GCC Mercury III Laser Engraver User Manual

Content
Chapter I - INTRODUCTION ...................................................4
1.1 Principles of a CO2 Laser ........................................... 4
1.2 Safety Ratings ................................................................ 4
1.3 The Safety Interlock System ........................................ 4
1.4 Safety Labels .................................................................. 4
1.5 Safety Measures .......................................................... - 2 1.6 Operating Environment .............................................. - 3 1.7 Machine Safety Information ....................................... - 4 1.8 Machine Information ................................................... - 4 1.9 Lens and Manual Focus Gauge ....................................... 9
1.10 Instruction of Rotary Attachment ................................ 10
1.11 TOP VIEW ...................................................................... 11
1.12 Operation....................................................................... 11
1.13 SIDE VIEW ..................................................................... 12
Chapter II - RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION ............13
2.1 Computer......................................................................... 13
2.2 Scanner ........................................................................... 13
2.3 Software .......................................................................... 13
2.4 Installation of Common USB.......................................... 14
2.5 Installation of the LaserPro Print Driver ....................... 15
2.6 Parallels Desktops .......................................................... 16
Chapter III - HARDWARE INSTALLATION ..........................25
3.1 Cabling Connection: ....................................................... 25
3.2 Parallel Transmission ..................................................... 26
3.3 USB Transmission .......................................................... 26
3.4 Exhaust Ventilation......................................................... 26
Chapter IV - Operating the LaserPro Mercury III ...............27
4.1 Using the Hardware ........................................................ 27
4.1.1Adjusting the LCD Display Screen’s Contrast Setting27
4.1.2 Graphic Control Panel Overview (Description) ......... 27
4.1.3 Graphic Control Panel Navigation Chart ............... - 30 4.1.4 Graphic Control Panel Function Pages ................. - 31 -
Chapter V - Operating the LaserPro Mercury III ........... - 57 5.1 The LaserPro Mercury III Print Driver ....................... - 57 5.1.1 Page Setup and Orientation ................................... - 58 5.1.2 Color Management ................................................. - 60 5.1.3 Using the LaserPro Mercury III Print Driver .......... - 61 5.1.3.1 LaserPro Mercury III Print Driver >> Option Page- 61 5.1.3.2 Mercury III Print Driver >> Pen Page .................. - 68 5.1.3.3 Mercury III Print Driver >> Advanced Page ........ - 71 5.1.3.4 Mercury III Print Driver >> Paper Page ............... - 75 5.1.3.5 Mercury III Print Driver >> Language Page ........ - 77 -
5.1.3.6 Mercury III Print Driver >> Raster Page .............. - 78 5.1.3.7 Mercury III Print Driver >> Stamp Page .............. - 81 -
Chapter VI - BASIC MAINTENANCE .............................. - 83 6.1 Clean the mirror – Please refer to the figure as below- 83 6.2 Clean the focus lens – ............................................... - 85 -
Chapter VII - TROUBLESHOOTING ............................... - 86 7.1 Quality Problems ....................................................... - 86 7.2 Non-operational Problems ........................................ - 86 -
Appendix A. 3D Tips ........................................................... - 87 -
Chapter I - INTRODUCTION
1.1 Principles of a CO2 Laser
LASER is the acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. A CO2 laser works by
electrically stimulating the molecules within a carbon dioxide gas mixture. When focused through a lens,
this highly-intense and invisible beam will vaporize many materials. Depending on the speed and intensity
of the projected beam, a CO2 laser may be used to engrave or cut through a wide variety of materials.
1.2 Safety Ratings
The LaserPro MercuryIII is equipped with a sealed carbon-dioxide laser that emits intense and invisible laser
radiation with a wavelength of 10.6 microns in the infrared spectrum. The laser system is designated as
a Class I laser device, meaning that the system is equipped with key safety features and an enclosed
laser head to completely contain the laser under normal use. One of the key safety features found on the
LaserPro Spirit is a Class 2 red dot safety guidance pointer (similar to a laser-pointer presentation pen)
allowing the operator to see the exact location where the laser beam will fire. Even though the LaserPro
Spirit is equipped with the most powerful laser to date, through proper usage and taking
necessary hardware safeguards, will make it an extremely safe machine. When the front door and back door
are open, machine becomes a Class 4 equipment and users must wear goggles to operate the machine.
1.3 The Safety Interlock System
The laser system is equipped with a safety interlock system utilizing magnetic sensors on the top and
side access doors, laser-activation and door LED lights on the control panel. The magnetic sensors will
deactivate the laser when either door is opened. At this time, the “door” LED light found on the control
panel will illuminate, indicating an open or improperly closed door. When the laser is in operation, the “laser”
LED will illuminate to inform the operator that the laser is activated. If at any time, any of the access doors
are open and the “laser” LED is illuminated, IMMEDIATELY unplug the laser system and contact GCC
service team for technical support and maintenance instructions.
WARNING
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DO NOT operate the laser system if any component of the safety system is malfunctioning.
DO NOT attempt to remove or modify any component of the safety interlock system.
Resulting debris from laser cutting are very dangerous and may cause fire hazard.
1.4 Safety Labels
According to CDRH standards, all fixed or removable covers that allow access to a laser beam must have an
appropriate laser warning labels attached to them. These warning labels must be clearly visible to the operator
prior to removing the cover. Additional labels must be applied to the interior of the machine and be visible in
the event when the covers are removed. A label clearly displaying the manufacturer’s name, date of
manufacture, description of product, model number, serial number, and compliance statement must be
attached to the outer surface of the machine.
In compliance with CDRH standards, the required warning labels are affixed at the time of manufacture to
the LaserPro Spirit, attached on appropriate locations. These labels are not to be modified in any way or
removed for any reason. Please familiarize yourself with the specific labels and their locations on the
machine. Below is a list of all the safety labels and their locations on the machine.
Product Label
This label is located at the right-back side of machine. All the product information such as Serial Number,
Model Numbers, Laser Power and Electric power can be found here. Before requiring any further tech
support, always provide the service person with the information on this label.
CDRH Label
This label indicates the class level of CDRH.
CE Label
This label indicates the class level of CE
Warning Label
Warning Label is written with all the necessary information to be aware of in every operation.
Laser Path Warning Label
LaserPro machines are very safe under normal functioning conditions. However, in case of any
accident, Laser Path Warning Label will be affixed on the possible laser path. When operator s
are nearby these paths, they should be careful of the possible injury while the machine is
operating.
Laser Path Danger label
This label indicates the laser path. Normally you can find this label inside of machine. Please
take extra caution of this area when you conduct maintenance.
Emergency Stop Label
This label indicates the emergency stop button. You can find this label on the right upper side of
the machine.
Aperture warning stickers (mirror):
This label indicates the laser path. Normally you can find this label inside of machine or laser exit.
Please take extra caution of this area when you conduct maintenance or operate machine.
Door open warning labels
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Protection Window Label
This label indicates the protection wavelength. You can find this label in the lower right corner of
window.
1.5 Safety Measures
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LASER RADIATION WARNING: Exposure to laser radiation may result in physical
burns and severe eye damage. Proper use and regular maintenance of this machine
is important to the safety of all people in the immediate area.
•
Prior to operation, carefully read and familiarize yourself with the warning labels
located on both your laser system and in this manual.
•
Never leave the machine unattended during the laser cutting and engraving process.
The laser may ignite combustible materials. A well-maintained fire extinguisher and
operational smoke or fire detector should be kept in the vicinity of the machine.
•
Caution—Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than
those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.
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Resulting debris from laser cutting are very dangerous and may cause fire hazard.
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DO NOT leave debris and scraps inside laser machine after job finished. Must keep
machine clean after job finished.
NOTE
SmartGUARD™ is an optional fire detection alarm system developed by GCC.
Contact your local GCC authorized distributor for more details to have this safety
option installed onto your system.
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Enable the SmartAIR™ nozzle when engraving or cutting materials that may easily
ignite, such as acrylic, wood, or paper.
•
Always wear safety goggles when the laser system is in operation. Reflective
materials such as mirrors, enameled brass and anodized aluminum may
partially-reflect some of the invisible laser radiation. Severe eye damage may occur if
proper safety goggles are not worn.
NOTE
Each LaserPro laser machine is shipped with a single pair of safety goggles. If
additional safety goggles are required, please contact GCC directly or an authorized
GCC distributor. If you wish to purchase one on your own, please make sure the safety
goggles meet these requirements:
10,600 nm OD5+
Visible Light Transmission: 92.9%
•
Connect the machine to a properly grounded power outlet. Ensure the voltage of the
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power source is identical to the voltage of the machine.
•
Do not open the laser access panel when the machine is plugged in.
•
Do not attempt to modify or disassemble the laser module.
•
Do not attempt to remove or modify any component of the machine’s laser interlock
safety system.
•
Ensure the immediate work area of the machine is well-ventilated. Odors, vapors,
and dust are by products generated during the laser engraving and cutting process.
An exhaust system, vacuum cutting box, and honeycomb table are recommended.
Please contact GCC or your local GCC distributor for more information.
•
Do not laser heat-sensitive surfaces or materials that may generate toxic fumes, such
as PVC and Teflon.Regularly clean and maintain your machine according to our
cleaning and maintenance instructions. Doing so will ensure your machine will
operate effectively and safely over a long period of time.
1.6 Operating Environment
Please follow the guidelines when considering a suitable location to set the LaserPro Spirit
Series. Improper work environments may lead to operational malfunction and/or unsafe
working conditions. The LaserPro Spirit Series should be placed and operated in a standard
office-type environment.
•
Avoid environments where the machine is exposed to high levels of dust,
temperature
(temperature exceeding 30°C or 85°F) or humidity (humidity exceeding 70% or where
the ambient temperature is near the dew point).
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Avoid small, enclosed areas with poor ventilation.
•
Avoid areas with high levels of noise and electrical noise.
•
Select a location that is large enough to accommodate the LaserPro Spirit Series, an
exhaust system, a computer and a work or storage table.
•
Select a location in which the ambient temperature remains between 15°C and 30°C
(60°F to 85°F).
•
Select a location in which the relative humidity remains between 30% - 40%.
•
Select a location in which there is a short, direct path to the fume exhaust system.
•
Set the LaserPro Spirit Series on a floor surface that is completely even.
•
Make sure your smoke or fire detection system in the immediate area is functioning.
•
Setup the machine to be apart from the wall for at least 60 cm (2 feet).
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1.7 Machine Safety Information
EC-Declaration of conformity
The manufacturer
GCC Great Computer
4F-1., No.236, Fude 2nd Rd., Xizhi Dist., New Taipei City 22151, Taiwan
hereby declares that the following product
GCC LaserPro MercuryIII
Model Number 12W/25W/40W/60W
has demonstrated conformity to the following guidelines:
2006/42/EC Machinery Directive
2006/95/EC Low Voltage Directive
2004/108/EC EMC Directive
Applied during design and construction of this product:
- EMC 61000-6-4:2001
- EMC 61000-6-2:2005
- EN 60204-1 LVD
GCC Great Computer
1.8 Machine Information
Mercury III Sound Test Result: 68.4 dB
Mercury III Sound Test Conditions: measured at a distance of 1 meter from the surface of the
machinery and a height of 1.6 meters from the floor or access platform.
Conditions: measured at a distance of 1 meter from the surface of the machinery and a
height of 1.6 meters from the floor or access platform.
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Front View
Top View
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Back View
Left View
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Right View
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Motion System
Dust Prevention Box (Mirror 2 inside)
Mirror 3 & Holder
Release the Screw to Pull
Out the Mirror
Mirror 4 and Focus Lens inside
Y-axis Belt
X-axis Bearing
X-axis Motor
X-axis Belt
Bearing Track
Y-axis Belt
Manual Focus
Gauge Holder
Focal-Sharp™
Auto-focus Gauge
Magnetic Sensor
for Dual Head
Port for Rotary Attachment
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1.9 Lens and Manual Focus Gauge
Focal Length
1.5”
2.0”
2.5”
4.0”
Matched Color
LENS
Purple
Blue
Gold
Red
Option
Standard
Option
Option
MANUAL FOCUS GAUGE
Blue (same as 2.0”)
Blue
Gold
Red
Manual Focus Gauge
Insert to the hole of
the holder for
manual focusing
Mirror
Lens 2.0, 2.5 or 4.0
Slot position for
Lens 1.5 only
Manual Focus
Gauge Holder
Auto Focus Gauge
Focal-Sharp™
Focus Probe
Focus Carriage Assembly
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1.10 Instruction of Rotary Attachment
1) Turn off the power of the engraver.
2) 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.
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 automatically.
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1.11 TOP VIEW
Ruler
Track
White Mark
Lever
Port
Screw
Holes
Top Window
1.12 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 maximum diameter of the loaded object is
180mm and the limited loading weight is 4 Kg (8.8 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 II.
3. If the engraved object is too small, please use 4-inch lens to prevent collision between carriage and rotary
attachment devise.
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1.13 SIDE VIEW
Adjustable end
Motor
Lever
Base of the
padded
rubber
wheel
Open end of the engraving object
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
a. File
b. Print Setup, choose MERCURY III
c. Properties
d. Paper, select Rotary Fixture
e. key in the 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:
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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.
Rotary Attachment: Its maximum weight should not exceed 4 kg.
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Chapter II - 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
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
TIP
AutoCAD is the preferred application software for mass cutting production when working with the
LaserPro Mercury III for better output performance.
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2.4 Installation of Common USB
When you connect computer with GCC machine by USB, the computer will detect and install a common USB driver
automatically as below procedure. It will finish all procedure within several minutes
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2.5 Installation of the LaserPro Print Driver
1)
Insert the LaserPro CD.
2)
From the auto run menu, select MercuryIII  LaserPro Driver to begin the LaserPro Print
Driver installation.
3)
When the Add Printer Wizard menu comes up, click Next to continue.
4)
At the Local or Network Printer page, select <Local printer attached to this computer>, then click Next to
continue.
5)
At the Select a Printer Port page, select <Use the following port> and select the port that the
LaserPro S290LS will be attached to, then click Next to continue.
6)
The next screen will prompt you with a list to select the manufacturer and model of your printer.
From this menu, click Have Disk. Another menu will now pop up for you to indicate the location of the print
driver. With the LaserPro CD still in your drive, click Browse, select the LaserPro Mercury III driver folder
and locate the GLXXX.inf file. Click OPEN to have S290LS displayed as a valid printer.
7)
Now select Mercury III om the list of printers (Mercury III should be the only printer displayed on the
list) and click Next to continue.
8)
If a screen comes up informing you of the detection of a previous driver and asks to keep the existing
driver or use the new one, select <Replace Existing Driver> and click Next to continue.
9)
This screen will prompt you to provide a printer name. Simply type in <Mercury III> and select
Yes or No if you want to use this printer as the default printer and click Next to continue.
NOTE
10)
When working with the LaserPro Mercury III Print Driver within your graphics software, you will
need to have the Mercury III set as the default printer to get proper output. If you select to not
have the Mercury III be the default printer, please remember to manually change this on your own
from within the graphic software printer selection area or from the Windows  Control Panel 
Printers and Faxes section.
At the Printer Sharing screen, select <Do not share this printer> and click Next to continue.
11)
Select <No> when asked if you want to print a test page and click Next to continue.
12)
Now simply click Finish to complete the Add Printer Wizard.
13)
Now the installation will proceed, if you get a Hardware Warning about the software you are installing
for this hardware has not passed Windows Logo testing, simply click Continue Anyway to ignore this
warning.
14)
Congratulations, your printer driver has been successfully installed!
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2.6 Parallels Desktops
MAC users can use GCC LaserPro machines by purchasing the Parallels Desktop software which allows you to
install Windows OS in MAC computers and run Windows based software under MAC computer and output with GCC
print driver.
1) Purchase Parallels Desktops on its official website.
2) Install Parallels Desktops under Mac OS environment.
3) Read Software License Agreement and press “Accept” to continue installation
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4) Enter your Mac OS X User Name and Password then press “OK”
5) Press “Active”
6) Press “OK” when activation is complete.
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7) Register Parallels Desktop
8) Press “Register” and “OK” to complete the installation of Parallels Desktop.
9) Open Parallels Desktop (in the Applications folder) then choose File → New
10) Press “Install Windows from DVD or image file” then press “continue” to install windows OS
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11) Select CD-ROM drive with the Windows installation CD
12) Enter the Windows OS product key
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13) Select how you would like to run your Windows program.
14) After the prior setting is complete the windows OS installation procedure will start
automatically.
15) Windows OS installation is complete then you can refer to “4.2.5 Installation of the LaserPro
Print Driver” to install GCC LaserPro Print Driver.
16) Install the AP that you want to use after the above installation is complete.
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2.6 Using Inventor with GCC laser engravers
1. Start drawing.
2. Delete border and title block by right clicking on sheet1 and selecting delete.
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3. Set sheet size to match working area of engraver. Engraver working area can be found on the paper tab of
the windows driver.
4. Start sketch.
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5. Engraving
a. Finish sketch.
b. Right click on sketch and select properties.
c. Line Type: By Layer
d. Line Weight: By Layer
e. Set color to match one of the 16 colors available in the pen tab of the windows driver.
6. Cutting
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Finish sketch.
Right click on sketch and select properties.
Line Type: Continuous
Line Weight: .001 in.
Set color to match one of the 16 colors available in the pen tab of the windows driver.
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Note: All objects created in one particular sketch will have the same properties meaning all will engrave or all will cut.
If you would like to engrave and cut in the same job you will need at least two sketches, one with all the engravings
and another with all the cuts, to do so properly.
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Chapter III - HARDWARE INSTALLATION
Caution:
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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, please 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 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.
Power on/off
Switch
15 AMP
resetable fuse
3 AMP
resetable fuse
AC Power
Connector
Parallel
Interface
Connector
USB Connector
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3.2 Parallel Transmission
Connect a parallel cable to the engraver (parallel port) then to the parallel port of the host computer.
Caution:
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 Merucry that can be used to connect to the odor reduction unit.
(i)
Exhaust port from beneath the machine
(ii)
Exhaust port from the rear of the machine
Exhaust
Blower
Seal
Clip
4 inch
diameter
flexible hose
Connect to an
air filter or
exhaust air
outside of the
building
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Chapter IV - Operating the LaserPro Mercury III
Once you have installed the LaserPro USB Driver (USB connectivity only), LaserPro Print Driver, and have
connected the LaserPro Mercury III to your computer, you will need to familiarize yourself with the LaserPro
Mercury III’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.
4.1 Using the Hardware
4.1.1Adjusting 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
4.1.2 Graphic Control Panel Overview (Description)
The Control Panel
The control panel on the LaserPro Mercury III 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.
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LED Indicator Lights
LCD Display Screen
Function Buttons
Directional and
Selection Buttons
LED Indicator Lights
Three indicator lights on the LaserPro Mercury III’s control panel are part of the system’s
safety interlock system.
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Door - The door light will illuminate when either the top lid or external pass through doors on the
LaserPro Mercury III are open or improperly closed.
•
Power - The power light will illuminate when the LaserPro Mercury III is powered on.
•
Laser - The laser light will illuminate when the laser is active and in operation.
WARNING
•
•
DO NOT attempt to remove or modify any component of the safety interlock system.
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.
NOTE
There is an 8 second warm up period after the door LED is triggered for systems
equipped with Synrad laser tubes. i.e. opening the top lid or the external pass through
doors of the machine. Operator must wait for 8 seconds before the laser tube can
begin to work.
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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.
Directional (
/
/
/
) – 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
/
directional buttons cycle through the various selections, while the /
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 (▲ / ▼) – To manually adjust the vertical focal distance between the laser head
and the material, you can use the ▲ / ▼ buttons to do so. Doing so will adjust the vertical height
(z-axis) of the worktable.
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4.1.3 Graphic Control Panel Navigation Chart
Main Work Page
Functions Page
File Management Page
Machine Information Page
Machine Setting Page
Link / DLink Page
Select Lens
File Information Page
Tune Auto Focus
Table Down
Red Beam
Vector Mode
Save Position
Carriage Free
Command Mode
File Save Mode
SmartGuard
Scaling
Other
Reset
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4.1.4 Graphic Control Panel Function Pages
When the LaserPro Mercury III 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 Mercury III 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.
Main Work Page
Relevant Buttons
Function
F1 (Prev)
Scroll through previous jobs
F2 (Next)
Scroll through next jobs
F3 (Z)
Go to Carriage / Work Table Adjustment Page
F4 (Func)
Go to Functions Page
 /  /  /  Directional
Go to Carriage / Work Table Adjustment Page
Start / Stop
Start / Stop the current job
Delete
Delete the current selected job
Cutting Mode
Set Acceleration
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Carriage / Work Table Adjustment Page
☼ Navigating to this page:
Main Work Page
Press , , , , or F3
Carriage / Work Table
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.
Carriage / Work Table Adjustment Page
Relevant Buttons
Function
F1 (Back)
Back to previous page
 /  Directional
Manually adjust the Y-axis position of the laser carriage
 /  Directional
Manually adjust the X-axis position of the laser carriage
Start / Stop
Back to Main Work Page
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SmartCenter Page
☼ navigating to this page:
Main Work Page
Press F3
SmartCenter 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
SmartCenter 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.
Carriage / Work Table Adjustment Page
Relevant Buttons
Function
F1 (Back)
F2 (Reset)
F4 (Save)
 /  Directional
 /  Directional
Start / Stop
Auto Focus
▲ / ▼ Manual Focus Buttons
Back to previous page
Reset all saved positions
Save current lens carriage position
Manually adjust the Y-axis position of the laser carriage
Manually adjust the X-axis position of the laser carriage
Back to Main Work Page
Initiate the auto focus function
Manually adjust the height of the work table (Z-axis)
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Functions Page
☼ Navigating to this page:
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.

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
File Management Page – this page allows you to manage the files that you have loaded onto the
LaserPro Mercury III.
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.
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.
Functions Page
Relevant Buttons
Function
F1 (Back)
Back to previous page
F3 (Help)
Display help
F4 (Recall)
Back to previous page
 /  Directional
Scroll through the menu selections
Enter
Perform the selection
Start / Stop
Back to Main Work Page
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File Management Page
☼ 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
Mercury III. You can scroll through your jobs, 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.
File Management Page
Relevant Buttons
Function
F1 (Back)
Back to previous page
F2 (Link)
Go to the Link/DLink Page
F3 (D-All)
Delete all loaded jobs
F4 (Del)
Delete the selected job
 /  Directional
Scroll through your loaded jobs
Enter
Go to the File Information Page for the selected job
Start / Stop
Go to the Main Work Page for the selected job
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☼ Navigating to this page:
Link/DLink Page
Main Work Page
Press F4
Functions Page
Select <File Management>
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 jobs, then simply press the
<F2 (Link)> 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 <F4 (DLink)> 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 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.cdr.
Link/DLink Page
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
 /  Directional
Scroll through your loaded jobs
Start / Stop
Back to Main Work Page
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File Information Page
☼ 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.
File Information Page
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
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File Management Edit Page
☼ 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
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).
File Management Edit Page
Relevant Buttons
Function
F1 (Back)
Back to previous page
 /  Directional
Scroll through the menu selections
 /  Directional
Cycle through the available selections
Enter
Perform the selection
Start / Stop
Back to Main Work Page
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☼ Navigating to this page:
Main Work Page
File Edit Raster 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>
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 III 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 III



Raster Power: 0.0% - 100%
Raster Speed: 0.0% - 100%
SmartACT: YES / NO
File Edit Raster Page
Relevant Buttons
Function
F1 (Back)
Back to previous page
 /  Directional
Scroll through the menu selections
 /  Directional
Adjust the value for that selection
Start / Stop
Back to Main Work Page
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☼ Navigating to this page:
Main Work Page
File Edit Vector 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 <Vector Setting>
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 Mercury III 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 III.

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


Vector Pen: 1 - 16
Vector Power: 0.0% - 100%
Vector Speed: 0.0% 100%
Vector PPI: 30 - 1524
Power Ramp: YES / NO
File Edit Vector Page
Relevant Buttons
Function
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
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Machine Setting Page
☼ 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: Select
Lens, Tune Auto Focus, Set Table Down, Set Red Beam, Vector Mode, Save Position, Carriage Lock, Set
Command Mode, Set File Save Mode, SmartGuard, Scaling, Other, Reset.
Machine Setting Page
Relevant Buttons
Function
F1 (Back)
Back to previous page
 /  Directional
Scroll through the menu selections
Enter
Perform the selection
Start / Stop
Back to Main Work Page
Auto Focus
Initiate the auto focus function
▲ / ▼ Manual Focus Buttons
Manually adjust the height of the work table (Z-axis)
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Set Lens Page
☼ Navigating to this page:
Main Work Page
Press F4
Functions Page
Select <Machine Setting>
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.
Remember to save your settings after you have made the proper changes. Now by pressing the Auto Focus
button, the LaserPro Mercury III will auto focus properly using the new lens. The LaserPro Mercury III’s default
setting is <2.0”>
 Lens: 1.5” / 2.0” / 2.5” / 4.0”
Set Lens Page
Relevant Buttons
Function
F1 (Back)
Back to previous page
F4 (Save)
Save your current settings
 /  Directional
Cycle through selections
Start / Stop
Back to Main Work Page
Auto Focus
Initiate the auto focus function
▲ / ▼ Manual Focus Buttons
Manually adjust the height of the work table (Z-axis)
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☼ Navigating to this page:
Tune Auto Focus Page
Main Work Page
Press F4
Functions Page
Select <Machine
Setting> from the menu
Machine Setting Page
Select <Tune Auto Focus>
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.
Tune Auto Focus Page
Relevant Buttons
Function
F1 (Back)
Back to previous page
F4 (Save)
Save your current settings
 /  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
▲ / ▼ Manual Focus Buttons
Manually adjust the height of the work table (Z-axis)
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Set Table Down Page
Navigating to this page:
Main Work Page
press F4
Functions Page
Select<Machine
Setting>from the menu
Machine Setting Page
Select<Set Table
Down>from the menu
Set Table Down Page
The Set Table Down Page allows you to select whether or not the LaserPro Mercury III displays a
warning prompt at startup. If the Table Down selection is set to <YES>, the LaserPro Mercury III 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 Mercury III will not display this warning prompt at
system startup.
•
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Table Down: YES / NO
Distance: 0 - 165 mm
Set Table Down Page
Relevant Buttons
Function
F1 (Back)
Back to previous page
F4 (Save)
Save your current settings
/
/
Directional
Directional
Scroll through the menu selections
Adjust the value for that selection
Start / Stop
Back to Main Work Page
Auto Focus
Initiate the auto focus function
▲ / ▼ Manual Focus Buttons
Manually adjust the height of the work table (Z-axis)
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☼ Navigating to this page:
Set Red Beam Page
Main Work Page
Press F4
Functions Page
Select <Machine Setting>
from the menu
Machine Setting Page
Select <Set Red Beam>
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
Set Red Beam Page
Relevant Buttons
Function
F1 (Back)
Back to previous page
F4 (Save)
Save your current settings
 /  Directional
Cycle Red Beam between YES / NO
Start / Stop
Back to Main Work Page
Auto Focus
Initiate the auto focus function
▲ / ▼ Manual Focus Buttons
Manually adjust the height of the work table (Z-axis)
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Set Vector Mode Page
Navigating to this page:
Main Work Page
press F4
Functions Page
Select<Machine
Setting>from the menu
Machine Setting Page
Select<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. 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 III’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
Relevant Buttons
Function
F1 (Back)
Back to previous page
F4 (Save)
Save your current settings
/
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
▲ / ▼ Manual Focus Buttons
Manually adjust the height of the work table (Z-axis)
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Save Position Page
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>from the menu
Set File Save 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.
Tip
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.
Recall Position
Navigating to this page:
Main Work Page
press F4
Functions Page
Select<Recall> 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.
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Carriage Lock Page
☼ Navigating to this page:
Main Work Page
Press F4
Functions Page
Select <Machine Setting>
from the menu
Machine Setting Page
Select <Carriage Lock>
from the menu
Carriage 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.

Carriage Free YES / NO
Carriage Lock Page
Relevant Buttons
Function
F1 (Back)
Back to previous page
F4 (Save)
Save your current settings
 /  Directional
Cycle Carriage Free between YES / NO
Start / Stop
Back to Main Work Page
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Set Command Mode Page
☼ Navigating to this page:
Main Work Page
Press F4
Functions Page
Select <Machine Setting>
from the menu
Machine Setting Page
Select <Set Command
Mode >
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, Illustrator, 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.
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


Mode: Default / HPGL
Vector Pen: 1 - 16
Vector Speed: 0.0% - 100%
Vector PPI: 0.0% - 100%
Power Ramp: YES / NO
Set Command Mode Page
Relevant Buttons
Function
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
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☼ Navigating to this page:
File Save Mode Page
Main Work Page
Press F4
Functions Page
Select <Machine Setting>
from the menu
Machine Setting Page
Select <Set File Save
Mode > from the menu
Set File Save Mode
Page
The File Save Mode Page allows you to set whether or not the LaserPro Mercury III automatically deletes each
job file after processing. Setting File Save to <NO> will automatically and immediately delete each job file from
the LaserPro Mercury III after the engraving or cutting process. Setting File Save to <YES> will retain all job files
on the LaserPro Mercury III, even after each job has been processed.

File Save: YES / NO
Set File Save Mode Page
Relevant Buttons
Function
F1 (Back)
Back to previous page
F4 (Save)
Save your current settings
 /  Directional
Cycle File Save between YES / NO
Start / Stop
Back to Main Work Page
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SmartGUARD Page
Navigating to this page:
Main Work Page
press F4
Functions Page
Select<Machine
Settings>from the menu
Machine Setting Page
Select<SmartGUARD
>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 example,
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
F1 (Back)
Back to previous page
F4 (Save)
Save your current settings
/
/
Directional
Directional
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☼ Navigating to this page:
Scaling Page
Main Work Page
Press F4
Functions Page
Select <Machine Setting>
from the menu
Machine Setting Page
Select <Scaling>
from the menu
Scaling Page
The Scaling page allows you to set the scaling factor of the machine.
Scaling Page
Relevant Buttons
Function
F1 (Back)
Back to previous page
F4 (Save)
Save your current settings
 /  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
▲ / ▼ Manual Focus Buttons
Manually adjust the height of the work table (Z-axis)
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Other Page
☼ Navigating to this page:
Main Work Page
Press F4
Functions Page
Select <Machine Setting>
from the menu
Machine Setting Page
Select <Other> 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 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.
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


Language: ENGLISH (others dependent on Firmware)
Unit: METRIC / ENGLISH
EOF Alarm: YES / NO
Air Delay: 1-100 seconds
TIP 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.
Other Page
Relevant Buttons
Function
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
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Reset Page
☼ 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 Mercury III’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, you must use the System Reset setting (your previous
settings are saved).


User Reset (will pop up a confirmation, press Enter to confirm and continue)
System Reset (will pop up a confirmation, press Enter to confirm and continue)
Reset Page
Relevant Buttons
Function
F1 (Back)
Back to previous page
 /  Directional
Scroll through the menu selections
Enter
Perform the selection
Start / Stop
Back to Main Work Page
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Machine Information Page
☼ Navigating to this page:
Main Work Page
Press F4
Functions Page
Select <Machine Information>
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.
Machine Information Page
Relevant Buttons
Function
F1 (Back)
Back to previous page
 /  Directional
Scroll through pages
Start / Stop
Back to Main Work Page
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Chapter V - Operating the LaserPro Mercury III
5.1 The LaserPro Mercury III Print Driver
With the LaserPro Mercury III 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
Mercury III’s worktable area.
NOTE
Please make sure Mercury III is set to the default printer before proceeding to
the page and layout setup.

Ensure that the LaserPro Mercury III has been selected as the DEFAULT
PRINTER. You can do so by going into your Windows Control Panel  Printers
and Faxes.
If LaserPro Mercury III 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 Mercury III as the Printer.
1)
From the primary menu, click FILE  PRINT SETUP.
2)
From the navigation bar Name, click Mercury II  OK
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5.1.1 Page Setup and Orientation
The first thing you must do before working with the LaserPro Mercury III 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 Mercury III’s
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 635 mm (25 inches) and vertical height to 458 mm
(18 inches).
Corel Draw Example (Page Setup and Orientation)
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 III’s
work table dimensions of 635 mm (25 inches) and 458 mm (18 inches).
5)
Click OK to complete the paper size adjustment.
TIP
Instead of manually selecting the Landscape and setting the Paper Width and Height,
you can simply click the Set From Printer function and CorelDraw will automatically
set the proper orientation and dimensions based on LaserPro Mercury III’s work
table. (You MUST have the Mercury III set as the default printer prior to doing this.)
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5.1.2 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 Mercury III Print Driver.
From your graphic software’s Color Management page:
 Disable 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  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.
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5.1.3 Using the LaserPro Mercury III 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 Mercury III Print Driver. The LaserPro Mercury III 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 Mercury III print driver
by going to FILE > PRINT > PROPERTIES.
The LaserPro Mercury III Print Driver consists of seven primary sections (pages) in which you will
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)
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The following sections describe the specific functions for each of the settings found in the LaserPro
Mercury III Print Driver. If you are new to laser engraving, it is recommended that you first familiarize
yourself 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.
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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 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 Mercury III
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 page. Please note that 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.
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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.
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NOTE
Selecting the Black & White mode will enable the Raster page on the LaserPro
Mercury III 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 III 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 III 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 III. 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 III Print Driver,
allowing you to adjust advanced stamp-related settings.
DPI (Option Page)
[DEFAULT SETTING: 500]
DPI (dots-per-inch) represents the number of times 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 Mercury III 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).
Set
DPI
125
250
300*
380
500
600*
760
1000
Actual
DPI
127
254
381
381
508
762
762
1016
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Mirror (Option Page)
[DEFAULT SETTING: Unselected]
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.
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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.
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Invert mode is useful when creating a stamp in Stamp Mode, as inverting your normal
image will set the negative space to be engraved out, with the remaining positive
space (your stamp design) protruding out.
Invert Effect
Print Immediately (Option Page)
[DEFAULT SETTING: Unselected]
Checking this will instruct the LaserPro Mercury III to immediately 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 Mercury III system
and will need to be initialized from the LaserPro Mercury III 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.
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History File: This section contains a list of the recent files you have recently created
and worked with.
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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.
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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.
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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 .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.)
NOTE
If 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.
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LaserPro material database settings allow you easy to load the several parameters.
you are loading LaserPro parameter database as your operating parameter, please
direct load from several build-in parameter folders.
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5.1.3.2 Mercury III Print Driver >> Pen Page
The LaserPro Mercury III 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 Mercury III 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 settings based on the existing colors based on your
current image.
NOTE
The Mercury III print driver can store up to 16 pen colors or different laser parameter
settings per file.
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Speed (Pen Page)
[DEFAULT SETTING: 50]
The speed slider controls the laser’s speed during operation (engraving speed) with
settings ranging from 0.1 – 100%.Only when moving in straight line with enough distance,
the carriage can achieve 100% speed. On the other hand, the machine will automatically
slow down when processing curves so the speed % indicator only presents maximum
speed % that laser can achieve but not equal to actual laser carriage moving speed. It is
exactly like driving a car on a straight road, you can driver faster and on a curve road you
have to slow down.
Laser pulse frequency is controlled by the speed setting for vectors and it is opposite to
pulse width, meaning higher speed setting for vectors, lower pulse width, and thus less
cutting capability. Not only speed% setting affects actual processing time but also the job
size, complexity of the graphic and the position of the graphic in the working area..
Power (Pen Page)
[DEFAULT SETTING: 50]
The power slider controls the laser’s power during operation (engraving/cutting power) with
a range setting from 0 – 100%. The percentage setting represents the power for each laser
pulse fired. The lower the power setting, the shallower it engraves or cuts, and vice-versa.
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Cutting / engraving depth are determined by a combination of power and speed.
Slower speed at higher power will produce deeper cuts and engravings, whereas
higher speeds at lower power will produce more shallow cuts and engravings.
PPI (Pen Page)
[DEFAULT SETTING: 400]
PPI (pulses-per-inch) represents the pulsing frequency of the laser pulse (fire) numbers
within an inch exclusive for vector cutting. Higher PPI settings may cause more melting,
burning or charring on the edges when cutting. Lower PPI settings may reduce this effect,
but may result in a serrated looking edge. If you drag the PPI slider to the maximum, the
value will change to X. This completely disables the PPI control and turns on the laser
continuously without pulsing.
This disables the power ramp functionality, which automatically controls the PPI depending
on the speed of the laser carriage (such as vector cutting around the corner of a
square).With PPI to X. the cutting corner with slower speed will generate over burn or
melting..
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1. When cutting thicker materials, suggest setting PPI to X and slow speed setting to
melt/cut through the material
2. When cutting thin material or do kiss-cutting, it is recommended to set the PPI
value to 400 and slower speed setting to keep curve and line with consistent cutting
result, no over burn in corner.
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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.
Raster Checked
Vector Checked
Vector Unchecked
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 select the
pen color that you have assigned to the sections to be cut and select the Air checkbox for
those particular pen colors.
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5.1.3.3 Mercury III Print Driver >> Advanced Page
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.
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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 start the next job based on the position from its
graphic application software setting, from the last position of the previous job. Upon
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completion of the current job, the lens carriage will remain at the last position of the
previous job.
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Relative: 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.
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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 III will vector cut a circle
around the initial position of the lens carriage.
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It is highly recommended you enable the red dot laser pointer when setting /
adjusting the Position Modes, as this will ease your job positioning with more
accuracy.
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.
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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 Mercury III 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.
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In situations where the material you will be working with may produce a lot of dust
byproducts and you are utilizing the optional air extraction system, it is 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 outline areas of your
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
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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.
NOTE
If you 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.
Vector Function (Advanced Page)
[DEFAULT SETTING: Normal]
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Normal: This selection will not apply any special advanced vector function to your job.
This is the default Vector Function setting.
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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.
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Inside Out Cutting: When performing a vector cutting job in which your image has
one vector cut area enclosed within another vector cut area, select the Inside Out
Cutting 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 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.
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Cutting Path Optimization: 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 Mercury III 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).
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
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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.
NOTE
If you 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 (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.
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5.1.3.4 Mercury III Print Driver >> Paper Page
Paper Size (Paper Page)
The paper size represents your total work area. Ensure that the paper size is never set
greater than the Mercury III’s worktable area of 25” x 18” (640mm x 460mm). The X value
represents the length and the Y value represents the width.
NOTE
When using the optional rotary attachment system and with the Rotary Fixture option
checked, the X value represents the length 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 III print driver. You can choose between metric or imperial standards.
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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 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)
Square’s Right Edge (Ideal)
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).
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5.1.3.5 Mercury III Print Driver >> Language Page
This page allows you to specify the language displayed by the Mercury III Print Driver.
Current language options allow for: English, Spanish, French, and Chinese (Simplified,
Traditional), Japanese, and German.
Uninstall Driver (Language Page)
Select this to uninstall the Mercury III print driver. You will then need to restart your
computer to complete the process.
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5.1.3.6 Mercury III Print Driver >> Raster Page
NOTE
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.
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.
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There are other ways to adjust an engraved image’s contrast such as: adjust the
power / speed settings or simply adjust the contrast of the image in software with the
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.
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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.
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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 of a raster image.
The following diagram is an example of the raster effects when using the
different pattern types.
Dot
o
Bayer
Corner
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.
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2 x 2 Dithering
o
2x2
8x8
(Enhance Dithering)
(Enhance Dithering)
8 x 8 Dithering
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.
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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
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There is no “correct” or “best” setting when using the Raster options. The 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!
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5.1.3.7 Mercury III Print Driver >> 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.
NOTE
The Stamp page will only appear and be accessible when you have selected the
Stamp Mode from the Option Page.
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Functions located on the other pages that are useful when making a stamp: Set
Shoulder, Pitch, Border, Invert, and Mirror.
Ridge:
“Contact section” of
the stamp
Slope of ridge
(Shoulder Level)
Base of ridge (Pitch)
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Pitch (Stamp Page)
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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
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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 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.
NOTE
The visual representations of the Pitch and Shoulder Levels in the Mercury III 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.
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Chapter VI - BASIC MAINTENANCE
Caution:
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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 dampened 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).
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Please clean the AutoFocus pin each time after completing the engraved job to make sure
the AutoFocus pin is not stuck.
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.
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Pull the tissue one
direction gently after the
cleaner has been absorbed
evenly
Lens Cleaner
○ (CORRECT)
Lens
Tissue
○ (CORRECT)
Do not use cotton swab to rub
clean the mirror
╳ (INCORRECT)
F
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g
.
2
4
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Top Screw
Mirror
Remove Front
Cover
L
e
n
s
Loading hole for
manual focal tool
Auto-focus gauge
Focal-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 gently.
3. Do not touch the lens surface with your bare hands or press down hard with
any cleaning material.
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Chapter VII - TROUBLESHOOTING
7.1 Quality Problems
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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
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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.
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Appendix A. 3D Tips
3D Mode is one of the functions of LaserPro laser engraver. Instead of traditional two dimensional graphic
processing, 3D Mode allows the naked eyes to visualize the curvatures of the 3D effect. Although it is easy to
produce 3D samples with LaserPro Engraver, production of the 3D graphic can be a hassle for our users.
Principle for 3D production by laser
3D processing uses degrees of the gray level to adjust the output energy of the laser. Take the figures below as an
example. When the color of a certain block is set as 100% black, the laser output energy for processing will be at
100%. The processing depth will be fairly deep. When the gray level is set as 50% black, the laser output energy
will be adjusted to a smaller value accordingly so that the processing depth is not as deep.
By specifying the degrees of the gray level in this way, various energy output is achieved and the 3D effects are
produced.
By specifying various degrees of the gray level, various energy output is for processing.
Introduction to software for 3D graphic production
Many ways to produce 3D graphics are available. If you are familiar with or frequently use one of the 3D software in
the market, you may use it for the production of 3D graphics. After completion, save the 3D images as one of the
formats that is compatible with the Laser Engraver (such as JPG or BMP) and let the machine begin the engraving.
If you are not familiar with any 3D software, some editing software specific for laser in the market also have 3D
mode functionality, which could be a handy tool for you to produce 3D objects. Of course, you may also use
Photoshop or CorelDRAW, which you might be using on daily basis, for the production of 3D objects. Ways to
produce 3D graphics with these software are not the same. In the following section, we will give you simple
illustrations with respect to how these software work.
Laser Professional AP
Currently, quite few Laser Professional AP is available in the market. The users can not only create all kinds of
vector images with these AP but also convert these vector images into 3D module, which is a great way to produce
3D graphics.
As illustrated in the figure below, all you need to do is to choose the direction of the vector and then set the length
and shape of the convex or concave surface. The software will automatically generate the 3D graphic for you.
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Illustration for the production of 3D graphics with Laser Professional AP
In addition, you may output the completed graphic directly to the Laser Engraver, which is very handy. You may
also export the graphic as JPG or BMP format and then use CorelDRAW or Illustrator, which you probably use
frequently, to output the graphic.
Photoshop & CorelDRAW
The way to produce 3D graphics with Photoshop and CorelDRAW is very similar. Fill in the desired gray level
colors to each of the drawn figures, and proceed with further arrangement and combination. Then you may output
the 3D graphic to the laser for the production of the 3D object. Take the figure below as an example. After
producing two graphs in gray level, proceed with the arrangement and combination. Then you may let the laser
proceed with 3D mode.
Both Photoshop and CorelDRAW may produce 3D graphics in the manner of combination.
A way to produce 3D graphics
For the production of 3D graphics, in addition to the requirement of having great familiarity with the software, a
significant amount of time is required to design and arrange the layout. Thus, we use a relatively simple graphic for
illustration so that you would understand how to produce 3D graphics better.
Take the graphic above as a production example. CorelDRAW is used for the production of the 3D graphic.
Step 1. Produce the gray level background
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LaserPro requests your attention
If you need to produce circular 3D graphics, you only need to select Radial as the gray level type in the pull-down
menu of Type. Then, a circular 3D graphic may be produced.
Step 2. Produce three-dimensional characters
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Step 3. Edit the characters for the website
Step 4. Combine the 3D images
After finishing the production for each of the objects, you may proceed with the combination of the objects. The
combined graphic may be output with the laser engraver.
Output the 3D graphic
After selecting the graphic to be output, set the Mode as 3D Mode in the driver. After setting the engraving
parameters, output the 3D graphic.
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Tips for engraving 3D graphics
LaserPro Application Lab provides a few reminders that may require your attention during the 3D engraving in
order to improve the result of the engraving.
Turn on the Air Assist function
When the engraving is done along with Air Assist, the depth of the engraving would be deeper. Set Air assist inside
the driver by checking the box.
Polish
Dust will accumulate during the engraving when acrylic is engraved. The acrylic may be polished with Polish after
the engraving. After the processing, don’t remove the engraved object. Use the Control Panel to lower the platform
(for about 7~8 mm) and then engrave once again to achieve the better finish.
After engraving the wooden objects, please use a toothbrush with some clean water to remove the dust on top of
the object.
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Appendix B
Mercury III
ME-12
12W
ME-25
ME-40
ME-60
25W
40W
60W
Laser Source
Sealed CO2 Laser
Air-cooled, Operating environment temperature 15oCooling
30o C (60o - 86o F)
Work Area
25 x18 in. (640 x 460 mm)
27 x 19 x 6.5 in. (685 x 482 x 165 mm)
Max. Part Size All doors closed
(W x L x H)
All doors open
27 x ∞ x 6.5 in. (685 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
Closed-loop DC Servo Control
Throughput*
166.3 in2 / hr (1072.8 cm2 / hr)
Adjustable from 0.1~100% of 42 IPS (Up to 16
Speed Control
color-linked speed settings per job)
Adjustable from 1~100% (Up to 16 color-linked power
Power Control
settings per job)
Z-Axis Movement
Automatic
Resolution (DPI)
Available125, 250, 300, 380, 500, 600,760,1000
4-line LCD panel showing current file name, total
Display Panel
working time, laser power, engraving speed, file(s)
loaded into memory buffer, setup and diagnostic menus
Safety
Class 2 for red pointer
Facility Requirements
Electrical
Power Consumption
Air Exhaust System
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Below 40 Watt, 100~240 Volt AC Auto Switching；
40 Watt or above, 200~240 Volt AC Auto Switching
700W
880W
1740W
2200W
External exhaust system required, one 4" connection
on the back of the machine.
Speed is not equal to throughput. See dealer or visit www.GCCworld.com
for more details
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Caution—Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures
other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation
exposure.
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Specifications are subject to change without prior notice.
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