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First-run setup

The first time you launch FocuZ, the Device Setup Wizard opens automatically. It also re-opens if you try to Run or Trace before the device is configured. You can revisit it any time from Device ▸ Setup Wizard.

Marking is blocked until the device is configured

FocuZ won't let you Run or Trace until you've imported a markcfg7 (Step 1). This prevents marking with an unconfigured field size / axis mapping.

TODO screenshot: Device Setup Wizard, Step 1

Step 1 — Laser Setup

Select your laser type, then import your markcfg7 to configure the device.

  1. Laser type — choose JCZ Fiber (the supported type today).
  2. Click Import markcfg7… and select your machine's markcfg7 file (the same file EZCad2 uses). This loads the device settings: field size, field angle, and galvo X/Y axis mapping — and marks the device configured, which unlocks Run and Trace.
  3. The status line confirms "Device configured (markcfg7 imported)."

What markcfg7 import sets — and doesn't

The wizard imports device-level settings only. Per-lens correction (the .cor file or manual values) is configured separately in Step 2.

Step 2 — Lens Setup

Configure the lens you'll mark with. Set its correction (a .cor file or manual values).

  1. Pick the Lens you're using (L1–L8). FocuZ keeps correction settings per lens, so each lens has its own field size, scale/angle, and correction.
  2. Click Corrections… to open the correction dialog and either:
    • load a .cor file (recommended — the lens map EZCad2/LightBurn use), or
    • enter manual correction values (scale, angle, field size, bulge/parallel/trapezoid).
  3. (Later) set the lens's focal Z height on the Jog ▸ Lens Offset screen — see Lenses, Corrections & Calibration.

See Lenses, Corrections & Calibration for what each correction setting does.

Step 3 — Done

A summary confirms the device is configured. Click Finish to start using FocuZ.

You can fine-tune lenses any time via the Corrections dialog, and set focal Z heights on the Jog tab.

Next: Your first mark.