Go Button
The first button on the control panel is the green Go key. Pressing this button starts or resumes a job. Once the job starts, the display changes to show a job timer and the engraving resolution. The timer is a useful production tool that displays the elapsed time of engraving.
Pause Button
This is the pause button that pauses the lens carriage and the laser beam during a job. If the key is pressed during raster engraving, the lens carriage will stop on either the far left or right of the engraving line that is in process. In vector mode, the lens carriage will stop at the end of line segment or the next line node location.
Reset Button
Pressing the reset button will move the carriage back to its home position. It does not erase the job from the laser system’s memory; rather it will stop the engraving job in process and send the carriage back to its home position.
Speed Button
Moving down to the circular buttons, this is the speed button. Pressing the speed button during an engraving job or when the laser is idle will display the job speed sent to the laser. In raster mode you can change the speed of the job before you run your job or on the fly by pressing the up or down arrows. This is useful for testing a new material to find the perfect speed of the laser when engraving.
Power Button
The power button works identically to the speed button and displays the power of the job sent to the laser. In raster mode you can adjust the power of the job by selecting the power button then pressing the up or down arrow. This can be performed on the fly as the laser runs.
Focus Button
Pressing the focus button allows you to raise or lower the table by pressing the up or down arrow keys. When in focus mode, the LCD displays a digital readout of the relative location of the table.
You can zero-out the read out by pressing the up and down keys simultaneously to generate a relative position of zero. This is useful for determining exactly how far from nominal focus you would like to be. Some materials, like acrylic, are better engraved when slightly out of focus.
Job Button
The job key displays the file name of the last job stored in memory. After pressing the job key, pressing the up or down arrows allows you to scroll through all of the saved jobs that are stored in the laser’s on-board memory.
Red Dot Pointer
The Red Dot Pointer is a toggle switch that turns the laser system’s red dot pointer on or off. This is used for a visual representation of where the laser will fire or setting a custom home position.
X/Y Off Button
Pressing the X/Y Off key disables the X and Y motors of the laser allows you to move the carriage by hand to any location on the table. It allows you to manually focus anywhere on the table or to create a temporary home position.
Configuration Button
The configuration button allows you to access a number of factory settings. Use the right arrow key to scroll through the options. The up and down keys raise and lower the value.
Data Light
This is the data light that will illuminate when data is being sent to the laser.
Laser TM
There are also several two-key configurations available. Laser TM activates the laser tickle mode by pressing Reset and Up arrow simultaneously.
Laser TI
Laser TI, or laser tickle duration, is accessed by pressing the reset and down arrow keys.
Auto Delete
Auto delete can be accessed by pressing reset and job keys at the same time and deletes every job after it has finished running.
Function Menu
Pressing the GO and Pointer keys simultaneously lets you access the Function Menu. Press the GO button to scroll through the serial number, IP Address, and more.
Reset Home Position
To reset your home position, press the X/Y Off and Reset keys together, and press the GO button to accept the restore.
This was a quick tour of the Epilog Zing laser’s display panel.
Check the control panel section of your manual for more information or to see all the functions you can access.
