Stratasys Objet500 - Shutting down the Printer

Objet500 User Guide 6 Operating and Maintaining the Objet500 3DPrinter
DOC-07027 Rev.E 6-20
Shutting Down the Printer
YouonlyneedtoshutdowntheObjet500printerifitwillnotbeusedfora
weekormore.Otherwise,theprintercanremainon,inIdlemode.
TheShutdownprocessflushesprintingmaterialsfromprinter
components.Toavoidflushingoutvaluablematerial,makesuretoprint
modelsatleastonceaweek.Manyprinteroperatorsusethisopportunity
toprintcustomersamplesortestmodels.
Toproperlyshutdown,theprinterneedstoperformseveralprocesses.These
arecontrolledbytheShutdownwizard.Do not attempt to shut down
the printer by simply closing the computer interface (the printer-
control application), and never disconnect power to the printer
before completing this wizard.
Caution
Notusingtheprinterforanextendedperiodwithoutfirstrunningthe
wizardcancauseseriousdamagetoprintheadsandotherexpensive
printerparts.
Dependingonthelengthoftimetheprinterwillnotbeused,youcanchoose
betweenashortshutdownprocedure,andamorethoroughprocedure.
•Up to 10 days:ThewizardemptiestheprintblockofModeland
Supportmaterial,topreventleaks.Thistakesabout10minutes.
•More than 10 days:Thewizardemptiestheprintblock,thenflushes
thesystemwithcleaningfluid.Thistakesupto35minutes,andyoumust
bepresenttoloadcleaning-fluidcartridgeswheninstructed.