Keeping The Printer In Idle Mode - Stratasys Objet30 User Manual

Operating & Maintaining the Objet30 3D Printer

Keeping the Printer in Idle Mode

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Between printing jobs, the Objet30 printer can be kept on for up to one
week. If the printer will not be used for more than a week, use the
Shutdown Wizard to automatically perform the procedures that must be
done before turning off the printer (see "Shutting Down the Printer,"
below).
When the printer stops producing models, the printer software
automatically reduces the temperature of the print heads as follows:
Time after printing
15 minutes
first
next 5 minutes
20 minutes
after
Note: The printer mode is indicated in the green field on the left of the
interface (see figures 6-3, 6-7 and 6-8 on pages 3, 8 and 9).
If, after printing a job, you know that the printer will not be used for 20
minutes or more, you can immediately turn off the heating of the print
heads by putting the printer into Idle mode.
To put the printer into Idle mode:
From the File menu (in the printer interface) click
Note: The printer remains in Idle mode until you open the Objet printer
application and begin printing again.
When the printer is in Idle mode, do not turn it off. It can remain in this
mode—with the cover closed—for up to a week. For longer periods, shut
down the printer by running the Shutdown
Mode Change in heating of print heads
Standby 1 none
Standby 2 heating
Idle heating stopped
Wizard
reduced (to room temp.)
.
Exit
(see below).
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