Start / Stop ‘Auto Focus 4. Manual Focus Buttons. Function Back to previous page ‘Save your current settings Cycle Red Beam between YES / NO Back to Main Work Page Initiate the auto focus function ‘Manually adjust the height of the work table (Z-axis) www.laserpro/.com <38- Mercury Il User Manual > Downloaded from www: Manunisib.com manuals search engine3 Navigating to this page: Main Work Page Pross F4 ¥ Functions Page Select from the menu ¥ Machine Setting Page Select from the menu ¥ Carriage Lock Page ‘The Carriage Lock Page allows you to set whether the laser carriage is locked or free. Ifthe Carriage Free setting is set to , 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 selling the Carriage Free to will lock the laser carriage, and movement or positioning can only be done by the control panel, + Carriage Free YES / NO Relevant Buttons Function F1 (Back) Back to previous page F4 (Save) Save your current settings <1/D Directional Cycle Carriage Free between YES / NO Start / Stop Back to Main Work Page = www.laserprol.com 3). sercuy User Manual Downloaded from www: Manunisib.com manuals search engine© Navigating to this page: Main Work Page Press F4 x Functions Page ‘Select from the menu ¥ Machine Setting Page Select from the menu ¥ Machine Setting Page Select from the menu ¥ Set File Save Mode Page The Set File Save Mode Page allows you to set whether or not the LaserPra Mercury I automatically deletes each job file aller processing. Setling File Save to will ‘automatically and immediately delete each job file from the LaserPro Mercury Il after the ‘engraving of cutting process, Setting File Save to will retain all job files on the LaserPro Mercury Il, even after each job has been processed. + File Save: YES ‘NO Relevant Buttons Function F1 (Back) F4 (Save) ‘Save your current settings 1D Directional Cycle File Save between YES / NO Start / Stop Back to Main Work Page www.laserpro/.com <41- Mercury Il User Manual > Downloaded from www: Manunisib.com manuals search engine‘ from the menu ¥ Machine Setting Page Select from the menu + Set Vector Mode Page The Set Vector Mode Page allows you to adjust and balance vector mode's quality and speed seltings based on your specific job. Speedy Vector Mode offers the highest output speed, sacrificing quality. Whereas Quality Vector Mode offers the highest quality, ‘sacrificing output speed. 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 Mercury I's default setting is ‘+ Modes: Quality Vector, Fine Vector, Coarse Vector, Speedy Vector (Slower speeds / higher quality Faster speeds /lower quality) Relevant Buttons Function F1 (Back) Back to previous page F4 (Save) ‘Save your current settings I/D Directional Cycle Set Vector Mode between QUALITY VECTOR / FINE VECTOR / COARSE VECTOR / SPEEDY VECTOR Start / Stop Back to Main Work Page Ss www.laserpro/.com <42- Mercury Il User Manual Downlondod rom pw Ms suai. manuals search enginewww.laserproj.com + Navigating to this page: ‘Main Work Page. Prose Fa + Functions Page Select trom the menu Machine Setting Page Select from the menu Other Page ‘The Other Page allows you to change 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 alow you to change whether the units displayed by the control anol is in the metric or imperial system, The EOF (ond 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 alr-assist after the point of laser fring ‘+ Language: ENGLISH (others dependent on Firmware) © Unit METRIC / ENGLISH + EOF Alarm: YES / NO + Air Delay: -100 seconds Bip Depending on the material you are engraving with, your laser settings, and the desired results, please experiment with the air delay to achieve your desired results. Relevant Buttons Funetion 4 (Back) F4 (Save) Save your current settings AI Directional ‘Scroll through the menu selections I/D Directional Adjust the value for that selection Saar Stop Back to Main Work Page Ss www.laserprol.com 45. sercuy User Manual Downlondod rom pw Ms suai. manuals search engineESS www.laserproj.com 5 Navigating to this page: Main Work Page Pross F4 ¥ Functions Page Select from the menu ¥ ie Setting Page Machi Select from the menu + Reset Page The Reset Page allows you to reset all changes made to the LaserPro Mercury I's Machine Seltings Page to their default seltings. This does not affect the settings saved to ‘an image file on the computer. The User Resel seiting will set all seltings back to the default. After any firmware updates, you must use the System Reset setting (your previous, settings are saved). ‘+ User Reset (wll pop up a confirmation, press Enter to confirm and continue) ‘+ System Reset (will pop up a confirmation, press Enter to confirm and continue) Relevant Buttons Function F1 (Back) Back to previous page AI Directional ‘Scroll through the menu selections Enter Perform the selection Sat / top Back io Main Work Page S wwwalaserprolcom —4y- sercuyituser Manual Downloade from sow Maz Jom manuals search enginex5 Navigating to this page: Main Work Page Press F4 + Functions Page Select 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. 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The following example takes Corel Draw to demonstrate how to set up LaserPro Mercury I! as the Printer. 1) From the primary menu, click FILE > PRINT SETUP. 2) From the navigation bar Name, click Mercury il > OK Ces) Destination ‘i iT | iets Deteuk tar Rosy ype, percuytt here! LPT ae aS . Fee www.laserpro/.com -46- Mercury IlUser Manual Downlondod from rw Manuasih.com manaals search enEe www.laserproj.com 5.2.1 Page Setup and Orientation ‘The first thing you must do before working with the LaserPro Mercury Il Print Driver will be ‘to make sure the page and layout seitings are properly configured within your graphics software. You will need to access and edit the Page Selup or Layout page of your graphics software lo set your graphics software's page layout to match the LaserPro Mercury Is work table's dimensions and orientation, From your graphic software's Page Setup page: ‘+ Set the page orientation in the graphics software to Landscape mode. ‘+ Set page size horizontal length to 1300 mm (51.1 inches) and vertical height to 916 mm (36. inches). Corel Draw Exam) ‘The following 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. 1) From the primary menu, click LAYOUT > PAGE SETUP, 2) From the navigation bar on the left, click DOCUMENT > PAGE > SIZE 3) Ensure that NORMAL PAPER and LANDSCAPE are selected. 4) Ensure the Paper Width and Height dimensions match the LaserPro Mercury I's work table dimensions of 1300 mm (51.1 inches) and 916 mm (36.1 inches). 5) Click OK to complete the paper size adjustment. Bp Instead of manually selecting the Landscape and setting the Paper Width and Height, you can simply click the Set From Printer function and CorelDraw wil automatically ‘set the proper orientation and dimensions based on LaserPro Mercury I's work table. 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From your graphic software's Color Management page: ‘+ Disable Color Management or set Color Management to Off. ent ore! Draw Example (Color Mana¢ ‘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 > 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. Sone a... 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Afler you have setup your image, design, or tex! to be ‘engraved in your software application, you can access the LaserPro Mercury II print driver by going to FILE > PRINT > PROPERTIES, Genera |Layaut | Senaraticns | Prepress | Nis: | FB) No Tosues Destination Nene ct | (reper) Ts Mercury 1 r Status: —_Defauk printer; Ready Where; PTH Comment: Dan to te Print range Copies @eurere docunent Ovocamerts Nunker of epics Ocurent page O'Seection no a Seihie, [Exebeniedeus SF eer a el aca) Drow For this screenshot example, CorelDraw was used as the software application. ‘The LaserPro Mercury II Print Driver consists of seven primary sections (pages) in which ‘you willl be able to choose various engraving / cutting options and settings: Option Page Pen Page ‘Advance Page Paper Page Language Page Raster Page (appears only in Black & White Mode) ‘Stamp Page (appears only in Stamp Mode) ay wwwalaserprolcom —s5- Mercuri User Manual y Downloade rom sa ibcom manale search enEE www.laserproj.com *., The following sections describe the specific functions for each of the settings found in the LaserPro ‘Mercury Il Print Driver. if you are new to laser engraving, it is recommended that you first familiarize yourseif with the general principles of the laser process in Section 6, especially the Vector Cutting and Raster Engraving concepts, This will make it easier to understand the various descriptions and terminologies used in this section. 5.2.3.1 LaserPro Mercury Il Print Driver >> Option Page eee Option [Pen | Advance | Peper | Language | Raster Mode Setting Fil Function @ Black &Whie © Manual Colt Fil OD Mace ) Sterno Mode DPE (500 nino Sine Mode Setting (OPTION PAGE) [DEFAULT SETTING: Black & White] ‘You can select from four primary mode settings, depending on your application or results ‘you would like to achieve. Black & White: Select this mode when using clipart images or drawings with several colors, shades of gray, or many oullines. 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 Mercury I 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 = Fy www.laserprolcom 5). stercuyituser Mana Downlondod from srw sin.com manuals search en———— www.laserproj.com areas will be a collection of dats with varying density ‘The resolution and depth of these halftone areas can be adjusted with the DPI setting found on the Options page. Please note thal selecting the Black & White mode will add a new Raster page to the menu, The Black & 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. 2, ‘The Black & White mode interprets the processed image by the varying colors and shades. For the best results, we suggest you convert the image to a grayscale image with your graphics software prior to engraving in the Black & White mode. Dror ‘Selecting the Black & While mode will enable the Raster page on the LaserPro. Mercury II Print Driver, allowing you to adjust advanced stamp-related settings, 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 Mercury I! 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 Mercury I 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 Mercury |. Due to the unique ‘engraving nature when engraving a stamp, the stamp production requires different ‘operational steps than most engraving or cutting operations. ‘NOTE ‘Selecting the Stamp mode will enable the Stamp page on the Mercury I! Print Driver, allowing you to adjust advanced stamp-related settings. DP! (Option Page) [DEFAULT SETTING: 500] DPI (dots-per-inch) represents the number of times the laser will fe 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 Mercury Il offers 8 DPI oplions: 125, 250, 300, 500, 600 and 1000, experiment with different settings to get your desired effect. www.laserprolcom 52. stercuyituser Mana = Downloaded fy LaserPro asef. www.laserpro)com DPI (your output results). Set as | 250 | sto | soo | ooo | 100 etal uel | ay | asa | a1 | sce | 702 | wove Mirror (Option Page) [DEFAULT SETTING: Unselected) Checking this box will automatically engrave your image with a mirrored effect. This setting will ip the image along the Y-axis from left to right and vice-versa, When engraving a stamp, via the stamp mode, the stamp image needs to be ‘engraved in reverse (mirrored) for the final stamp to be correctly laid out. —> 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 &,, Invert made is useful when creating a stamp in Stamp Mode, as inverting your normal image wil set the negative space to be engraved out, with the remaining positive space (your stamp design) protruding out. § =—]HoH Print Immediately (Option Page) [DEFAULT SETTING: Unselected] Checking this will instruct the LaserPro Mercury II to immediately begin the laser engraving process, when you select Print from your graphic sottware program. If Print Immediately is, not checked, then selecting Print will transfer the job file to the LaserPro Mercury Il system and will need to be initialized from the LaserPro Mercury Il control panel. www. laserpro/.com ~ Mercury Il User Manual Downloaded f———— www.laserproj.com ‘SmartACT (Option Page) [DEFAULT SETTING: Unselected] ‘SmartACT is reduces the amount of time it takes to process a job, by eliminating unnecessary travel of the laser carriage at the expense of some quality. Usually the quality loss is minimal, but will depend on the image or design you are working with; please ‘ake ‘some time to experiment with your particular design to determine whether the tradeoff is acceptable. &,, ‘There is a greater performance gain when enabling SmartACT for designs that are vertically longer than they are horizontally wide, as the SmartACT optimization modifies the movement of the X-axis of the laser carriage. File Function (Option Page): ‘The fle function section allows you to manage various laser parameters. This section is Useful when performing duplicate jobs on a variely of abjects, allowing you to save your frequently used laser parameters and load them in the future, + History File: This section contains a list of the recent files you have recently created and worked with. ‘+ 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 bo tagged with the Gai extension) ‘+ Load: This function allows you load previously saved pri t driver parameters. = on al: 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 history file section, it does not remove the .Gaifile 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.) Dror I'you are using Windows 2000 or XP as your operating system, then make sure you log in with an administrator or administrator-rights account in order to properly save laser parameter settings. www. laserpro/.com ~ Mercury Il User ManualEe www.laserproj.com 5.2.3.2 Mercury Il Print Driver >> Pen Page The LaserPro Mercury Il incorporates the use of 16 differant colors to rapresent 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 selting, rather than as a color. As an example, a black and white image will use only one power and speed laser selting (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 Mercury Il print driver. It 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 settings based on the existing colors based on your current image. Pe Onlin Pen [Advance | Peper | Lanoieg | Fait Pentio Cot Speed Fowx —FFI_—Raster_ Vector a ] oo 0 aad VES YES. foo Bo ann YES YES. foo 50 aad VES YES. foo 8&0 ag YES YES. foo Boda VES YES. foo 8&0 gd YES YES. | soo oud YES YES foo 8&0) gd YES. soo | 8000 YES YE 2 500 > 0 > am [Zivecter (Lees Dore ‘The Mercury II print driver cannot store more than 16 pen colors or different laser parameter settings per file. = . e wwwalaserproicom —s5_ Mercury iuserManual = Downloaded f———— www.laserproj.com Speed (Pen Pago) [DEFAULT SETTING: 50) ‘The speed slider controls the laser’s speed during operation (engraving speed) with a range setting from 0.1 - 100%, The Mercury I's maximum laser processing speed is 30 inches per second, therefore a setting of 100% speed is equivalent to 30 inches per second and a 10% speed setting would be equivalent to 3 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. &,, ‘Cutting / engraving depth and quality are determined by a combination of power and speed. Slower speeds al higher power will produce deeper culs and engravings, whereas higher speeds at lower power will produce more shallow cuts and engravings. 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. &,, Cutting / engraving depth and quality are determined by a combination of power and speed. Higher power and slower speeds will produce deeper cuts and engravings, whereas lower power and higher speeds will produce more shallow cuts and engravings. 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 resurt in the individual laser pulses being spread apart, resulting in a perforated 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 tuning a water facet on with the water continuously flowing out. This also disables the power ramp functionality, which ‘automatically controls the PPI depending on the speed of the laser carriage (such as vector ‘cutting around the comer of a square). &,, www.laserprokcom —s6_ sercurytt user Menual Downloaded fEe www.laserproj.com For Vector Engraving jobs, we recommend a PPI setting > 150 For Vector Cutting jobs, we recommend a PPI setting of > 400 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 far 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 fils (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 fils / thin lines. Vector Checked Vector Unchecked Raster Chocked Processes both Vector and Raster. Processes only the Raster functions. functions for that particular color —_for that particular color (Vector functions 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 ‘SmartAIR 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 solect tno pen color that you have assigned to the sections to be cut and select the Air checkbox for those particular pen colors. wwwalaserproicom 57. Mercury iuserManual Downloaded fEE www.laserproj.com 5.2.3.3 Mercury Il Print Driver >> Advance Page ee [Brion | Pen | Advance [Papar || Language | Raster Scaling Boer xg |) orto use Bader ye |B orto | | TH Postion Mode Vector Funetion Hone without Home: ORelative. Ocenier Noma OVectar Sorting O Opiinization Sorting Chester (use cluster Distance Inaye Dutt Ditecton @ Top To Bettom Q Bottom To Top Enhanced Vester Mode CErhenced vector (x) Cane) Scaling (Advance 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 selling 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 ifthe final output is 1 unit increment longer than your graphic design setting. Position Modes (Advance 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, ‘+ Home: Resets the positioning of the lens carriage to the ‘home position’ (upper-right) before and after each job, + Without Home: The lens carriage will star the next job based on the position from its graphic application software selting, from the last position of the previous job. Upon aS . Fee wwwalaserproicom —ss_ Mercury iuserManual = Downlondod from srw sin.com manuals search en———— www.laserproj.com completion of the current job, the lens carriage will remain at the last position of the previous job. ‘+ Relative: This mode sets the current lens carriage position to correspond to the origin ((op 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 Mercury Il will vector cut a circle around the initial position of the lens carriage. ®,, hly recommended you enable the red dot laser pointer when setting / agiusting the Position Modes, as this will ease your job positioning with more ‘accuracy. Image Output Direction (Advance 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 fram 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 Mercury II 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, %,, In situations where the material you will be working with may produce @ lot of dust byproducts and you are utilizing the optional air extraction system, itis recommended you select the Bottom To Top image output direction option. This will minimize the ‘amount of dust byproducts lodged in the engraved sections as the air extraction system is vented from the rear of the machine, the same direction as the image is processed Border (Advance Page) [DEFAULT SETTING: Unselected] In cases where you are working with a negative image (negative oulline areas of your image are engraved, rather than the positive areas), youl may wish to include a border Wwwwa.laserproicom 55. Mercury it User Manual Downloaded fwww.laserprokcom —6_ sercuryttuser Menual ———— www.laserproj.com 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, Dyore Ifyou wish to use the Border and Cluster function simultaneously, then the Border Thickness value must be less than the Distance value specified in the Cluster seiting. Vector Function (Advance Page) [DEFAULT SETTING: Normal] ‘+ Normal: This selection will not apply any special advanced vector function to your job. This is the default Vector Function seiting, ‘+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 willbe treated as raster data and outputted as a raster engraving, similar to a dot-matrix printer. ‘+ 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 pracess the outer vector cutting first, and any inner vector cutting will not be possible as your centerpiece material may 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, + 0 n 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 (Advance Page) [DEFAULT SETTING: Unselected} ‘This setting allows you to change how the Mercury Il 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 ara 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) Downloaded fEe www.laserproj.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 wore to be processed simultaneously Snore Ifyou wish to use the Border and Cluster function simultaneously, then the Border Thickness value must be less than the Distance value specified in the Cluster setting, Enhanced Vector Mode (Advance 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 = . e wwwilaserproiCom 6 sercuytUserManual = Downloaded fEE www.laserproj.com 5.2.3.4 Mercury Il Print Driver >> Paper Page eee ption | Pen | Advance’ Paper | Language | Raster Pape Ste vi * © Mati 8600 | om © bern FRotay Parameter Image Tuning ort | (CidwalHeed Rotary Finture: Paper Size (Paper Page) ‘The paper size represents your total work area. Ensure that the paper size is never set greater than the Mercury I's worktable area of 51° x 36” (1300mm x 916mm) or 29" x 20° (740mm x 460mm) with the Extend option checked, The X value represents the length and the Y value represents the width. ‘NOTE When using the optional rotary altachment system and with the Rolary Fixture option checked, the X value represents the lenath of your working piece. The Y value will be changed to Diameter, which represents the diameter of your working piece (at the position you wish to engrave). Unit (Paper Page) [DEFAULT SETTING: Metric (mm}] Here you can set your preferred measurement standard in which you would like use with the Mercury II print driver. You can choose between metric or imperial standards. Image Tuning (Paper Page) <2, < ~ . y wwwilaserproiCom 6. sercuytUserManual = Downlondod from rw Manuasih.com manaals search enwww.laserprokcom —65_— sercuryitUser Menual EE www.laserproj.com [DEFAULT SETTING: 0} In the event that you are processing extremely fine and detalled designs requiring hear-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 result, When you took 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 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. Sauna st Epo foo Suave Rig Eage Wah Yo . . \ SS, | > > qe] 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 luning enabled (right picture) a Downloade rom sa ibcom manale search enrae ee www.laserproi.com 5.2.3.5 Mercury II Print Driver >> Language Page ‘This page allows you to specify the languago displayed by tho Mercury I! Print Driver Current language options allow for: English, Spanish, French, and Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), Japanese, and German. eet (Brien | Pa per Lancuane | Paster Langvase YesionNa Necuwtt CCopsitt(c}Gueat Computer Co, ALRights Reseaved by agra GCC... Uninstall Driver (Language Page) Select this to uninstall the Mercury II print driver. You will then need to restart your ‘computer to complete the process “S$ Wwwwa.laserproicom —4_sercury tt User Manual Downlondod rom pw Ms ausiicom manual search enwww.laserproj.com 5.2.3.6 Mercury Il Print Driver >> Raster Page D. pore ‘The Raster Page is only available when Black & White Mode Setting is selected from the Option Page; this page offers a number of advanced Raster Engraving output options. ees Dpien | Pen | Advance | Paper | Langage | Paster Contest Dark (50) Light (50) Haltone Dither Odibeairg DihemaMatis Be Pate Type (Dot © Ennor Ditusion Cle nhance Dithering 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 &, ‘There are other ways to adjust an engraved image's contrast such as: adjust the power / speed seitings or simply adjust the contrast of the image in software with the = Fy wwwalaserproicom —6s_ Mercury iuserManual = Downlondod from rw Manuasih.com manaals search enEe www.laserproj.com graphic software application. 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, © Pattern Type: Dot, Bayer, Corner, 45 Degree (DEFAULT SETTING: Dot} Each pattern type uses a diferent shape and arrangement of dots to compose the shading effect of a raster image. The following diagram is an example of the raster effects when using the different pattem types. Dot Bayer Corner © Dithoring 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 Ditharing Matrix wil dither with a 65-grade halftone. The following diagram is an example of the raster effects when using the > Stamp Page Producing stamps require differant operational stops than your standard engraving or cutting jobs. The Stamp page offers dynamic options allowing you to customize your stamp production process. ‘NOTE ‘The Stamp page will only appear and be accessible when you have selected the ‘Stamp Mode from the Option Page. *,, Functions located on the other pages that are useful when making a stamp: Set ‘Shoulder, Pitch, Border, invert, and Mirror. eee (ion | Pen [ Advance | Paper | Lane | St | “Contact section’ of the stamp Shaklee | Slope fridge sng bo (Shoutder Love pes of ridge (Pitch Ee il sone = Pitch (Stamp Page) = Your stamp will be a reversed image composed of engraved depressions and ridges. Think of these ridges as the “contact sections” of the stamp. Ifthe ridges of these contact sections are too thin, they may break. The Pitch setting = “y www.laserproicom —65_ sercuryitUser Menual DDownlondod rom nrw Manuasih.com manuals search enEE www.laserproj.com allows you to increase the width of the ridge base, hence creating mare stable “contact sections” and longer lasting stamp. The pitch value setting allows you to adjust the base width of the ridge. Broad pitch gives the maximum amount of support for each ridge. Experiment with different pitch value settings in order to produce the stamp that is best suited for your application, Adjustment Bar / Power Level (Stamp Page) ‘Another important aspect of creating a stamp is selting 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. Dyore ‘The visual representations of the Pitch and Shoulder Levels in the Mercury II driver are an exaggerated representation to allow for easy visual guidance and precise input. Remember we are working with distances less than 1 mm here. = Fy wwwilaserproiCom 9. sercuyiUserManual = Downloaded f———— www.laserpro.com Chapter VI - BASIC MAINTENANCE (Cautiot ‘Keeping the optics and motion system clean is essential to an excellent quality engraving and the reliablity 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 Inside the System: open the top door the front door and the back door (i necessary). Vacuum fo clean inside of the engraver and vent area thoroughly Engraving Table: dampen the paper towel or cloth wth aleohol or cleaner to clean the Engraving Table. Motion System: Dampen the cotton swab to clean the rails ofthe Motion System, Get rid off any debris bul up in the bearing racks Bearings: Hold a dampened cotton swab against the bearing and moving the motion system by hand to clean each beating Mirrors and Lens: The focus lens and the miror 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 jrrors 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 4. Unscrew and remove front cover ofthe focus carriage. Release the top screw and pullout mirror carefully 2. Putlens tissue on the meror and drop alitle lens cleaner on the mile area of the tissue, after the uid has been absorbed evenly, pull the tissue ONE direction gonty to clean the mirror. 3. Lett air dry and resinstal it 4. Unscrew and remove the dust prevention box then clean the X-axis Miror, Y-axis Mirror and #1 mirror same as above process separately. wwwalaserproicom 4). Mercury iuserManual = Downloaded fEE www.laserproj.com Pull the tissue one dircetion gently after the Lens Cleaner Lf ‘leaner has been absorbed ‘evenly —- Lens Tissue © (CORRECT) Do not use cotton swab to rub clean the mirror X (INCORRECT) aS Fy wwwilaserproicom 5). sercuyiuserManual = Downlonded from srww Mazuaisin.com manda search engine———— www.laserproj.com Top Serew Mirror Remove Front Lending hee for ‘annual focal I Auto-ocus gauge Foca Sharp 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 genily. 3. Do net touch the lens surface with your bare hands or press down hard with any cleaning material wwwilaserproiCom 7. sercuyiUserManual = Downloaded fEe www.laserproj.com Chapter VII - TROUBLE SHOOTING 7.1 Quality Problems @ Check focus length set under the function key to see if it matches the type of the lens instaled © Focus Lens is not installed corracl. Focus Lens is loose in the holder. © Debrs or dust builds up in the bearing tracks or XxAxis ral. © The focus lens and the miror in the cariage are damaged or need to be clean 7.2 Non-operational Problems ‘© Laser beam does not generate. 1. Ifthe red alignment beam is not revealed, the laser beam is misalignment, Adjust reflection mirrors for exact focus. 2. Ifthe 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, = . e wwwa.laserproicom 43. Mercury iuserManual = Downloaded fEE www.laserproj.com Appendix A. 3D Function Tip for 3D Application When doing 3D sample on LaserPro Mercury I (L-26), acrylic or MDF wood are ideal materials for the purpose. For acrylic the suggested PWR is 100%, SPD around 30%é(depends on how deep you want to cut). ‘The perfect image for 30 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 cout the surface. For engraving wood, as it burns easily and leaves blackened surface after the ‘st pass, itis. necessary to run the 2nd pass to remove the bumed surface. To do that, simply fil the image with black color as the mask (see below) and Run the black mask image with PWR 100% and SPD100%. Create a black image for polishing = Fy wwwalaserprolcom 54. stercuyituser Mana Downloaded f———— www.laserproj.com 3D ongraving/ Matorial: tem Acrylic__ by Morcury 25W__Lens: 2 inch [Step Speed Power OPI PPI Focus Remarks 125% 100% 600 auto ‘Auto Focus 3D Mode Engraving 225% 100% 600 auto Lower down table 25mm 3D Mode Engraving 3 100% 100% 600 800 Lower table again 2mm Black and White Mode Polishing 40.2% — 100% 500 auto Move table up 1.3mm Cutting of wwwalaserprolcom 45. stercuyituser Mana Dowland rom ww Manus com mans earch enLaserPre www.laserproicom APPENDIX C. Specification [Mercury it M-12 M-25 M-40 M-60 lLaser Source 12W 25W 40w 6ow Sealed CO? Laser [Cooling Air-cooled, Operating environment temperature 15°- 30° C (60° - 86° F) Work Area 25 x18 in, (640 x 460 mm) IMax. Part Size [A'deors 31.5 x 22.4 x 6.5 in. (800 x 570 x 165 mm) (WxbxH) [all doors open| 26.8 x © x 6.5 in. (680 x © x 165 mm) [Table Size 31.1 x 20.9 in, (790 x 530 mm) [Dimensions 44,3 x 28.3 x 39.6 in, (1125 x 720 x 1005 mm) Drive DC Servo Control [Throughput* 166.3 in?/ hr (1072.8 cm*/ hr) ISpeed Control ‘Adjustable from 0.1-100% of 42 IPS (Up to 16 color-linked speed settings per job) |Power Control lAdjustable from 1~100% (Up to 16 color-linked power settings per job) Z-Axis Movement ‘Automatic [Resolution (DP!) Available 200, 250, 300, 500, 600, 1000 [Computer Interface Standard printer port and RS232 to USB Adapter Memory Buffer 16MB standard (Upgradeable to 64MB) ‘line LCD panel showing current file name, total working time, laser Display Panel power, engraving speed, file(s) loaded into memory buffer, setup and diagnostic menus Safety Class INR for red pointer [Facility Requirements Below 50Watt, 100-240 Volt AC Auto Switching ; |Air Exhaust System [Electrical 50Walt or above, 200~240 Volt AC Auto Switching [Power Consumption 700w 880W 2000W 2200W Extemal exhaust system required, one 4” connection on the back of the machine, *Throughput value represents the Max. number of 8” x 10” S00DPI raster jobs that can be done per hour. ‘Above specification is subject to change without notice. www. laserpro/.com < ay or 16 Mercury Il User Manual Downlede fom sew Manuaisicom man