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Printing Size(mm)

300*300*360

Molding  Tech

FDM

Slice Software

CURA /Simplify3D/

Repetier-Host ect

Power Supply

AC :110-120 V /

200-240V  

DC:24V 15A

Nozzle Number

1

Total Power

MW-LRS-350W

Machine Size(mm)

460*480*560

Language

EN/RU/ES/FR/KR/ZH-CN

Machine Weight

16Kg

Printing Method

TF Card/Online Printing

Package Weight

23Kg

Display

3.5 inch color touch 

screen

Slice Thickness

0.1-0.4mm

Bed  Temp

≤ 110

℃

Precision

0.1mm

Nozzle Temp

≤ 260

℃

Supported file 

formats

STL/G-Code

Operating

System

Windows/Lunix/Mac

Nozzle Diameter

0.4mm.Support 

0.2/0.3/0.6/0.8mm

Printing Speed 

≤180mm/s,

Normal 30-60mm/s

Working 

Environment

10-30

℃

humidity   

20-50%

After sales 

service

One year warranty and free 
consultation for life.Free software 
upgrade,technical support

Summary of Contents for ELF PRO

Page 1: ...ShenZhen Creativity Technology Co Ltd ELF PRO 3D Printer User Manual The User Manual is for the ELF PRO 3D printer Detailed instructions for using are available on the TF card ...

Page 2: ...ne while in use to avoid burns or personal injury Do not wear gloves or loose clothing when operating the Printer These loose articles can become caught in moving parts and cause personal injury or Printer damage Clean off filament from the nozzle tip with the provided pliers before the nozzle cools Do not touch the nozzle directly This can cause personal injury Clean the Printer frequently With t...

Page 3: ...king List 3 Product Overview 4 Installation 5 Install Frame 6 Wire Connection 7 Warm Reminder 8 Leveling 9 Printing Test 10 Test Print 11 Cura Installation 12 Introduction to slicing software 13 Manipulate 3D modle in cura 14 Cura Settings 15 Start Srinting 16 FA Q 1 7 ...

Page 4: ...AC 110V AC voltage and other high voltage power connector Pleasedon t touch conductive part in case of electric shock The power of some key parts of the printer such as hot bed extruder head is stronger Duringinstallation and usage please ensure all terminals connected tightly to avoid anysparking may be caused by loose wiring To ensure safety printer should be mannedduring working The printer bel...

Page 5: ...ng Method TF Card Online Printing Package Weight 23Kg Display 3 5 inch color touch screen Slice Thickness 0 1 0 4mm Bed Temp 110 Precision 0 1mm Nozzle Temp 260 Supported file formats STL G Code Operating System Windows Lunix Mac Nozzle Diameter 0 4mm Support 0 2 0 3 0 6 0 8mm Printing Speed 180mm s Normal 30 60mm s Working Environment 10 30 humidity 20 50 After sales service One year warranty and...

Page 6: ...CS M4 16 screw 30PCS M5 25 screw 8PCS ELF PRO Supplies holder limit switch Material break detection Coupling Data cable TF Card Card reader Shovel VGA Support Plier Filament 200g T screw fixings Tool kit Power Cord ...

Page 7: ...Extrusion Kit Frame Display screen Print platform Z motor Coupling Power switch Material break detection Nozzle Base Z limit switch VGA cable T screw Switch button ...

Page 8: ...e 1 Fig 1 Fix the Z axis hotbed tray on the linear guide with M3 5 cup head screws 2 Fig 2 Insert 4 pieces of 2040 profiles and the components in step 1 into the corresponding holes of the base M3 5 4PCS Fig 1 M4 16 20PCS ...

Page 9: ... Z axis profile with M5 25 cup head screws 6PCS 4 Fig 4 Rotate the T screw into the brass nut note be sure to compress the spring and connect it to the motor through the coupling M5 25 6PCS Fig 3 Fig 4 T8 8 Screw 2PCS D8 d5 Coupling 2PCS ...

Page 10: ...ws blue die springs and black hand torque nuts note the hand torque nuts can be tightened a little M4 30 P 4PCS Fig 5 6 Fig 6 Put the top cover assembly on the profile frame and fix it with M4 16 screws the top cover assembly needs to be kept flat Fig 6 M4 16 8PCS M3 5 4PCS ...

Page 11: ...ch and the Z axis T screw fixing piece in the position shown in the figure Fig 7 Y axis motor Z axis limit wiring diagram X axis motor Y axis limit Z axis limit wiring diagram Wiring diagram of hotbed aviation connector VGA wiring diagram ...

Page 12: ...is is left by the printing test We try to clean it up as much as possible but please don t mind 2 The factory test voltage is 220V When installing please select 110V or 220V according to your local power supply to ensure the printer can work normally Please find the following power supply identification and use a screwdriver or tweezers to move the regulator on the power supply ...

Page 13: ...t down automatically after printing Automatic shutdown 2 Test with A4 paper adjust the nuts under the platform up and down to make the nozzle just presses the A4 paper and ensure that the four corners are the same distance Repeat steps 1 2 times if necessary ...

Page 14: ...e rub against the platform Slowly tighten the corresponding nuts underneath by half circle or level again B Proper nozzle height good extrusion and adhesion C Nozzle too high Large gap filaments are not even adhere to the platform Slowly loosen the corresponding nuts underneath the platform by half circle or level again ...

Page 15: ...l file into Gcode files for machine to recognize Software that convert 3D files into Gcode files is called slicing software Cura_15 04 6 is used for example here Location of cura SD card Files_Engish_ELF PRO cura Windows Double click cura_15 04 6 and follow the procedures as shown in Fig 8 Fig 8 ...

Page 16: ... 2 Next before start Cura for the first time there will be more settingsabout the language and machine types as show in Fig 9 Fig 9 ...

Page 17: ...t scroll the mouse wheel 2 Change viewing angle right click the model hold on and move themouse 3 Position change left click on the model hold on and drag the modelto move 4 Rotate single left click on the model and several icons will appear atthe bottom left of the window Fig 21 Click the rotate button 3 circles will surround the model Rotate the model by moving the circle lines Lay flat it is ve...

Page 18: ... 5 Scale to uniformly scale the modelalong X Y Z dimensions Todisable uniform scaling click the lock in the lower section of the scaling window Fig 11 Fig 10 Fig 11 ...

Page 19: ...de Fig 12 to view the model in different ways and helpsto spotting issues before print starts Such as Layers mode to viewthe toolpath of the print head to check if there are skipped layers or gaps Scroll at layers mode ...

Page 20: ...Manipulate 3D model in Cura 1 Machine settings Refer to Fig 13 click Machine Machine settings to input thosesuggested parameters into the corresponding column Fig 13 ...

Page 21: ...rint PLA filament Generally those settings are also compatible with other brand of PLA but customers may need to finetune the parameters to get the best results for example customerscould try different printing temperature based on the suggestionfrom a particular filament supplier Especially in order to get a goodadhesion for the first layer the Bottom layer speed should not betoo fast 20mm s sugg...

Page 22: ...tible with flexible filament and we provide thesettings as shown below if using flexible filaments usersmay have to fine tune the settings based on the actual printingconditions and type of filaments etc See next page ...

Page 23: ...In the menu bar select Expert Open expert settings and thenset the parameters separately as shown below ...

Page 24: ...rface Pause at height will allow the printing to pause at a specified height as well as where the print head would move to and how much filament to retract to prevent extruded filament blobs So customerscould do filament change during printing Tweak at Z would allow custom changes at specified Z height Customers may decide the Z height or layer counts at which to makea change Then there are more s...

Page 25: ...rations By addingcustom Gcode into the start orend of the Gcode file customercould change how it prints Adetailed list of Gcode commands can be found via http reprap org wiki G codeThere will be explanation laterabout how to add command tostart gcode to achieve the function of resume from outage Fig 16 ...

Page 26: ...Fig 12 The file name should only contain English letters underscore and space File name contains special characters could not be recognized by the printer ln order to let the printer better recognize the Gcode file in the SD card you need to back up all the files in the SD card tothe computer and keep the SD card only for the Gcode file please save all the Gcode files in root directory of the SD c...

Page 27: ...xcessive filament melt through the nozzle at high temperature use tweezers tocarefully remove it from the nozzle tio before print Fig 18 3 Insert the sD card into the SD card slot at the base On Home Menu Click Print to enter the files list Click a exist file e g Wowan_Body andclick Confirm Fig 19 The machine will be sequentially heating theheated bed and nozzle and then print Fig 19 ...

Page 28: ...arbon Silicon Crystal Tempered Glass a novel print platform which could be used for very long time without adding any maskingtape hair spray or glue stick Customers only have to clean it byalcohol or similar after every few prints suggested nozzle print temperature for PLA 190 210 C ABS 230 240 Bed temperature for PLA 60 ABS 8o 100 C it issuggested to disable the model cooling fan for ABS in Advan...

Page 29: ...FAQ ...

Page 30: ...code fl Memory card is not readable ensurefle name does not contain specialcharacters or Change memory card Touch screen freeze reboot the machine and try again 3 No extrusion or extrusion motor knocking Ensure that the nozzle temperature has been set to match the filament Flament tangled on spool Not enough coling for the hotend Nozzle clogged please ry o replace it or cleanit Teflon tubing has b...

Page 31: ...y installed Grease the rods and check all nuts and bolts remain tightened 8 Freezing screen Inspect f the touch screen has been pressed by the metal frame at the edge Checkif sceen has cracks if so please contact us at www Creativity3dprinter com 9 Print head move abnormal Checkif choosing the right machine type in sicing software Check if any plugins in the slicing software 10 Print stopped halfw...

Page 32: ...ww creativity3dprinter com Phone 86 0755 61933719 Address 705 Huihuang Comprehensive Building Dalang Street Longhua District Shenzhen China Thank you for purchasing Creativity3D products Under normal usage andservice the products have a warranty period up to one year Please visit Creativity3D official website www Creativity3dprinter com to report any issues with Creativity3D products our professio...

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