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 7–7
Connex500/350 User Guide
Printer
Interface
Color Key
Thebackgroundcolorsintheprinterindicatorfieldstellyouataglance
whetherornotthevalueoritemissuitableorreadyforprinting.
• Green—suitable/readyforprinting
Forexample,infigure 7‐4:
Ambient—Theambienttemperatureoftheprintingchamberis
withintheacceptablerange.
HeadsLiquid—Thelevelofmodelandsupportmaterialintheprint‐
blockreservoirisOK.
HeadsVacuum—Thevacuumlevelinthesystemiswithinthe
acceptablerange.
• Red—notsuitableforprinting(orindicatesawarning)
Forexample,infigure 7‐4:
Waste—Theweightofthewastecontainerisgrams,morethan
allowedwhenbeginningaprintjob.(See“ReplacingtheWaste
Container”onpage 7‐62.)
• Blue—notready
Forexample,infigure 7‐4:
UVlamps—TheUVnoton.
Heads(°C)—Theheadshavenotreachedthetemperaturerequired
forprintingmodels(inprintingmode).
Thecolorofthematerialcartridgesdisplayedintheprinterinterface
indicateswhichcartridgesareactiveforthecurrent(ornext)printjob.
• Blue—activecartridges
• Gray—reservecartridges