User Manual V 0.1 Download the full user manual at www.tiertime.
Index Chapter 1 Product Description Chapter 2 Prepare for Your First 3D Print Chapter 3 Product Activation Chapter 4 Machine Settings Chapter 5 Print Settings Chapter 6 Calibration and Other Options Chapter 7 Techniques and Troubleshooting
Safety Precautions 1\ The UP mini 2 ES 3D printer requires the power adapter provided by the original manufacturer, otherwise the machine could be damaged or even cause are hazard. Please also keep the power adapter away from water and out of high temperature environments. 2\ During printing, the nozzle of the printer will reach 260°C and the print platform could reach over 70°C.
One Year Warranty Beijing Tiertime Technology Limited (Tiertime) and its authorized resellers warrants to the original purchaser that this product is free from defects in material and workmanship. Tiertime or its resellers 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 Tiertime or a reseller. • Tiertime reserves the right to determine the validity of all warranty claims.
Package Content UP mini 2 ES Protective Gloves Spool and Toll Holder Power Adapter USB Cable Hex Keys 2.0mm, 2.5mm Nozzle Wrench Perforated Print Board (Perf Board) Calibration Card Power Cable Pliers Nozzle Scraper ABS Filament UP Flex Print Board If anything is missing, please contact your local distributor or at support@tiertime.
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-B for Computer USB-A for USB Drive Power Supply Connector Ethernet Port 04
Filament Spool Holder Spool Hold Lid Filament Guiding Tube Filament Filament Spool Tool Drawer 05
Installation of Print Board Slide print board into the platform 06
Print Head Installation 2-1 Open front door, back door and top covers Cooling Adjustment knob Nozzle Print Head Mount Print Head Mounting Plate 07
Print Head Installation 2-2 Slide the print head into the slots. The Correct Installation about Printhead FFC cable for UP mini 2. The print head must be pushed to the bottom of the mount. Notice: when installed correctly, the red and the blue parts should be at the same level.
Download and Install UP Studio Obtain UP Studio Go to www.tiertime.com, download the latest software and install it on your computer. Minimum hardware requirements Intel Pentium 4 or better CPU 4GB RAM Display card support OpenGL 2.
Software Interface Printer Status Other Options Home Load File Print Model Info Initialize Calibrate Maintenance Print Queue Build Platform Model Adjustment Wheel Mirror Move Scale Rotate More Back to Menu 1 Save Merge View To Menu 2 Fix Delete Undo Reset Display Mode View Angles Clip View Menu 1 Menu 2 10
Initialization of Printer Initialization is required for every time the machine is switched on. During initiali- zation, the print head and print platform move slowly and hit the endstops of the XYZ axes. This is essential as the printer needs to nd the endpoint of each axis. Many software options will light up and become available for use only after initiali zation. Initialization button There are three ways to initialize your printer: 1. Hold the initialization button on the printer. 2.
Printer Activation Activation will lift the restriction on the number of prints and provide value-added services for UP mini 2 ES users. 1. Click the Account button at the main menu to Sign Up. 2. If already registered, go to step 5, Account otherwise sign up by filling in the form. 3. You will receive an email from Tiertime 4. Connect the UP mini 2 ES to your with detail instruction activating your account. Follow the instruction to activate your account. computer. 5.
Touch Screen Control Change printing Material Print a stored project Machine settings including Wi-Fi Lorem ipsum Printer Info, reset to factory and choose language Nozzle Temperature Nozzle Height Detection Initialize the printer Remaining LAN Status Wi- Fi Status material 34°C | 34°C Platform Tem-perature 499 Private setting status Material Type 13
Prepare for Printing - Update Nozzle Height The printer was calibrated before leaving the factory, but users are recommend to update the nozzle height value using the automatic nozzle height detection function on the touch screen Press “Calibrate” button to enter Nozzle Height setup page. Press the “Auto” button to start the automatic process. Or click “Edit” to imput the height maually. 34°C | 34°C 499 Nozzle Height : 125.4mm 125.
Prepare for Printing - Load Filament 2-1 install the lament and guiding tube shown in blue. Front To printer Push the guiding tube into the rubber ring as shown above.
Prepare for Printing - Load Filament 2-2 Back Side Filament Guiding Tube insert into the filament entrance.
Prepare for Printing - Load Filament 1\ 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. 34°C | 34°C 499 2\ 34°C | 34°C 499 STOP Material Print Calibrate Extrude Withdraw ABS Information Initialize Config 499g 3\ 2\ Choose the printing material as ABS by press the Wheel button to switch between different materials input the filament weight by using the +/- buttons. 3\ Click "Extrude.
Loading a 3D Model Load Model Button 18
Print a Model Make sure printer is connected to computer through USB, Wi-Fi ( go to page 25 for details about Wi-Fi settings), an ethernet cable, and then loaded a model. Set Layer Thickness Select Infill Type Select Print Quity/Speed Nozzle Offset: This value is permanently effective regarless nozzle height changed or not.
Printing Progress Pressing the “Print” button in the main menu will bring up the Print Job Current List the same as the one in the software. Clicking the name of each print job will bring up the detail information of the print job for print. 34°C | 34°C 499 Cube Manage Print Queue History Model- 1 Car Cylinder Next Page 1/ 4 Sphere Model- 3 Model- 4 Back to Main Menu Sphere- 1 499 34°C | 34°C 499 Material: ABS Infill: History 0.2 Layer Thk.
Change Filament During Printing 210°C | 70°C Time Remaining: 400 1h10m20s Material: ABS, 135g File Name: Cube 1. During printing process the “Pause” button, the printing job will be paused. 30% 210°C | 70°C Time Remaining: 400 1h10m20s Material: ABS, 135g File Name: Cube 2. When print head stopped moving and platfrom lowered. Press the “Retract” button to remove filament. 30% Press the “Extrude button” to load the new filament Press the “resume” button to resume printing.
Print Queue To start print,click Print in the touchscreen. Select print job name to view prints settings and then choose print. 34°C | 34°C 499 Go to Print Queue Cube History Model- 1 Car Cylinder 1/ 4 Sphere Model- 3 Model- 4 Sphere- 1 34°C | 34°C 499 Tiertime Model To view more details of print jobs Clear Jeep- 1 Car Jeep-2 1/ 4 Sphere Cube Sphere Ring- 1 Choose the print job 34°C | 34°C 400 Material: ABS Infill: Layer Thk.: Quality: Normal 0.
Machine Settings - Ethernet To connect the UP mini 2 ES to ethernet, then plug in the ethernet cable into the LAN port. Make sure the ethernet icon appereas in the printer status bar on the touchscreen. Now your printer connect with ethernet successfully. 34°C | 34°C 499 Material Print Calibrate Information Initialize Config To edit the ethernet details, go to Settings, click the Printer, choose the connect printer, choose the “i”, and then toggle on Staic.
Wi-Fi Setup through Touchscreen Connecting to the UP mini 2 ES through Wi-Fi requires a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). Computer and printers must connect to the same WIFI network (same SSID) before able to communicate. In order to acheive stable Wi-Fi connection, users are recommended to connect under a capacious WIFI environment. A crowded network or an area with a large number different networks are known to cause interruption during data trasnfer.
Network Settings To edit network settings of Wi-Fi networks, click connnected network’s “Information” button, then toggle on the Static button. The same steps also apply to ethernet connection. 34°C | 34°C Network 400 Tiertime-02 Tiertime Static 192.168.7.111 I.P. Mask 255.255.255.255 Gate 192.168.7.1 DNS 192.168.1.253 If user switch on the private function in Wi-Fi setting, a password field will appear to allow passowrd setup.
Wi-Fi Setup 3-1 Open UP Studio on your computer, make sure it connect to the same Wi-Fi network as the printer. Then click “Settings”, find “Printer” section, then click”Add printer”.
Wi-Fi Setup (UP Studio) 3-2 Find the printer in the All printers lists, then click “+” to add the printer. If the printer not shows up, click “Refresh” to reload the list. UP mini 2 ES The icon of the printer will show up in Printer. Click the printer icon to connect. A green tick means the printer is connected to the software successfully.
Wi-Fi Setup (UP Studio) 3-3 You can change the Wi-Fi Network settings in UP Studio. Toggle on “Static”, then to change the IP, Mask, Gate, DNS address. “Confirm” to save and finish.
Set Materials (Touch Screen) current material weight Material Weight adjustment Decrease Increase 34°C | 34°C 499 STOP Extrude Withdraw ABS Extrude material 499g Change material Withdraw material Set Materials (UP Studio) Withdraw Filament Stop All Actions Extrude Filament Select Material Input Material weight 29
Set Nozzle Height (UP Studio) For setting nozzle height with touch screen please refer to page 16. 120.90 Open the Calibration panel At the Nozzle Height section, click “Auto” will initiate the automatic nozzle height detection process. Clicking +/- button will move the platform up and down, or user could input a specific value at the text field and click “To” button the move the platform to a specific height. Click save will replace nozzle height value with current platform height.
Machine Configuration 34°C | 34°C Name 400 UP mini 2 ES Sound Preheat Private Password 123456 Peheat switch, when turned on, for every print job, the printer will first preheat 15min before proceed to printing.
Language and Factory Reset 34°C | 34°C Model: 499 UP mini 2 ES S.N.: 252212 Firmware Ver.: Screen Ver.: 353 1.2.3 Total Time: 0.1h Total Weight: 1 Kg Lan MAC: ABCDEFGHIJKL WLAN MAC: ABCDEFGHIJKL Reset Language Model: current machine model. S.N.: Machine serial number. Firmware Ver.: shows current firmware version. Screen Ver.: Shows current screen version of the printer.
Error Prompts Suggested solution, in this case: Contact support Error Message Error code Other possible error prompt: Unplug printer and restart reinitialize the printer Lorem ipsum 33
Rotating Models (UP Studio) Choose the model and Click rotate button. Choose rotation axis User could input a specific value or choose a preset value for rotation. Alternatively, user could use the rotation guide to rotate model in real time by hold and drag with mouse.
Scaling Models (UP Studio) Choose the model and Click rotate button. By default the scaling is in all axes. User could also choose a specific axis for scaling. User could input a specific scaling factor or choose a preset value Click MM or INCH to convert models to sizes of corresponding units. Alternatively, user could use the scaling guide on the model. User could scale in a specific axis or scale in all directions by hold and drag with mouse.
Move Model (UP Studio) Choose the model and click the Move button. Choose the the direction of movement User could input a specific value or choose a preset value for distance of movement. Alternatively, user could use the translational guide on the model to move on the X-Y plane or a single direction by hold and drag with mouse.
Make Copies Choose the model by clicking it (hight lighted),the right-click to bring up the menu and select copy number. Repair A Model 1\ If the model contains defective surfaces, the software will highlight the surfaces in red.Click the "more" button to reach second level menu 2\ Click the x button the repair the model.The red defective surfaces will resume a normal color when repaired.
Merge and Save Models 1\ Ctrl/CMD click all the models on the build plate. 2\ The Merge button on the second level of the adjustment wheel will become available, click to merge the models. 3\ Click the save button to save the merged models to comptuer.
Advanced Print Settings 2-1 Surface: the number layers at the sealing the top and the bottom of the printed object. Threshold Angle: This determine at which angle the Surface layers start to be printed. Dense: Choose the number of dense layers between support and supported surfaces. Angle: Determine the angle which support and dense layer to generated. Area: Determine the minimal area of surface that will be supported, area less than this vaule will not be supported.
Advanced Print Settings 2-2 No Raft: print without raft. No Support: print without support Stable Support: Support structure will be stronger but less easy to be removed. Unsolide Model: The software will autofix nonsolid models Thin Wall: The Software will detect wall thickness that is too thin to print and expand the feature to a printable size. Keep Heating: The platform will be heated after print job is completed.
Printing Parameters Surface Infill Surface Support Dense (support) Raft Print Platform Suppot Range: < 30o Support Range: < 90o Dense: Solid support structure ensures that the surface being supported retains its shape and surface finish. Infill: The inner structure of the printed object. The density of the infill can be adjusted. Raft: The thick structure that assists with the adhesion of the object to the platform. Surface: The top and bottom layers of the printed object.
Manual Calibration The 9 buttons represent platform calibration point. The dropdown menu beside the button is for setting the leveling compensation values. After chekcing the leveling check box and clicking these buttons, the nozzle will move to the corresponding positions and move up base on the compensa- tion value. Moves the platform up/down: click the +/- buttons to move the platform up and down.
Manual Calibration 1\ Initialize the printer 2\ Put a Calibration Card on the plat- form. 3\ Follow the instrudtions.
Model Calibration Vertical Calibration, its main purpose is to ensure all three axes are perpendicular to each other in order to guarantee consistent, high-quality prints. XYZ Axial Calibration is used to improve dimensional accuracy for a specific model. When a printed object is found to be deviating from its theoretical dimensions, we can use this method to correct it and achieve better precision. For detailed instruction, go to www.tiertime.com, Tips and Tricks section.
Printer Info Printer info will be displayed by clicking the small button on the top left hand corner of the connected printer icon. Information including printer type, serial number and firmware version will be displayed. User could also set a custom name for the printer at the name field.
Software Version and Update In Windows operating systems, the software version number can be find in Settings. To update the sofrware, click the update button. Also you can tick “Remind of new versions” that you will get notification when new version aviliable. In Mac operating systesm, go to UP Stuio, then click “About Up Studio”. The window pops up will show current software verions number. To update the software, go to the app store to check the latest release. Windows macOS Add.
Convert Picture Into 3D Model 2-1 Click add picture button and select a picture. The Base height determine the thickness of a flat layer that will hold the picture. Model Height determine the contrast of the finally print. The convert negative button will reverse the pixel intensity so that user could choose the picture to be protruding from or sunken into the base.
Convert Picture Into 3D Model 2-2 Update 3D model button. This button will convert the modi- fied picture on the left to a 3D rendering on the right. OK button send the 3D rendering to the 3D printing interface for printing.
Printing Techniques 1. Ensure accurate nozzle height. If the nozzle height value is too low, it will cause warping; if it is too high, it will crash the nozzle into the platform,causing damage and clogging. You can manually fine-tune the nozzle height value in the"Calibation"panels.You can try to adjust the nozzle height value plus or minus 0.1–0.2mm from the base on previous results. 2. Calibrate the printing platform well. An unleveled platform usually causes warping.
Printer Maintenance - Air Filter Replacement Change air filter for air filatraton unit. It is recommmended to change the filter for every 300 hours of usage or 6 months. Air Filtration Unit Front View Turn anti-clockwise to open the cap.
Print Head Maintenance The printhead cover could be removed after unscrew 2 bolts. Heat up the nozzle to printing temperature by using the extrude function in maintenace interface. Nozzle could be removed by using the nozzle wrench provided. User does not need to remove printhead cover in order to remove nozzle.
Printer Maintenance - remove motherboard cover Remove the 3 screws and FFC cable clip on the mainboard cover.
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