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  • Page 1 M2020 * Carefully and thoroughly read this manual before using View us at www.colido.com Manufactured by ISO 9001/ 14001 certified plant. All rights reserved Print-rite...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 5 Set up CoLiDo Printer 5.1 Unpack Printer 5.2 Accessory Checklist 5.3 Take out 3D Printer from packing box 5.4 CoLiDo Desktop 3D Printer Structure Illustration 5.5 Unlock Printer Head and Heat Table 5.6 Install Spool Holder 5.7 Mount Filament 15~16 5.8 Load the Filament to Printer Head...

  • Page 3: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction This User Manual is designed to start your journey with CoLiDo Desktop 3D Printer in the right direction. In Chapter 1~5, you can learn the basics knowledge of CoLiDo Desktop 3D Printer, how to unbox safely, how to assemble correctly.

  • Page 4: Safety Alert Symbol

    Chapter 2 Safety and Compliance In this manual, Safety Alert Symbol will be marked in the start of safety message. The Safety Alert Symbol means potential safety hazards which will possibly harm you or others and cause product or property loss. Safety Alert Symbol WARNING: HOT SURFACE，...
  • Page 5 Chapter 2 Safety and Compliance Interference of Radio and Electromagnetism The Printer will generate, apply and radiate Radio Frequency Energy. If the Printer is not installed and used in accordance with the manual, it may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no warranty to the interference if the Printer is installed in a special environment.

  • Page 6: Chapter 3 Specification

    Chapter 3 Specification Printing Mechanical Print Technology: Fused Deposition Frame: Steel Modeling Platform: Coated glass Construction Dimension: 200*200*200mm XYZ Bearing: Steel Layer Resolution Setting: 0.1~0.4mm Stepper Motors: Positional Accuracy: XY: 0.011mm 1.8° step angle, Z: 0.0025mm 1/16 micro-stepping Filament: PLA/ABS Filament Diameter: 1.75mm Nozzle Diameter: 0.4mm Electrical...

  • Page 7: Chapter 4 Print Principle

    CoLiDo Desktop 3D Printer makes solid, three-dimensional objects by melting PRINT-RITE PLA/ABS filament. The designed 3D files are converted into CoLiDo command through computer software“Repetier-Host”and sent to the CoLiDo printer via SD Card or USB Cable. Then, the printer will heat up and melt PRINT-RITE PLA/ABS filament and push it out from the nozzle to make a solid object layer by layer.
  • Page 8 Hope you can take more time to unpack carefully and set it up. 5.1 Unpack CoLiDo Printer CAUTION： Do not forcely tear anything when unpack and setup CoLiDo Printer. It may damage the Printer. Place the printer package box on a dry and flat surface when opening.

  • Page 9: Accessory Checklist

    5.2 Accessory Checklist PLA Filament 1PC (500g) ABS Filament 1PC (500g) Spool Holder 1PC SD Card 1PC Power Cable 1PC USB Cable 1PC Tools 1 Set SD Card Reader 1PC Test Sheet 1PC PLA Glass Platform 1PC ABS Glass Platform 1PC 3D printed samples 1 Set...
  • Page 10 Printer. NOTE: Do not pull or twist the cable at any time. CoLiDo Printer is unpacked. Please keep the packing material in good shape. It will be re-used in the future to avoid unnecessary damage during transportation.

  • Page 11: Colido Desktop 3D Printer Structure Illustration

    5.4 CoLiDo Desktop 3D Printer Structure Illustration Printer Head Frame Lifting Handle Front Door Power Port Touch Screen SD Card Slot USB Port...

  • Page 12: Unlock Printer Head And Heat Table

    5.5 Unlock Printer Head and Heat Table Remove the two locking brackets by unlocking the 4 screws to release the printer head. (Use the Allen Key in the Accessory) Locking bracket Screws Reminder! Remove the locking bracket by unlocing the 4pcs screws before using.

  • Page 13: Install Spool Holder

    5.6 Install Spool Holder Insert Spool Holder into the Spool Holder Slot located at the back of the printer and put down to lock as shown below. (Back view of the Printer) Spool Holder Spring of Spool Holder...

  • Page 14: Mount Filament

    5.7 Mount Filament Take out filament cartridge from the box and remove the vacuum bag. Mount filament cartridge on the spool holder and lock by the spring of the spool holder. NOTE: The black thumb pin and the printed“Note”must be facing front. Spring of Spool Holder Remove the black thumb pin to release filament.

  • Page 15: Load The Filament To Printer Head

    5.8 Load the Filament to Printer Head Gently pull the filament from the cartridge. Cut the filament tip flat using scissor for easy installation. NOTE: Do not forcedly pull out the filament from the cartridge in case the filament disorder inside the cartridge. Insert filament into the tube (see below picture) until it comes out from the other end of the tube.

  • Page 16: Load The Filament To Printer Head

    5.8 Load the Filament to Printer Head Push down the Printer Head arm. Insert the filament into the hole located on the top of Printer Head. It is better to make the filament more straight and insert it until reach the end of the nozzle.

  • Page 17: Install Glass Platform

    5.9 Install Glass Platform Get two Glass Platforms from package . Select Glass Platform according to the selected filament material that will be used. The two platforms are coated Glass Platform which mark “PLA”or “ABS”to distinguish. PLA Use Only ABS Use Only Coated Glass Platform NOTE: 1.

  • Page 18: Install Glass Platform

    5.9 Install Glass Platform Install the Glass Platform to the Heat Table of the Printer and locked by 2 spring sheets in the Heat Table. Glass Platform Spring Sheet Heat Table To uninstall the Glass Platform, push the right lower conner as below picture.

  • Page 19: Power On Colido- Printer

    5.10 Power on CoLiDo Printer Connect Power Cable to the Printer NOTE: Make sure printer switch is at “O” position. Plug-in the power cable to AC power source. NOTE: The socket-outlet should be installed near the printer and should be accessible.

  • Page 20: Main Menu

    Chapter 6 CoLiDo Printer Calibrate and Test Initial display of LCD Panel 6.1 Main Menu 6.1.1 Touch “OK” to go to “Watch”menu (picture A). Touch the screen to go to the main menu and you can see four submenus (picture B).

  • Page 21: Calibrate Mode

    6.2 Calibrate Mode 6.2.1 Touch “Begin” to start the calibration . NOTE: “Calibrate Mode”is to guide user to operate the printer and to check the printer work well. 6.2.2 The platform will move up and the printer head will go to the 1st location Point 1 (picture F).
  • Page 22 6.2 Calibrate Mode 6.2.3.2 Calibration Standard Condition: The test sheet must be lay down flat in the platform, and the test sheet must be touching the nozzle tip. Test Sheet Nozzle Platform/Heat Table Note: If the calibration standard condition is not met, platform level must be adjusted.

  • Page 23: Calibrate Mode

    6.2 Calibrate Mode The adjusting knob location as picture H (total 3PCS). Adjusting Knob 6.2.4 After rotate the adjusting knob to meet the Calibration Standard Condition, Touch “Next Step”(picture I) to go to next point to calibrate. 6.2.5. Follow 6.2.3 procedure to calibrate point 2,3 and 4 as picture J. (Point1 is same to Point4) Point 3 Point 1...

  • Page 24: Nozzle & Filament Test

    6.3 Nozzle & Filament Test 6.3.1 After calibration, the printer head will go to Home postion and the screen will show Picture K, select the filament you are using. 6.3.2 Touch “Heat”to heat up the nozzle as picture L. 6.3.3 Once the nozzle actual temperature reaches the setting temperature, The screen will show Picture M, make sure the filament is inserted into the printer head correctly.

  • Page 25: Nozzle & Filament Test

    6.3 Nozzle & Filament Test 6.3.3 Touch “Next Step”, the filament will auto load into the nozzle and flow out from the nozzle. Check the melted filament flow condition base on below instruction. Good condition: The melted filament flow out smoothly and continuously from the nozzle. Good No Good condition: The melted filament do not flow out smoothly and continuously from the...

  • Page 26: Print Test With Sd Card

    6.4 Print test with SD Card 6.4.1 The screen will show as picture O, touch “OK”, and touch “Print” (picture P) to print the test file. NOTE: If screen shows no test file such as picture R, means that the test file cannot be found n SD card.

  • Page 27: Print Test With Sd Card

    6.4 Print test with SD Card 6.4.3 Once the nozzle temperature reachs the setting temperatuer (Picture U), the heating is done and the printer start to print. 6.4.4 Finish printing the test file, the platform and the nozzle will start to cooldown (picture V).

  • Page 28: Prepare Menu

    6.5 Prepare Menu There are 9 submenus under “Prepare” as below picture I~III： 1、Calibrate Mode → Printer calibration and test (Refer to 6.1~6.4). 2、Platform Location → Platform calibration mode (Refer to 6.2). 3、Disable Steppers→Unlock X/Y/Z motors, can move the position of the platform and the printer head manually.

  • Page 29: Change Filament

    6.6 Change Filament “Change Filament”has two submenus: (as picture a) Load Filament Unload Filament 6.6.1 Select“Load Filament”and “Next Step”, proceed auto load filament as below picture b~e. Select the filament material you are using, touch “Heat”. Heating up the nozzle temperature to the setting temperature.

  • Page 30: Change Filament

    6.6 Change Filament 6.6.2 Select “Unload Filament” and “Next Step”(as picture f), proceed auto unload filament as picture g~k.. The printer head will go to home position, touch “Heat”to heat up the nozzle. Heating up the nozzle temperature to the setting temperature.

  • Page 31: Control Menu

    6.7 Control Menu There are 6 submenus under “Control”: 1. Temperature →to adjust the nozzle and the platform temperature. 2. Print Speed： 100％→to adjust the printing speed. 3. Printer RunPrama →to refer to the printer status. 4. Printer Information →to refer to the printer basic information.

  • Page 32: Control Menu

    6.7 Control Menu 6.7.2 “Print Speed”is to adjust the printing speed base on current 100%. The number can be adjusted from 10% to 200%. The number increases, the printer speed also increases. Printing too fast will impact the printing effect, too slow will increase the printing time.

  • Page 33: Sd Card Menu

    6.8 SD Card Menu “SD Card ”is to select the print file from SD Card to print. 6.8.1 The default documents saved in SD Card when out of factory is: (it will be updated depend on the shipped printer) 6.8.2 Touch the screen to select the print file that you want to print (.GCO file) . Touch “OK”to confirm the file you selected.

  • Page 34: Sd Card Menu

    6.8 SD Card Menu 6.8.3 Pause Printing Feature: 1. Touch screen during printing and select “Pause”; 2. Touch screen after pause, select “Continue”to resume printing. NOTE: When pause printing, the printer head will go to home position and be locked. The nozzle and the platform temperature will keep on. a.

  • Page 35: Install Repetier-Host

    If you want to print files from computer, you need install REPETIER-HOST. Computer Operation System：WINDOWS 7, MAC OS, LINUX REPETIER-HOST is a software which is used to slice the 3D models (.GCO or .STL) and command CoLiDo Printer to print. 7.1 Install REPETIER-HOST (WINDOWS) Find“setupColido-RepetierHost_1_5_5.exe”in SD Card, double click to start.
  • Page 36 7.1 Install REPETIERHOST (Cont.) Select a destination to save the software and select the components should be installed, then click “Next”and“Install”. Click“Next” Click“Next” Click“Create a desktop icon” Click“Next” Click “Next” if antivirus message appear, please Click“Install” allow the operation timely.
  • Page 37 7.1 Install REPETIER-HOST (Cont.) Click “Install Arduino driver”, “Install FTDI serial driver” and “Launch Print-Rite CoLiDo Repetier-Host” and then click “Finish”. Click“Finish” Install Arduino drivers. Click“Next” Click“Finish”...

  • Page 38: Install Repetier-Host

    7.1 Install REPETIER-HOST (Cont.) Install FTDI Drivers. Click“Extract” Click“Next” Click“Finish”...

  • Page 39: Repetier-Host Setup

    7.2 REPETIER-HOST Setup Connect the printer to the computer using USB Cable and Turn ON the printer. When the computer is the first time connecting the printer, there is connectio reminder at the right bottom of the computer. double click ，to go into “Repetier‐Host”software.
  • Page 40 7.2 REPETIER-HOST Setup (Cont.) Printer Settings as below. Connection: Select Printer: CoLiDo M2020 3D Printer; Baud rate: 115200. Select the correct Port COMx such the printer can connect witht the Repetier. NOTE: COMx dependant on different computer or 3D printer you are using.

  • Page 41: Repetier-Host Setup

    7.2 REPETIER-HOST Setup (Cont.) Click “Connect”. NOTE: After the printer is really connected with the Repetier software, the actual extruder and bed temperature of the printer will be shown in the bottom of the Repetier software. Also, the Temperature Curve is moving. Click “Load”, select the print file that you want to print and click “Open”.

  • Page 42: Print With Repetier-Host

    CoLiDo standard ABS - For ABS material object CoLiDo draft - For fast printing CoLiDo support - For the model adding support CoLIDo thin wall - For the thickness lower 2mm thin wall object Step 3: Select printer type “CoLiDo M2020 3D Printer”you are using...
  • Page 43 7.3 Print with Repetier-Host (Cont.) After slice, you can see the estimated printing time and filament usage. Also, you can see the printed shape of the object in the “3D View”. Estimated printing time Estimated filament usage Click “Print”, start to print. Once the platform and the nozzle actual temperature reach the setting temperature, the printer will start to print.

  • Page 44: Print With Repetier-Host

    7.3 Print with Repetier-Host(Cont.) Printing. 1. You can see the printing track from “3D View”; You can se temperature go up/down from“Temperature Curve”. 2. You can click “Pause Print” and “Continue Printing” to pause/resume printing. You can click “Kill print” to stop the printing and cannot be resumed. If want to print the file using SD Card, you can click “Save for SD Print”...
  • Page 45 7.4 Repetier-Host Basic 3D Printing 1. 3D object can be adjusted such as scale down/up X/Y/Z, rotate X/Y/Z, copy, mirror, autoposition and split before slice. After adjusting the object, It is better to click “Center Object”. Autopostion Scale up/down View cross section Delete Add other 3D object Center the...

  • Page 46: Repetier-Host Advanced 3D Printing

    7.5.1 Slic3r settings For printing setting, you can click “Configuration” to review or have your customized “Print/Filament/Printer Settings”in Slic3r for advanced user. 7.5.1.1 Print Settings (For example “CoLiDo standard”) a. Layers and perimeters Lower the Layer height and higher the printing precise , but longer the printing time.
  • Page 47 7.5 Repetier-Host Advanced 3D Printing b. Infill Higher f ill density and longer printing time 4 f ill pattern : as right picture. Select “Only inf ill where needed”, will only print the outside single perimeter. Line Rectilinear Honeycomb Concentric c.
  • Page 48 7.5 Repetier-Host Advanced 3D Printing d. Support Material Select “Generate support material”, will auto print supporter on the model. Once the angle of the overhang structure OA is bigger than the “setting angle”, the support material will be auto generated. We suggest 45degree Overhang threshold:...
  • Page 49 7.5 Repetier-Host Advanced 3D Printing 7.5.1.2 Filament Settings (For example “CoLiDo PLA_70”) a. Filament Setup the extruder and bed setting temperature NOTE: To revise the temperature, need click the up/donw narrow instead of revise the number directly. b. Cooling...
  • Page 50 7.5 Repetier-Host Advanced 3D Printing 7.5.1.3 Printer Settings a. General When printing many objects at the same time, revise the “Lif t Z” f rom “0” to “2~5” to avoid the nozzle cross the object.. b. Custom G-code Action bef ore printing. Action af ter printing.
  • Page 51 7.5 Repetier-Host Advanced 3D Printing 7.5.1.4 Save the settings If you want to save the revised settings , click “Save” and have customized name. Then you can select customized name/settings when you slice. 7.5.2 Other Skills a. Design supporter on the 3D model to aviod overhang structure (the supporter can be easily removed.) b.

  • Page 52: Repetier-Host Advanced 3D Printing

    7.5 Repetier-Host Advanced 3D Printing 7.5.3 CuraEngine It is another slicer software to convert 3D model to g-code. Step1: Select “CuraEngine”; Step2: Select “Print Settings”and “Filament Settings”; Step3: Click “Slice with CuraEngine”. If you want to view or customize CuraEngine settings, cilck “Configuration”.

  • Page 53: Chapter 8 Maintenance

    Chapter 8 Maintenance Lubricate the Z-axis Screw Rod and the X-axis Idler Pulley After printing around 50 hours, you should lubricate the Z-axis screw rod and the X-axis Idler Pulley. To lubricate Z-axis screw rod, please follow up below process: 1.

  • Page 54: Chapter 9 Troubleshoot

    Chapter 9 Troubleshoot Consumable (Filament) Question Solution What is the PLA/ABS default 1. PLA: Nozzle temperature is 205℃，Platform temperature is 65~70℃; setting temperature? 2. ABS: Nozzle temperature is 220℃，Platform temperature is 100~110℃. How to store the filament If you do not use the the filament for a long time, keep your filament spool or cartridge in a closed plastic bag to avoid the filament absorbing the moisture.
  • Page 55 Chapter 9 Troubleshoot 3D Printer Question Solution 1. Make the temperature setting correct. PLA, nozzle temperature is 205℃, platform The printed object cannot stick temperature is 70℃; ABS: nozzle temperature is 220℃, platform temperature is 110C. to the platform? Make sure the selected setting is matched with the material you are using. 2.

  • Page 56: Chapter 9 Troubleshoot

    Question Solution How to do if the LCD Disply show CoLiDo printer operation temperature is 15℃~32℃, please place the printer under the right room temperature such the printer can have good printing. Once change the printer “Err: MINTEMP”? to place in the right room temperaure, need turn off and turn on back to refresh the printer.

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