Download the PDF guide at the end of this article, in it you could find the following:


1.- SERVICE AND SUPPORT SERVICE

  • SOFTWARE SUPPORT
  • CONSUMABLE ORDERS
  • SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 

Lockout Tagout (LOTO)

Hazard Types 

Product Safety Signs 

Potential Safety Hazard Areas

Guard Door Interlocks

General Safety Practices

  • REMOVING ELECTRICAL POWER 

2.- SYSTEM COMPONENTS 

  • ACCESS DOORS AND PANELS

Top Slide Covers 

Oven Door 

Canister Bay Door 

Power In Disconnect Switch 

Signal Tower

Emergency Stop 

Touchscreen

Power On

Power Off

  • BACK OF SYSTEM

Onboard Computer

UPS 

  • SYSTEM TOP 

Opening the Top Slide Covers

Gantry Assembly 

Head Assembly

Head Maintenance Bracket 

  • MODEL MATERIALS AND TIPS

Materials 

Liquefier Tips 

Head Swap Procedure 

  • OVEN 

Oven Door 

Oven Components

  • CANISTER BAY

Accessing the Bays 

Canister Bay Components

SmartSpool System

3.- SETUP AND INSTALLATION 

  • GENERAL INFORMATION

Prepare Your Facility for Installation

Identifying Your System

  • BASIC SETUP

Making the Network Connection

Air Supply Connection

Making the Power Cable Connection 

  • INSTALLING GRABCAD PRINT

Set up the GrabCAD Print server on a network

GrabCAD and GDPR

Connecting to the Fortus Series Printer 

  • NETWORK SETUP

Configuring the Network

Setting the IP Address

4.- OPERATING THE SYSTEM 

  • BASIC USER INTERFACE AND OPERATIONS

Using the Touchscreen

Touchscreen Buttons

Materials/Tools Display 

Queue Window 

Sensor Status

System Status 

System Defaults 

System Log

Technician Menu 


5.- CALIBRATION 

  • AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION 

Start Auto Z Zero Calibration

Z Zero Offset 

Start Auto Tip Calibration 

Adjust XYZ Calibration Offsets 

Adjust XYZ Calibration Offsets for Controller Software version 3.31 and later 

Adjust XYZ Calibration Offsets for Nylon CF and Ultem1010 

  • TIP WIPE ASSEMBLY ADJUSTMENTS
  • T16A TIP WIPE ADJUSTMENT 

AutoHome XYZ

6.- SYSTEM MAINTENANCE 

  • UPDATING CONTROLLER SOFTWARE

Web Method (preferred method) 

CD Method (alternate method) 

  • PLACING SYSTEM IN RECEIVE SOFTWARE UPGRADE MODE 
  • REINSTALLING CONTROLLER SOFTWARE (USING USB FLASH DRIVE)
  • MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
  • DAILY MAINTENANCE

Clean the Platen 

Empty the Purge Bucket

  • WEEKLY MAINTENANCE 

Vacuum the Build Envelope 

Clean/Inspect Tip Wipe Assembly

  • QUARTERLY MAINTENANCE 

Clean the Tip Sensor Plunger 

  • AS NEEDED MAINTENANCE 

Cleaning The Liquefier Tips

Cleaning the Cabinet 

Cleaning Plastic Components 

Cleaning the Oven Door, Camera/Lamp, and Touchscreen Display


7.- TROUBLESHOOTING 

  • GETTING HELP
  • FINDING A REMEDY 

Tip Offset Menu 

Part Placement Menu 

Administrator Menu 

System Default Values 

Building Screen 

Health Monitor 

  • TOUCHSCREEN NAVIGATION

Building Screen 

Materials/Tools 

Calibration Menu 

Adjust XYZ Calibration Offsets 

Tips/Materials Change

Technician 

Administrator 

System Default 

Log Off

Queue Window 

Move Commands 

Powering On the System

Powering Off the System

  • BASIC JOB BUILD TASKS 

Before a Job Build 

Select a Job to Build

Build Job Warnings

Information Available During a Build 

Pausing or Stopping a Job 

Remote Job Monitoring 

After a Job Build 

  • REMOVING SUPPORTS

Breakaway Support Material 

Soluble Release Support Material 

Support Material for PPSF Parts 

  • MATERIAL, CANISTERS, AND LIQUEFIER TIPS 

Unloading Material from the Liquefier Tips

Removing Canisters 

Canister Installation 

Loading Material to the Liquefier Tips 

Canister Auto Changeover 

Handling/Storing Canisters

Changing Tips or Material Type 

  • WORKING WITH THE JOB QUEUES 
  • SYSTEM STATUS 


8.- SUPPLEMENTARY INFO 

  • DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
  • REGULATORY AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION

EMC Class A Warning 

FCC Statements (U.S.A.) 

Canada Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) 

MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet

Disposal of waste equipment by users in private households in the European Union 

  • LADDER DIAGRAM 
  • E-STOP CIRCUIT 
  • SAFETY INTERLOCK CIRCUIT 

Safety Interlock Summary 

  • F900 ELECTRICAL
  • ELECTRICAL PANEL 
  • AUXILIARY PANEL GEN III
  • AUXILIARY PANEL GEN II
  • AUXILIARY PANEL GEN I