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
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Connex500/350 User Guide
Resuming Production After Printing has Stopped
Iftheprintingprocessisinterruptedforanyreason,JobManagerstops
sendingslicestotheConnexprinter.
To continue printing the model:
1. Switchtheprintertoonlinemodebyclickingtheredbuttonatthe
bottomoftheConnexprinterinterface(seefigure 7‐3onpage 3).
Thebuttonchangesfromredtogreen(seefigure 7‐4onpage 6).
2. MakesurethatthecomputernetworkconnectingtheprinterandJob
Managerserverisactive.
3. IntheJobMa
nagerinterface,clicktheResumeicon .
4. IntheContinuefromSlicedialogboxthatappears,confirmtheslice
number,aftercheckingtheConnexprinterinterface.
Figure 7-6: Connex printer interface after interrupted printing
Figure 7-7: Continue from Slice confirmation dialog box in server
(Job Manager) interface
5. If,foranyreason,thecorrectnumberdoesnotappearinthedialog
box,enterthenumberandclick
OK.
Youcannotcontinueprintingthemodelif:
• ThenumberofthelastsliceprinteddoesnotappearintheConnex
printerinterface,eveniftheservercomputerdisplaystheContinuefrom
Sliceconfirmationdialogbox.
• Therewasarelativelylonginterruptioninprinting,evenifthe“last
slice”and“continuefromslice”indicatorsarecorrect.Thepartofthe
modelalreadyprintedmaydeformorshrink,andtheremightbea
visibledifferencebetweenitandthenewlyprintedpart.Theeffectsofa
printingstoppageonamod
eldependonthemodelsizeandstructure,
modelmaterialused,ambienttemperatureandthelengthofthe
stoppage.
Printer mode
Last slice
printed