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1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
2. Explanation of Symbols ...............................................................................................................................................................................
4
3. Intended Use .................................................................................................................................................................................................
4
4. Safety Information ........................................................................................................................................................................................
4
5. Features .....................................................................................................................................................................................................
6
6. Working Principle of the 3D Printer ..........................................................................................................................................................
6
7. Overview of the Most Important Parts .....................................................................................................................................................
7
8. Required Tools and Material ......................................................................................................................................................................
8
9. Assembly of the Mechanical Parts ...........................................................................................................................................................
8
a) General .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
b) Assembly of the Components .............................................................................................................................................................
9
10. Wiring of the Electrical Components ......................................................................................................................................................
40
a) General .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 40
b) Wiring of the Components ..................................................................................................................................................................
41
c) Installation of the PCBs ......................................................................................................................................................................
49
11. Final Work ....................................................................................................................................................................................................
54
12. Initial Commissioning .................................................................................................................................................................................
57
a) Assembly of the Filament Holder and the Filament Hose .............................................................................................................
57
b) Insertion of the Filament .....................................................................................................................................................................
58
c) Setup and Transport ............................................................................................................................................................................
59
d) Mains Connection and First Activation ............................................................................................................................................
59
e) Calibration ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 60
f) First Print of an Example Object from the SD Card ........................................................................................................................
63
13. Operation at the Printer .............................................................................................................................................................................
65
a) Menu Overview ....................................................................................................................................................................................
65
b) Functions of the Individual Menu Items ...........................................................................................................................................
67
14. General Notes on 3D Printing ...................................................................................................................................................................
69
15. Software “Repetier Host” .........................................................................................................................................................................
70
a) General Notes on Software ...............................................................................................................................................................
70
b) Installation ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 70
c) Connection of the Connected Printer ...............................................................................................................................................
71
d) Manual Operation via the Software .................................................................................................................................................
73
e) Placement of a printing Object in the Software .............................................................................................................................
74
f) Preparation for Print ............................................................................................................................................................................
76
g) Printing .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 78
h) More Detailed Description of the Slicer Functions ........................................................................................................................
80
16. Software “Cura” .........................................................................................................................................................................................
86
a) General Notes on Software ...............................................................................................................................................................
86
b) Installation ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 86
c) Setup of the Software .........................................................................................................................................................................
87
d) Use of the Software in the Quickprint Mode ...................................................................................................................................
91
e) Use of the Software in the Expert Mode ..........................................................................................................................................
92
17. Filament Change .........................................................................................................................................................................................
94
18. Firmware Update ........................................................................................................................................................................................
95
