Spectrum Z™510 3D Printer Hardware Manual
Routine Operations
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5 Routine Operations
The routine maintenance tasks described in this chapter should be performed before every build.
5.1 Preparing the Build Area
IMPORTANT
Use only powder supplied by Z Corporation. Use of any other material may impact the
performance and/or safety of your 3D Printer System and will void warranty of equip-
ment.
1. Preheat printer, if needed. Preheating the printer will reduce the print time if the printer has not reached
the required temperature. To preheat the printer, select the
Preheat Printer
option under the
Service
menu.
2. Lower feed piston by pressing down on the
Feed
DOWN button until the feed piston automatically
drops.
3. Take printer offline by pressing 'Offline' on the control panel.
4. Lift the top cover of the printer.
5. Raise build piston by pressing
Build
UP. Once build piston has stopped, press
Build
UP once. You will
see 'Hold for Unload' on the control panel.