ZPrinter
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150 / ZPrinter 250 User Manual
Additional Operations
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5 Additional Operations
When you start a print job, ZPrint checks the printer to ensure there are enough materials to complete
the job and that the printer is properly prepared before starting the job. If the printer does not have
enough powder, binder, or print head life to complete the job, a message appears in the
Printer Status
dialog telling you what you need to do to prepare the printer before printing.
Important:
Do not add powder or binder to the printer, or change a print head, unless you see a mes-
sage telling you to in the
Printer Status
dialog.
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Section 5.1, ’The Printer Status Report’
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Section 5.2, ’The Printer Status Dialog’
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Section 5.3, ’Change Print Head’
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Section 5.7, ’Replace the Waste Tray’
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Section 5.8, ’Position Build Piston (Build Bed)’
5.1 The Printer Status Report
The printer has an onboard Status Report you can use to check powder levels, head life remaining, etc.
This is especially useful if the printer is located some distance from the computer used to control it.
To access the onboard Status Report, select
STATUS REPORT
on the LCD. The Report will look similar
to the example below:
5.2 The Printer Status Dialog
The
Printer Status
dialog in ZPrint keeps you appraised of everything your ZPrinter 150 / ZPrinter 250
needs to start your print job. The two examples below show what appears when the printer is ready to
print, and when it’s not ready.
BINDER LEVEL OK
HP11 REMAINING 25%
FEEDER LEVEL 4.6”
BUILD PLATFORM 3.4”
WASTE OK