1. Install the Water Pump (important do not run the laser without water cooling!). The water pump is 110V and needs to be plugged into a power bar. Do not plug in the water pump into the back of the laser. That outlet supplies 220V to drive the fan. Alternatively, you may have purchased a higher end water pump from Full Spectrum Engineering with a flow sensor. Many of the better water pumps use 3/8" tubing. The laser has 1/4" tubing. You need two 3/8" to 1/4" barb reducers. These are $2.70 for a package of 10 from amazon.com simply cut a piece of 3/8" tubing and put the 3/8" to 1/4" barb reducer inside then connect to the 1/4" tubing.
   
2. Install the Exhaust Fan. Important: do not cut plastics without proper ventilation! The fan also extracts smoke to keep the laser cabinet clean. Do not run without the fan. Plug the fan into the back of the laser. Do not plug the fan directly into an outlet because the fan takes 220V. The laser supplies 220V through a converter inside the laser.
3. Install the air compressor and connect the air compressor tubing. Do not run the laser without the air compressor running. Constant air flow keeps smoke from depositing soot onto the laser lens. You can choose to pickup an aquarium air pump from Walmart (approximately $20) in the pet fish department if you want a cheap alternative to a bigger air compressor. Most air pumps are 1/4" and should fit. You can buy an adapter from Home Depot or Lowes if you need to make it fit. If you have a 3rd generation laser, the air outlet works slightly differently. A small black hard plastic tubing is included in your laser package. Press this gently into the hole and it will snap fit locking it in. Now get a piece of flexible 3/8" tubing from home depot and it will friction fit over the black tubing. Attach your air compress to your flexible 3/8" tubing with a barb fitting or other method. If you purchase the optional air compressor from Full Spectrum Laser, it comes with the required 3/8" tubing.
4. Put the USB dongle into a free USB slot. This is necessary to have installed everytime your run the laser software.
5. Install the NewlyDraw 1.5 software.
6. Before you do anything else, go to File/Engrave and select "Laser A" from the drop down menu then exit the menu.
7. Draw or import some files to engrave. The recommend procedure is to import your files into Corel Draw X4 then Save As "HPGL *.PLT". PLT is the best file to import into the laser. Make sure your program exported a good PLT file by first saving it then opening it again in the same program. Some programs make bad PLT exports and even if you save it then open it up in the same program, it looks different. CorelDraw X4 or X5 work perfectly.
8. To engrave the laser, use File/Engrave. Use the arrow buttons to move the laser where you want to cut. Press the "Move Frame" button and it will outline the bounding box that the laser will cut. The important thing to remember is that the Newlydraw software will not allow you go into negative numbers. So if your X or Y is negative, reset it to 0,0 by typing it into the box.
9. The Newlydraw software is very powerful but it is an imported Chinese program. If you are frustrated with the abilities, you can upgrade to the Mach3 control card and use Mach3 for control. However, it is advised you spend some time playing with all the Newlydraw settings until you get the hang of the laser.
10. Make sure the laser enable/disable push button switch is press down. Close the lid. Press the laser test switch to fire a pulse. Adjust the current with the knob. The current meter shows you how much power the laser tube is getting. The more you turn the knob clockwise the more power the laser will generate. The laser will not operate with the lid open because it has a magnetic deactivation switch.

Additional instructions

Laser Realignment Instructions

Z axis Belt Adjustment/Reattachment

Mach3 Setup Instructions