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
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Connex500/350 User Guide
11. Removethecleaningmaterialsfromtheprinterandclosethecover.
12. Selecttheconfirmationcheckboxesinthewizardscreenandclick
Next.
Thehead‐purgecyclebegins.Whenthisiscomplete,thefinalwizard
screenappears.
Figure 7-22: Head cleaning wizard—final screen
13. ClickDonetoclosethewizard.
Pattern Test
Thepatterntestisthebasicverificationoftheprinter’sabilitytoproduce
qualitymodels,sinceitdemonstratestheconditionofthenozzlesinthe
printheads.Makesure,therefore,thatyouperformthistestweekly,and
wheneveryoususpectaprintingproblem.
To perform the pattern test:
1. Makesurethatthebuildtrayisempty.
2. Prepareasheetofpinkpaper—A‐4orLettersize.
3. IntheConnexprinter,tapethepinkpapertothesurfaceleftofthe
buildtray.
4. Press
F3,oropentheOptionsmenuandselectPattern Test.
Figure 7-23: Pattern Test confirmation
5. Ifthebuildtrayisnotclear,clickNointhefollowingdialogbox.
Thislowersthebuildtray,sothatmodelsonthetrayarenotdamaged.
Figure 7-24: Build tray (Z) level adjustment
TheConnexprinterprintsaseriesoflinesonthetestpaper.