User manual

UP Mini
3D Printer User Manual
6. M
aintenance
6.1
Changing the Material
To change colours or different materials it’s best to f
extruder head. Initialis
e the printer and choose “
the system automatically
begin
ture,
the printer will beep, and you can gently
Place a new spool of
material on the
material is about 10cm out o
f the
Select the “maintain” menu form the “3D Print” menu
“maintain” dialogue. After the printer nozzle has 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 automatically extrude material.
thin, bright and smooth.
Then in the maintenance window click “New Spool” and enter the mat
rial weight of the spool so the printer can keep track of material usage.
If the nozzle is blocked,
The extruder and platform are hot. Use gloves when working in this area of
printer.
6.2
Vertical Calibration
This is only recommended to carry out if you find that your
models are not vertical.
The Vertical calibratio
n procedure allows you to ensure that
the printer platform is perfectly horizontal and that the prin
er prints consistently in the X, Y and Z direction.
Open the “Calibrate” box form the “3D Print” menu.
Click Reset and then
print the
your
printer. The calibration file is
Files\UP\Example”.
3D Printer User Manual
aintenance
Changing the Material
To change colours or different materials it’s best to f
irst withdraw the leftover
e the printer and choose “
3D print->Maintain” and c
lick
begin
s to heat the nozzle. When the nozzle
reaches the
the printer will beep, and you can gently
withdraw the material.
material on the
spool holder,
and pull it through the filament tube
f the
tube, then insert it into the hole
at the top of the extruder head
Select the “maintain” menu form the “3D Print” menu
. Then press the “Extrude
” 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 at the top of the extruder head, with a little pressure, and the extruder
will automatically extrude material.
The plastic thread is squeezed
out of the nozzle
Then in the maintenance window click “New Spool” and enter the mat
rial weight of the spool so the printer can keep track of material usage.
If the nozzle is blocked,
remove the nozzle and clean it.
The extruder and platform are hot. Use gloves when working in this area of
printer.
Vertical Calibration
This is only recommended to carry out if you find that your
n procedure allows you to ensure that
the printer platform is perfectly horizontal and that the prin
t-
er prints consistently in the X, Y and Z direction.
Open the “Calibrate” box form the “3D Print” menu.
print the
supplied Calibration model on
printer. The calibration file is
located in “C:\Program
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material from the
lick
“Withdraw” and
reaches the
correct tempera-
and pull it through the filament tube
, until the
at the top of the extruder head
.
” 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 at the top of the extruder head, with a little pressure, and the extruder
out of the nozzle
should be
Then in the maintenance window click “New Spool” and enter the mat
e-
The extruder and platform are hot. Use gloves when working in this area of