Printer Interface Color Key - Stratasys Objet500 User Manual

Objet500 User Guide
Printer
The background colors in the printer indicator fields tell you at a glance
Interface
whether or not the value or item is suitable or ready for printing.
Color Key
• Green—suitable/ready for printing
• Red—not suitable for printing (or indicates a warning)
• Blue—not ready
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
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For example, in Figure 6-4 on the previous page:
❒ Heads (°C)—The heads have reached the temperature required for
printing models.
❒ 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.
❒ Heads Vacuum—The vacuum level in the system is within the
acceptable range.
❒ Pre-Heater—The Model and Support resins need to be heated before
being supplied to the print block. The temperature has reached the
acceptable range.
For example, in Figure 6-4 on the previous page:
❒ Waste—The weight of the waste container is 9000 grams, more than
allowed when beginning a print job. ("Replacing the Waste Container"
on page 6-83.)
For example, in Figure 6-4 on the previous page:
❒ UV lamps—The UV lamps are not on.
6 Operating and Maintaining the Objet500 3D Printer
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