User's Manual

Operating & Maintaining the Stratasys P750K 3D Printer

6–16 DOC08010 Rev. A (DRAFT 1)

Keeping the Printer in Idle Mode

Betweenȱprintingȱjobs,ȱtheȱStratasysȱP750Kȱprinterȱcanȱbeȱkeptȱonȱforȱupȱtoȱ

oneȱweek.ȱIfȱtheȱprinterȱwillȱnotȱbeȱusedȱforȱmoreȱthanȱaȱweek,ȱuseȱtheȱ

Shutdownȱwizardȱtoȱautomaticallyȱperformȱtheȱproceduresȱthatȱmustȱbeȱ

doneȱbeforeȱturningȱoffȱtheȱprinterȱ(seeȱ“ShuttingȱDownȱtheȱPrinter,”

below).

Whenȱtheȱprinterȱstopsȱproducingȱmodels,ȱtheȱprinterȱsoftwareȱ

automaticallyȱreducesȱtheȱtemperatureȱofȱtheȱprintȱheadsȱasȱfollows:

Note: The printer mode is indicated in the green field on the left of the

interface (see figures 6-3, 6-4 and 6-5 on pages 3, 6 and 8).

If,ȱafterȱprintingȱaȱjob,ȱyouȱknowȱthatȱtheȱprinterȱwillȱnotȱbeȱusedȱforȱ10ȱ

hoursȱorȱmore,ȱyouȱcanȱimmediatelyȱturnȱoffȱtheȱheatingȱofȱtheȱprintȱ

headsȱ

byȱputtingȱtheȱprinterȱintoȱIdleȱmode.

To put the printer into Idle mode:

FromȱtheȱFileȱmenuȱ(inȱtheȱprinterȱinterface)ȱclickȱExit.

Note: The printer remains in Idle mode until you open the Stratasys printer

application and begin printing again.

Time after printing Mode Change in heating of print heads

firstȱ15ȱminutes

Standbyȱ1

none

nextȱ

10ȱhours

Standbyȱ2

heatingȱreducedȱ(toȱroomȱtemp.)

afterȱ10ȱhours

Idle heatingȱstopped

When the printer is in Idle mode, do not turn it off. It can remain in this

mode—with the cover closed—for up to a week. For longer periods, shut

down the printer by running the Shutdown wizard (see below).