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 ===== [Print] screen ===== ===== [Print] screen =====
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 After starting the HT500 the //Print// screen will appear as the start-up screen. Here you activate the 3D Printer and start the print jobs previously uploaded to the queue via the web interface. After starting the HT500 the //Print// screen will appear as the start-up screen. Here you activate the 3D Printer and start the print jobs previously uploaded to the queue via the web interface.
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 |  1  | Status message ​ | **//​Idle//​**:​ apparatus is waiting for next user input\\ **//​[[#​Printing]]//​**:​ apparatus is busy printing ​ | |  1  | Status message ​ | **//​Idle//​**:​ apparatus is waiting for next user input\\ **//​[[#​Printing]]//​**:​ apparatus is busy printing ​ |
 |  2  | Menu selection ​ | Select the operating menu and mode:\\ **[[#​print-screen|Print]]** represents the main production mode\\ **[[#​configuration-screen|Configuration]]** allows choosing material based temperature profiles for each extruder and bed/​chamber\\ **[[#​setup-screen|Setup]]** provides wizards for different preset operating procedures\\ **[[#​expert-control-screen|Expert Control]]** provides access to motors and direct temperature control\\ **[[#​log-screen|Log]]** represents the communication history of microcontroller,​ BeagleBone Black, and touchscreen ​ | |  2  | Menu selection ​ | Select the operating menu and mode:\\ **[[#​print-screen|Print]]** represents the main production mode\\ **[[#​configuration-screen|Configuration]]** allows choosing material based temperature profiles for each extruder and bed/​chamber\\ **[[#​setup-screen|Setup]]** provides wizards for different preset operating procedures\\ **[[#​expert-control-screen|Expert Control]]** provides access to motors and direct temperature control\\ **[[#​log-screen|Log]]** represents the communication history of microcontroller,​ BeagleBone Black, and touchscreen ​ |
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 |  10  | [print] button ​ | Tap to [[#​starting-print-jobs|start the respective print job]]. ​ | |  10  | [print] button ​ | Tap to [[#​starting-print-jobs|start the respective print job]]. ​ |
 |  11  | Browse buttons ​ | Use [Previous], [Next] and [//page number//] to browse the print job list.  | |  11  | Browse buttons ​ | Use [Previous], [Next] and [//page number//] to browse the print job list.  |
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 ==== Starting print jobs ==== ==== Starting print jobs ====
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 Tap the [print] button next to a print job in the queue to start the print job. You will be asked to confirm that all preparations for the print job have been performed. Tap [OK, Start Print] to definitely begin printing or [Cancel] to return to the queue. Tap the [print] button next to a print job in the queue to start the print job. You will be asked to confirm that all preparations for the print job have been performed. Tap [OK, Start Print] to definitely begin printing or [Cancel] to return to the queue.
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 |  1  | Checklist ​ | Please make sure that all displayed requirements have been met before proceeding. ​ | |  1  | Checklist ​ | Please make sure that all displayed requirements have been met before proceeding. ​ |
 |  2  | [OK, Start Print] button ​ | If all preparations have been made, tap to proceed. ​ | |  2  | [OK, Start Print] button ​ | If all preparations have been made, tap to proceed. ​ |
 |  3  | [Cancel] button | Tap to abort if any requirements has not been met. | |  3  | [Cancel] button | Tap to abort if any requirements has not been met. |
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-After confirmation the HT500 starts processing the print job and the status message changes to //​Printing//​. All other menus are deactivated during a print. The print job name, the current progress, and the estimated remaining time are displayed and the [Abort Print] button is active.+
  
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 ^ No.  ^ Description ​ ^ Content/​Function ​ ^ ^ No.  ^ Description ​ ^ Content/​Function ​ ^
 |  4  | Print job name  | The name of the slicing file uploaded to the queue. ​ | |  4  | Print job name  | The name of the slicing file uploaded to the queue. ​ |
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 |  7  | [Pause/​Resume Print] button ​ | Allows interrupting a print job for interference and subsequent resumption. ​ | |  7  | [Pause/​Resume Print] button ​ | Allows interrupting a print job for interference and subsequent resumption. ​ |
 |  8  | [Abort Print] button ​ | Tap to [[#​Finishing a print job|abort a print job]]. ​ | |  8  | [Abort Print] button ​ | Tap to [[#​Finishing a print job|abort a print job]]. ​ |
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 ==== Pause function ==== ==== Pause function ====
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 The pause function was built in for the case that a print job needs to be interrupted and later resumed for other reasons than "​out-of-filament"​ (see [[#​changing-the-filament|below]]).\\ The pause function was built in for the case that a print job needs to be interrupted and later resumed for other reasons than "​out-of-filament"​ (see [[#​changing-the-filament|below]]).\\
-After tapping the [Pause Print] button, the printer keeps printing until the cache is empty. This may take a few minutes, according to the complexity of the current g-code. Afterwards, the print bed is lowered into its home position, the extruders are turned off and the print head moves to the maintenance position.\\ Now you have access to the //[[#Expert Control|Expert Controls]]//​ and some of the //​[[#​Setup|]]//​ functions to adjust whatever might be necessary.\\ +<WRAP clear/>
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-<WRAP group> +After tapping the [Pause Print] ​button, the printer keeps printing until the cache is emptyThis may take a few minutes, according to the complexity of the current g-code. Afterwards, the print bed is lowered into its home position, the extruders are turned off and the print head moves to the maintenance ​position.\\ Now you have access to the //[[#Expert Control|Expert Controls]]// ​and some of the //​[[#​Setup|]]//​ functions to adjust whatever might be necessary
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-To continue printing tap [Resume Print] (replaced ​[Pause Print])Print bed and extruder ​head move to their last position and after re-heating ​the extruders the print seamlessly continues+
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 +To continue printing tap [Resume Print] (replaced [Pause Print]). Print bed and extruder head move to their last position and after re-heating the extruders the print seamlessly continues.
 ==== Finishing a print job ==== ==== Finishing a print job ====
 There are two ways to finish a print job: automatic finish after completion or abortion by the operator.\\ There are two ways to finish a print job: automatic finish after completion or abortion by the operator.\\
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 For switching the HT500 into standby tap the shut-down button. The system will then perform the cool-down sequence for safety reasons before deactivating the preheating and the build chamber. For switching the HT500 into standby tap the shut-down button. The system will then perform the cool-down sequence for safety reasons before deactivating the preheating and the build chamber.
  
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 To wake the machine from standby see [[#​waking-from-standby|Starting the 3D Printer]]. To wake the machine from standby see [[#​waking-from-standby|Starting the 3D Printer]].
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 For maintenance and test reasons, after a crash or to reduce lead times, e.g. if you still need to work on a print file but want the\\ 3D Printer to be ready for operation, manually moving the motors or preheating the build chamber and the print table may be necessary or advantageous. For maintenance and test reasons, after a crash or to reduce lead times, e.g. if you still need to work on a print file but want the\\ 3D Printer to be ready for operation, manually moving the motors or preheating the build chamber and the print table may be necessary or advantageous.
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 |  1  | Drive control -\\ negative direction ​ | Moves every axis individually once for every tap in  [[manual#​drives|negative direction]],​ according to the selected step width. | |  1  | Drive control -\\ negative direction ​ | Moves every axis individually once for every tap in  [[manual#​drives|negative direction]],​ according to the selected step width. |
 |  2  | {{anchor:​omc14t02:​[Printhead Maintenance Position]}} ​ | Tap to move the extruder head into a preset position in the upper center of the build chamber directly in front of the doors where it is easily accessible for maintenance purposes. ​  | |  2  | {{anchor:​omc14t02:​[Printhead Maintenance Position]}} ​ | Tap to move the extruder head into a preset position in the upper center of the build chamber directly in front of the doors where it is easily accessible for maintenance purposes. ​  |
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 |  4  | Drive control -\\ positive direction ​ | Moves every axis individually once for every tap in  [[manual#​drives|positive direction]],​ according to the selected step width. | |  4  | Drive control -\\ positive direction ​ | Moves every axis individually once for every tap in  [[manual#​drives|positive direction]],​ according to the selected step width. |
 |  5  | {{anchor:​omc14t05:​Extruder temperature control}} ​ | Enables directly setting the temperature and extruding filament for one extruder at a time (see the chapter [[reprap-industrial-v1:​knowledge-base#​setting-the-extrusion-temperature|"​Extrusion temperature"​]] in the "​Material"​ section of the knowledgebase). ​ | |  5  | {{anchor:​omc14t05:​Extruder temperature control}} ​ | Enables directly setting the temperature and extruding filament for one extruder at a time (see the chapter [[reprap-industrial-v1:​knowledge-base#​setting-the-extrusion-temperature|"​Extrusion temperature"​]] in the "​Material"​ section of the knowledgebase). ​ |
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 ===== [Log] screen ===== ===== [Log] screen =====
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 All communication between touchscreen,​ BeagleBone Black and microcontroller is stored and displayed on the log screen. Print job statuses are stored also.\\ Direct G-code programming can be effected via the G-code input field. All communication between touchscreen,​ BeagleBone Black and microcontroller is stored and displayed on the log screen. Print job statuses are stored also.\\ Direct G-code programming can be effected via the G-code input field.
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 +[{{:​reprap-industrial-v1:​gui_logmenu_v110.png?​600|The log screen provides additional information about sent and received G-code commands and the possibility of directly influencing the 3D Printer via G-code command input. }}]
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 ^ No.  ^ Description ​ ^ Content/​Function ​ ^ ^ No.  ^ Description ​ ^ Content/​Function ​ ^
 |  1  | History list  | communication history sorted top down by date and time¹\\ //SENT//: BeagleBone Black to microcontroller\\ //RECV//: microcontroller to BeagleBone Black\\ ​  | |  1  | History list  | communication history sorted top down by date and time¹\\ //SENT//: BeagleBone Black to microcontroller\\ //RECV//: microcontroller to BeagleBone Black\\ ​  |
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 ¹ <wrap lo>The time is stated in //universal time coordinated//​ (UTC) notation so do not wonder if does not match your local time.</​wrap>​ ¹ <wrap lo>The time is stated in //universal time coordinated//​ (UTC) notation so do not wonder if does not match your local time.</​wrap>​
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