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60950-1-03 HP Designjet 3D and HP Designjet Color 3D conform with the following standards, in accordance with the EU Machinery, Low Voltage and Electromagnetic Compatibility Directives: EU 98/37/EEC, EU 73/23/EEC amended by 93/68/EEC, EU 89/336/EEC

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Table of Contents Introduction .....................................................................................................1 How to use this guide......................................................................................................1 Safety............................................................................................................................2 Overview .........................................................................................................3 What happens when... ...........................................................................................3 Powering up:

.........................................................................................................3 Powering Down .....................................................................................................4 Loading Material....................................................................................................4 Building a Part .......................................................................................................4 Electronics Overview ..............................................................................................6 Single Board Computer...........................................................................................7 Controller Board ....................................................................................................8 Overview ..............................................................................................................8 Voltage Generation ................................................................................................8 Dual Port Memory Interface .....................................................................................8 X, Y, Z Axis Control................................................................................................8 Material Motor Control ...........................................................................................8 Temperature Control...............................................................................................8 Liquefier Temperature Control ..................................................................................9 Actuators, Switches & Optical Sensors ......................................................................9 Safety Devices .....................................................................................................10 Controller Board Layout ........................................................................................10 Reset Button.........................................................................................................11 Dip Switches........................................................................................................11 SW2 ..................................................................................................................12 SW5 ..................................................................................................................12 SW6 ..................................................................................................................12 Memory ..............................................................................................................12 LEDs ...................................................................................................................12 Power Distribution Board (PDB) ..............................................................................14 Chamber Temperature Control...............................................................................15 Test Points and LED’s ............................................................................................16 I/O Card ............................................................................................................18 Head Board ........................................................................................................19 Printer overview ...................................................................................................20

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Setup ............................................................................................................25 Installing software .........................................................................................................25 Installing HP Designjet 3D Software Solution:......................................................25 Installing firmware to the workstation: ................................................................25 Networking the printer...................................................................................................25 Connecting through a network:

.........................................................................25 Connecting directly to a workstation: .................................................................25 Establishing network communication with the printer .........................................................26 Establishing communication on a dynamic network: ............................................26 Establishing communication on a static network: .................................................27 Setting the static network in Windows XP:

..........................................................27 Setting the static network in Windows Vista:.......................................................27 Setting the static network in Windows 7:............................................................28 Setting the static network on printer: ..................................................................28 Establish communication:

.................................................................................29 Installing Firmware on printer .........................................................................................30 Adding the second HP Designjet 3D Material Bay.............................................................31 Installing the HP Designjet 3D Material Bay:.......................................................31 Operation ......................................................................................................37 Display panel and keypad .............................................................................................37 System firmware overview..............................................................................................38 HP Designjet 3D Software Solution overview ....................................................................39 Processing your STL file for printing .................................................................................40 Opening your STL file with HP Designjet 3D Software Solution:.............................40 Selecting layer resolution:.................................................................................40 Selecting model interior fill style:

.......................................................................40 Selecting support style:.....................................................................................41 Selecting the scale of your STL file: ....................................................................41 Selecting the orientation of your STL file: ............................................................41 Adding your STL file to the pack:.......................................................................42 Printing your STL file:

.......................................................................................42 Building a part .............................................................................................................43 Starting a build from a remote location:

.............................................................43 Starting a build from the display panel:..............................................................43 The display panel during build .......................................................................................44 Chamber Lights.............................................................................................................44 Pausing a build.............................................................................................................45 Resuming after pause ....................................................................................................45 Canceling a build .........................................................................................................45

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Removing a completed part............................................................................................46 Remove a part from the modeling base:

.............................................................46 Removing support material.............................................................................................46 Emptying the purge bucket .............................................................................................47 Replacing material for single material bay .......................................................................47 Replacing material for dual material bays ........................................................................48 Material bay LEDs.........................................................................................................49 Replacing material spools ..............................................................................................50 Removing a spool of material from the carrier:....................................................50 Storing material spools ..................................................................................................50 Auto power down .........................................................................................................52 Cancelling auto power down:...........................................................................52 Powering off.................................................................................................................53 Resuming operations from Standby mode ........................................................................53 Updating printer firmware:.............................................................................................53 Installing the firmware:.....................................................................................53 Software ........................................................................................................55 Software Architecture ....................................................................................................55 Operating System .........................................................................................................55 Display Driver ..............................................................................................................55 Comm Server ...............................................................................................................56 System Manager...........................................................................................................56 Move Compiler.............................................................................................................56 Feeder.........................................................................................................................56 Event/Command Monitor...............................................................................................56 HP Designjet 3D Software Solution Help ..........................................................................57 HP Designjet 3D Software Solution overview ...........................................................57 Dynamic help ......................................................................................................57 Maintenance ..................................................................................................59 Startup kit tools.............................................................................................................59 Conventional help file...........................................................................................57 Preventive Maintenance.................................................................................................59 Daily ..................................................................................................................59 Empty the purge bucket....................................................................................59 Inspect the tip wipe assembly............................................................................59 Inspect the tip shields.......................................................................................59 Remove debris buildup.....................................................................................59 Vacuum build chamber ....................................................................................59 Clean door.....................................................................................................59

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