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User Manual V 0.1 Download the full user manual at www.afinia.com/support...
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Index Chapter Product Description Chapter Prepare for Your First 3D Print Chapter Machine Settings Chapter Print Settings Chapter Calibration and Other Options Chapter Techniques and Troubleshooting...
As light odor will be produced during printing, please run the printer in a well-ventilated environment and keep the doors closed on the printer. The Afinia H400's ideal working temperature is between 15°C and 30°C with a relative humidity between 20–50%. Printing at temperatures out of this range could cause adverse effects to the printing process.
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Afinia warrants to the original purchaser that this product is free from defects in material and workmanship. Afinia will for one year, at its option, repair or replace at no charge for parts and labor from the date you purchased the product from an authorized Afinia reseller. Nozzles and Cell/Perf Boards are warranted for ninety (90) days.
Package Content Afinia H400 Spool and Toll Holder Protective Gloves Power Adapter Power Cable Scraper Hex Keys USB Cable Plier ABS Filament 2.0mm, 2.5mm Perforated Print Board Flex Print (Perf Board) Board Nozzle Wrench Print Head Nozzle If anything is missing, please contact your local distributor or at...
Product Description Front Side Magnetic Top Lids Back Door Front Door Handle LCD Touch Screen Initialization Button Back Side Filament Insertion Hole Back Door Power Switch USB Connector Power Supply Connector...
Print Head Installation Open front door, back door and top covers Cooling Adjustment knob Nozzle Print Head Mount Print Head Mounting Plate (on rear of extruder)
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Print Head Installation Slide the print head into the slots. Plug in the print head cable.
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Install Studio Software Download the Studio software by going to www.afinia.com/support/downloads, then install it on your computer. Minimum hardware requirements Intel Pentium 4 or better CPU 4GB RAM Display card support OpenGL 2.0...
Software Interface Printer Status Other Options Home Load File Print Initialize Calibrate Maintenance Build Platform Model Adjustment Wheel Back to Menu 1 Move Mirror Scale Merge Rotate Save Auto Place To Menu 2 Delete View Angles Undo Reset Undo Menu 1 Menu 2...
Initialization of Printer Initialization is required for every time the machine is switched on. During initialization, the print head and print platform move slowly and hit the endstops of the XYZ axes. This is essential as the printer needs to find the end- point of each axis.
Touch Screen Control Change printing Print a stored project Machine settings Material including Wi-Fi Nozzle Height Detection Initialize the printer Printer Info, reset to factory and choose language Remaining Nozzle Temperature WIFI Status material Private Printer Platform Temperature setting status status...
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Prepare for Printing - Update Nozzle Height The printer was calibrated before leaving the factory, but users are recommended to update the nozzle height value using the automatic nozzle height detection function on the touch screen before the first print. Press the “Calibrate”...
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Prepare for Printing - Load Filament Install the filament and guiding tube shown in blue. To printer Push the guiding tube into the rubber ring as shown above.
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Prepare for Printing - Load Filament 2-10 Back Side From spool Filament Guiding Tube insert into the filament entrance.
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Prepare for Printing - Load Filament 2-11 Insert the filament from the spool into guiding tube; arrange the guiding tube as shown in previous page. Press the Material button on the touch screen. Choose the printing material as ABS by press the Wheel button to switch between different materials input the filament weight by using the buttons.
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Loading a 3D Model 2-12 Load Model Button...
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Print a Model 2-13 Make sure printer is connected to computer through USB or WIFI (go to section 3-1 for details about WIFI setting) and load a model. Click print button to open the print interface Set Layer Thickness Select Infill Type Select Print Quality/Speed Advanced Options Shell: No infill,...
Printing Progress 2-14 Print job progress Pause print job After pressing the pause button, the nozzle will be paused but the temperature is maintained at the printing temperature. While paused, the following control buttons will appear to allow users to resume, stop, or change filament. Extrude Resume Stop Print Job...
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Change Filament During Printing 2-15 During printing the process the “Pause” button will cause the printing job to become paused. When print head stops moving and the platform lowers, Press the “Retract” button to remove the filament. Press the “Extrude” button to load the new filament Press the “Resume”...
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Reprint or Printing Stored Print Jobs 2-16 Info of the stored file print job Start Printing Test001 Test002 Stored file name Change Page Black Out Recovery If electricity is lost during printing, the print job can be continued after resuming power. NOTE: Do not remove the print job from the platform after the power failure.
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WIFI Setup through Touch Screen. Connecting to the Afinia H400 through WIFI requires a Wireless Local Area Net- work (WLAN). Computers , devices, and printers must connect to the same WIFI network (same SSID) in order to communicate. In order to achieve stable WIFI connection, users are recommended to connect under a capacious WIFI environment.
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WIFI Setup through Touch Screen. SSID Input Input WIFI Password Select WIFI your_network IP address Private setting, which add pass- word for WIFI connection. Input Private Pass word WIFI connected Connect to current WIFI Detectable WIFI Network Flip Page Refresh your_network your_network1 your_network2...
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Setup Private WIFI Access If you turn on the private function in WIFI setting, a password field will appear to allow password setup. This password will be required for WIFI connection to the printer to prevent unauthorized usage through the WIFI Network.
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WIFI Setup (Software) Connect the H400 to a computer through USB. At the top right corner, click the settings button and then the click WIFI tab.
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WIFI Setup (Software) Click network to choose an available network (user can also use the touch screen panel to setup a WIFI connection). H400 - 40001234 your_network H400 - 40001234 your_network your_network Choose your network from the drop down list.
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WIFI Setup (Software) Input the password for the WIFI network. your_network If “Private” is set to ON, a private password could be optionally added to limit printer WIFI access to trusted users. Please note that the password is a weak protection that can be accessed and changed by anyone who can connect the machine through USB.
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