# Laser not firing up when clicking the show position

**URL:** <https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/laser-not-firing-up-when-clicking-the-show-position/26117>\
**Category:** LightBurn Software Questions\
**Created:** [November 16, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/laser-not-firing-up-when-clicking-the-show-position/26117 "2020-11-16T21:29:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Assad](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@Assad](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/Assad)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/laser-not-firing-up-when-clicking-the-show-position/26117/1 "2020-11-16T21:29:11Z")

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am using laser master 2 , 15W

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**Author:** ![LightBurn](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/lightburn/32/75577_2.png) [@LightBurn](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/LightBurn)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2020, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/laser-not-firing-up-when-clicking-the-show-position/26117/2 "2020-11-16T21:59:36Z")

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‘Show Position’ draws a crosshair on screen to show where the laser head is. It doesn’t fire the laser.

> [@How do I turn on my diode at low power to focus it or frame a job?](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/how-do-i-turn-on-my-diode-at-low-power-to-focus-it-or-frame-a-job/10520):
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> Diode lasers often don’t have a red-dot pointer like CO2 lasers do, so it is often useful to enable them at low power for focusing or framing. (Please do NOT do this if you have a CO2 laser, as the beam is invisible and this could blind you or start a fire) In LightBurn, go to Edit \> Device Settings, or click here: [image] Turn on the ‘Enable Laser Fire Button’ switch (make it green): Quit LightBurn and re-run it. You will now have two new controls in the Move window. A …

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**Author:** ![Assad](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@Assad](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/Assad)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/laser-not-firing-up-when-clicking-the-show-position/26117/3 "2020-11-17T14:52:16Z")

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Thank You!. Appreciate the support. 👍

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/system/32/64335_2.png) [@system](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/laser-not-firing-up-when-clicking-the-show-position/26117/4 "2020-12-17T14:52:21Z")

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Closed on December 17, 2020, 2:52pm UTC

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