Printer Interface Color Key - Stratasys Objet24 User Manual

Operating & Maintaining the Objet24 3D Printer
Block temp.
behind
print heads
Temp. of
Support head
Temp. of
Model head
Block temp.
in front of
print heads
Printer set to
online mode
(green)
Printer
Interface
Color Key
6–8
You can monitor printer status indicators by switching the printer interface
display. To do this, click the display toggle button in the printer interface
screen.
Figure 6-7: Printer indicators
The background colors in the printer indicator fields tell you at a glance
whether or not the value or item is suitable or ready for printing.
•
Green—suitable/ready for printing
For example, in figure 6‐7:
Ambient—The ambient temperature of the printing chamber is
within the acceptable range.
Heads Liquid—The level of Model and Support material in the
print‐block reservoir is OK.
Vacuum—The vacuum level in the system is within the acceptable
range.
•
Red—not suitable for printing (or indicates a warning)
For example, in figure 6‐7:
Waste—The weight of the waste container is 1520 grams, more than
allowed when beginning a print job. (See "Replacing the Waste
Container" on page 61.)
•
Blue—not ready
For example, in figure 6‐7:
UV lamp—The UV lamp is not on.
Heads (°C)—The heads have not reached the temperature required
for printing models (in printing mode).
The color of the material cartridges displayed in the printer interface
indicates which cartridges are active for the current (or next) print job.
•
Blue—active cartridges
•
Gray—reserve cartridges
System
vacuum level
UV lamp state
Waste weight
Chamber temp.
Model/Support
material in print-
block reservoir
Display
toggle button
Active material
cartridges (blue)
Reserve material
cartridges (gray)
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