Hi SMC folks! We received our US-assembled Chinese-built M6 MOPA 30 watt last Thursday. I had some good beginners luck, got a very nice black mark (phooey, didn't write the settings down!). Now I have a setting off and it's bugging me... I have read here, done searches, read two online EZCAD manuals (the relevant parts, anyway). I'm hoping if I post here, maybe it can help someone else in the future (or myself, if it happens again).
Earlier, when I clicked Red F1 at the bottom of the EZCAD screen with Show Contour checked, it would do an outline around what I had selected, and I'd move the part accordingly. The hatched circle could be anywhere within the square marking field, as set up by the laser assembly people. Now, if I have the circle in the upper left or anywhere other than the center, the red pointer zips from the center to the corner and flashes in the corner (with "Show Contour" unchecked). If I place the circle in the center of the marking field, it draws an outline around the entire marking field. If "Show Contour" at the bottom is checked, it will go from the center to the corner and doesn't show the red dot anymore. I've tried changing the settings in the Param F3/Other/Red Light Pointer and it does the same thing. I know it's something simple, just don't know where to look. My son and DIL were experimenting with settings and it was working for them (drawing the box around selected parts, anywhere in marking field). After they left, I couldn't get it to work.
I asked the seller for settings to start testing by, and we tried one that should have been black or maybe a very dark blue on stainless. It was white, lol. I remember reading a post here where someone was gracious enough to post their settings, but I can't find it. If you know where the link to that thread is, would you please repost the link here?
Thanks!
Amy