====== Cyborg X-200 Desktop Engraving machine - Table of contents ====== ---- ===== Introduction ===== * [[:en:x200:safety instructions|General instructions - Safety instructions]] * Safety before all – General safety instructions * List of warning, mandatory and prohibition signs * Warning labels * Machine label * [[:en:x200:technical_specifications|Technical Specifications]] * [[:en:x200:handling_and_use|Handling and use]] ===== Chapter 1 – Getting started ===== **[[:en:x200:features|1.1. Features]]** * 1.1.1. Rotary engraving * 1.1.2. Diamond scratching **[[:en:x200:components|1.2 Component names and functions]] ** * 1.2.1. Front view * 1.2.2. Rear view * 1.2.3. Virtual keypad ===== Chapter 2 – Installation and setup ===== **[[:en:x200:installation_environment|2.1. Installation environment]]** **[[:en:x200:box_contents|2.2. Unpacking]] ** * 2.2.1. Unpacking * 2.2.2. Checking the contents of the box **[[:en:x200:cable_connections|2.3. Cable connections]]** * 2.3.1. Checking the supply voltage * 2.3.2. Connecting the power cable * 2.3.3. Connecting the X-300 to your computer or network **[[:en:x200:system_requirements|2.4. Installing the software]]** * [[:en:x200:system_requirements|2.4.1. System requirements]] * [[:en:x200:configuring_the_pc_ethernet_port|2.4.2. Configuring the PC's ethernet port]] * [[:en:x200:pendent_installation_standalone|2.4.3. Installing the Cyborg virtual pendent]] * [[:en:x200:pendent_registration|2.4.4. Registering and starting the Cyborg pendent software]] * [[:en:symmetry:installation|2.4.5. Installing the “Symmetry” engraving software]] * [[:en:x200:third_party_software|2.4.6. Using other third party software]] ===== Chapter 3 – Preparing and executing an engraving job ===== **[[:en:x200:switching_on_off|3.1. Switching the power on and off]]** * 3.1.1. Switching the power on * 3.1.2. Switching the power off **[[:en:x200:fixing_engraving_material|3.2. Securing the engraving material onto the engraving table]]** * 3.2.1. Using the standard included flat engraving table * 3.2.2. Using the "MultiMat" sheet * 3.2.3. Using the optional “quick lock vise” **[[:en:x200:tool_setup|3.3. Setting up a tool]]** * 3.3.1. How to use the optional cutter calibration stand * 3.3.2. Installing an engraving tool * 3.3.3. Installing a scoring tool * 3.3.4. Installing a diamond scratch tool * 3.3.5. How to remove a tool from the spindle === 3.4. Engraving with nosecone or without nosecone === * [[:en:x200:depth_regulator_nose_calibration|3.4.1. Engraving with floating nosecone]] * [[:en:x200:depth_regulator_nose_calibration|3.4.1.1. Calibration of the nosecone and the optional cutter stand]] * [[:en:x200:depth_regulator_nose_use|3.4.1.2. How to use the depth limiting nosecone]] * [[:en:x200:spindle_pressure_spring|3.4.1.3. How to use the spindel spring pressure]] * [[:en:x200:engraving_without_floating_nose|3.4.2. Engraving without floating nosecone]] * [[:en:x200:define_z-offset_when_surfacing|3.4.2.1. Defining the plate surface]] * [[:en:x200:how_to_use_symmetry_engraving_depths|3.4.2.2. How to enter the engraving depths in Symmetry]] * [[:en:x200:how_to_lock_the_spring_pressure|3.4.2.3. Locking the spring pressure to engrave without nosecone]] === 3.5. How to cut materials === * 3.5.1. [[:en:x200:materials_rpm_feed|Materials rotation speed and feed]] * 3.5.2. [[:en:x200:two_way_engraving_metals|Two-way engraving metals]] * 3.5.3. [[:en:x200:adjusting_feeds_and_speeds|Adjusting feeds and speeds]] * 3.5.4. [[:en:x200:pause_button|Pause button]] * 3.5.5. [[:en:x200:cancel_a_job|Cancelling the engraving job]] * 3.5.6. [[:en:x200:restarting_job_console|Restarting the engraving job]] === 3.6. Controlling the X-300 using the ‘virtual keypad’ === * 3.6.1. [[:en:x200:keypad_overview|Keypad overview]] * Introduction - General overview * Function keys * Settings screen * 3.6.2. [[:en:x200:setting_saving_origin_points|Setting and saving origin points]] ===== Chapter 4 – Maintenance and cleaning ===== === 4.1. Cleaning – a must to prolong your machine’s lifetime === === 4.2. Periodical maintenance === * 4.2.1. [[:en:x200:daily|daily maintenance]] * 4.2.2. [[:en:x200:weekly|weekly maintenance]] * 4.2.3. [[:en:x200:monthly|monthly maintenance]] * 4.2.4. [[:en:x200:annual|annual maintenance]] === 4.3. Advanced maintenance === * 4.3.1. [[:en:x200:spindle_belt_replacement|Replacing the spindle belt]] * 4.3.2. [[:en:x200:timing_belt_tensioning|Greasing the leadscrews]] * 4.3.3. [[:en:x200:machine_opening_the_drawer|How to open the electronics drawer]] ===== Chapter 5 – Troubleshooting ===== **[[:en:x200:machine_not_initializing|5.1. The machine does not initialize]]** **[[:en:x200:spindle_not_rotating|5.2. The spindle does not rotate]]** **[[:en:x200:poor_engraving_results|5.3. The engraving results are poor]]** **[[:en:x200:no_pc_connection|5.4. No connection between machine and computer]]** ---- ===== Chapter 6 – Options ===== * 7.1. Quick lock vise * 7.2. Jigs for the quick lock vise * 7.3. Output signal for switching on and off an external device at the beginning and the end of a job ---- ===== Appendices ===== **[[:en:x300:thesaurus|A. Thesaurus: a glossary with specific terms about computerized engraving as being used in this manual.]]** **[[:en:x300:g-code_and_m-code|B. G-code and M-code protocol for the Cyborg controller.]]**