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1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................................. 3
1.1 HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL ................................................................................................................................................... 3
1.2 PRECAUTIONS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 3
1.2.1 Safety............................................................................................................................................................................... 3
1.2.2 Protection ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4
2. OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................................................ 5
2.1 APPEARANCE ............................................................................................................................................................................ 5
2.2 SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 8
2.2.1 Printer Physical Characteristics ....................................................................................................................... 8
2.2.2 Specifications .............................................................................................................................................................. 8
2.2.3 Environmental specifications ............................................................................................................................... 8
3. OPERATION .......................................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.1 PREPARATION ........................................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.1.1 Installing the printer ................................................................................................................................................. 9
3.1.2 Installing the software ......................................................................................................................................... 12
3.1.3 Installing drivers ...................................................................................................................................................... 12
3.2 USING THE BASIC FUNCTIONS ............................................................................................................................................. 14
3.2.1 Start the program ................................................................................................................................................. 14
3.2.2 Loading a 3D model .............................................................................................................................................. 14
3.2.3 View Options ............................................................................................................................................................. 17
3.2.4 Model transformations ....................................................................................................................................... 18
3.2.5 Placing models onto the build platform ...................................................................................................... 20
3.3 GETTING READY TO PRINT................................................................................................................................................... 21
3.3.1 Initializing the Printer ............................................................................................................................................ 21
3.3.2 Calibrating the Level of Platform .................................................................................................................... 22
3.3.3 Calibrating the Nozzle Height ........................................................................................................................... 24
3.3.4 Other Maintenance Options ............................................................................................................................. 27
3.3.5 Preparing the Platform ....................................................................................................................................... 29
3.3.6 Print Setup Options ............................................................................................................................................... 29
4. PRINTING ........................................................................................................................................................................... 36
5. MODEL REMOVAL .......................................................................................................................................................... 39
REMOVING SUPPORT MATERIAL ................................................................................................................................................ 39
6. MAINTENANCE................................................................................................................................................................ 41
CHANGING THE MATERIAL........................................................................................................................................................... 41
VERTICAL CALIBRATION ................................................................................................................................................................ 41
CLEANING THE NOZZLE ................................................................................................................................................................. 43
REMOVING / CHANGING THE NOZZLE ...................................................................................................................................... 44
CLEANING THE PLATFORM ........................................................................................................................................................... 45
LUBRICATION OF BEARINGS ......................................................................................................................................................... 45
SPARE PARTS.................................................................................................................................................................................. 45
7. TIPS & TRICKS ................................................................................................................................................................. 46
8. TROUBLESHOOTING...................................................................................................................................................... 48
SOLUTION FOR "USB.DLL NOT FOUND" PROBLEM ................................................................................................................. 48
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