User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- About This Guide
- Safety
- Introducing the Alaris 3-D Printing System
- Installing Objet Software
- Using Objet Studio
- Using Job Manager
- Operating & Maintaining the Alaris30 3-D Printer
- Starting the Alaris30 Printer
- Loading Model and Support Cartridges
- Producing Models
- Resuming Production After Printing has Stopped
- Changing the Model Material
- Keeping the Alaris Printer in Idle Mode
- Shutting Down the Alaris Printer
- Maintaining the Alaris Printer
- Routine Maintenance Schedule
- Cleaning the Print Heads
- Pattern Test
- Improving Print Quality
- Cleaning and Replacing the Wiper
- Cleaning and Replacing the Roller Waste Collector
- Aligning the Print Heads
- Replacing Print Heads
- Calibrating the Load Cells
- Replacing the Odor Filter
- Replacing the UV Lamp
- Replacing the Waste Container
- Cleaning the Exterior Panels
- Backing-Up and Restoring Printer Settings
- ReInitiate Wizard
- Handling Printed Models
Operating & Maintaining the Alaris30 3-D Printer
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Figure 7-4: Printing-materials drawer
Youshouldfeelsomeresistance,asaneedlepiercesthecartridge.
4. ChecktheAlarisprinterinterfacetomakesurethatthenewcartridge
isdetectedandthatitsweightisdisplayed(seefigure 7‐3).
5. Closetheprinting‐materialsdrawer.
Tips about replacing cartridges:
• You can replace material cartridges either before or during printing. If
you do so while printing, make sure to load the new cartridge and close
the cartridge drawer within three minutes. This ensures that the print job
is not interrupted. (When the drawer is open, the cartridges are not
displayed in the printer interface.)
• You can replace partially used cartridges to avoid the need for replacing
them during printing. However, repeated removal and installation of a
cartridge can cause the material in it to leak. Therefore, it is
recommended that you re-install a used cartridge only once.
• You can load partially used cartridges, as long as they contain more
than 100 grams of material.
DRAFT 4 - July 11, 2010