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SHUTTING DOWN PRINTER
WARNING: SWITCHING OFF OR DISCONNECTING THE PRINTER’S POWER WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE
SHUTDOWN PROCESS PROPERLY CAN SEVERELY DAMAGE THE PRINTER . ALWAYS PERFORM SHUTDOWN
PROCEDURES BEFORE SWITCHING OFF PRINTER’S POWER OR UNLESS POWER MUST BE DISCONNECTED
IMMEDIATELY FOR SAFETY REASONS .
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The printer can take several hours to warm up after being shutdown and switched off . Before shutdown and switching off,
verify that the need to build parts is not a factor .
NOTE: It is recommended to leave your printer in either standby or conserve mode instead of shutting down if
the printer is to be used within 7 to 10 days of last build.
Printer Modes
Standby
15 Min .
Conserve
25 Min.
Initial Pwr Up 90 Min.
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After printer is idle 2 hours or 72 hours, it enters Standby or Conserve mode, respectively . In these energy-saving states, the
printer’s heaters are partially cooled and many other components are disabled . The heaters are cooler in Conserve mode
more than Standby mode . It takes less time for the printer to warm up from Standby or Conserve mode than it does from full
shutdown/power off . Warming up from Conserve mode takes more time than from Standby .
NOTE To increase or decrease wait time before printer enters Standby mode or Conserve mode, contact 3D
Systems Technical Support .
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Verify that printer is not building .
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Press “
Tools
” (A) on the status screen and select “
Printer Shutdown
” (B) on the menu screen . Select “
Printer Shutdown
” (C);
a dialog box will appear asking for confirmation (D); Select “
Yes
.” The “
Status
” screen will appear and a message will display
in the “
Message Dialog Box
” stating “
OK TO POWER OFF XXX
” (E) . Once this message appears, it will be safe to press the
power switch to off on the rear panel .
A
B
C
D
OK TO POWER
OFF XXX