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Objet500 User Guide
Loading Model and Support Cartridges
Objet500 printers use up to six cartridges of Model material and two cartridges of
Support material, each weighing 3.6 kilograms when full.
The material cabinet contains a module that identifies loaded printing
materials. Tampering with this module will render the printer inoperable and
may void Stratasys warranties and service contracts.
Important: If you need to replace the printing material currently installed with
another type, see "Changing the Printing Material" on page 6-13. Otherwise,
make sure to replace the material cartridge with one containing the same type of
material.
To load Model and Support material:
1. Load Model and Support cartridges into their respective compartments.
2. Check the printer interface to make sure that the new cartridge is detected
3. Close the material cabinet.
Tips about loading and replacing material cartridges:
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You should feel some resistance, as a needle pierces the cartridge seal.
and that its weight is displayed (see the figure on the previous page).
You can replace material cartridges either before or during printing.
You can load partially used cartridges, provided that they contain more than
100 grams of material.
You can replace a partially used cartridge to avoid the need for replacing it
during printing.
The cartridge type is automatically detected by the printer. If you replace a
cartridge containing different Model material, a message appears
recommending that you run the Material Replacement wizard to flush out the
old material.
If printing stops for an extended time before you replace a material cartridge,
the printer may go into Standby or Idle mode. If this happens, see "Resuming
Production After Printing has Stopped" on page 6-10.
6 Operating and Maintaining the Printer
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