User's Manual

DOC08010 Rev. A (DRAFT 1) 6–17
Stratasys P750K User Guide
Shutting Down the Printer
YouȱonlyȱneedȱtoȱshutȱdownȱtheȱStratasysȱprinterȱifȱitȱwillȱnotȱbeȱusedȱforȱaȱ
weekȱorȱmore.ȱOtherwise,ȱtheȱprinterȱcanȱremainȱon,ȱinȱIdleȱmode.ȱ
Toȱproperlyȱshutȱdown,ȱtheȱprinterȱneedsȱtoȱperformȱseveralȱprocesses.ȱ
TheseȱareȱcontrolledȱbyȱtheȱShutdownȱwizard.ȱDoȱnotȱattemptȱto
ȱshutȱ
downȱtheȱprinterȱbyȱsimplyȱclosingȱtheȱcomputerȱinterfaceȱ(theȱprinterȬ
controlȱapplication),ȱandȱneverȱdisconnectȱpowerȱtoȱtheȱprinterȱbeforeȱ
completingȱthisȱwizard.
Dependingȱonȱtheȱlengthȱofȱtimeȱtheȱprinterȱwillȱnotȱbeȱused,ȱyouȱcanȱ
chooseȱbetweenȱaȱshortȱshutdownȱprocedure,ȱandȱaȱmoreȱthoroughȱ
procedure.
• Upȱtoȱ30ȱdays:ȱTheȱwizardȱemptiesȱtheȱprintȱblockȱofȱModelȱandȱ
Supportȱmaterial,ȱtoȱpreventȱleaks.ȱThisȱtakesȱaboutȱ10ȱminutes.
• Moreȱthanȱ30ȱdays:ȱTheȱwizardȱemptiesȱtheȱprintȱblock,ȱthenȱflushesȱ
theȱsystemȱwithȱcleaningȱfluid.ȱThisȱtakesȱupȱtoȱ75ȱminutes,ȱandȱyouȱ
mustȱbeȱpresentȱtoȱloadȱcleaningȬfluidȱcartridgesȱwhenȱinstructed.ȱ
To run the Shutdown wizard:
1. StartȱtheȱShutdownȱwizardȱfromȱtheȱOptionsȱmenu.
Figure 6-13: Shutdown wizard, opening screen
2. ClickȱNext.
The Shutdown process flushes printing materials from printer components.
To avoid flushing out valuable material, make sure to print models at least
once a week. Many printer operators use this opportunity to print customer
samples or test models.
CAUTION: Not using the printer for an extended period without first
running the wizard can cause serious damage to print heads and other
expensive printer parts.