User's Manual

Operating & Maintaining the Stratasys P750K 3D Printer
6–4 DOC08010 Rev. A (DRAFT 1)
Loading Model and Support Cartridges
StratasysȱP750Kȱprintersȱuseȱupȱtoȱ12ȱcartridgesȱofȱModelȱmaterialȱandȱfourȱ
cartridgesȱofȱSupportȱmaterial,ȱeachȱweighingȱ3.6ȱkilogramsȱwhenȱfull.ȱAȱ
graphicalȱrepresentationȱofȱtheȱcartridgesȱloadedȱandȱtheirȱcurrentȱweightȱ
appearsȱinȱtheȱprinterȱinterfaceȱ(seeȱfigure 6Ȭ3).
Important:ȱȱIfȱyouȱneedȱtoȱreplaceȱtheȱModelȱmaterialȱcurrentlyȱ
installedȱwithȱanotherȱtype,ȱseeȱ“ChangingȱtheȱPrintingȱMaterial”ȱ
onȱpage 11.ȱOtherwise,ȱmakeȱsureȱtoȱreplaceȱtheȱModelȱcartridgeȱ
withȱoneȱcontainingȱtheȱsameȱtypeȱofȱmaterial.
To load Model and Support material:
1. Openȱtheȱdoorsȱofȱtheȱmaterialsȱcabinet.
2. LoadȱModelȱandȱSupportȱcontainersȱintoȱtheirȱrespectiveȱ
compartments.
Youȱshouldȱfeelȱsomeȱresistance,ȱasȱaȱneedleȱpiercesȱtheȱcartridge.ȱ
3. Checkȱtheȱprinterȱinterfaceȱtoȱmakeȱsureȱthatȱtheȱnewȱcartridgeȱisȱ
detectedȱandȱthatȱitsȱweightȱisȱdisplayedȱ(seeȱfigure 6Ȭ3).
4. Closeȱtheȱmaterialsȱ
cabinet.
The materials cabinet uses RFID technology to automatically identify
cartridges of printing material. For this purpose, an RFID module is built into
the cabinet. Tampering with this module will render the printer inoperable
and may void Stratasys warranties and service contracts.
Tips about loading and replacing material cartridges:
¾ You can load partially used cartridges, as long as they contain more than
100 grams of material.
¾ You can replace material cartridges either before or during printing.
¾ If printing stops for an extended time before you replace a material
cartridge, the printer may go into Standby or Idle mode. If this happens,
see “Resuming Production After Printing has Stopped” on page 9.
¾ You can replace partially used cartridges to avoid the need for replacing
them during printing.
¾ The cartridge type is automatically detected by the printer. If you replace
a cartridge containing different Model material, a message appears
recommending that you run the Material Replacement wizard to flush out
the old material.