Stratasys F170 User Manual page 81

FILAMENT PATHWAY STATES
The pathway between the Material Status Icon and corresponding Head Status Icon will take on a variety of
colors and display various graphics, depending on the load state of the associated material spool's filament. For
printers with two model bays and two support bays (F270 and F370 models), only one material can be loaded to
or unloaded from the corresponding head at a time. The pathway corresponding to the material bay whose
material spool is not being loaded/unloaded will be solid gray or dashed gray, depending on the material's load
status. Regardless of the number of model and support bays, only one material type can be loaded/unloaded at
a time (i.e. a model and support spool cannot be loaded/unloaded simultaneously). Filament pathways can
appear in the following states (color usage, highlighting, and descriptions apply to both model and support):
Table 4-11: Filament Pathway States
Icon State
Empty
Insert Filament
Unloaded
Loading
Loaded
Description
Indicates that a material spool is not loaded in the corresponding
material bay, the material bay is empty.
After installing a material spool into the corresponding material bay, the
filament pathway will refresh and indicate that filament needs to be
inserted into the drive mechanism.
Indicates that a valid material spool has been inserted into the
corresponding material bay, but the spool's filament has not been
detected by the filament present switch.
After advancing filament far enough into the drive mechanism for it to
contact the filament present switch, the filament pathway will refresh
and display in its unloaded state.
Indicates that filament from the corresponding material spool has been
advanced and is in contact with the filament present switch, but
material from the spool is not loaded to the head.
Indicates that filament from the corresponding material spool is in the
process of being loaded to the head.
The pathway between the Material Status Icon and the Head Status
Icon will fill, in blue, in the direction that the material spool's filament is
traveling (towards the head).
Once the load process is complete, the filament pathway will refresh
and display in its loaded state.
Indicates that filament from the corresponding material spool is loaded
to the head and is selected to be used for building.
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