Maintenance; Changing The Material; Vertical Calibration - 3D Printing Systems UP Mini User Manual

6. Maintenance

aintenance

Changing the Material

Changing the Material
First withdraw the leftover the leftover material from the printer. Initialize the printer and
choose "3D 3D
automatically begin begins to heat the nozzle. When the nozzle
correct temperature, the printer will beep, and you can gently correct temperature
material.
Place a new spool of spool of material on the spool holder, and pull it through the
filament tube, until the material is about 10cm out of the , until the material is about 10cm out of the tube
into the hole at the top of the extruder head at the top of the extruder head.
Select the "maintain" menu form the "3D Print" menu. Then Select the "maintain" menu form the "3D Print" menu
"Extrude" button in the "maintain" dialogue. After the printer nozzle has " button in the "maintain" dialogue. After the printer nozzle has " button in the "maintain" dialogue. After the printer nozzle has
warmed up to 260° C, the printer will beep. Push the filament into the hole warmed up to 260° C, the printer will beep. Push the filament into the hole warmed up to 260° C, the printer will beep. Push the filament into the hole
at the top of the extruder head, with a little pressure, and the extruder will at the top of the extruder head, with a little pressure, and the extruder will at the top of the extruder head, with a little pressure, and the extruder will
automatically extrude material. The plastic thread squeeze automatically extrude material.
nozzle should be thin, bright and smooth.
If the nozzle is blocked, remove the nozzle and clean it. If the nozzle is blocked, remove the nozzle and clean it. If the nozzle is blocked, remove the nozzle and clean it.
The extruder and platform are hot. Use gloves when working The extruder and platform are hot. Use gloves when working The extruder and platform are hot. Use gloves when working
in this area of printer. in this area of printer.

Vertical Calibration

Vertical Calibration
This is only recommended to carry out if you find that your models are not is only recommended to carry out if you find that your models are not is only recommended to carry out if you find that your models are not
vertical.
The Vertical calibration procedure allows you to ensure that the printer platform The Vertical calibration procedure allows you to ensure that the printer platform The Vertical calibration procedure allows you to ensure that the printer platform
is perfectly horizontal and that the printer prints consistently in the X, Y and Z is perfectly horizontal and that the printer prints consistently in the X, Y and Z is perfectly horizontal and that the printer prints consistently in the X, Y and Z
direction.
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print->Maintain". print Click
the printer will beep, and you can gently withdraw the
thin, bright and smooth.
3. Operation Operation
the printer and
"Withdraw" "Withdraw" and and
nozzle reaches the
and pull it through the
tube, then insert it
. Then press the
squeezed out of the
the the system system
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