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WARNING

Risk of injury: The use of the materials intended for the printer may cause risks to the health and safety of the operator or third persons. To ensure safe handling of the materials, the hazard and precautionary statements shown in SDS must be observed.

CAUTION

Risk of injury: As handling chemicals puts you at risk of coming into contact with corrosive chemicals, being burnt, inhaling poisonous vapors, etc., always put on suitable protective clothing (nitrile gloves, protective goggles) before working with construction substances.

Take utmost care to avoid getting any chemicals in your eyes or breathing the chemical vapors in.

Always wash your hands thoroughly afterwards with soap and water only. Don't use Isopropyl alcohol to wash your hands if come in contact with materials. Be careful not to spill chemicals.

NOTICE

Do not use materials other than the photopolymers delivered by ETEC™. Read the relevant Material Safety Data Sheets supplied with the materials before use.

Note: The ETEC™ technician initially fills the removable material tank during printer installation.

  1. Make sure the material tank is installed correctly, see Install Removable Material Tank.

  2. On the printer screen, select Dashboard > Movements.

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  3. In the Platform tab, press Home.

    → The build platform moves down to its Home position.

  4. In the Compensator tab, press Home.

    → The compensator moves down to its Home position.

  5. Carefully pour the material from the material container into the tank.

  6. Navigate to Dashboard > Material and check the Level value. It should read as close to 0 as possible.

  • If the value is positive, remove the excess material, using the drain valve on the front bottom of the tank, see Clean Material Tank.

  • If the value is negative, add more material to the vat.