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:
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.
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
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
Second Tab on the UI.
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NOTE: Clicking on the Info button brings up print job information; reorder jobs in queue using the arrow buttons. |
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Displays information about the Part and Support materials loaded in the printer.
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:
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. |
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 - Printhead maintenance routine used for basic jet recovery
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.
10. Save Job Files - Allows for USB download of a job file in .mjpddd format
11. Recover Jets - Advanced jetting recovery tool
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.
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. |
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.