Hardware manual

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Setup And Print The Build

10/21/08

2. Check that the printer listed in the Select Printer field is the printer connected with the computer run-

ning ZPrint, and that the printer is Online.

• If the printer is Offline, the Select Printer field will display Offline beside the printer name. Click the

Select Printer button to locate an Online printer via a Network connection.

3. Bleed Compensation is checked (On) by default. For most ZPrinter 650 users, the Bleed Compensa-

tion setting should not be unchecked (Off) except in a couple of special situations:

• If you are building a part for visualization purposes only, uncheck Bleed Compensation so the part

will build with slightly thicker dimensions for added strength.

• If your part is a complex assembly containing many shells and you can see lines between the

shells, or if the part tends to break at the shell boundaries, uncheck Bleed Compensation to weld

together the places in the assembly that are slightly touching. Leaving Bleed Compensation

checked will tend to create fracture lines between abutted sections.

4. Click OK.

2.12 Prepare the Build Area

Go to your printer and check each item listed below to ensure the printer is ready to print. It is important to

check each of these items before every build.

• Check that the Deck, Fast Axis, and Build Bed are clean of any powder. See Section 3.1 for

instructions on how to vacuum up excess powder from these areas.

• Check that the Debris separator is empty. See Section 3.2 for instructions on how to empty the

Debris separator.

• Check that Parking Caps are clean. See Section 3.3 for instructions on how to clean the Parking

Caps.

• Check that Carriage and Rails are clean. See Section 3.4 for instructions on how to clean the Car-

riage and Rails.

• Check that Service Station is clean. See Section 3.5 for instructions on how to clean the Service

Station.

• Check that the platform is raised to the top of the Build Bed. Select

PREP BUILD CHAMBER >

CONTINUE on the LCD menu to raise the platform to its proper position.