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Document Number 206465-0001
User Guide
Table of Contents
Introduction
How to use this guide ....................................................................................................................................6
Safety .............................................................................................................................................................7
Overview
Finding more information ..............................................................................................................................11
Setup
Minimum requirements: .................................................................................................................................12
Workspace requirements: .......................................................................................................................12
Facility requirements & environmental specifications: ............................................................................12
Work station requirements: .....................................................................................................................12
Unpacking the Startup Kit ..............................................................................................................................13
Unpacking the Material Bay ...........................................................................................................................14
Unpacking the Printer ....................................................................................................................................15
Set up the material bay and printer ................................................................................................................16
Inserting a modeling base ..............................................................................................................................18
Connecting the printer and material bay(s). ...................................................................................................19
Power cable ...................................................................................................................................................20
Connecting the power cable: ...................................................................................................................20
Network/Crossover connections ....................................................................................................................20
Connecting the network cable: ................................................................................................................20
Connecting the crossover cable: .............................................................................................................20
Powering ON .................................................................................................................................................21
Initial Language Setup ...................................................................................................................................22
Setting your default language: ................................................................................................................22
Software .........................................................................................................................................................22
Installing CatalystEX: ..............................................................................................................................22
Verifying system software: ......................................................................................................................23
Networking the printer ....................................................................................................................................23
Establishing communication on a dynamic network: ...............................................................................23
Setting the static network address: .........................................................................................................24
Connecting directly to your PC ......................................................................................................................25
System Software ............................................................................................................................................26
Updating system software: ......................................................................................................................26
Installing material spools into material carriers ..............................................................................................27
Adding material carriers to single material bay ..............................................................................................29
Loading material to the head for the single material bay ...............................................................................30
Adding material carriers to the dual material bays .........................................................................................30
Building a test part .........................................................................................................................................33
Operation
Powering on ...................................................................................................................................................34
Display panel and keypad ..............................................................................................................................34
System software overview .............................................................................................................................35
CatalystEX overview ......................................................................................................................................36
Processing your STL file for printing ..............................................................................................................37
Opening your STL file with CatalystEX: ..................................................................................................37
Selecting the scale of your STL file: ........................................................................................................37
