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 7–63
Connex500/350 User Guide
To prepare a new waste container:
1. Assemblethecardboardbox,makingsuretopunchouttheperforated
sections.
2. Placeanewplasticcontainerintothebox.
Note: Do not close the box until you connect the waste drain tube from the
printer (see below).
To replace the waste container:
1. Openthefrontdoorsoftheprinter.
Figure 7-98: Accessing the waste container
2. Carefullyslideoutthewastecontainertoremoveitfromtheprinter.
3. Placethenewwastecontainernexttothefullcontainer.
4. Unscrewthecapsecuringthewastedraintubeandconnectittothe
newcontainer.
5. Closethefullcontainerwithasealingcap.
6. Closethenewwaste‐containerbox,usingtapetoholditclo
sed.
7. PositionthewastecontainerundertheConnexprinter,ontheload
cells.
• Thecontainershouldbeontheextremerightsideofthe
compartment.
• Makesurethatthewastedraintubeisnotcrimpedandthatitisnot
pinchedbythecontainer.
8. Closethewastecompartmentdoor.
Dispose of the full waste container in accordance with environmental and
safety requirements.