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10/21/08 All Rights ReservedZPrinter® 650Hardware ManualPart Number 09577Rev. A

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual ZPrinter 650 Overviewzcentral.zcorp.com 4 All Rights Reserved10/21/081.5 3D Printing Process Diagram1.6 Important Term

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual ZPrinter 650 Overviewzcentral.zcorp.com 5 All Rights Reserved10/21/08Infiltration - Process of applying various post-pro

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual ZPrinter 650 Overviewzcentral.zcorp.com 6 All Rights Reserved10/21/081.7 ZPrinter 650 ComponentsThe main components of

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual ZPrinter 650 Overviewzcentral.zcorp.com 7 All Rights Reserved10/21/081.7.2 Printer Interior Number Component1 Binder Ca

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual ZPrinter 650 Overviewzcentral.zcorp.com 8 All Rights Reserved10/21/081.7.3 Post-Processing Unit (PPU) Interior Numbe

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual ZPrinter 650 Overviewzcentral.zcorp.com 9 All Rights Reserved10/21/081.7.4 Printer StorageNumber Component1 Tools and Ac

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual ZPrinter 650 Overviewzcentral.zcorp.com 10 All Rights Reserved10/21/081.7.5 Post-Processing Unit (PPU) StorageNumber Com

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual ZPrinter 650 Overviewzcentral.zcorp.com 11 All Rights Reserved10/21/081.8 ZPrinter 650 Rear View Number Component1 Powe

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual ZPrinter 650 Overviewzcentral.zcorp.com 12 All Rights Reserved10/21/081.9 Service StationNumber Component1 Squeegee2Spi

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual ZPrinter 650 Overviewzcentral.zcorp.com 13 All Rights Reserved10/21/081.10 Parking CapsNumber Component1 Parking Caps (

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manualzcentral.zcorp.com i All Rights Reserved10/21/08NoticesCopyright and Trademarks Copyright © Z Corporation 1995-2008. All

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual ZPrinter 650 Overviewzcentral.zcorp.com 14 All Rights Reserved10/21/081.11 Carriage, Print Heads, and Pogo Pins1.11.1 F

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual ZPrinter 650 Overviewzcentral.zcorp.com 15 All Rights Reserved10/21/081.11.2 Top Inside ViewNote: Carriage cover shown r

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual ZPrinter 650 Overviewzcentral.zcorp.com 16 All Rights Reserved10/21/081.12 LCD Menu And Control Knob (Control Panel)1.1

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual ZPrinter 650 Overviewzcentral.zcorp.com 17 All Rights Reserved10/21/081.14 Accessories Kit1.15 Where To Go For More In

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual ZPrinter 650 Overviewzcentral.zcorp.com 18 All Rights Reserved10/21/08Both programs include a searchable Help system and

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Setup And Print The Buildzcentral.zcorp.com 19 All Rights Reserved10/21/082 Setup And Print The BuildThis section will s

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Setup And Print The Buildzcentral.zcorp.com 20 All Rights Reserved10/21/082.2.1 Parts Containing an Opening or Hollow Ar

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Setup And Print The Buildzcentral.zcorp.com 21 All Rights Reserved10/21/08The remainder of this chapter takes you throug

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Setup And Print The Buildzcentral.zcorp.com 22 All Rights Reserved10/21/083. If the Choose Units dialog opens, choose th

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Setup And Print The Buildzcentral.zcorp.com 23 All Rights Reserved10/21/083. In the Select 3D Printer dialog, choose Net

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manualzcentral.zcorp.com ii All Rights Reserved10/21/08costs and expenses resulting from any use of the Equipment other than fo

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Setup And Print The Buildzcentral.zcorp.com 24 All Rights Reserved10/21/082.7 Check The Default Powder Settings1. Selec

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Setup And Print The Buildzcentral.zcorp.com 25 All Rights Reserved10/21/08ZPrint Transform Menu Translate Positions the

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Setup And Print The Buildzcentral.zcorp.com 26 All Rights Reserved10/21/082.9 FixturesA Fixture is a grid-shaped object

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Setup And Print The Buildzcentral.zcorp.com 27 All Rights Reserved10/21/08You can generate a Fixture for an entire part,

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Setup And Print The Buildzcentral.zcorp.com 28 All Rights Reserved10/21/084. Click OK. The Fixture is generated. The

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Setup And Print The Buildzcentral.zcorp.com 29 All Rights Reserved10/21/084. When you have positioned the box, click OK

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Setup And Print The Buildzcentral.zcorp.com 30 All Rights Reserved10/21/082. Check that the printer listed in the Select

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Setup And Print The Buildzcentral.zcorp.com 31 All Rights Reserved10/21/08A clean, properly prepared Build Bed2.13 Prin

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Setup And Print The Buildzcentral.zcorp.com 32 All Rights Reserved10/21/08• Print in Monochrome - Prints a color part in

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Setup And Print The Buildzcentral.zcorp.com 33 All Rights Reserved10/21/082.14 Dry The PartWhen your part is finished p

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manualzcentral.zcorp.com iii All Rights Reserved10/21/08ZPrinter® 650Hardware ManualTABLE OF CONTENTS1 ZPrinter 650 Overview

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Setup And Print The Buildzcentral.zcorp.com 34 All Rights Reserved10/21/08NOTE: Unused powder that is emptied or vacuume

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Setup And Print The Buildzcentral.zcorp.com 35 All Rights Reserved10/21/082.17 The Next StepRight now - after depowderi

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Routine Cleaningzcentral.zcorp.com 36 All Rights Reserved10/21/083 Routine CleaningThis chapter describes the routine cl

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Routine Cleaningzcentral.zcorp.com 37 All Rights Reserved10/21/083.2 Empty The Debris SeparatorAfter vacuuming, empty t

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Routine Cleaningzcentral.zcorp.com 38 All Rights Reserved10/21/083.3 Clean The Parking CapsThe Parking Caps keep the pr

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Routine Cleaningzcentral.zcorp.com 39 All Rights Reserved10/21/084. Squirt the distilled water onto the Caps. The water

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Routine Cleaningzcentral.zcorp.com 40 All Rights Reserved10/21/08

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Routine Cleaningzcentral.zcorp.com 41 All Rights Reserved10/21/083.4 Clean The Fast Axis Rails and CarriageKeeping the

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Routine Cleaningzcentral.zcorp.com 42 All Rights Reserved10/21/083.5 Clean The Service StationThe function of the Servi

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Routine Cleaningzcentral.zcorp.com 43 All Rights Reserved10/21/083.5.2 Example - Clean Service Station3.5.3 Cleaning Pro

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manualzcentral.zcorp.com iv All Rights Reserved10/21/08 2.8 Transform The Part in ZPrint ...

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Routine Cleaningzcentral.zcorp.com 44 All Rights Reserved10/21/083. Position the squirt bottle close to the station and

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Routine Cleaningzcentral.zcorp.com 45 All Rights Reserved10/21/086. Wipe off any water or cleaning solution on the Wash

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Post-Processing With Z-Bondzcentral.zcorp.com 46 All Rights Reserved10/21/084 Post-Processing With Z-BondThis section de

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Post-Processing With Z-Bondzcentral.zcorp.com 47 All Rights Reserved10/21/084.2 Using the Post-Processing UnitThe Post-

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Post-Processing With Z-Bondzcentral.zcorp.com 48 All Rights Reserved10/21/085. Lower the metal tray to the bottom of the

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Post-Processing With Z-Bondzcentral.zcorp.com 49 All Rights Reserved10/21/081. Place wax paper where you will be working

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Additional Operationszcentral.zcorp.com 50 All Rights Reserved10/21/085 Additional OperationsWhen you start a print job,

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Additional Operationszcentral.zcorp.com 51 All Rights Reserved10/21/08In the example above, the Printer Status dialog sh

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Additional Operationszcentral.zcorp.com 52 All Rights Reserved10/21/085.2 Change Print Head(s)If the Printer Status dia

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Additional Operationszcentral.zcorp.com 53 All Rights Reserved10/21/086. Lift the print heads to be replaced out of thei

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manualzcentral.zcorp.com v All Rights Reserved10/21/08 6.8 Clean The Spreader Roller ...

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Additional Operationszcentral.zcorp.com 54 All Rights Reserved10/21/089. Remove the new printhead from its packaging. Be

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Additional Operationszcentral.zcorp.com 55 All Rights Reserved10/21/085.3 Add BinderIf there is not enough binder in on

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Additional Operationszcentral.zcorp.com 56 All Rights Reserved10/21/085.4 Add Powder To The FeederZPrint evaluates the

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Additional Operationszcentral.zcorp.com 57 All Rights Reserved10/21/085.5 Add Cleaning SolutionIf there is not enough c

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Additional Operationszcentral.zcorp.com 58 All Rights Reserved10/21/085.7 Position Build Piston (Build Bed)The Build Be

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Printer Maintenancezcentral.zcorp.com 59 All Rights Reserved10/21/086 Printer MaintenanceThis chapter details how to per

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Printer Maintenancezcentral.zcorp.com 60 All Rights Reserved10/21/084. Using a paper towel dampened with distilled water

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Printer Maintenancezcentral.zcorp.com 61 All Rights Reserved10/21/085. Look into the left end of the printer, in between

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Printer Maintenancezcentral.zcorp.com 62 All Rights Reserved10/21/087. Touch the grease gun to the Piston Screw and sque

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Printer Maintenancezcentral.zcorp.com 63 All Rights Reserved10/21/083. Pull the Fast Axis forward until you see the Slow

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual ZPrinter 650 Overviewzcentral.zcorp.com 1 All Rights Reserved10/21/081 ZPrinter 650 OverviewWelcome to the exciting worl

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Printer Maintenancezcentral.zcorp.com 64 All Rights Reserved10/21/083. Lower the retainer.4. Remove the old Carbon Filt

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Printer Maintenancezcentral.zcorp.com 65 All Rights Reserved10/21/086.6 Clean The Fast Axis PulleysFrequency: On a regu

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Printer Maintenancezcentral.zcorp.com 66 All Rights Reserved10/21/082. Unsnap the top deck from the chassis by pulling u

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Printer Maintenancezcentral.zcorp.com 67 All Rights Reserved10/21/084. On the LCD select VACUUM to turn the vacuum on. T

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Printer Maintenancezcentral.zcorp.com 68 All Rights Reserved10/21/086. Using the pick from the Accessories Kit, reach be

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Printer Maintenancezcentral.zcorp.com 69 All Rights Reserved10/21/089. Slide the deck back into position. Line up the cu

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Printer Maintenancezcentral.zcorp.com 70 All Rights Reserved10/21/086.8 Clean The Spreader RollerFrequency: On a regula

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Troubleshooting the ZPrinter 650zcentral.zcorp.com 71 All Rights Reserved10/21/087 Troubleshooting the ZPrinter 650If yo

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Troubleshooting the ZPrinter 650zcentral.zcorp.com 72 All Rights Reserved10/21/087.1 Try This FirstBefore calling for s

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Troubleshooting the ZPrinter 650zcentral.zcorp.com 73 All Rights Reserved10/21/087.2 Problems Powering UpIf your printe

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual ZPrinter 650 Overviewzcentral.zcorp.com 2 All Rights Reserved10/21/081.3 Computer/System Requirements1.3.1 Recommended

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Troubleshooting the ZPrinter 650zcentral.zcorp.com 74 All Rights Reserved10/21/087.3 Print Head Errors/ Weak PartsThere

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Troubleshooting the ZPrinter 650zcentral.zcorp.com 75 All Rights Reserved10/21/08

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Troubleshooting the ZPrinter 650zcentral.zcorp.com 76 All Rights Reserved10/21/087.4 Alignment ErrorsIf you have run an

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Troubleshooting the ZPrinter 650zcentral.zcorp.com 77 All Rights Reserved10/21/087.5 Motion Errors - Fast AxisThere are

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Troubleshooting the ZPrinter 650zcentral.zcorp.com 78 All Rights Reserved10/21/08

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Troubleshooting the ZPrinter 650zcentral.zcorp.com 79 All Rights Reserved10/21/087.6 Motion Errors - Slow AxisThere are

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Troubleshooting the ZPrinter 650zcentral.zcorp.com 80 All Rights Reserved10/21/08

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Troubleshooting the ZPrinter 650zcentral.zcorp.com 81 All Rights Reserved10/21/087.7 Network Errors - Cannot Connect to

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Troubleshooting the ZPrinter 650zcentral.zcorp.com 82 All Rights Reserved10/21/087.8 Network Errors - Packet TimeoutExp

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Troubleshooting the ZPrinter 650zcentral.zcorp.com 83 All Rights Reserved10/21/08Solution: If your parts are thin-walled

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual ZPrinter 650 Overviewzcentral.zcorp.com 3 All Rights Reserved10/21/08• A 3D Printer • Importing a solid 3D modeling file

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Troubleshooting the ZPrinter 650zcentral.zcorp.com 84 All Rights Reserved10/21/087.10 Part Quality Issues - Streaky or

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Troubleshooting the ZPrinter 650zcentral.zcorp.com 85 All Rights Reserved10/21/087.11 Part Quality Issues - Bad Surface

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Troubleshooting the ZPrinter 650zcentral.zcorp.com 86 All Rights Reserved10/21/08Solution - Print HeadsTroubleshoot usin

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Troubleshooting the ZPrinter 650zcentral.zcorp.com 87 All Rights Reserved10/21/087.12.2 Binder Cartridge is Full But ZPr

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Troubleshooting the ZPrinter 650zcentral.zcorp.com 88 All Rights Reserved10/21/087.13 Error Codes and Messages - Backgr

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Troubleshooting the ZPrinter 650zcentral.zcorp.com 89 All Rights Reserved10/21/087.14Additional Information7.14.1 Materi

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Troubleshooting the ZPrinter 650zcentral.zcorp.com 90 All Rights Reserved10/21/08• Log File (obtainable through the ZPri

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manualzcentral.zcorp.com 91 All Rights ReservedIndexNumerics3D Print Setup dialog, 293D Printing description, 13D Printing Proc

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manualzcentral.zcorp.com 92 All Rights ReservedIndexError 43000, 77, , 79Error 60700, 74Error 60701, 74Error 60702, 74FFast Axi

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manualzcentral.zcorp.com 93 All Rights ReservedIndexPrint Head(s), Change, 52Print Head, Definition, 5Print Heads, 2Print Job O