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1.

 

Remove

 

the

 

power

 

cord

 

from

 

the

 

power

 

supply

 

box

 

and

 

use

 

the

 

cord

 

to

 

plug

 

the

 

power

 

supply

 

into

 

the

 

wall.

 

Note:

 

The

 

power

 

supply

 

is

 

a

 

computer

 

ATX

 

power

 

supply

 

and

 

it

 

will

 

have

 

many

 

additional

 

wires

 

coming

 

out

 

of

 

the

 

back.

 

These

 

wires

 

are

 

not

 

used

 

and

 

should

 

be

 

tied

 

and

 

tucked

 

away.

 

2.

 

Press

 

the

 

power

 

button

 

located

 

beneath

 

the

 

LCD

 

screen

 

to

 

turn

 

on

 

the

 

printer.

 

 

3.

 

The

 

printer

 

LCD

 

screen

 

should

 

immediately

 

turn

 

on

 

and

 

display

 

text.

 

Below

 

is

 

a

 

diagram

 

of

 

what

 

each

 

portion

 

of

 

the

 

LCD

 

screen

 

represents.

 

(This

 

is

 

for

 

dual

 

extruders

 

and

 

single

 

extruder

 

setups

 

will

 

not

 

have

 

a

 

“Hotend

 

#2”

 

reading):

  

Note:

 

If

 

your

 

LCD

 

screen

 

displays

 

the

 

message

 

“MINTEMP”

 

or

 

the

 

Hotend

 

“Current

 

temp”

 

reads

 

0

 

degrees,

 

do

 

not

 

proceed

 

and

 

check

 

the

 

connection

 

of

 

your

 

thermistors.

 

Refer

 

to

 

the

 

forum

 

for

 

more

 

information

 

on

 

fixint

 

a

 

MINTEMP

 

error.

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for gMax 1.5

Page 1: ...the printer Please refer to the User Manual for a more in depth guide to the printer Before Plugging In the Printer After completing the build verify all the printer wires are properly plugged in Use...

Page 2: ...power button located beneath the LCD screen to turn on the printer 3 The printer LCD screen should immediately turn on and display text Below is a diagram of what each portion of the LCD screen repres...

Page 3: ...r for its ease of use and constant updates 2 Slicing your model will result in the creation of a gcode file Note A gcode file is a text file filled with commands used to run the printer It can be open...

Page 4: ...insert into the extruder These are swing arms are made of carbon fiber 4 Pinch the extruder arm above the spring and insert filament into to hole at top 5 Slide filament in until you see it enter the...

Page 5: ...knob this is your accept button and scroll down to Print from SD and push in the knob again 4 Select the file you wish to print and push the knob Your first Print 1 First you will see the extruder mov...

Page 6: ...er of the bed and start extruding plastic 2 As the print begins you may have to adjust the height of the extruder by manually turning BOTH of the z axis motor couplers clockwise to raise the extruder...

Page 7: ...ightly above print bed allowing filament to be evenly spread onto the surface The filament should be a clean continuous line throughout the whole print Solution Nothing Keep an eye on the print and le...

Page 8: ...ckets This is especially true for new spools of filament Adjust Minimum Z Axis Height You should also adjust the z axis endstop screw to set the new zero point The zero point is the lowest point the e...

Page 9: ...face area on the print bed it may be harder to remove and you may have to slide the scraper below the model Remember the scraper is very sharp and NEVER place your hand behind the area you are scrapin...

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