Xenetech 13x25 Series User manual

Color Touchscreen Retrofit Instructions
for all 13x25 & 24x36 Models
Pendant Cable Removal
Remove the lower front panel of your laser. If your model laser has fan panels attached to the door, be
sure to unplug them before setting the door to the side.
The control panel will be visible on the left side of the panel opening. At the front of the panel there is a
socket head screw that secures the panel to the laser. Using the allen wrench supplied in your toolkit,
remove the screw and set it to the side.
To remove the control panel, lift it straight up on the front as shown below. As you lift up, pull forward.
There is a hook that is built in to the base of the laser which hooks in to the rear of the control panel. By
ulling forward as you lift up will slide the panel away from the hook.
As you lift and pull, gently slide the panel to the right. If you have cleared the hook then the panel will
slide freely. Once it moves free of the hook lower the panel and continue to slide it to the right until the
edge has cleared left opening of the laser as shown.
Remove the socket
head screw that
secures the control
panel to the laser
Lift up on the control panel and pull
forward to release it from the hook
Once released, gently move the control
panel to the right until it has cleared the
opening

Once the control panel has cleared the edge of the opening,
carefully swing the left side toward you as shown. This will give
access to the panel without having to remove any more cables
than necessary.
Locate the tan colored pendant cable for the touchscreen.
Loosen the two finger screws on the cable and carefully remove
it from the control panel. Be careful not to pull or damage any
wiring.
Carefully pull the pendant cable back up through the bottom of the laser cabinet into the main
compartment of the laser. Carefully slide the control panel back into the laser temporarily to keep it
out of the way. Open the front door and locate the other end of the pendant cable. It is located on the
left side of the front door just out of sight as shown. Once again, loosen the finger screws and remove
the pendant cable completely from the laser and set it aside.
Once the pendant cable is removed, carefully remove the
connector that is left and set it to the side.

Touchscreen Removal
Your current touchscreen is held in place using studs and locknuts. On the side of the touchscreen that
is closest to the work light, you will see the two studs. Remove the locknuts from each of the two studs.
This will allow you to remove the touchscreen and set it aside. Be careful not to damage the screen on
the studs when removing!
The remaining two studs also have lock nuts on them to that will need to be removed before continuing.
Once the touchscreen and all of the locknuts have been removed, use a pair of pliers to remove the four
studs. To do this, grip a stud with the pliers and gently twist them in one direction and then another.
You will feel and hear the stud “pop” loose from the laser. Remember to use caution as to not bend the
metal on the laser case.
Color Touchscreen Installation
1. Carefully remove the protective film that covers the touchscreen
2. The top of the touchscreen is indicated by the small ribbon cable that connects the touchscreen
to the main board.
The small ribbon cable
will indicate the top of
the touchscreen.
When inserted
correctly, this ribbon
cable will be facing
upward.
Remove these two
locknuts to remove the
touchscreen
Use pliers to carefully
remove the four studs

3. Center the touchscreen in the window of the sheet
metal as shown. Doing so will line up the four
necessary holes that you will use to secure the
touchscreen to the sheet metal.
4. With the four holes lined up, use the included (4) 8-
32x5/8 button head screws to secure the touchscreen
to the sheet metal.
5. Carefully route the cable from the new touchscreen back down to the control panel following
the same route as the pendant cable you removed earlier.
Control Panel Connections
1. Move the control panel to the position as shown to the
right. Be careful not to stretch the cables tight while
moving the control panel around.
2. Directly to the left of where the old pendant cable was
plugged in, there will be another small connecter as
shown below.
3. Locate the matching connector on the touchscreen cable
and connect it to the control panel. The connector is
made so that it will only fit one way.

4. Follow along the edge of the control board to the corner.
Remove the corner screw and secure the ground strap as
shown to the right.
5. The final connection is on the opposite corner of the
control panel. Carefully move the controller as shown.
Now locate the connector as shown below. This
connector will either be a connector with two pins or a
connector with three pins. Use the images below to
determine
If your controller has three pins
The plug on the touchscreen cable is a two pin plug. The
connector on the controller, even though it has three pins, will still
allow us to plug the touchscreen cable into it. Using image below
as a guide, plug the touchscreen into pins 1 and 2. in 3 will
remain open as shown in the image on the right.
Two pin connector Three pin connector
Use the leftmost pins when
plugging into the pin
connector. The right pin
should be open

If your controller has two pins
The plug on the touchscreen cable is a two pin plug as well as the connector on the controller. lug the
connector into the controller. The two are made so that they will only fit one way.
Finishing Up
1. Carefully shift the control panel so that it is in the
position as shown.
2. Now simply reverse the steps to place the controller
back into its position:
3. Slide the controller to the left until you feel it stop.
What you will feel is the controller contacting the hook
in the base of the laser.
4. Lift the controller up and pull it forward to clear the
hook and slide it a few more inches to the left.
5. At this point if you lower the panel just a bit it will come into contact with the hook. As you
continue to slide the controller to the left along the hook, it will automatically drop into the
opening as it passes.
6. Once you feel this happen, lower the controller. Take a minute to feel on all sides of the
controller to make sure that there are pinched cables underneath.
7. Finally replace the socket head screw that holds the controller in place.
T HIS SCREW NOT ONLY HOLDS THE CONTROLLER IN PLACE BUT IS ALSO A GROUND FOR THE CONTROLLER AS WELL .
F AILURE TO REPLACE THIS SCREW COULD CAUSE GROUNDING ISSUES IN THE LASER .