Shutting Down The Printer; Shutdown Wizard - Stratasys Objet24 User Manual

Shutting Down the Printer

Shutdown
Wizard
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You only need to shut down the Objet printer if it will not be used for a
week or more. Otherwise, the printer can remain on, in Idle mode.
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.
To properly shut down, the printer needs to perform several processes. Do
not attempt to shut down the printer by simply closing the computer
interface (the printer‐control application), and never disconnect power to
the printer before completing the Shutdown wizard.
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.
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Shutdown for Less Than One Week
Before shutting down the printer or the printer computer for less than
one week, run the Shutdown Wizard. This wizard clears the print heads
of printing materials before shutdown.
•
Shutdown for One Week or More
Before shutting down the printer or the printer computer for one week
or more, first run the Material Flush/Fill Wizard. This wizard replaces
printing materials in the print block with cleaning fluid.
Note: After preparing the printer with the Material Flush/Fill wizard, you
must run it again before printing models, this time to replace the cleaning
fluid in the print block with printing materials.)
To run the Shutdown wizard:
1. Select

Shutdown wizard

Figure 6-12: Shutdown wizard, opening screen
2. Select
Run wizard unattended
shutdown process.
Note: If you select Run wizard unattended, the wizard automatically turns
off the printer computer at the end of the process.
3. Click .
Next
from the Options menu, or press
, unless you want more control over the
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