Epilog Laser Zing 24 User manual

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Aligning the CO2 Laser
Zing 24
05/24/2022

ZING 24 ALIGNMENT
Overview
This document illustrates the procedures
required to align the laser inside of the
Zing 24 engraver. Please read the entire
document before proceeding with the
alignment.
Safety glasses or eyeglasses are re-
quired to be worn throughout the entire-
ty of the following procedures.
The laser alignment procedure can be
peormed if any of the following apply to
you.
• You are experiencing a general loss of
power.
• You are experiencing ‘fading’ in one of
the corners of the table.
• You are losing power in certain posi-
tions on the table.
• You have replaced the x-axis rail.
• You have replaced a laser tube.
• You have replaced a mirror.
• The engraver has been moved or
transported.
Safety
Throughout this document, certain items
are labeled LASER RADIATION HAZARD,
SAFETY GLASSES, and NOTE. These terms
alert you to precautions that may result
in damage to your engraving system or
a risk to your personal safety. Read and
follow them carefully.
LASER RADIATION HAZARD: This symbol
indicates a possible laser radiation haz-
ard, which of not avoided or proper safe-
ty precautions are not taken may result in
minor injury, permanent eye damage or
damage to the engraving system.
SAFETY GLASSES: This symbol indicates a
direct hazardous situation which if safety
glasses are not worn may result in eye
injury or permanent loss of vision.
NOTE: A ‘Note’ is not necessarily safety
related but indicates a recommendation
or special point of information that could
assist in understanding the use or care of
a feature item.
Operating the Zing 24 engraver without
side panels on is potentially hazardous.
Always ensure personal safety by wear-
ing protective eyewear and avoiding the
open side of the machine.
Tools Required
3/32” allen wrench Laser alignment target (PN: TT0198)
Phillips head screwdriver Super glue or similar adhesive
Safety glasses Masking tape

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Before Starting
Direction
Many of the instructions provided in this
procedure will have a direction given,
such as le-hand side or right-hand side.
Unless otherwise stated, these are all pro-
vided as though you were facing the ma-
chine from the front.
Table Positions
For the following procedures, the table will
be broken into the three (3) positions seen
below. Each position is identified by its rel-
ative distance to the laser source.
Mirrors and Red Dot Pointer
The three (3) mirrors and the red dot
pointer that are used to align the laser
are located under the le side panel of
the machine. Throughout this procedure,
the mirrors will be referenced by number,
as seen below.
Mirror Locations:
1
2
3
Red Dot Diode Location:
Compared to Other Models
The Zing 24 alignment procedure is
unique to this specific model as the op-
tics within the laser tube are much dif-
ferent than other Epilog Laser engraver
models. Attempting to utilize other align-
ment instructions not intended for the
Zing 24, including those designed for the
Zing 16, will result in unsuccessful align-
ment and “loss” of the red dot diode and
laser fire.
If at any point during the alignment pro-
cedure you lose sight of the red dot di-
ode or unable to get a burn mark on the
alignment target, contact Epilog Tech
Support.
Epilog Tech Support Contact Information:
[e-mail]
www.epiloglaser.com
303-215-9171
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2
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Pre-Alignment Procedure
1. Press the X/Y OFF button on the Zing
keypad to disable the gantry and bring
it to an area where you can access the
lens carriage.
2. Place a piece of masking tape over the
front side of the alignment target and
insert into the lens assembly:
3. Press the RESET button on the Zing key-
pad to return the gantry and lens car-
riage to the park position.
4. Open an illustrating program and cre-
ate a new file with the same dimensions
of the Zing 24 bed- 24” x 12”.
• Create a 1/2” x 1/2” vector square and
place it 1” - 2” from the le side of the
page and 1” - 2” from the bottom of the
page.
•
• Change the job settings to 10% speed
and 10% power and ensure that the
piece size in the driver matches the
page size of your file.
NOTE: If using the Epilog Soware Suite,
the file will import with the correct dimen-
sions and there is no need to verify the
piece size.
5. Send the job to the engraver
6. While keeping one hand on the lid,
press the GO button on the Zing keypad
to begin the job. Pay attention to the
piece of tape on the alignment target
and as soon as a burn mark appears li
the engraver lid to disable the laser.
NOTE: The laser will only fire if the engrav-
er lid is closed.
7. Press the STOP button on the Zing key-
pad once so the job pauses but the car-
riage remains in the lower lehand cor-
ner (position #1). Depending on where the
carriage is when pressing STOP, it may
continue moving for a short distance.
8. Observe the burn mark. If the burn is in
the center of bulleseye on the alignment
target, proceed to Adjusting Position/
Mirror #2. If the burn is o-center, pro-
ceed to Adjusting Position/Mirror #1.
NOTE: It is important that the lens car-
riage remains in the same location where
the burn mark was produced. If hitting
the STOP button on the Zing keypad
causes the carriage to return to the park
position, replace the tape on the align-
ment target and repeat steps 5-8.
Adjusting Position/Mirror #1
The goal of this step is to adjust the mirror
to get a burn mark at the center of the
alignment target.
1. Start removing the le side panel of
the Zing engraver by removing the four
(4) phillips screws which hold it. Three (3)
screws are located on the le side of the
machine and one (1) screw is located at
the rear of the machine. Once the screws
have been removed, using both hands,
pull the bottom of the panel away from
the machine and li up to remove the
panel.

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2. Locate mirror #1 located at the bottom
of the laser periscope, shown below.
3. Adjustments of this mirror are made
using the three (3) 3/32” allen head screws,
each of which move the laser/red dot
in a dierent direction on the target.
The movement each screw controls are
shown below:
NOTE: Small adjustments can make a big
dierence in laser location. To avoid “loss”
of the laser and red dot fire, use very
small adjustments when attempting to
center the burn mark. If at any point you
are unable to get a burn mark or see the
red dot diode, call Epilog Tech Support.
4. Press the POINTER button on the Zing
keypad to turn on the red dot diode. In
this step we will be using the red dot
diode location on the alignment target
to help gauge how far we need to adjust
the CO2 laser location to get a burn mark
directly center on the alignment target.
• For this step, assume that the red dot-
diode location will move twice as far
as the CO2 laser location.
• For example: if the burn mark generat-
ed during the Pre-Aligment Procedure
is 1/8” away from the center of the
alignment target, use the adjustment
screws on mirror #1 to move the loca-
tion of the red dot diode by 1/16” in the
appropriate direction.
LASER RADIATION HAZARD
SAFETY GLASSES
5. Aer making any neccessary adjust-
ments using the adjustment screws on
mirror #1 and the red dot diode as a ref-
erence point, replace the piece of tape
on the alignment target and follow steps
5-8 of the Pre-Alignment Procedure to
create another burn mark.
6. Repeat this process until the burn mark
is at the center of the alignment target
and once complete, apply a dab or su-
per glue or another similar adhesive to
each adjustment screw on mirror #1, let-
ting it also drip down to the adjustment
screw plate, thereby helping to “lock in”
the alignment.
Adjusting Position/Mirror #2 & Red Dot
The goal of this step is to align the red
dot diode to a new burn mark using the
adjustment screws on the red dot diode
and to then adjust both the red dot di-

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ode and CO2 laser to the center of the
alignment target using the adjustment
screws on mirror #2.
1. Locate mirror #2 located at the top of
the laser periscope, shown below.
2. Adjustments of this mirror are made
using the three (3) 3/32” allen head screws,
each of which move the laser/red dot
in a dierent direction on the target.
The movement each screw controls are
shown below:
3. Locate the red dot diode at the front of
the laser tube, shown below:
4. Adjustments of the red dot diode are
made using the three (3) 3/32” allen head
screws, each of which move the red dot
in a dierent direction on the target.
The movement each screw controls are
shown below:
NOTE: Small adjustments can make a big
dierence in laser location. To avoid “loss”
of the laser and red dot fire, use very
small adjustments when attempting to
center the burn mark. If at any point you
are unable to get a burn mark or see the
red dot diode, call Epilog Tech Support.

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5. Open an illustrating program and cre-
ate a new file with the same dimensions
of the Zing 24 bed- 24” x 12”.
• Create a 1/2” x 1/2” vector square and
place it 1” - 2” from the le side of the
page and 1” - 2” from the top of the
page.
•
• Change the job settings to 10% speed
and 10% power and ensure that the
piece size in the driver matches the
page size of your file.
NOTE: If using the Epilog Soware Suite,
the file will import with the correct dimen-
sions and there is no need to verify the
piece size.
6. Send the job to the engraver
LASER RADIATION HAZARD
SAFETY GLASSES
7. While keeping one hand on the lid,
press the GO button on the Zing keypad
to begin the job. Pay attention to the
piece of tape on the alignment target
and as soon as a burn mark appears li
the engraver lid to disable the laser.
NOTE: The laser will only fire if the engrav-
er lid is closed.
8. Press the STOP button on the Zing key-
pad once so that the job pauses but the
carriage remains in the upper lehand
corner (position #2).Depending on where
the carriage is when pressing STOP, it
may continue moving for a short dis-
tance.
9. Press the POINTER button on the Zing
keypad to turn on the red dot diode.
10. Inspect the location where the red
dot diode shows on the alignment target
relative to the burn mark. If they are not
located at the same point on the align-
ment target, use the adjustment screws
on the red dot diode to align the red dot
diode to the center of the burn mark.
NOTE: At this point in position #2, the burn
mark may appear o center of the align-
ment target- this is expected. This step
is intended to join the red dot diode and
CO2 laser so that they may take the same
path to impact the alignment target at a
similar location.
12. Use the adjustment screws on mir-
ror #2 to move the red dot diode to the
center of the alignment target. Since the
red dot diode and CO2 laser paths are
now joined, adjusting mirror #2 will adjust
them both.
13. Once the red dot diode is aligned over
the center of the alignment target, ap-
ply a dab of super glue or another similar
adhesive to each adjustment screw head
on mirror #2, letting it also drip down
to the adjustment screw plate, thereby
helping to “lock in” the alignment.
Adjusting Position/Mirror #3
1. Locate mirror #3 located on the le side
of the gantry:

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2. Adjustments of this mirror are made
using the three (3) 3/32” allen head screws,
each of which move the laser/red dot
in a dierent direction on the target.
The movement each screw controls are
shown below:
3. On the Zing keypad, press the X/Y OFF
button and move the carriage to position
3, shown at the beggining of this proce-
dure,
4. Use the adjustment screws on mir-
ror #3 to move the red dot diode to the
center of the alignment target. Since the
red dot diode and CO2 laser paths are
now joined, adjusting mirror #3 will adjust
them both.
4. Once the red dot diode is aligned over
the center of the alignment target, ap-
ply a dab of super glue or another sim-
ilar adhesive to each adjustment screw
head, letting it also drip down to the
adjustment screw plate, thereby helping
to “lock in” the alignment.
5. Press the POINTER button on the Zing
keypad to turn o the red dot diode.
6. Replace the le side panel of the Zing
engraver.
Conclusion
This concludes the CO2 laser alignment
for the Zing 24 engraver. If further assis-
tance is needed, please reach out to
Epilog Technical Support.