User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Operating & Maintaining the Connex500/350 3-D Printer
- Starting the Connex Printer
- Loading Model and Support Cartridges
- Producing Models
- Resuming Production After Printing has Stopped
- Changing the Model Material
- Keeping the Connex Printer in Idle Mode
- Shutting Down the Connex Printer
- Maintaining the Connex Printer
- Routine Maintenance Schedule
- Cleaning the Print Heads
- Pattern Test
- Improving Print Quality
- Cleaning and Replacing the Wiper
- Cleaning the Roller Waste Collector and Inspecting the Roller Scraper (Knife)
- Replacing the Roller Scraper (Knife)
- Aligning the Print Heads
- Calibrating Print Heads
- Replacing Print Heads
- Testing and Calibrating the UV Lamps
- Calibrating the Load Cells
- Replacing the Odor Filter
- Replacing the UV Lamps
- Built-in Tests
- Replacing the Waste Container
- Cleaning the Exterior Panels
- Handling Printed Models
Operating & Maintaining the Connex500/350 3-D Printer
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If you cannot continue printing:
1. CanceltheprintjobinJobManager.
2. Removethepartiallyprintedmodelfromthebuildtray.
3. SendthejobtotheConnexprinteragain.
Changing the Model Material
Beforeproducingmodelsusingadifferenttypeofmodelmaterialthanis
currentlyinstalled,runtheMaterialReplacementwizardtoflushtheprint
blockandfeedtubes.
To replace the model material:
1. StarttheMaterialReplacementwizardfromtheOptionsmenu.
Figure 7-8: Starting the Material Replacement wizard from the Options menu
2. Intheopeningscreen,clickNext.
3. Iftheprintercoverisnotclosed,ascreenappearsinstructingyouto
closethecover.Confirmthatitisclosedandclick
Next.
You can stop and later resume printing from either the Connex printer
interface or the Job Manager interface, since both applications are updated
when you use these commands. However, after clicking the Pause button in
the printer interface, you can only resume printing from the printer interface.
You should carefully plan printing models with different model materials to
avoid unnecessary waste of the material loaded in the printer. The amount
of material flushed depends on the flushing cycle chosen and if you are
replacing one or both cartridges.