Objet260 User Guide
6 Operating and Maintaining the Objet260 3D Printer
DOC-37004 Rev. E
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Keeping the Printer in Idle Mode
Between printing jobs, the Objet260 printer can be left unused for up to one
week. If the printer will not be used for more than a week, use the Shutdown
wizard to automatically perform the procedures that must be done before
turning off the printer (see "Shutting Down the Printer" on the next page,
below).
When the printer stops producing models, the printer software automatically
reduces the temperature of the print heads as follows:
After printing stops
Mode
Change in heating of print heads
first 15 minutes
Standby 1
no change
next 10 hours
Standby 2
heating reduced (to room temp.)
after Standby 2
Idle
heating stopped
Note:
The printer mode is indicated in the green field on the left of the interface
(see Figure 6-3, and Figure 6-5 on pages 6-4, and 6-9).
If, after printing a job, you know that the printer will not be used for 10 hours
or more, you can immediately turn off the heating of the print heads by
putting the printer into Idle mode.
To put the printer into Idle mode:
➢
From the
File
menu (in the printer interface) click
Exit
.
Note:
The printer remains in Idle mode until you open the Objet260 printer
application and begin printing again.
When the printer is in Idle mode, do
not
turn it off. It can remain in this
mode—with the cover closed—for up to a week. For longer periods, shut
down the printer by running the Shutdown wizard (see below).
