At a Glance

The three dimensional solid parts consist of two materials (support material and part material). The support material is a wax based material providing adhesion to print platform, as well as, providing material used to produce supports required to build your part.

The part material is a wax material. After a layer of material is deposited on the build plate, the part is immediately solidified by cooling of the molten wax. When the build is complete, the part (consisting of the two materials) is adhered to the print platform by means of the support material).

The material delivery module consist of four material cartridge holders; the two left side holders are for the support material (white) cartridges. The right side of the module are for two part material (grey) cartridges. Once materials are heated, they are fed to the printhead. Material waste is generated by two processes; cleaning the printhead array plate and planarization. The cleaning process involves purging jets and wiping the printhead array plate. The planarizer removes excess material during the print process. The combined waste materials are then periodically emptied into the waste bag. The printhead cleaning process is invoked automatically prior to starting a build.

After the build is complete, the print platform and the part are then removed from the printer. A secondary operation, known as post processing, is required to provide a finished/cleaned part. Refer to your Post Processing Guide for more information.

ProJet® MJP 2500W / IC Series Printer System

	Print Engine: The Print Engine contains major systems such as the Printhead, and Planarizer.
	Build Chamber: The Build Chamber is the area where the print platform can be found. All print jobs are built on the print platform. For more information see Printing Area.
	User Interface (UI): This is the built-in touchscreen which allows the user to interface with the printer. The touchscreen allows the user to check printing status, material levels, as well as power printer off. For more information on what user can access through the UI go to the User Interface section of this manual.
	Power Cord and Power Switch: The electrical power cord is plugged into the printer here. There is also a Power Switch located next to the power outlet.
	Material Drawer Module (MDM): The MDM drawer is a push/push type mechanism. To open the drawer push in, drawer should pop open allowing you to pull it open the rest of the way. The MDM contains the part and support materials and the waste bag.

Printing Area

The actual area that you can print a job consists of the x-axis (left-to-right) times (x) the y-axis (front-to-back) times (x) the z-axis (max height).

English (X x Y x Z)	Metric (X x Y x Z)
11.6" x 8.3" x 5.6"	294mm x 212mm x 144mm

3D Printer System Components

Material Delivery Module (MDM)

ProJet® MJP 2500W / IC

Support Material Containers 1 and 2: These containers hold the VisiJet® M2 SUW or VisiJet® M2 IC SUW (Printer specific) support material that is used for the build. The support material is housed on the left side of the MDM in the white receptacles.

Part Material Containers 1 and 2: These containers hold the cartridges of the VisiJet® M2 Cast or VisiJet® M2 ICast (Printer specific) part material, which are used to build parts on the 3D printer system. The part material is housed on the right side of the MDM in the grey receptacles.

Smart Cartridge Technology: All cartridges incorporate smart cartridge technology that enables the ProJet® MJP 2500W / IC to verify that the user does not use the wrong material, use material incorrectly, or use empty or expired containers, ensuring the material is safe to use.

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Waste Bag Receptacle

Behind the Support Material cartridges there is a waste bag receptacle area containing a disposable bag and rigid liner. The waste bag and liner will need to be changed periodically. See Changing Waste Bag Section of this manual to change waste bag.

NOTE: With every material cartridge delivered, two waste bags will be supplied. If more waste bags are required, they can be ordered separately.

Power

Power Supply: In the rear of the printer there is an outlet to plug in the power supply cord and a switch to turn the system on. This is the only way to power the printer on from a complete shutdown state. Do not use this switch to shutdown printer. Printer should be shutdown through the UI and brought back up by toggling the power switch on the back. (A)

	CAUTION: It is advised to never pull the plug or use the switch as a means to power down the printer, always power off through the Shutdown process on the UI.
	NOTE: Unless the printer will not be used for a substantial period of time (>60 days), it is best to leave it powered on, as a result, the printer will automatically go into a Standby state.

Additional Documentation

The following documents will help you to achieve maximum proficiency with your ProJet® MJP 2500W / IC.

ProJet® MJP 2500W / IC Facility Requirements Guide

The Facility Requirements Guide details the requirements necessary to install the ProJet® MJP 2500W / IC 3D Printer. Details include the necessary facility dimensions, electrical and pneumatic resources, and any equipment that may be needed for installation. An electronic version of this document is available at http://infocenter.3dsystems.com/projetmjp2500w/facility-requirements-guide.

ProJet® MJP 2500 Series Installation Guide

The Installation Guide details the procedures required to properly install and set up the ProJet® MJP 2500 Series 3D Printer at the customer’s site. Only a 3D Systems Certified Field Service Engineer or a Certified Reseller is allowed to install the 3D printer system. An electronic version of this document is available at http://infocenter.3dsystems.com/product-library/projetmjp2500-service.

ProJet® MJP 2500W /IC Material and Post Processing Guide

The Material Guides detail the use of materials that have been certified for use in the ProJet® MJP 2500W /IC. Each material has its own Material Guide. Information specific to each material is included in these guides. An electronic version of this document is available at http://infocenter.3dsystems.com/projetmjp2500w/post-processing-guide.

ProJet® MJP 2500W / IC Quick Start Guide

The Quick Start Guide gives the user a quick overview of the 3D printer system and the procedure for printing a part with the ProJet® MJP 2500W / IC. An electronic version of this document is available at http://infocenter.3dsystems.com/projetmjp2500w/quick-start-guide.

ProJet® MJP 2500W / IC Global Harmonized Standards/Safety Data Sheets (GHS/SDS)

Each material has its own GHS/SDS. The user must be familiar with all information contained in these documents before handling the materials. Every material shipment includes a paper copy of its GHS/SDS.

Electronic versions of the GHS/SDSs are available on our website at http://infocenter.3dsystems.com/materials/

NOTE: All of the documentation listed here is available by following links listed in the descriptions above.

Electronic Documentation

3D SPRINT Help

The 3D SPRINT printer application provides a complete on-line help guide for understanding how to utilize and manage the client software used for part layout and job submission to your new printer.

User Interface

The User Interface is located on the top of the printer to the right. There are five main screens that contain sub menus that allow the user to perform a variety of functions to control the printer. These five screens and their menus are:

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Status Tab (A)

The first tab on the UI. The following features are accessed under the Status Tab (A). Refer to 1-7 for information that appears on this screen. The left side tiles describe job status, the right side tiles describe printer status.

Access Platform - Pressing this button provides access to the print platform.
Start Print Job - Select to start the next print job in the print queue.
Printer State - This area identifies what state the printer is in at any given time. See below for the various Printer States.

Ready - Printer ready to accept print jobs.

Load Print Platform - Printer is ready for a clean print platform to be installed

Printing - Printer is printing a job

Preparing Build - Printer is setting up to begin printing

Busy - Printer is performing maintenance

Standby - Printer is in a low power state

Paused - Current print is paused and can be resumed by selecting the button

Complete - Current print is completed and the part can be removed from the printer

Remove Print Platform – Job is complete; access the print platform to remove the part

Aborting / Aborted - Current print is aborting / aborted

Warming - Printer is warming up to a Ready state

Cartridge Warming Up - Printer cartridge(s) warming up to a Ready state. If both cartridges are warming up, a job can still be started from the UI, but will only start printing when the cartridges are melted and ready to be used.

Waiting - Chamber Cooling Down - Printer is waiting for the build chamber to cool down before continuing printing

Initializing - Printer is powering on and going through initialization

Shutting Down - Printer is powering down and will notify the user when it is safe to power off the printer

Recovery - Printer has a fault and is attempting recovery

Diags - Printer is in Diags mode and may require a service call

Error - Printer is in an Error state and may require a service call

Top Door Open - Close the top door in order for maintenance or printing to occur

Material Needed - the printer needs more material in order to print

Part Material Installed - Displays material type installed and status (tile changes color if material needs attention). Click on the tile to bring up the Materials tab.
Material Drawer - Displays the state of the Material Drawer - Closed, Locked, Open to help user quickly identify when it is accessible.
Waste Bag / Maintenance Status - Displays the percentage and status of the waste bag and other maintenance items. Click on the tile to bring up the Operator Maintenance tab.
Print Mode, Layer - This area displays the current layer and print mode information.
Start Time, Estimated Time, Completion Time - Displays the print job printing time information.

Prints Tab (B)

Second Tab on the UI.

Opens up the Print Queue to manage the print queue of jobs for the printer.

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NOTE: Clicking on the Info button brings up print job information; reorder jobs in queue using the arrow buttons.


VisiJet® M2 Cast	VisiJet® M2 ICast

Materials Tab (C)

Displays information about the Part and Support materials loaded in the printer.

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Material Status -Displays the level of material in both the Support and Part Cartridges.

Material Information - Clicking on the material level in any one of the four of the material status screens will bring up an information box about that particular cartridge of material. Information listed here is:

Material - Type of material in cartridge
Level - Percentage of material remaining in cartridge
Weight - Weight of material in cartridge
Status - Current information about materials
Active – current cartridge in use for printing
Inactive – cartridge available, but not currently in use
Unusable – cartridge has a fault and cannot be used, contact service for assistance
Missing – no cartridge installed
Near Empty –cartridge is almost empty
Empty –cartridge is empty
Expired –cartridge is expired and needs to be replaced
Warming Up – cartridge is warming up to print ready temperature
Temperature – Status of material for printing
Color/Type - Description of what material is, for example color, and characteristics
Expiration date - Date material expires on

Note: When an expired cartridge is inserted, the printer will reject it. If a job is printing when the cartridge expires, it will to continue to complete the job before declaring the cartridge is no longer available for use.

Batch - Date batch of material was made
Order Number - The order number of the material
More Information - Additional status on the cartridge
Make Active - Sets cartridge as the current one in use for printing

Tools Tab (D)

The following information can be accessed under the Tools tab.

1. Printer Info - Displays printer and version information.

2. Customer Usage - Displays customer’s printer usage.

3. Material Usage – Displays the material and amount using in the printer

4. Diagnostics - Many diagnostic procedures can be run under the Diagnostics button. See Diagnostics Menus below for more information.

Diagnostics Menus - Selecting the Diagnostics button under the Tools Tab will bring up the Diagnostics screen is where the User performs routines that help run and maintain the printer.

1. Inspect Planarizer Wiper Blade - Select this routine to inspect the planarizer blade for excess buildup. See Inspect Planarizer Blade procedure in the Maintenance section.

2. Inspect Planarizer Ducts - This is a routine that will allow the user to inspect and clean the ducts in the planarizer. See Inspecting and Cleaning Planarizer Ducts procedure in the Maintenance section.

3. Inspect Print Cartridge Home Sensor - This routine will allow the user to access the optical home sensors for cleaning. See Clean Print Carriage Optical Home Sensor procedure in the Maintenance section.

4. Head Maintenance Cycle - This is the routine that will be used to periodically clean the printhead.

5. Test Jets - This is the routine that is used to verify that the jets are all jetting material properly. See Confirm Jets procedure in the Maintenance section.

6. Check Part Test - Diagnostic test routine. Run this test as requested by your service representative.

7. Check Support Test - Diagnostic test routine. Run this test as requested by your service representative.

8. View Fault Logs - A history of fault codes is stored under the Fault History.

9. Unlock Top Door - This button will allow the top door to unlock if the printer is in a Ready or Error State.

5. Operator Maintenance - Selecting Operator Maintenance will bring up a maintenance schedule. Be sure to click on a maintenance item and Reset the counter once the cleaning has been completed, otherwise a message will appear that the maintenance is over due. Before performing any maintenance routines the printer must be in a Ready state and a clean print platform must be installed.

6. Save Log - Provides access to printer logs for service.

7. Power Options - Selecting the Power Options button provides access to Printer Shutdown, Printer Restart, Software Restart and Standby. For shutting down the printer, the recommendation is that the printer always be shutdown through the UI. See Printer Shutdown section for information.

8. Install Upgrade - Printer firmware can be updated using a USB thumbdrive.

Settings Screen (E)

Network - The network settings can be verified through Network Settings.
Email Alerts - Set up email alerts to be notified about printer events. Up to 5 email addresses can be added.

Note: Some email clients may block access to this application during email setup. If you experience issues setting up email alerts, please verify your email provider has not blocked access.

Date Time - To change or setup the date and time click on Date Time Settings.
Language - Select language to display on UI.
User Interface - Controls the UI brightness level and information about the UI itself.
Print Jobs -

Save completed jobs - Enable or disable this feature for the ability to reprint jobs
Part Placement Optimization - Part placement optimization is suggested for printers running a high number of single lane jobs. Enabling this feature will yield the best print quality throughout the printer’s life.