How to focus the Epilog Laser

Follow these steps to power on the Epilog laser and get it ready for a job.

WARNING!

NEVER USE AUTO FOCUS. It can cause permanent damage to the laser. Follow these instructions to manually focus the laser.

Vector Table	Vacuum Table

ALWAYS use the Vector Table when cutting (vector). The Vector Table is the ideal tool for vector cutting. The Vector Table is an aluminum honeycomb grid that reduces backside burning by lifting the material off the table and supporting it on the honeycomb grid. You can also use this table when rastering.	NEVER use the Vacuum Table when cutting (vector).

The X-Gantry on the Legend EXT takes a little effort to move by hand. You may want to use two hands to get it started.

Be careful to avoid touching the optics when you are moving the carriage by hand!

Open lid
Press [XY Off] + [GO]
Manually move the laser to near the center of material - exact location is not important
Press [Pointer] ON to help
Remove the focus tool (triangle) from its parked position the tool is pointing down toward the material

Focus Tool Parked	Focus Tool Installed

Adjust table so the focus tool just touches the material
- Press [Down Arrow] or [Up Arrow] as needed
Put the focus tool back in its parked position
- Note: If you drop the focus tool into the machine to remove the thumbscrews on the blue grate on front of laser and retrieve tool
Manually move the laser to the top left of the material - this will be 0,0
Press [Set Home]
- Note: XY will be ON at this point

Note this is an optional step but a good way to confirm you have Home set correctly
Press [XY Off] + [GO]
Manually move laser to some point on your material
Press [Reset]
Laser should automatically move to 0,0

You can now send (print) your job to the laser.