Printer placement - Place the FELIXprinter on a stable surface. - Place the printer out of reach of children. Use the FELIXprinter in a dry environment at room temperature. Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL Page...
PRINT AND CONTROL PRINTER VIA WIFI OR LAN ........20 PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS ..................1 WIFI WLAN..............20 ONNECTING TO FELIX PRO L / XL AT A GLANCE................1 ..................20 EMOTE CONTROL ................24 RINT VIA WEB INTERFACE WHAT’S IN THE BOX? ....................2 POWER LOSS RECOVERY ................
Wired Ethernet Diameter nozzle: 0.35 mm (L) 0.5 (XL) (optional 0.5 and 0.7mm) Software Nozzle temperature: max. 275 °C Simplify3D Full metal hot-ends Open source Repetier-Host for FELIXprinters. Filament flow detection Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL Page...
5 FELIX Pro L / XL at a glance Display unit USB port Extruder Filament guide Filament roll Heated bed Power switch Power plug LAN port Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL Page...
1x MicroSD card + 1x Allen key set USB reader 2x Teflon tubes 1x Premium PLA roll 1x Wrench 14mm Recommended tools: NB: The box could contain extra materials like filament you have ordered. Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL Page...
NOTE: When this switch is on, the battery will charge itself until full even when the power switch is turned off. 3. Flip ON the power switch. The lights of the print-head turn on immediately The screen boots up in about 40 seconds. Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL Page...
Shutdown button: To properly shutdown the printer. First press the shutdown button before turning the power switch off. This ensures proper shutting down of the operating system on the Display unit. Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL Page...
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After this the software will compensate the first couple What does the calibration do? of layers to ensure a proper first layer. For the FELIX Pro L/XL to properly operate the calibrations described in this chapter need to be performed. Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL...
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If this is not done properly printed lines from both extruders might overlap too much and cause a printed failure. When to do this? After exchanging/servicing a hot-end Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL Page...
For the XL and L the bed leveling works a little differently from the Pro 2 and 3, follow these steps. Touchscreen Follow these steps to start the bed leveling, make sure the bed is clean before starting. Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL Page...
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Follow these steps to adjust the height of the first layer. By adjusting the coating thickness you can bring the nozzle closer or farther away from the bed, - brings it closer and + moves farther. Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL Page...
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Too far away, set it closer. You can see the loose layers Perfect first layer. Just a little too close. You can see it start to build up at the edges Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL Page...
If this happens first check if the machine can home normally if the machine refuses to go up check our Z triggered manual, bed calibration manual. Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL Page...
To start the process see the instructions below. After this the machine will heat up and begin probing the heads and comparing the results. Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL Page...
This can only be done in the touchscreen or when connected to the machine by USB. You can see the red one is higher than the white one. Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL Page...
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To make it easier – is further away + is closer to the bed so if we were to change the value of -0.908 with 0.05 to make it 0.858 it would print 0.05 closer than before Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL Page...
After this the machine will heat up and start printing the example. Insert the best matching points into the screen, you usually have to do this twice to match the offset correctly. Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL Page...
The middle point or 5 in this case should match, press the number that best matches, into the screen and repeat the process if it’s not 5. Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL Page...
4. Continue extruding until filament comes out of the printhead. 5. Remove the deposited filament with the supplied tweezer. Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL Page...
B. Use an adhesive like Magigoo, Pritt Powerstick, 3DLac or similar (recommended for larger prints). Note: When using a spray adhesives ensure the flex plate is removed from the printer. The spray can damage the linear motion components of the machine. Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL Page...
✓ Never leave the printer before visually seeing that first layer is printed ok ✓ Always use filament accessories for proper filament guiding and long lifetime of hot-end. ✓ Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL Page...
After connecting printer to a local network, navigate to Settings -> Network. And type in the shown http- address in your web browser or scan the QR code on the device which is connected to the same network. Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL Page...
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When connecting the machine to the internet by cable or WLAN follow these steps, when connecting to with a cable, insert the cable in to the back of the machine and you should be connected for WLAN follow these steps. Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL Page...
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Select the WIFI point you want to connect to. Enter the password and match the settings of the point then press connect to connect to the internet Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL Page...
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After connecting the machine by cable or to the WIFI the machine will generate its own web address, you can copy this into your browser to connect to the machine. You can find this page in the network tab under settings. Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL Page...
Print via web interface. Overview of the dashboard Click Go to printer. Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL Page...
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Navigate to the webcam tab for further information Time-lapse You can create a time lapse video of your print for more information on how to do this please consult the user manual. Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL Page...
13 Power loss recovery The Pro L and XL come equipped with a power loss recovery system that helps safe prints due to power failure or blackouts. Follow this guide on how to safe a print. If you see this message the machine has entered power loss recovery, to release the machine from this state press the rescue print button and follow these steps.
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First press the resend connection script, then do the checklist if the current print doesn’t pass the checklist it’s better to cancel the print, if it passes press continue print. Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL Page...
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If you continue the print the machine will start reheating and it will recalculated the print to see where it stopped, this process might take several minutes. After this the machine will continue the print and you will have saved a print failure. Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL Page...
3. Adjust filament clamping range. The extruder arm pushes filament onto the extruder drive wheel. When using flexible filaments it might be that the filament is squashed too much causing a lot of friction and eventually it buckles and clogs the extrusion. http://www.felixprinters.com/downloads/1.%20Pro%20Series/2.%20FELIX%20Pro%202/2.%20Tips%20%26%20Tr icks/How%20To%20-%20Adjust%20filament%20clamping%20range.pdf Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL Page...
The printer is a quite complex motion system and requires maintenance. How to maintain/exchange hot-ends For cleaning or maintenance purposes, the hot-end can be easily removed from the FELIX Pro L/XL. Please take the following steps. Check if there is still filament loaded in the hot-end. If there is no filament loaded, then go to step 4. If yes, from the display unit or PC interface select the correct extruder and heat it up.
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3. Rotate tweezers and hot- end should start to come 4. Pull out hot-end 7. Pull connector to the side 8. Inspect hot-end. Check for debris or black spots. Clean the disc. Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL Page...
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On the side and the bottom of the disc. 10. Then Reverse assembly of the hot-end into the extruder assembly. Do not forget to close the lid. Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL Page...
The linear bearings require almost no maintenance. Recommended is that you put a little grease on them every 3-4 months. The belt tension of the x and y axis can also be checked in intervals of 3 months. Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL Page...
Heated bed: please check if the contact pins under the bed look ok. Leveling failed 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. Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L / XL Page...
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