User's Manual

DOC-13000 Rev. E 7–13
Connex500/350 User Guide
8. IntheFlushingOptionsscreen(seefigure 7‐12),choosehowthoroughly
youwanttoflushthesystem.
Figure 7-12: Flushing Options screen
• Economy.Thiscyclecanbeusedwhenreplacingalight‐colored
modelmaterialwithadarkermaterial(suchasTangoBlack™or
VeroBlack™),oriftheexactcoloroftheprintedmodelsis
unimportant.
Thewizardflushesthesystemwiththeminimumamountof
materialneededtoensurethatmodelshavethem
echanical
propertiesofthenewmaterial.
• Efficiency.Thisoptionisadequate,inalmostallsituations,for
printingmodelswithuniformandaccuratecolor.Itis
recommendedbecauseitcanpotentiallysave25to75percentofthe
materialusedtoflushouttheoldmaterial,comparedtotheHigh
Performancecycle.Note,however,thattheremaybetimeswhenth
e
shade(color)oftheprintedmodelisslightlyaffectedbymaterial
previouslyused.
Thewizardidentifiesthefeedtubesandprintheadsrequiring
cleaning,basedonyourselectionsinthepreviousscreens,and
flushesonlythesepartsofthesystem.
• HighPerformance.Usethiscyclewhentheprintedmodelsmust
havetheexactcolorofthenewmaterial.
Thewizardthoroughlyflushesallofthefeedtubesandprintheads
neededforprinting,basedonyourselectionsintheprevious
screens.Thisisdoneevenifaselectedmaterialisalreadyp
resentin
thesystem,sinceitmightcontainsmallamountsofmaterial
previouslyused.