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If you do, it is recommended to This will keep it safe from small children. leave it in a properly conditioned room with distance from Use the FELIXprinter in a dry environment. highly flamable objects. FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2 Page 2...
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Chapter 3 – Preparation Require additional support? 3.1 Display overview 3.2 Print bed calibration Have a look at www.felixprinters.com/support 3.3 Loading filament or at our user forum. 3.4 Cleaning the print bed FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2 Page 3...
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• Support for open source Repetier Host for FELIXprinters • Nozzle temperature: max. 275 °C • Full metal hot-ends Contact Website info@FELIXprinters.com www.FELIXprinters.com Zeemanlaan 15, 3401 MV IJsselstein, The Netherlands FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2 Page 4...
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Filament spool holder Print bed Lever for rotating bed Filament spool holder Power switch Power connection USB PC connection Foot FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2 FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2 Page 5...
The box could contain extra materials like filament you have ordered. We recommend to use the following tools: small pliers, scissors, (plastic) spatula, detergent like alcohol, paper towel or cloth. FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2 FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2...
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Take out the foot bracket. Leave the printer frame in the Place the foot bracket on a stable and flat surface. box for now. FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2 FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2 Page 7...
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Remove the foam protection from the printer frame and Fix the printer frame onto the foot bracket with the place the frame on the foot bracket. supplied M4x20 screws using the provided Allen key. FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2 Page 8...
Failing to do so could cause serious damage. Plug in the connector into the display unit, then slide the dis- play onto the metal pins. Do not turn on power just yet. FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2 Page 9...
Chapter 2: Setup 2.1 Preparing the print bed Flip out the lever. Turn the print bed. This might require a little force. FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2 Page 10...
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It is important that the bed is placed properly to pre- vent damage to the heater. Flip back the lever. Lower the bed until the three magnets match the positions on the bracket. FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2 Page 11...
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2. Insert power cable into the printer and into a power out- frame. let. 3. Insert USB when using a PC FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2 Page 12...
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Chapter 2: Setup 2.3 Power on The unboxing is done. Turn on the on/off switch and continue to the next step to make your first print! FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2 Page 13...
Printer ready Status The rotary button can be used to control the Pro 2 through the display unit. Use the button to navigate through the menu and push the button to execute a command. FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2...
• Replacing the hot-ends Calibrating hot-ends Hot-ends only need to be calibrated after replacing or after (partial) disassemblage. For more information please refer to the user manual or: www.felixprinters.com/support FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2 Page 15...
Feed through untill the filament is blocked from moving any further. FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2 Page 16...
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Use the supplied Rotate the button clockwise to feed tweezers to remove this thread. filament into the extruder. Using this feature counter clockwise will unload the filament. FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2 Page 17...
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Use the supplied Rotate the button clockwise to feed tweezers to remove this thread. filament into the extruder. Using this feature counter clockwise will unload the filament. FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2 Page 18...
(plastic) spatula or carefully use the blue spirit or acetone by putting it on a cloth or paper supplied tweezers for smaller particles. towel and gently rubbing the print bed surface. FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2 Page 19...
2 hr. Select the Benchy Single PLA if you want to print a quicker single extrusion sample of 50 min. The print will start automatically and the FELIX gadget will be printed. FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2 Page 20...
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The 3D printer will automatically cool down when a print has finished. FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2 FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2 Page 21 Page 21...
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Remove support material with small pliers, peeling at the edges or use a spatula. or if you are using PVA dissolve it in water. FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2 FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2 Page 22...
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Simplify3D is the recommended software to For experienced users who love to tweak operate the FELIX Pro 2. we also support this open source 3D soft- ware. FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2 Page 23 Page 23...
Never remove the heated print bed while the printer is heating. » Never disconnect the display unit, while the printer is still on. » » When turning off the printer, make sure the heaters are cooled down below 100 FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2 Page 24...
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Make sure the filament enters the filament holder through and rub gently with a paper towel or cloth. the dust cleaner. After a while replace the dust cleaners. FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2 FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2 Page 25...
Turn off the printer. Now gently pull out the hot-end forwards. For maintenance tips - have a look at www.felixprinters.com and go to the ‘maintenance and repair ’ section. FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2 Page 26...
The z-sensor triggered falsely during the leveling routine or measured probe values are out of their boundaries. Go to www.felixprinters.com/support and look for the ‘z-sensor triggered’ topic. FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2 FELIXprinters Quick Start Manual for the FELIX Pro 2 Page 27...
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