3DP-23-4A Beijing TierTime Technology Co., Ltd. Company：Tiertime Corporation Name / Position：Joseph GuO/Sales Manager Tel：888-288-6124 Mail：sales.us@tiertime.net Address：1765 Landess Ave. #338 Milpitas 95035 U.S.
Chapter 1. Safety and Printing Environment 1.1 Safety Precautions 1. The 3DP-23-4A printer requires the power adapter provided by the original manufacturer, otherwise the machine could be damaged or even cause fire. Keep the power adapter away from water and out of high temperature environments. 2.During printing, the temperature of the nozzle of the printer could reach 260°C and the temperature of print platform could be over 70°C.
1.4 Compliance Chapter 2.
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Chapter 3. Download and install Software 3.1To operate the X5, you need to install the UP Studio software version 2.5 or above on your computer. You can download the installation files of UP Studio software from the following url: www.tiertime.com/download/software or search UP Studio in the App Store. System Requirements: Support Operating Systems: Windows 7 (SP1) or higher (32 bit and 64 bit) Mac OS 10.10 or higher Hardware requirements: Open GL 2.
3.2 Updating the touchscreen firmware. Go to tiertime.com/downloads/ Download touchscreen firmware and copy the file into a usb disk. Please note the file name should not be changed and the file have to be in the root folder. Switch off the machine and insert USB disk into front USB port. Switch on the machine and the touchscreen will prompt message asking whether update to the touch screen firmware.
Chapter 4. Connecting The Machine: 4.1 USB Connect machine to comptuer through the USB type B port. 4.2 Ethernet The machine and computer must be connected with an router.
This figure is replaced with an Ethernet connection 4.3 WIFI Connect to machie with USB cable and then go to printer setting. Setup the network SSID and Passoword.
Adding a Printer Please note, for wifi connection, a printer will be first added to printer list before the software can recognize the printer. After adding the printer, software will actively scan for the presence of the machine and display in the list of avaialble machines appear in on upper left corner. Chapter 5. Printer Operation 5.1 Load filaments Insert filament from the filament entrance in the spool chamber on right side.
5.2 Overhead Spool rack The overhead spool rack is designed for using flexible material. Insert the rack onto socket, put spool onto the rack, inset filament without using the filament guiding tube.
5.3 Load the Build Plates The auto swapping platform can load up to 12 build plates. Due to the mechanism of swapping the last build plate cannot be used for printinig. Load the build plate from the front door.
5.5 Printing Switching on continuous mode by going to maintenance. If continuous mode is not checked, the printing will stop after finish the current print job. Load model into software Use the + button to load models into software.
5.6 Tiertime Print Queue explained Moving queued print job up on the list Start Print Job Stop Print Job Remove Print Job from list (will move to history list) Status Failed：Print job failed due to error or stop by users Waiting: Print job waiting to be printed, will printed from according to the print order of the list.
Finished print jobs and print jobs removed from print queue will go to history list. Delete the print job completely Operation Check Box: When checked will able to reactivate the print job and send it back to print queue.
Select number of time to repeat this print job. 5.7 Setup a collection device: It is recommended to setup a collection bucket or similar device to collect the finished prints. Soft bastket is included in the package.
Chapter 6. Machine Maintenance 6.1 Changing Air Filter To remove the air filers, remove 3 screws on the filtration unit. Remove the cover.
Pull out the filter Chapter 7.Touchscreen Instruction Tiertime X5 Touchscreen consists of two sections,the Printer Status Bar and the Main Menu. Figure 5.1 X5 Touchscreen Display 5.
The Printer Status Bar is at the top of the X5 Touchscreen, which is easier for you to monitor the printer’s status regularly. There are five icons in the Printer Status Bar, each of which represents different aspects as explained in the following, starting from left to right: Left Right Figure 5.2 Printer Status Bar 1. Temperature Icon: It has the thermometer icon, the nozzle temperature indicator, and the build plate temperature indicator. 2.
summarizes the actions associated with each icon. Name Material Print Maintenan ce Calibrate Informatio n Config Network Initialize Table 5.1 Main Menu Icon Description Icon Description 1.Change Material Type. 2. Withdraw Material. 3. Extrude Material. 4. Set Material Weight. 1.Print Job Current List 2.Print Job History List (Print Task Management). 3.USB Stick Print Job. 4.Print Job’s Details. 5.Pause the ongoing print job, and change the material. 1.Switch plates. 2.Reset plates. 3.Door control.
Figure5.4 Material To change the material type, click the Material Type button, and then input your filament’s weight. Make sure the material settings properly reflect your situations, because the default setting may not fit yours. Name Withdraw Table 5.2 Material Icon Description Icon Description To take out the filament inserted in the extruder unit with the preset temperature. Click the Withdraw icon. The up arrow on the button will start moving upwards, indicating the extruder is heating up.
Stop Material Type of the nozzle, without bubbles or tangling as the extrusion goes on To stop the printer in the middle of an extruding or withdrawing process. Click the STOP icon, the up/down arrow on the buttons will stop moving. The printer should stop fully from extruding or withdrawing the filament. To change the material type. Click the Material Type icon button to change the material type.
Figure 5.5 Print There are three sections: The Print Job Current List lists the print jobs that have been assigned to the printer. The Print Job History List contains all the print jobs that have finished. It is the same content that shows in the software Wait Assignment Section.The USB button will show the print jobs lists from external USB stick. Table 5.3 Print Description Name Current Print Job List Icon The print job list contains the print jobs that are assigned to the printer.
The Print Job History List contains all the print jobs that have finished. Tap the Print Job Name in the list to view the detail print settings. You can add the print job back to the Current Print Job List by tapping the Add button. The Clear button will erase the entire history print list. Table 5.4 Print Job History List Print Job History List Print Job Information Start A Print Table 5.5 Printing Process Name Icon Table 5.6 Print Description Description Pause Pause the on-going print job.
Door Control Figure 5.6 Maintenance Page Name Switch Plate Rest Plate Door Control Table5.7 Maintenance Description Icon Description Switch the current build plate to the next one Reset the current build plate and not switch it to the next one Control the side door to open/close automatically 5.5 Calibrate The nozzle height of a printer is a key parameter that needs properly set before any print jobs. It can be calibrated manually on X5’s touchscreen or set it from UP studio software. Figure 5.
Click Edit on the touchscreen, and enter the suitable value for your printer. You can also use either +/- button to adjust the value in the Value Box, and then tap the Value Box to move the nozzle to the value height you set in the Value Box. Nozzle Height: is the current printer’s nozzle height. The default value for the nozzle height for each Tiertime printer has been set as 0mm before leaving factory floor for safety reasons. Therefore, calibration is the mandatory step prior to your first print.
Figure 5.8 Information Name Reset Language Update Exit Table5.9 Information Icon Description Icon Description This reset button will erase the following three sets of values which has been stored in your printer. Nozzle height: 0mm. Material type set to ABS, and total weight set to 500g. Name to its defaulted S.N number. There are two types of languages available for you to choose from, Simplified Chinese Simplified and English.
Figure 5.9 Config Name: it’s the printer’s name, you can change it on the UP Studio software. The default name is the printer’s S.N number. Sound: Toggle the click sound while using touchscreen. Preheat: Toggle the build plate preheating option. If it is on, the machine will start pre-heating 15 minutes ahead of the start of the print job. You can read the introduction of Preheating in Maintenance -> Preheat in the Software User Manual. Auto Update: Toggle the touchscreen update automatically.
Figure 5.10 Name Network Type/Name Static IP Mask Gateway DNS Page Figure 5.11 Table 5.10 Network Setting Icon Description Icon Description Network Ethernet The printer is connect with Ethernet Network Tiertime The name of connected WiFi network. Toggle the static IP option to edit following settings for static IP IP This is printer’s IP address in the 192.168.7.111 network. Click the text field to edit, click Return to save and exit editing. Mask This is printer’s mask in the network. 255.255.255.
5.10 Initialize The printer requires initialization before printing. The Material, Calibration and Print buttons on the Main menu of the touchscreen will be greyed out before the printer is properly initialized. Figure 5.10 Click Initialize and confirm the printer will start initializing by clicking “√”. After the printer is initialized, you can start sending print jobs to the printer.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
