Pen Settings > Edit Pens

The following page can be found under Mark → Edit... → Main.

The dialog looks different depending on the set laser mode:

•YAG

•CO2

For YAG lasers, the following dialog appears:

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Figure 100: Main Pen Settings for YAG Laser

Power: Power of the laser lamp for selected pen. To redefine the power Power Control has to be enabled.

Speed: Marking speed of the selected pen. Min and max values are defined in the optic settings.

Frequency: Q-Switch frequency of the laser pulses. Min and max values are defined in the optic settings.

Pulse Length: Q-Switch length in µs.

If pulse length ≥ 1/frequency, a red notice 'cw' will appear to indicate continuous mode.

First Pulse: First pulse killer length in µs. Min and max values are defined in the optic settings.

Power Control: Enable or disable laser power and power control for this style.

Long Delay: If enabled and the power is changing, the system will wait the indicated period before it will continue.

CO2 laser Pen → Main settings:

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Figure 101: Main Pen Settings for CO2 Laser

Speed: Marking speed of selected pen.

Power1: Pulse length of laser signal 1 in %.

Power2: Pulse length of laser signal 2 in %. Second power is only shown if the checkbox Show CO2 Power2 is enabled in sc_setup → Hardware Settings → Settings.

Frequency: Frequency of the laser pulses.

Stand-by: Stand-by pulse length in µs for stand-by mode (for both signals equal). The stand-by mode can globally be set in optic settings for scanner card.

First Pulse: Set the length of the first pulse killer. Laser_B as FPK has to be enabled in sc_setup.exe → Driver Settings before and Show CO2 Power2 has to be disabled in sc_Setup.exe → Hardware Settings → Settings

All: Pressing this button applies Frequency and Stand-by to all pens.