Cautions
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SAFETY INTERLOCK
Always keep the top cover and side panel closed during operation!
The system
is equipped with a safety interlock that suspends and prohibits potentially
hazardous model making operations when the cover or side panel are opened.
To avoid potential damage to model[s] in progress, select and press the Pause button and
wait for the printhead carriage to return to the home position prior to opening the top cover.
HOT COMPONENTS
The following parts or materials are very hot when the system is powered on. Touching any of
these items could cause minor burns. Use caution when working on or near these components.
Heated lines and printheads.
Molten 3Z Model and 3Z Support materials.
Material fill ports, reservoirs and filters.
FLAMMABLE COMPONENTS
The VSO dewaxing solvent is flammable.
Under no conditions should you exceed the temperatures specified in Section 11.4
Use VSO in a well ventilated area.
Use care around all heat sources.
MECHANICAL HAZARDS
The cutter blade is very sharp, rotates at high speed and traverses across the build region.
Anything in the vicinity of the cutter blade is at risk of injury or damage.
Confirm that the interlock system is engaged and prohibits cutter motor activation prior to
working in the vicinity of the cutter and removing the protective cutter should.
Never remove the cutter shroud, drive belt shroud or attempt to clean the cutter while the
machine is operating.
Do not touch the cutter blade with bare hands.
Always use extreme caution when cleaning the cutter blade or working anywhere in the
vicinity of this component.
Clean the cutter blade with a nylon or natural-bristle brush. The cutter blade may also be
cleaned with a plastic putty knife. Never use wire brushes or metal scrapers.
PRINTHEAD AND CUTTER CARRIAGES
Keep hands, long hair, loose clothing, and other foreign objects away from the printhead
and cutter carriage areas while the machine is operating.
PAPER TAPE SYSTEM
Keep hands, long hair, loose clothing, and other foreign objects away from the paper tape
system while the machine is operating.
BUILD TABLE
Do not place hands or other foreign objects between the edge of the build table and the
surrounding platform when the table is moving. Although the table mechanism moves
slowly, it exerts considerable force.
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