User's Manual

Operating & Maintaining the Stratasys P750K 3D Printer
6–32 DOC08010 Rev. A (DRAFT 1)
8. Afterȱtighteningȱtheȱscrews,ȱinspectȱtheȱbladeȱandȱmakeȱsureȱthatȱitȱisȱ
straight.ȱIfȱnecessary,ȱloosenȱtheȱscrewsȱandȱtightenȱthemȱagain,ȱevenly.
9. ReturnȱtheȱrollerȱwasteȱcollectorȱassemblyȱandȱtheȱrightȱUVȱlampȱtoȱ
theȱprintȱblock.ȱSeeȱstepsȱ6ȱtoȱ4,ȱfromȱpage 29.
Aligning the
Print Heads
Youȱshouldȱcheckȱtheȱalignmentȱofȱtheȱprintȱheads—ȱ
• onceȱaȱmonth
• afterȱreplacingȱoneȱorȱmoreȱheads
• ifȱmodelȱqualityȱisȱnotȱacceptableȱevenȱafterȱcleaningȱtheȱorificeȱplateȱonȱ
theȱbottomȱofȱtheȱprintȱblockȱ(seeȱ“CleaningȱtheȱPrintȱHeadsȱandȱtheȱ
Roller”ȱonȱpage 20)
Thisȱprocedureȱtakesȱaboutȱ20ȱminutes.
To check the alignment of the print heads:
1. Prepare—
• aȱtransparencyȱsheet—AȬ4ȱorȱLetterȱsize
• anyȱtypeȱofȱstickyȱtape,ȱtoȱfastenȱtheȱtransparencyȱsheetȱtoȱtheȱbuildȱ
tray
2. StartȱtheȱHeadȱAlignmentȱwizardȱfromȱtheȱOptionsȱmenuȱ(seeȱ
figure 6Ȭ8ȱonȱpage 11).
3. Clickȱ
Nextȱtoȱbegin,ȱandȱcloseȱtheȱcover.
4. Inȱtheȱwizardȱscreen,ȱselectȱtheȱcheckȱboxȱtoȱconfirmȱthatȱtheȱcoverȱisȱ
closed,ȱandȱclickȱ
Next.
5. Whenȱinstructedȱtoȱdoȱso,ȱplaceȱtheȱtransparencyȱonȱtheȱbuildȱtray—ȱ
nextȱtoȱtheȱleftȱandȱrearȱedgesȱofȱtheȱtray,ȱasȱshownȱinȱtheȱfollowingȱ
figure.
Figure 6-41: Positioning the transparency on the build tray
6. Makeȱsureȱthatȱtheȱtransparencyȱsheetȱisȱlyingȱflat,ȱandȱtapeȱitȱtoȱtheȱ
tray.
7. Inȱtheȱwizardȱscreen,ȱselectȱtheȱcheckȱboxȱtoȱconfirmȱthatȱtheȱ
transparencyȱsheetȱisȱonȱtheȱbuildȱtray,ȱandȱclickȱ
Next.
Theȱprinterȱprintsȱtheȱheadȱalignmentȱtestȱonȱtheȱtransparency.