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
DOC-13000 Rev. E 7–3
Connex500/350 User Guide
2. Afterthecomputerboots,logintoWindowsandlaunchtheConnex
controlapplication:
• Onthecomputerdesktop,double‐clicktheConnexprintericon.
or—
• FromtheStartmenu,selectObjet > Connex500/350Connex500/350.
TheConnexprinterinterfacescreenopens(seefigure 7‐3).Allmonitoring
andcontrollingoftheConnexprinterisdonefromthisinterface.
Figure 7-3: Connex500 interface
A valid HASP key is required on the printer computer for the application to
open. This key should be installed during printer installation. If the
application does not open and a HASP message appears, contact your
dealer or Objet Customer Support.
Printer mode
Current activity
Support material
cartridges
Display
toggle button
Pause button
Stop button
Online/offline
button
Model material
cartridges
Connex installations utilize one monitor for displaying both the computer
running Objet Studio / Job Manager and the computer installed inside the
printer. Make sure that the KVM (keyboard-video-mouse) switch is in the
correct position so that the Connex printer interface is displayed.