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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TheConnex500/350printerusesoneortwomodel‐materialcartridgesand
onesupport‐materialcartridgetoproducemodels.Ifadditionalcartridges
areinstalledandtheyarenotneededforthecurrentprintjob,theprinter
interfaceindicateswhicharebeingused:
• Bluecartridge—usedfortheprintjob
• Graycartridge—notusedfortheprintjob
Youcanmonitorprinterstatusindicatorsbyswitchingtheprinterinterface
display.Todothis,clickthedisplaytogglebuttonintheprinterinterface
screen.
Figure 7-4: Connex printer indicators
Block temp.
in front of
support heads
Block temp.
behind
support heads
Waste weight
Display
toggle button
Printer set to
online mode
(green)
Temp. of each
support head
Chamber temp.
Left UV lamp
Right UV lamp
Block temp.
behind model
heads
Temp. of each
model head
Block temp. in
front of model
heads
Support/Model
material in print-
block reservoir
System
vacuum level
Pre-heating of
support & model
material