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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Shutting Down the Connex Printer
YouonlyneedtoshutdowntheConnexprinterifitwillnotbeusedfora
weekormore.Otherwise,theprintercanremainon,inIdlemode.To
properlyshutdown,theprinterneedstoperformseveralprocesses.These
arecontrolledbytheShutdownwizard.Donotattempttoshutdownthe
printerbysim
plyclosingthecomputerinterface(theprinter‐control
application),andneverdisconnectpowertotheprinterbefore
completingthiswizard.
Dependingonthelengthoftimetheprinterwillnotbeused,youcan
choosebetweenashortshutdownprocedure,andamorethorough
procedure.
• Upto10days:Thewizardemptiestheprintblockofmodeland
supportmaterial,topreventleaks.Thistakesabout10minutes.
• Morethan10days:Thewizardemptiestheprintblock,thenflushes
thesystemwithcleaningfluid.Thistakesupto35minutes,andyou
mustbepresenttoloadcleaning‐fluidcartridgeswheninstructed.
To run the Connex Shutdown Wizard:
1. SelectShutdown fromtheOptionsmenu,orpressF8.
Figure 7-16: Shutdown wizard, opening dialog box
2. Intheopeningwizardscreen,clickNext.
3. Choosetheappropriateoptionforthelengthoftimethattheprinter
willnotbeused—lessormorethantendays.
Note: Before selecting More than 10 days, make sure that cleaning-fluid
cartridges are available.
4. Inthenextscreen,verifythatthetrayisemptyandclickNext.