User's Manual

DOC08010 Rev. A (DRAFT 1) 6–43
Stratasys P750K User Guide
TheȱHeadȱOptimizationȱwizardȱguidesȱyouȱthroughȱtheȱprocedureȱofȱ
replacingȱaȱprintȱheadȱandȱadjustsȱprinterȱcomponentsȱtoȱenableȱyouȱtoȱ
performȱit.ȱOnlyȱreplaceȱaȱprintȱheadȱwithȱtheȱaidȱofȱtheȱwizard.ȱTheȱentireȱ
procedureȱtakesȱaboutȱ45ȱminutes,ȱandȱconsistsȱofȱtheȱfollowingȱphases:ȱ
A. Identifyingȱtheȱhead(s)
ȱneedingȱreplacement.ȱ
ThisȱisȱnormallyȱdoneȱbyȱtheȱHeadȱOptimizationȱwizard.ȱOtherwise,ȱ
evidenceȱofȱphysicalȱdamageȱtoȱtheȱheadȱsurfaceȱorȱaȱmalfunctionȱ
messageȱindicatesȱwhichȱheadȱneedsȱreplacing.
B. Preparingȱtheȱprintȱblockȱforȱheadȱreplacement.
Thisȱisȱdoneȱautomaticallyȱwhenȱyouȱrunȱtheȱwizard.
C. Removingȱtheȱdefectiveȱprintȱhead.
D. Installingȱaȱ
newȱprintȱhead.
E. Optimizingȱtheȱprintȱheadsȱ(doneȱautomaticallyȱbyȱtheȱwizard).
F. Performingȱheadȱalignment.
To replace a print head:
1. Prepare—
• replacementȱprintȱhead(s)
• isopropanolȱ(IPA—isopropylȱalcohol)ȱorȱethanolȱ(ethylȱalcohol)
• disposableȱcleaningȱglovesȱ(suppliedȱwithȱtheȱprintȱhead;ȱorȱuseȱ
anyȱclean,ȱpowderȬfreeȱprotectiveȱgloves)
• aȱsuppliedȱcleaningȱclothȱorȱequivalent
• aȱmirror
• aȱ5ȱmmȱflatȬheadȱscrewdriverȱorȱaȱ3ȱmmȱhexȱ(Allen
®
)ȱkey,ȱ
dependingȱonȱtheȱtypeȱofȱprintȱblock
• theȱscaleȱsuppliedȱforȱuseȱinȱtheȱHeadȱOptimizationȱwizardȱ(Weightȱ
Test)
• theȱMissingȱNozzlesȱruler
Note: Make sure that you have these items and that the scale is calibrated
and charged before continuing.
2. StartȱtheȱHeadȱOptimizationȱwizardȱfromȱtheȱOptionsȱmenuȱ(seeȱ
figure 6Ȭ48ȱonȱpage 36).
3. Inȱtheȱopeningȱwizardȱscreen,ȱclickȱ
Nextȱtoȱbegin.
TheȱWizardȱConditionsȱscreenȱappears.
4. Readȱtheȱconditions,ȱselectȱIȱAgreeȱandȱclickȱ
Next.