Polaroid PlaySmart User Manual
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  • Page 1 User Guide...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Safety Instructions Box Contents Printer Set Up Loading and Unloading Filament How to Print Other LCD functionality Installing the Polaroid SmartPrep Software onto your PC Polaroid SmartPrep Software Desktop Functions Technical Specifications Cleaning and Maintenance Manufacturer’s Guarantee Certifications and Compliance...
  • Page 3: Introduction

    Polaroid SmartPrep printing software and the easy-to-use touchscreen LCD on the printer itself. The Polaroid 3D team hope that you have many happy hours printing with your new PlaySmart 3D printer, but if you have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate in contacting the team via polaroid3d.com/contact...
  • Page 4: Safety Instructions

    Polaroid 3D printers include moving parts, which may cause injury if interfered with whilst in use. Never reach into your Polaroid 3D printer whilst it is in use. CAUTION Please ensure that the printer is located in an area that is: •...
  • Page 5: Box Contents

    BOX CONTENTS 1x 1kg Polaroid Universal Polaroid PlaySmart 3D Printer Power Cable Premium PLA Filament Polaroid Precise Filament Heated Print Bed PTFE Tube Holder & Scale SD Card Quick Start Guide 3 x replacement nozzles...
  • Page 6: Printer Set Up

    PRINTER SET UP Please follow the steps below to get your Polaroid PlaySmart 3D printer ready for printing. Once removed from the box please ensure that your printer is positioned on a flat and stable surface, this helps to minimise vibration and produce more accurate prints.
  • Page 7 Wi-Fi network Spanish Nederlands Duth to connect your Polaroid PlaySmart 3D Printer to (or alternatively skip this step – you can set-up at any point later). 4. Once connected, click ‘Next’. 5. Download the Polaroid PlaySmart...
  • Page 8: Loading And Unloading Filament

    Before you can print you must install a filament cartridge. In order to do this you must either use the menu on the touchscreen LCD (on the front of the printer), or the Polaroid PlaySmart mobile App (which can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play).
  • Page 9: How To Print

    HOW TO PRINT There are two different ways in which you can print via your Polaroid PlaySmart 3D Printer; either via the LCD screen or via the Polaroid PlaySmart Mobile App. NOTE: You must first have the file of your model that has been sliced and is ready for printing.
  • Page 10: Other Lcd Functionality

    OTHER LCD FUNCTIONALITY From the Home Screen of the LCD you have several options. Whilst on the ‘Filament’ screen you have the option of Loading and Unloading your filament which have been 10mm detailed above along with the New Print functionality and the print progress bar.
  • Page 11 To widen the gap between the nozzle and the bed, tighten To widen the gap between the nozzle and the bed, tighten Polaroid PlaySmart 3D printer are properly of the Print Bed. Leave a 2 - 3mm gap the Levelling Nuts by turning anti-clockwise. To reduce the the Levelling Nuts by turning anti-clockwise.
  • Page 12 The PlaySmart 3D printer comes with 3 replacement nozzles and a very easy step-by-step process to swap one for another.
  • Page 13: Installing The Polaroid Smartprep Software Onto Your Pc

    • Pair the Printer: This is where you pair your printer to your mobile phone to enable you to use the PlaySmart App. Once you have downloaded the App from the App Store or Google Play you must input the serial number of your printer, or alternatively you can scan the QR Code that you find on this screen.
  • Page 14: Desktop Functions

    DESKTOP FUNCTIONS This box provides you with the height, width and depth dimensions for the model that you have selected. This button allows you to make a copy of the model you currently have selected. You can make as many copies as you like. If you no longer want a model, make sure it is selected and then press this button to delete.
  • Page 15 These boxes provide you with the X, Y and Z position of the selected model on the print bed area. To adjust the model position using these boxes you can either use the arrow buttons, manually type in a new position, or click into the box where the numbers are and use the scroll button on your mouse.
  • Page 16 Although the Polaroid PlaySmart 3D printer has only one extruder, you can easily print models in multiple colours. By selecting Multi Colour in Polaroid SmartPrep you can pre-set the printer to pause at certain intervals during your print. By clicking Multi Colour it will insert a ‘pause’...
  • Page 17 ADVANCED SETTINGS All Advanced Settings are set to their default position for standard printing. This allows you to just go ahead and print without needing to adjust anything. If however you want to make changes, you can do so easily. There are two main things that can affect the quality of your print;...
  • Page 18 To print with supports on the Polaroid PlaySmart is easy; you simply tick the box that says ‘Enable Supports’ when you click Print. This will turn on the default supports, which places them anywhere on your model that has an overhang that is more than 30°...
  • Page 19 Polaroid SmartPrep. Clicking on Scene in the top left of the screen will then take you back to your print area ready for printing.
  • Page 20 PREPARING, PRINTING AND SAVING YOUR SCENE If copying an object when you first open Polaroid SmartPrep, it will copy one object behind another (as shown in the first image), allowing you to then arrange the items on the print bed as you wish. You will notice that this even keeps copying objects outside of the print bed area (the model shown in grey).
  • Page 21: Technical Specifications

    (this may differ by country according to minimum statutory requirements) CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE It is important that your Polaroid 3D printer is kept clean at all times in order to ensure continued consistency in your prints. Please follow the simple points below to help maintain your printer.
  • Page 22: Manufacturer's Guarantee

    3D printer. Please contact our team at polaroid3d.com/contact. It is important that your Polaroid 3D printer is kept clean at all times. MAINTENANCE: For best print output it is recommended to keep the extruder nozzle(s) clean, and check regularly for any residual filament build up, as these may cause subsequent unsuccessful prints.
  • Page 23: Certifications And Compliance

    European countries. CE Marking: Following all of the above required legislation and certification enables each of the Polaroid PlaySmart 3D printers to proudly carry the CE Mark which confirms that they have been approved under each of these Directives.
  • Page 24: Faqs And Troubleshooting

    FAQs AND TROUBLESHOOTING We hope that you have happy and trouble-free printing. But should you have any questions about anything, take a look at our FAQs and Troubleshooting questions below or visit our website at polaroid3d.com/support to see if we can help. If you still do not find a solution, please feel free to contact our team via polaroid3d.com/contact.
  • Page 25 ‘brim’ function selected within the Advanced Settings within Polaroid SmartPrep (note that this is selected as the default in the software). This will print a small amount of filament as a ‘brim’ around the external diameter of your model.
  • Page 26 Please note that the brim itself needs 5mm around the entire perimeter of your model so please reduce any model that is the maximum print size by this amount on each side. I am trying to download Polaroid Prep Software but it is not recognising my serial number.
  • Page 27 Is Polaroid SmartPrep compatible with both Windows and Mac? Polaroid SmartPrep is currently compatible with Windows 7, 8 and 10. A Mac version will be released soon. In the meantime, in order to slice your models when using a Mac, we recommend using third party software, Cura.
  • Page 28 I am using the Multi Colour function from Polaroid SmartPrep but the new colour isn’t extruding from the nozzle when I am trying to load it. To load new filament, please follow the ‘Load’ process via the LCD screen. This will start the extrusion process and hopefully filament should be released from the nozzle.
  • Page 29 This product is manufactured, distributed and sold by Environmental Business Products Ltd. Polaroid, Polaroid & Pixel, Polaroid Color Spectrum, and Polaroid Classic Border Logo are trademarks of PLR IP Holdings, LLC, used under license. PLR IP Holdings, LLC does not manufacture this product or provide any...

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