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  • Page 1 Gerätedokumentation Miteinander zum Erfolg...
  • Page 3 ® Nautilus CC plus ® Nautilus DOC 86105-en / 01 ® ® NAUTILUS CC plus NAUTILUS 39801001 39701001...
  • Page 5 TRANSLATION OF THE ORIGINAL OPERATING MANUAL ® Nautilus CC plus ® Nautilus English ® ® NAUTILUS CC plus NAUTILUS...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Basic principles: Moulds........27 Basic principles: Work ......... 28 This device documentation is part of the device Program table (BEGO alloys)......34 and must be enclosed when selling or trans- Table of holding times / further heating times..36 ferring the device.
  • Page 7 ® ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus ⋅ Nautilus Symbols on the device Symbols used in the display This symbol indicates very important WLAN-connection activated information. Failure to comply with it may result in personal injury. LAN connection activated This symbol warns of hot surfaces/parts. Service Prohibited for persons with pacemakers.

  • Page 8: General Information

    Copyright by BEGO Bremer Goldschlägerei Wilh. Herbst GmbH & Co. KG This operating manual is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. Reproductions of this document, in whole or in part, require the express written permission of BEGO Bremer Goldschlägerei Wilh. Herbst GmbH & Co. KG !
  • Page 9 ® ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus ⋅ Nautilus Conventions This operating manual contains references to DANGER residual hazards, important user tips and handling instructions that are identified with the following This reference identifies hazards, symbols and signal words. which will result in serious injury or death if the relevant hazard warning is not observed or not observed Sequential actions are described in sequen-...

  • Page 10: Important Notes

    ® ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus ⋅ Nautilus Important notes Touchscreen The touchscreen (screen for input of commands) can be damaged by pointed or sharp objects! WARNINGS Any liquid that leaks as a result of damage is toxic and corrosive! •...

  • Page 11: Unpacking / Packing

    ® ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus ⋅ Nautilus Unpacking / Packing REF 17909...

  • Page 12: Safety Instructions

    ® ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus ⋅ Nautilus Safety instructions ® The NAUTILUS vacuum pressure casting device is The device must only be operated by employees, designed exclusively for casting dental alloys, with who are familiar with and follow the instructions of the exception of titanium.
  • Page 13 (Germany: Inspection in accordance BEGO is recommended. with DIN VDE 0701-1)! Only BEGO spare and wear parts must be used. Installation The device is subject to the provisions of protection class I and must only be connected to properly earthed power sources (outlet sockets with earth contact).
  • Page 14 ® ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus ⋅ Nautilus Special safety instructions regarding this device DANGER WARNINGS Risk of electric shock Burn hazard from hot parts! • The device is subject to the provi- • Wear protective clothing (protective sions of protection class I and must apron), safety shoes, safety gog- only be connected to properly gles and heat-resistant protective...

  • Page 15: Device Description

    NAUTILUS only uses 10 W. To end the energy- up diagnostic protocols and send them to the BEGO saving mode, simply tap on the touchscreen and the Service. device is ready for operation again within a few ®...
  • Page 16 If third party alloys are used with the NAUTILUS temperatures, which generally have been verified CC plus, the casting program of a BEGO alloy with by empirical tests, are given by the manufacturers of the closest match with regard to alloy composition alloys and casting equipment.

  • Page 17: Scope Of Delivery And Extras

    ® ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus ⋅ Nautilus Scope of delivery and extras Scope of delivery Please specify REF, quantity and SN on orders. Quantity Designation 86105 Translation of the original operating manual 52488* Ceramic crucible 52436* Plastic handles for ceramic crucible 52467* Ceramic handle for crucible Graphite insert...
  • Page 18 ® ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus ⋅ Nautilus ® Only NAUTILUS CC plus 16237 Socket wrench 16371* Glass insert with o-ring 19773 USB flash drive 20604 WLAN-USB adapter 20686 Compressed air connection adapter US** * Wear part. Consumables and wear parts are not covered by the warranty or guarantee. ** only supplied with the US version Wear Parts Quantity...

  • Page 19: Technical Data

    ® ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus ⋅ Nautilus Technical data ® ® NAUTILUS CC plus NAUTILUS Height max..........480 mm Height ............418 mm Width............606 mm Width ............606 mm Depth ............676 mm Depth............676 mm Weight .............64 kg Weight .............63 kg Nominal voltage ..230 V AC ±10 %, 50 / 60 Hz Nominal voltage ..

  • Page 20: Installation

    ® ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus ⋅ Nautilus Installation WARNINGS The provided warning signs (symbol: "pacemaker") are to be placed at the entrances to the room in which the ready-to-use device is located! Cooling water Adding cooling water (see page 72). NOTE After initial commissioning, run the device for at least 2 minutes to allow the cooling water to...
  • Page 21 ® ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus ⋅ Nautilus Electricity Before connecting the device to the power supply, check and make sure that the specifications on the rating plate correspond to the power supply network. Consult a specialist in case of uncertainty. The device is subject to protection class I and must only be connected to properly grounded and fused power sources.

  • Page 22: Switching On

    ® ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus ⋅ Nautilus Switching on WARNINGS WARNINGS Risk of injury Only touch the touchscreen with the fingertips! Do not use pens or finger- Wear suitable protective equipment nails! when operating the device! Any liquid that leaks as a result of damage is toxic and corrosive! Avoid contact with skin, swallowing or inhaling!

  • Page 23: Initial Commissioning

    Register on my.bego.com using your personal data. After registering, you will receive an email at the specified address. Add your device on my.bego.com under the menu item "Add new device". Select your device model and your dealer. You device-spe- cific activation key is displayed after the activa- tion process has been successfully completed.
  • Page 24 USB my.bego.com customer portal. To transfer the data flash drive by accessing the "Export" menu item in to my.bego.com, the device must be connected to "Settings".see page 40 the internet, see paragraph "Setting up a network In online mode and with an established internet connection".
  • Page 25 Network connection via WLAN Switch the device off. Insert the WLAN-USB adapter on the back of the device. Switch the device on. The BEGO software is loaded. Go to "Settings" > "System" > "Internet". Press the WLAN button (see illustration).
  • Page 26 ® ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus ⋅ Nautilus Enter the password. Switch from "Static" to "DHCP" if necessary (see illustration). Press the "Connect" button. 10. If DHCP is not supported by your network, use the expert mode "Static". Please consult an IT expert for this.

  • Page 27: Basic Principles: Wax-Up

    The following rules must be strictly observed for this purpose. BEGO casting mould formers are specially ® designed for the flow of melt from NAUTILUS crucibles and should therefore be used.
  • Page 28 ® ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus ⋅ Nautilus Bridges A casting cone can be dispensed with. Use an indirect sprue system so that the melt does not flow directly into the object, but first fills the distribution channel. Reinforce the distribution channel for full pontics (the volume of the reinforcement must correspond at least to the volume of the full pontics).

  • Page 29: Basic Principles: Crucible

    NOTE Recommendation: Only use BEGO crucibles (identifiable by the BEGO logo)! Crucibles of other manufacturers frequently have the wrong dimensions. This will result in faulty casts when the crucible opens too late or if the melt flows out of the crucible too soon.
  • Page 30 NOTE Alloy residues can be easily removed if a drop of water is added while they are hot. With special alloys, sprinkle a pinch of BEGO Auromelt HF melting powder on the alloy (see program table on page 34). Melting powder made by other manufacturers may...

  • Page 31: Basic Principles: Moulds

    ® ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus ⋅ Nautilus Basic principles: Moulds WARNINGS Burn hazard from hot parts! • Always use mould tongs to move moulds and mould holders. • Wear suitable protective equipment when operating the device! Select suitable mould holders (see scope of delivery) so that the moulds are positioned as high as possible.

  • Page 32: Basic Principles: Work

    ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus ⋅ Nautilus Basic principles: Work BEGO alloys can be selected on the start screen. A Crucible inserts selection is necessary to set up the correct casting Special alloy groups require a ceramic crucible with parameters.
  • Page 33 CC plus ⋅ Nautilus Melting precious metal without graphite Crucible coating Lolipot crucible insert BEGO-Lolipot includes a coating material that has been specially designed for BEGO ceramic With small alloy quantities, in particular, individual crucibles for the BEGO casting devices alloy chips may position themselves in the induction ®...
  • Page 34 (e.g. usage of the used regularly. In order to cast non-BEGO alloys crucible insert). The following steps are required to automatically, the respective alloy must first be cast do this.
  • Page 35 CC plus ⋅ Nautilus Preparation Determine the following values from the manu- Determine the program number of the suitable facturer's specifications (processing instruc- BEGO alloy from the program table on page tions, data sheet): • the three most important alloying compo- NOTE...
  • Page 36 Confirm the entries with "Enter" and then press "OK". A comparable BEGO alloy is suggested. An input mask opens where the data for the new non-BEGO alloy can be edited.
  • Page 37 Symbol for "bonding" A glassy carbon insert may be used instead of a graphite insert (see page 28). Only use BEGO Auromelt HF as melting powder. Melting powder from other manufac- turers may impair the casting result. If no melting powder is used, large quantities of alloy residues remain inside the crucible and the casting result may be impaired.

  • Page 38: Program Table (Bego Alloys)

    ® ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus ⋅ Nautilus Program table (BEGO alloys) Program Casting Mould temp. Crucible Melting Group Alloy location temp. (°C) (°C) insert powder ® Bio PlatinLloyd 1250 Graphite Auromelt ® ✔ Bio PontoStar 1270 Graphite ®...
  • Page 39 ® BegoStar 17 to 20 ® BegoStar 14 to 17 ECO d’OR 17 to 20 BEGO EcoLine K 13 to 16 BEGO EcoLine K 13 to 16 BEGO EcoLine AU 17 to 20 BEGO EcoLine LFC 17 to 20 BEGO EcoLine LFC 14 to 17 ®...

  • Page 40: Table Of Holding Times / Further Heating Times

    ® ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus ⋅ Nautilus For manual casting* with pyrometer: without pyrometer: Group Alloy Program Holding times** Further heating times ® Wironit 7 to 10 ® Wironit extra hard 6 to 9 ® Wironit 6 to 8 ®...

  • Page 41: Settings

    ® ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus ⋅ Nautilus Settings Pressing the "Settings" button on the main screen calls up a screen where the device settings can be edited This paragraph describes device- independent setting. The casting program settings ® for models NAUTILUS CC plus and ®...
  • Page 42 CC plus media library contains casting videos of the BEGO alloys to provide an insight into melting behaviour and casting time. The BEGO alloys can be selected by pressing the arrow above the video. ® Only with NAUTILUS T: Pressing the BEGO...
  • Page 43 The system settings "O-rings", "Internet", "Date/ Time", "Language" and "Log Setup" can be called up by pressing the "System" button. The display brightness can also be adjusted with the slider. The submenu "Service" is reserved for BEGO authorized customer service personnel.
  • Page 44 ® ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus ⋅ Nautilus O-rings: O-rings can be ejected with compressed air (see page 74. During the check, the chambers are filled with compressed air. If no air escapes (generation of noise!), the O-rings function properly. If an air leak is present, the O-rings must be cleaned (see page 74).
  • Page 45 ® ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus ⋅ Nautilus Language: Pressing a button will change the device to the corresponding language. The following languages are available: • German • English • Italian • Spanish • French • Russian Setting up the protocol: This menu is used to maintain the necessary laboratory and address data for protocol content.
  • Page 46 CC plus ⋅ Nautilus Alloy selection In order to cast an alloy, the corresponding casting The programs for all BEGO alloys are stored in the program needs to be selected. Every program device. Additional alloy programs can be set up and contains additional heating times, holding times, stored for non-BEGO alloys.
  • Page 47 ® Nautilus CC plus English...

  • Page 48: Nautilus ® Cc Plus

    Manual casting generally only serves to set up a program for a non-BEGO alloy (with pyrometer, see page 30) or is used as an emergency casting option in the event that the...

  • Page 49: Casting Process Settings

    ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus Settings • Information: The "Information" button is used to call up specific device information such as the serial number, software version, cast counter and IP address. This screen also provides access to the submenus "Manual", "Media library"...
  • Page 50 ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus Fast mode: In fast mode, the casting process between the steps "Insert alloy" and "Preheat" as well as the steps between "Insert mould" and "Melt" are not started through operator input on the screen but are instead detected and subsequently triggered upon locking the doors/hinged panels.
  • Page 51 ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus Pyrometer (manual casting mode): The manual casting mode can be supported by selecting the pyrometer. The temperature is displayed in the main menu during the casting process. When the pyrometer is not being used, the menu for setting the additional heating time is displayed instead.
  • Page 52 ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus Timer: After activation, the counter counts down the entered seconds. This indicates the cast time. The timer is activated as soon as all the alloy components have melted together.

  • Page 53: Casting

    ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus Casting WARNINGS WARNINGS Risk of injury Only touch the touchscreen with the fingertips! Do not use pens or finger- Wear suitable protective equipment nails! when operating the device! Any liquid that leaks as a result of damage is toxic and corrosive! Avoid contact with skin, swallowing or inhaling!
  • Page 54 ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus The chamber is evacuated during preheating. The preheating may last for up to 60 seconds. ® NAUTILUS displays a "Preheating process completed" window to indicate the end of the preheating process. Have the mould readily available before pressing the "OK"...
  • Page 55 ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus WARNINGS Never look into the melt without protective glass and protective eyewear! Confirm the melting process by pressing the "OK" button or skip it by pressing the "Abort" button. The actual temperature as well as the casting temperature are automatically displayed as soon as the casting temperature has been reached.
  • Page 56 This is required, for instance, when setting up new programs for non-BEGO alloys (see page 30). Go to "Settings" > "Program" > ""Pyrometer". The symbol for the pyrometer is shown in the display header.
  • Page 57 ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus Confirm the preheating process with "OK". In fast mode, the preheating process starts immediately when the crucible cover is closed. The chamber is evacuated during preheating. The preheating may last for up to 60 seconds. ®...
  • Page 58 ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus WARNINGS Never look into the melt without protective glass and protective eyewear! 10. Confirm the melting process by pressing the "OK" button or exit the program by pressing the "Abort" button. In fast mode, the preheating process starts immediately when the mould cover is closed.
  • Page 59 ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus Precious-metal alloys with crucible insert: When the casting temperature is reached, it must be maintained for several seconds before the casting process is triggered (see table on page 35). This holding time is absolutely nec- essary to optimize the flow behaviour of the alloy! Trigger the casting process when the holding time has elapsed and the actual tem-...
  • Page 60 ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus Manual casting without pyrometer The symbol "M" is shown in the display header. ATTENTION ® With the NAUTILUS CC plus, manual casting without pyrometer is used as an optional The temperature cannot be "emergency operation" in case the pyrometer is measured and therefore cannot be malfunctioning/not available.
  • Page 61 ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus The chamber is evacuated during preheating. The preheating may last for up to 60 seconds. ATTENTION The temperature cannot be measured and therefore cannot be limited without the pyrometer! Stay with the device and finish the preheating and melting as described manually! Have the mould readily available before press-...
  • Page 62 ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus 12. The additional heating time for melting (see the table on page 35) is shown on the screen. 13. The timer for the additional heating time can be customized for a specific program (see page 48).

  • Page 63: Nautilus ® T

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  • Page 64: Device Description

    The following functions can be called up on the touchscreen after the device has been switched on: Casting "Casting" can be started once the alloy has been selected. Settings This is where, for instance, new program locations for non-BEGO alloys are set up.

  • Page 65: Casting Process Settings

    ® English ⋅ Nautilus Casting process settings Program Specific settings related to the casting process with ® the NAUTILUS T can be chosen from the "Program" menu. Fast mode: In fast mode, the casting process between the steps "Insert alloy" and "Preheat" as well as the steps between "Insert mould"...
  • Page 66 ® English ⋅ Nautilus ® Camera: The NAUTILUS T is equipped with a camera for monitoring the pressing, preheating and melting processes. Pressing the "camera" button will either activate process monitoring (yellow) or deactivate it (gray). Timer: Once activated, the timer will count down the entered seconds and thus determines the time to cast.

  • Page 67: Casting

    ® English ⋅ Nautilus Casting WARNINGS WARNINGS Risk of injury Only touch the touchscreen with the fingertips! Do not use pens or finger- Wear suitable protective equipment nails! when operating the device! Any liquid that leaks as a result of damage is toxic and corrosive! Avoid contact with skin, swallowing or inhaling!
  • Page 68 ® English ⋅ Nautilus Confirm the preheating process with "OK". NOTE Please note: • Preheat precious-metal and Pd alloys with / without crucible insert until the first alloying components deform, but do not melt. • Preheat CoCr and NiCr alloys until the alloying components glow bright red;...
  • Page 69 ® English ⋅ Nautilus Insert the mould as quickly as possible after the preheating process has been completed. WARNINGS Risk of burn injuries! Use mould tongs! Close the mould door. The next display is shown when the mould door is closed. WARNINGS Never look into the melt without protective glass and protective...
  • Page 70 ® English ⋅ Nautilus WARNINGS Never look into the melt without protective glass and protective eyewear! 10. Once the timer has run down and the alloys melt visually appears to be ready for casting, press the "Casting" button to trigger the casting process.
  • Page 71 ® English ⋅ Nautilus Casting without camera ® With the NAUTILUS T, casting without camera serves as an "emergency operation" in case the camera is malfunctioning/not available. Go to "Settings" > "Program". Deactivate the camera. Optional: Enter log data (see "Setting up the protocol"...
  • Page 72 ® English ⋅ Nautilus The chamber is evacuated during preheating. The preheating may last for up to 60 seconds. ® NAUTILUS T displays the end of the preheat- ing process on the screen. Stay with the device and complete the preheat- ing process by pressing the "Complete"...
  • Page 73 ® English ⋅ Nautilus 11. Enter the additional heating time for melting (see the table on page 35) using the "+" and "-" buttons. The timer counts down the entered seconds and thus determines the time to cast. The timer is activated as soon as all the alloy compo- nents have melted together.

  • Page 74: Service And Maintenance

    ® ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus ⋅ Nautilus Service and Maintenance Service DANGER WARNINGS Warning of electric shock! Danger Burn hazard from hot parts! to life! Carry out maintenance and cleaning Switch the device off and disconnect it work before casting or after the device from the power supply before carrying has cooled down.
  • Page 75 After 10,000 casts (or after 5 years): regularly and replaced as required. This work must • Replacement of safety-relevant components by be carried out solely by BEGO customer service BEGO Customer Service personnel or by representatives that have been authorized by the BEGO customer service department.
  • Page 76 ® ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus ⋅ Nautilus Adding cooling water The internal device cooling facilitates more than 50 quick successive castings. If the E 020 message is displayed, switch off the device and let it cool down. Remove the cover on the left side (loosen the slotted screws).
  • Page 77 ® ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus ⋅ Nautilus Cleaning the sight glass DANGER WARNINGS Warning of electric shock! Danger Burn hazard from hot parts! to life! Clean the sight glass only after it has Switch off the device and pull out the cooled down;...
  • Page 78 ® ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus ⋅ Nautilus Ejecting and cleaning the seals Dirty O-rings on the openings to the casting chamber (e.g. residual investment material) may lead to leaks that would create some noise. Moreover, the vacuum and pressure values may change, which could lead to faulty casting results.
  • Page 79 ® ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus ⋅ Nautilus Checking the seals You can check the tightness of the seal after the O- Go to Settings > O-rings > Check O-rings, see rings have been cleaned. page 74. During the check, the chambers are filled with If air escapes, the O-ring need to be cleaned.
  • Page 80 Unscrew and remove the sound absorber (2) and ejector. Clean the ejector by blasting it. ATTENTION Only use polish blasting agents that do not remove material. (recommended: BEGO Perlablast). The nozzle in the ejector must not be moved. It must protrude 8 mm (see A).
  • Page 81 Request transport packaging For safe transport in case the device needs to be shipped for service purposes, the proper transport packaging (REF 17909) should be requested from BEGO. +49 421 2028-274 For proper packaging of the device see page 7.
  • Page 82 Updating the software/firmware ® Automatic firmware update: The NAUTILUS devices automatically update the device software to the latest firmware version via my.BEGO.com. Upon every restart of the device, the system checks if new firmware versions are available and can be installed.

  • Page 83: Troubleshooting

    Switch the device off (exceptions: see *). Eliminate the malfunction. Switch the device on. Notify Service if messages appear repeatedly. Service must only be carried out by authorized BEGO repair shops! Malfunction Cause Remedy Main switch is switched on, dis- Device has no power.
  • Page 84 ® ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus ⋅ Nautilus Error message Cause Remedy E013 Insufficient amount of water Switch the device off, risk of pump damage! Add water (→ page 72). E014 Maximum pressure not Check compressed air supply ≥ 5 bar (100 l/min). reached Install compressed air reservoir if necessary (→...
  • Page 85 ® ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus ⋅ Nautilus Error message Cause Remedy W 005 Internal battery empty Notify Customer Service. W 010 Chamber leak Clean seals (→ page 74). W 011 Pressure increase too slow Check compressed air supply ≥ 5 bar (100 l/min). Install compressed air reservoir if necessary (→...

  • Page 86: Signs And Labels

    ® ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus ⋅ Nautilus Signs and labels ® NAUTILUS CC plus...
  • Page 87 ® ® English ⋅ Nautilus CC plus ⋅ Nautilus ® NAUTILUS...

  • Page 88: Disposal

    Instructions for disposal of the device (Applicable only within the European Union) The adjacent symbol on the ID plate of the BEGO device indicates that the device, in accordance with the European directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment, may not be disposed of as normal domestic waste.
  • Page 94 BEGO Bremer Goldschlägerei Wilh. Herbst GmbH & Co. KG Wilhelm-Herbst-Str. 1 · 28359 Bremen Telefon +49 421 2028-0 · www.bego.com...

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