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Communicating with the Printer.
There are two options:
SD Card
Send the output GCode from the slicer to a file on your PC and copy the file onto the SD card or directly save to the SD card in your
PC. Place the SD Card in the Printer and use the printer menus to select and print the file.
USB Cable
Connect the printer to your PC by the USB cable and configure the slicer to recognise it, then send the file a line at a time to the
printer over the USB cable. This depends on the slicer you use supporting USB connected printers, some slicers may duplicate
some functions available from the Printer menu such as setting the temperatures and homing and moving the nozzle around.
NOTE:
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If using this method the PC must remain on and active during the entire time it takes to print the model. Check your PC settings
and disable any Sleep options for the PC and USB ports also disable any other settings such as Auto-Reboot which could affect
the continuous operation of the PC.
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When the USB cable is connected the host provides a small amount of power to the printer, this is enough to power the main
board and display, but NOT enough to move any of the axes, heaters or fans! The Printer must be connected to the Mains supply
and turned on before pre-heating, positioning or printing!
Printing from the SD card is the recommended method.
