Technical Specification Contents Packing list Product Overview eee Menu Directory Unpacking Installation Leveling -— Assisted leveling Supplements to leveling Filament Printing Driver installation Introduction to slicing software Cara installation Machine settings Import the configuration file Manipulate 3D model in CUA Slice and preview Print online Print offline Introduction to filament sensor Resume from outage Troubleshooting
Technical Specification Printing Technology: FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) Build Size: * 190mm(H) Print accuracy: mm Positioning Accuracy: X/Y/Z Extrude Quantity: Single Nozzle Diameter: 0.
Product Overview X motor = Printing platform | heated bed ¥ mater Adjustable nut power supply Air filter — hood Top cover Touch screen Machine switch Handle Door Power switch Alr vents 3
Product Overview Teflon Feeding tube Filament sensor Handle Filament holder Memory card slot Data cable port
Menu Directory Home menu Heated bed Temp/ Nozzle Temp /Target Temp pees Target Temp Enter the tools list Enter the print list Enter the setup list Printer status .
Menu Directory Motor: Disable all motors (only valid when machine is not printing) Speed: Decrease fan speed Increase fan speed Current fan speed Click to set fan Current print rate Click to set print Decrease print rate Increase print rate Status: (the following with * is valid only for offline printing , i.e.
Menu Directory Axis: (only valid when machine is not printing) lw ae Move left/right X axis by nM ia Move forward/backward Y axis by Move up/down Z axis by Click to preheat PLA Cooling: Cut off the power to hot-end and heated bed (only valid when machine is not printing) Reset: Popup window to decide if reboot the ma inboard Filament: (only valid for offline print) Automatically heating to Automatically heating to the setting temperature the setting temperature for filament in for filament remove Stop to fi
Unpacking 1. Unpacking and place the printer on a flat table, and cut off 10 cable ties and remove 2 fixtures, as shown in the pictures below. Remove the fixtures an both i left and right side move the head Fixture 2. Inside the chamber, select the correct voltage mode according to your local voltage ratings (~110V or ~220V). The red switch is inside the power supply casing and 220V is default. Hex keys can be used to move the switch.
Unpacking In some cases, 220V labeled as "230%, 110V labeled as “115° Press the machine switch 3. On Home Menu, click Z".
Installation 1. Be cautions during assembly as some parts may have sharp edges. 2. It is suggested to use a flat desktop and place the parts in an orderly manner for quick assembly. 3. The color of some parts may be different from what in the manual, but the assembly is the same. 4, Firmware has been per-uploaded to the motherboard. After completing the assembly, please level the platform and load the filament then you could start the first test print.
Leveling it is essential to level the print platform of a 3D printer. Once leveled, it is not necessary to level every time before each prints. Please follow the procedures below: 1. Assisted leveling (1) Put the leveling paper (included on top of the printing platform) onto the printing platform. (2) Return to home menu. Then click “Setup” —click * ” to next page —click “Leveling”, the printer will be automatically home.
Leveling (3) After home, click “Next” and the print head will be moving to the first leveling point. (4) Manually adjust (tighten or loosen) the corresponding nut underneath the printing platform. The purpose is to adjust the distance between nozzle and printing platform to about the thickness of a piece of paper (it is about 0.1mm when you can feel the drag resistance when pulling the paper). Nozzle just touches the paper, and the paper can be moved, but with resistance.
Leveling (5) Click "Next" when finished the first leveling point, the print head will move to the next point, and then repeat Step(4) to adjust. Click "Next” and follow the instructions to finish the leveling of the 4 points on the platform. You need to adjust the 4 points of the platform 2 to 3 times to ensure gc oy C——— the leveling, otherwise the platform could be scratched. After leveling, click return to main page.
Leveling 2. Supplements to leveling In some rare cases, after “Home All", the nozzle can be still much lower than the platform, even after fully tighten the 4 nuts underneath. On the opposite, sometimes the nozzle is still too high from the platform, even after fully loosen the 4 nuts underneath. How to solve this: adjust Z adjustable screw up (down) to proper position. lie Case 1: the nozzle is still much lower than the platform, even after fully tighten the 4 nuts underneath.
Leveling @ Loosen the butterfly nut, adjust the Z adjustable screw up to the appropriate position {the distance of adjustment = distance of nozzle below platform + 2mm}, then tighten the butterfly nut. @ After adjusting the Z adjustable nut, you need to level the platform again to verify the results. Case 2: the nozzle is still too high from the platform, even after fully loosen the 4 nuts underneath. Solution: @ Loosen the 4 nuts underneath fully.
Leveling @ Loosen the butterfly nut, adjust the Z adjustable screw down to the appropriate position {the distance of adjustment = distance of nozzle above platform + 2mm), then tighten the butterfly nut. @® After adjusting the Z adjustable nut, you need to level the platform again to verify the results.
Filament loading 1. Click “Tools"— “Axis”"— “10+Z" to lower the platform about 100mm. Click 10 times to lower the platform 100mm 2. Return to the home menu, click “Tools"— “Filament” “Filament In", and the interface as shown below will pop up, click "OK". ent 3. Straighten the end of filament, then place the filament on the filament holder.
Filament loading 4, When the nozzle reaches to the target temperature, click “Filament in" again, pass the filament from the filament sensor, Teflon tubing, and finally to the print head, and then the filament would be automatically fed in by the extrude and it would be melted through the nozzle. Now, click “STOP”. You may use tweezers to clean the filament residue on the nozzle tip.
Filament loading Supplements to feeding During feeding, if the melted filament is not smooth or too thin, please adjust the extrusion force by rotating the knob as shown below.
Printing 1. Insert the memory card into the memory card slot. A test file "owl.gcode" (author: epithet, www.thingiverse.com) has been reloaded on the memory card. Tip: To eject the memory card, please press it. 2. On Home Menu, Click “Print” to enter the files list. Click the “owl.gcode” and click "PRINT" for the test printing. 3. For printing ABS filament, it is recommended to cover the top cover to maintain a relative high environment temperature, which helps improving the printing quality.
Printing 4, There might be 3 kinds of results for the first layer of the test prints: A: Lack of extrusion, the nozzle rub against the platform.
Printing In case of “nozzle too close” or “nozzle too high”(A or C), please manually fine tune the corresponding nuts under the platform. it may need adjustment for few Hines until satisfying results such as a. 5. The nozzle and heated bed are still in high temperature when printing finishes. Make sure to wait for nozzle and heated bed to cool down before removing the model from the printing platform.
Driver installation There are two operational mode for 4 Max Proper: print offline and print online. Print offline: As shown previously, insert memory card into the memory card slot on the printer base, click on the Home Menu “Print” to enter the file list, and print a selected file (G Code files ONLY). Print online: Install CP2102 driver to bridging PC and machine, and install Cara for slicing and control the machine to print via data cable.
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Introduction to slicing software Introduction of slicing software: @ Cara installation, @ Machine settings, @®Import the configuration file , @ Manipulate 3D model in Cara, G®Slice and preview, ®Print online, @Print offline 1. Cara Installation 3D printer reads Geode file and prints. It is necessary to convert 3D files (such as stl file) into Geode files for machine to recognize. Software that convert 3D files into Code files is called slicing software.
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Introduction to slicing software 3. Import the configuration file After continuous testing, we provided users the suggested printing parameters of different filaments for 4 Max Proper, and the user could directly import the parameter files in the memory card to the software. (1) Click "Settings”"Configure setting visibility...", and then check "Check all" to make all Settings visible.
Introduction to slicing software 4. Manipulate 3D model in Cara In the Cara software interface, click on the “File” — “Open to import your own three-dimensional format model (such as .stl file). Users can “Rotate” “Scale” “Mirror” the model. As shown below: £8 Rater tia ©ooX Other operations: a) Position change: left click on the model, hold on and drag the model to move. b) Zoom in/out: scroll the mouse wheel. c) Change viewing angle: right click and move the mouse.
Introduction to slicing software Note: as shown in the figure on the right, the gray color of the model indicates that the model is out of print range. After importing the model, users can customize the printing parameters according to individual needs. But the configuration files that we provide are suggested.
Introduction to slicing software 5. Slice and preview After setting the printing parameters, click the "Slice" button in the lower right corner of the software. After the Slice is finished, click the "preview" button to preview the simulated printing effect in the preview view. {0 hours Minutes a Bl ag 0am Frau Click to preview the | | simulated printing effect —— 6. Print online After the parameters have been set up, you can print online via Cara. Click the "MONITOR" on the main interface.
Introduction to slicing software After connecting the data line, Cara will automatically connect to the printer. After waiting for more than ten seconds, the operation panel will be displayed on the right side of the interface. User can control printer through the operation panel. {In the process of printing, do not plug the data line, or it will interrupt the printing) Any cubic 4 Max Pro.
Introduction to slicing software 7. Print offline After slicing, click "save to file" in the lower right corner of Cara software. Save the model G Code file to the memory card, and then insert the memory card to the printer and control via the touch screen for offline printing. Note: the file name should only contain English letters, underscore and space. File name contains special characters could not be recognized by the printer.
Introduction to filament sensor 1. Machine alarms when filament break during an ongoing print, the interface shown below will be popped up. ie 2. Click "OK", remove the remaining filaments and re-installing new filaments. Remove the remaining filaments: @ Press the black plastic ring, pull out the Teflon feeding tube. a Press the black plastic ring @ Return to the home menu, click “Tools"— “Filament”"— “Filament In”, and the interface as shown below will pop up, click “OK”.
Introduction to filament sensor @ After the filaments are extruded smoothly at the nozzle, click "Stop" on the screen, and then click “Filament Remove". ® After the filaments are withdrawn from the print head, pull out the remaining filaments from the Teflon feeding tube, and then insert the Teflon feeding tube into the print head firmly. Re-install new filaments: see page 21 “Filament loading”. 3. After the filaments re-installed, use tweezers to clean the filament residue on nozzle tip.
Resume from outage 4 Max Proper allows resume print after accidentally power loss (This function only valid when print offline, via memory card only). 1. In slicing software (i.e. Curare, it is required to place the model at the rear of the platform. Because during “RESUME”, machine will home first and could touch/interfere with the unfinished object if the model was placed in the front area. Zero (Home position) 2.
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Resume from outage Do not move Z axis after power off otherwise resume will be invalid. 4 Max Proper supports resume from outage only when print offline This function is developed based on Cara. We could not guarantee this function compatible with other slicing software. Due to the differences of filaments, temperature, extrusion, etc...we could not guarantee a perfect surface at the point of “RESUME”, especially for small objects.