Epilog Laser Legend 6000 User manual

Owner's Manual for EPILOG Legend Model 6000
Revision E, December, 2000
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HOW TO USE THIS OWNER’S MANUAL ............................................................................IV
STRUCTURE OF THE MANUAL...............................................................................................iv
1) GETTING STARTED...........................................................................................................1
UNPACKING YOUR MACHINE................................................................................................1
CONNECTING THE COMPUTER..............................................................................................2
CONNECTING THE EXHAUST .................................................................................................3
CONNECTING POWER...............................................................................................................4
CONFIGURING YOUR COMPUTER – PRINT DRIVER INSTALLATION...........................5
2) SAFETY..................................................................................................................................6
LASER SAFETY ...........................................................................................................................6
ELECTRICAL SAFETY ...............................................................................................................7
FIRE SAFETY ...............................................................................................................................7
SAFETY FEATURES AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE..................................................8
3) DO’S AND DON’TS ............................................................................................................13
DON’T! ..........................................................................................................................................13
DO ..................................................................................................................................................13
4) JOB SET UP GUIDE...........................................................................................................14
5) USING THE EPILOG LEGEND PRINT DRIVERS.......................................................17
INSTALLING THE STAMP DRIVERS.......................................................................................17
USING THE LEGEND ENGRAVER PRINT DRIVER ..............................................................17
USING THE EPILOG LEGEND RUBBER STAMP PRINT DRIVER......................................21
6) USING THE EPILOG LEGEND.......................................................................................25
KEYBOARD COMMANDS.........................................................................................................25
LEGEND LCD MENU HEADINGS ............................................................................................28
LEGEND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY....................................................................................29
OPTICS ..........................................................................................................................................34
LOADING YOUR WORK............................................................................................................35
OPERATION .................................................................................................................................35
7) ENGRAVING MACHINE MAINTENANCE...................................................................36
CLEANING - IMPORTANT! .......................................................................................................36
LASER TUBE................................................................................................................................38
8) SPEED AND POWER RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................................39
35 WATTS OR LESS ....................................................................................................................39
50 WATTS OR GREATER...........................................................................................................40
9) NETWORK PRINTING .....................................................................................................41
SERVER-LESS PRINTING WITHOUT A HUB.........................................................................41
SERVER-LESS PRINTING USING A HUB ...............................................................................42
SERVER BASED PRINTING.......................................................................................................43
INSTALLING INTELLISCRIBE: ................................................................................................43
10) ENGRAVING TECHNIQUES...........................................................................................49
ACRYLIC.......................................................................................................................................49
ANODIZED ALUMINUM............................................................................................................50
BRASS - PAINTED.......................................................................................................................50
GLASS ...........................................................................................................................................52
NOTARY SEALS - DELRIN........................................................................................................53
PLASTIC........................................................................................................................................54
WOOD............................................................................................................................................55
11) MEMORY CONFIGURATION ........................................................................................59
SINGLE JOB MODE:....................................................................................................................59
MULTIPLE JOB MODE:..............................................................................................................59

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12) OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT ................................................................................................60
DOUBLE HEAD............................................................................................................................60
ROTARY OPTION........................................................................................................................62
AIR ASSIST OPTION...................................................................................................................64
AUTO FOCUS OPTION ...............................................................................................................65
13) MATERIAL SUPPLIERS ..................................................................................................66
14) IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY...............................................................................................69
AVOIDING COMMON PRINT PROBLEMS: ............................................................................69
15) SERVICING THE LEGEND .............................................................................................73
SERVICE MODULE LOCATION DIAGRAM...........................................................................74
CONTROLLER..............................................................................................................................75
POWER SUPPLY..........................................................................................................................76
LASER MODULE.........................................................................................................................77
RF MODULE.................................................................................................................................78
KEYBOARD/DISPLAY................................................................................................................80
X BEAM.........................................................................................................................................80
16) UPGRADING THE OPERATIONAL FIRMWARE.......................................................82
INSTALLING FLASHMASTER ONTO YOUR COMPUTER. .................................................82
INSTALLING NEW LEGEND FIRMWARE ONTO YOUR COMPUTER ..............................82
INSTALLING NEW FIRMWARE FROM YOUR COMPUTER TO YOUR LEGEND ...........83
17) SPECIFICATIONS .............................................................................................................86
LEGEND 32 SPECIFICATIONS..................................................................................................86
COMPATIBILITY.........................................................................................................................86
RECOMMENDED COMPUTER..................................................................................................87
SCANNER .....................................................................................................................................87
SOFTWARE ..................................................................................................................................87
ABOUT THE LASER....................................................................................................................87

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How to Use This Owner’s Manual iv
HOW TO USE THIS OWNER’S MANUAL
Thank you for purchasing an Epilog Legend Model 6000 Laser System (Legend). The Legend has been
designed to be easy to operate, but you will utilize it to its fullest potential by taking some time to read this
owner’s manual prior to use. You will be ready to use the Legend as soon as you read the first four sections.
Then you can refer to topics in the remaining chapters, as you work.
STRUCTURE OF THE MANUAL
SECTIONS 1-4
How to uncrate and set up your Legend, important safety information you need to know before you use it, the
do’s and don’ts of operating the Legend and a brief user’s guide to running your first job.
SECTIONS 5-7
Basic Legend operations and maintenance
SECTIONS 8-13
Advanced Legend operations, system options, and material suppliers.
SECTIONS 15-17
Problem troubleshooting, service information, and Legend specifications.

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Section 1 – Getting Started 1
1) GETTING STARTED
You will need to do the following to use your machine:
1) Remove it from the crate
2) Connect your computer
3) Connect the exhaust system
4) Connect power
5) Configure your computer
You may need a contractor to install the exhaust (all models) and the 208-240 volts (100 watt lasers only).
This must be done PRIOR to the arrival of the Epilog installation technician.
UNPACKING YOUR MACHINE
1) Cut and remove the strapping around the box and the plywood top. Remove the plywood top.
2) Cut the tape on the top of the box. Open the flaps and remove as much packing as you can. Please
save this packing material. This includes the foam top supports and four wood and foam corner
supports.
3) Remove eight (8) Phillips head screws (w/ large washers) located around the base of the corrugated
box.
4) With a friend, lift the box up over the machine. PLEASE do not throw away the box, you may need it
later. Remove the plastic bag over the machine.
5) On the pallet (the wooden platform the machine is sitting on) locate the edge that is secured with two
screws. Loosen and remove the screws, and remove the wooden 2”x2”.
6) Under the machine (all the way under), locate the ramps. They will be wrapped in plastic. Remove
them and place the metal hooks into the slots on the pallet. These ramps will allow you to roll the
machine off the pallet. There is a left and a right ramp. The raised edges must be on the outside, not
facing each other.
7) Locate the four wooden blocks supporting the machine on the pallet. These blocks need to be pulled
out. CAUTION is urged. These machines can weigh in excess of 400 lbs. With a friend or two, lift
one side of the machine just high enough to remove two of the blocks. Do the same with the other
side to remove the remaining two blocks.
8) With a friend helping, carefully roll the machine off the pallet and down the ramps. You may need to
unlock the front casters before the machine will roll freely.
9) Locate the accessory kit in the open compartment at the bottom front of the engraver. Remove this
box.
10) Open the main door to the engraver. Inside the cabinet, locate and remove two 5/8” diameter RED
shipping locks. They are toward the front of the machine and on either side of the X carriage. Turn

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the screw locks counterclockwise to remove. Please save them. Also cut and remove the tie strap
holding the lens carriage in place.
CONNECTING THE COMPUTER
You have two choices for connecting your computer. For basic installations with a single Legend and a
single computer, you will probably want to use the parallel port. The Legend will connect to the printer port
on your computer. For more technical users where a computer network is in place, the Legend should be
connected through the ethernet port. The network port allows for higher transfer rates, as well as allowing for
data to be transferred from any of several computers. A network is also the best way to connect multiple
Legends.
Serial Port
Storage Slot
Network Port
Parallel Port
The data port connections are on the right side of the machine, towards the rear. The previous drawing shows
the location of all the ports. Some features may be optional or not available on your machine.
1) Parallel Port: Locate the printer cable from your accessory kit. A printer cable is the only cable
supplied with the Legend. The connection point on the Legend is on the right side of the machine,
near the rear. The connector is recessed in a small rectangular cutout. Mate the larger end of the

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printer cable to the Legend. The connector can be connected only one way. Close the wire retainer
clips around the ends of the cable.
2) Ethernet Port: Because of the unpredictable physical nature of a network, Epilog does not supply a
network cable with the Legend. The Legend uses a 10BaseT style connection. The port is located on
the right side of the machine, near the rear. The network parameters can be set at the Legend, and
details for doing so are in Section 5, “Using the Epilog Legend”.
CONNECTING THE EXHAUST
A contractor prior to the arrival of the Epilog installation technician should install the exhaust system. The
blower should be mounted outside your building for noise considerations. The blower should not be more
than twenty feet from the Legend. You should provide a rigid, smooth duct from the blower to the vicinity of
the Legend. The Legend 32 requires 400 CFM at 6” of static pressure and the Legend 24 requires 400 CFM at
4” of static pressure. Remember to put the blower switch in an obvious and accessible place so it will be
routinely switched on prior to using the engraver. Please connect the blower as shown below.
1) Locate the exhaust port connector on the rear of the machine. The port is a 6” diameter tube for the
Legend 32 and a 4” diameter tube for the Legend 24. Slip the 6” or 4” flex hose over the port, and
secure with a hose clamp.
LEGEND
BLOWER
ROOF OR
EXTERIOR WALL
Legend 32 - 6” METAL DUCT
Legend 24 - 4” METAL DUCT
Legend 32 - 6” FLEX HOSE
Legend 24 - 4” FLEX HOSE
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CONNECTING POWER
Laser systems 50 watts and under: Requires a 100 to 240 VAC, single-phase electricity outlet. The Legend
will automatically adjust for the line voltage. The Legend should be provided with a dedicated 15-amp
circuit, which can be shared with the computer running the Legend. The 50 watt Legend will leave little
reserve power on a normal 15 amp 115 Volt service, and the computer may require a separate circuit.
Laser systems over 240 VAC, single phase electrical outlet. The electrical outlet should be fitted with a
NEMA L6-15R receptacle (HUBBEL 4560 or equivalent). If not already available, a licensed electrician
prior to the arrival of the Epilog installation technician must perform the proper circuit wiring.
The location of the power cord receptacle of the Legend is shown in the drawing below, and is located on the
left side of the machine near the back.
On/Off
Switch
Power Cord
Receptacle
Circuit
Breakers
On/Off
Switch
Power Cord
Receptacle
UNDER 50 WATTS 50 WATTS AND ABOVE
1) Locate the “Power” label on the left side of the machine, near the back. The label indicates the
required operating voltage range for the machine. Please verify that the machine is the correct

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voltage for your building. Do not proceed if the voltage is incorrect. Call Epilog technical support at
303-215-9171.
2) Locate the power cord in the accessory kit. The end with the recessed terminals connects to the
Legend. Locate the power entry receptacle next to the “Power” label on the left side of the machine.
Insert the power cord firmly into the receptacle.
3) Plug the machine into your wall power outlet, and turn the machine on. The power switch is next to
where the power cord connects to the Legend. The machine should beep and the carriage should
move towards home position.
CONFIGURING YOUR COMPUTER – PRINT DRIVER INSTALLATION
Epilog provides two “printer drivers” for use with Windows based computers. The first is the standard
“Legend Engraver Driver” and the second is the “Legend Stamp Driver”. The drivers are included in the
accessories kit on a 3.5-inch diskette labeled EPILOG. With the computer turned on and Windows open,
insert the diskette into your 3.5-inch disk drive to install the print drivers. Your computer must have
Windows 95 or Windows 98 already installed.
INSTALLING THE EPILOG LEGEND PRINT DRIVERS
1) Click on the “START” button at the bottom left of your screen.
2) Click on “SETTINGS”.
3) Click on “PRINTERS”.
4) Double Click on “ADD PRINTER”.
5) In the ADD PRINTER WIZARD click on “Next”.
6) Normally you should select “Local Printer”, and then click “Next”.
7) Click on “Have Disk”.
8) In the “Install From Disk” window your 3.5” floppy drive should be pre-selected in the “Install From
Manufacturer’s Disk” box. If it is, click on OK. If necessary, change the drive designation, and then
click on “OK”.
9) Click on Legend under “Manufacturer’s”, then click on “Legend Engraver”, and then click on “Next”.
10) Under “Available Ports” highlight LPT1: Printer Port, then click on “Next”.
11) Click on “Yes” or “No” depending on whether you want this to be the default printer. “Yes” is
recommended. Click on “Next”.
12) Click on “No” to printing a test page, then click on “Finish”. Your “Legend Engraver” print driver is
now installed.
13) Follow the above procedure again to install the “Legend Stamp” driver.
14) It is recommended that you turn your computer off and restart it after you have installed a new print
driver.
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2) SAFETY
LASER SAFETY
Epilog Legend Model 6000 Laser Systems are Class IIIa laser products, as defined in 21 CFR 1040, the
Federal Performance Standards for Light-Emitting Products.
The output of the high-power engraving laser is fully contained. The Legend’s cabinet has interlocked doors,
and no special precautions are necessary to operate the high-power laser safely. However, the visible output
beam of the Legend’s Laser Diode Pointer (Red Dot Pointer) is accessible to the operator. While this device
employs the same technology as the familiar laser pen-pointers, like them it is potentially hazardous if its
beam is directed into the eye.
We have made every effort to make the Laser Diode Pointer (Red Dot Pointer) as safe as possible. Its beam
path is located well inside the cabinet, and under normal conditions, no hazardous levels of laser radiation can
escape.
The operator of the Legend Model 6000 should observe the following general precautions:
•DO NOT disassemble the machine or remove any of its protective covers while the unit is plugged
in.
•DO NOT attempt to defeat the door and window interlocks.
•DO NOT look directly into the beam of the Laser Diode Pointer (Red Dot Pointer).
•DO NOT operate the Laser Diode Pointer (Red Dot Pointer) without the machine’s focus lens in
place. If the unfocused beam strikes a reflective surface, it could be directed out of the cabinet.
The standard reference for laser safety is the American Standard for the Safe Use of Lasers, Z136.1-1993,
developed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). This reference is the basis for many of the
federal regulations for laser and laser system manufacturers, and for the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) laser safety guidelines. It contains detailed information concerning proper
installation and use of laser systems.
While the ANSI standard itself does not have the force of law, its recommendations, including warning
signage, training, and the designation of a laser safety officer, may be compulsory under local workplace
regulations when operating laser systems above Class I. It is the operator’s responsibility to ensure that the
installation and operation of the Epilog Legend Model 6000 Laser System is performed in accordance with all
applicable laws.