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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Printing
Indicators
TheprinterinterfacescreenchangeswhenyousendaprintjobfromJob
Managertotheprinter,andtheprinterisonline(seefigure 7‐5):
• ThemodechangesfromPre‐printtoPrinting.
• Thespecificactivitybeingperformedisshowninthe“currentactivity”
field.
• Currentjob‐printinginformationisdisplayed.
• Theprintingprogressbarisdisplayed.
• TheStopandPausebuttonsareenabled.
Whentheweightofacartridgedropsbelow100grams,thedisplayofthe
materiallevelintheprinterinterfaceisred.
Figure 7-5: Connex printer interface during printing
Current Activity
Job information
Progress bar
Pause button
Stop button
Printer mode
Job information