User's Manual
Operating & Maintaining the Objet500 - Connex 3 3D Printer
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DOC-07000 Rev. A
TheObjet500‐Connex3printerusesoneormoremodel‐material
cartridgesandonesupport‐materialcartridgetoproducemodels.If
additionalcartridgesareinstalledandtheyarenotneededforthecurrent
printjob,theprinterinterfaceindicateswhicharebeingused:
• Bluecartridge—usedfortheprintjob
• Graycartridge—notusedfortheprintjob
Youcanmonitorprinterstatusindicatorsbyswitchingtheprinterinterface
display.Todothis,clickthedisplaytogglebuttonintheprinterinterface
screen.
Figure 6-4: Printer indicators
Temperature.
in front of
print block
Temperature
behind
print block
Waste weight
Display
toggle button
Printer set to
online mode
(green)
Temp. of each
support head
Chamber temp.
Left UV lamp
Right UV lamp
Temp. of each
model head
Support/Model
material in print-
block reservoir
System
vacuum level
Temp. of material
pre-heaters