Setting Home Position – Legend 36EXT

This procedure will guide you through the steps necessary to set the X-Y home on the Epilog 36EXT laser engraver. Accurate setting of the X and Y axes is essential for precise engraving and cutting, ensuring that your artwork aligns properly with the material. Follow each step carefully to ensure the correct home positions for both axes.

Procedure

1. Turn on the engraver.
2. Open a new page in Corel Draw. Create a 1-inch black filled box. Place it 1 inch from the top of the page and 1 inch from the left edge of the page. Make sure that the page layout size in Corel matches the piece size in the printer properties dialog box.
3. Raster engrave the box on a piece of scrap material. Measure the distance between the top and the side of the box to the edge of the piece. If the measurements are not 1 inch for both the Y-axis (top of page to top of box) and X-axis (left of page to left of box), then proceed to step 4.

   Note: If your image needs to go to the left, decrease the X-axis numeric value. If it needs to go to the right, increase that value. If the image needs to go to the back of the engraver, decrease the Y-axis numeric value. Increase the value if you need the image to move towards the front.

4. To change X-home, press CAL on the keypad and use the UP or DOWN arrow key to scroll to X-home. X-home should appear with a numeric value, i.e. -135. The range of values is 0 to -600. To increase or decrease the numerical value, use the LEFT or RIGHT arrow keys. Each single digit change is equal to a movement of .001 of an inch (0.025 mm). When you are done selecting a value, press the GO key, and the setting has now been recorded.
5. To adjust the Y-home, press CAL on the keypad and use the UP or DOWN arrow key to scroll to Y-home. Y-home should appear with its numerical value. The range of values for Y is +200 to -600. Use the LEFT or RIGHT arrow keys to increase or decrease the value. Again, each single digit change is equal to a movement of .001 of an inch (0.025 mm). When you are done selecting a value, press the GO key, and the setting has now been recorded.
6. With every change you save, resend the file to the engraver to see if the change has taken place.
7. Steps 5 through 7 may need to be repeated several times in order to set the X and Y axes to their exact positions.