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CON

 

TENTS

Allen key, vat film 2 sheets, strainer, small spatula, funnel, gloves

Vat ready to use

250g of Hard 
Red resin

Power supply 

for the printer 

The box

contains

Liquid Crystal
HR 3D Printer

 

with red hood

RECOMMENDED ITEMS

•  Extra gloves.
•  Paper towels.
•  Access to a sink with hot water to clean the 

object.

•  Liquid soap (detergent) to clean the object.
•  Soft brush or sponge to clean the object.
•  Glass or clear plastic container to post ex-

pose the object in.

•  Ultrasonic cleaner (Optional)

MINIMUM COMPUTER 

REQUIREMENTS

•  1.2 GHz processor or above.
•  Windows
•  2 GB RAM memory or above.

WiFi 

Dongle

1. INSTALLATION

& ASSEMBLY 

INSTRUCTIONS

OK

1. Open the box and carefully remove the printer. 

Do not pull the printer out by the linear drive/z-
axis.

2.  Place the printer in the work area and screw in 

the 4 feet supplied in the ancillary box. Make sure 
it is level.

3. Connect the USB wifi dongle supplied in the back 

of the printer. 

4. Connect the B end of the power supply cable 

to the power supply and insert into the back of 
the printer. Turn the printer on using the rocker 
switch located at the back of the printer. The 
touchscreen at the front will turn on. The screen 
will start making a system check and the welcome 
screen will appear a few seconds later.  

5.  Assemble the platform from the ancillary box 

by placing the black U bracket over the outside 
of the L brackets. Slide it onto the printer arm 
and tighten the top knob only, leave the two side 
knobs loose.

6.  If you are experiencing difficulties setting up your 

printer please visit our website:

 www.photocentric3d.com/support.

WIFI

DONGLE

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

6

5

Platform

RED

A one year Creation Workshop 
License is included with this printer. 
The license will need activating within 
30 days. The license number can be 
found on the bottom of the printer.

Summary of Contents for Liquid Crystal HR

Page 1: ...THE NEXT GENERATION OF 3D PRINTING IS HERE LCHR USER MANUAL DISPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS Do not throw this electronic device into the waste when discarding To minimize pollu tion and ensure utmost protection...

Page 2: ...ion Workshop installation instructions 8 1 Installing Creation Workshop 8 2 Quickstart Instructions Creation Workshop 9 Sending a printable file to the printer 9 1 Setting up network connection 9 2 St...

Page 3: ...ology i Low cost We use high resolution low cost LCD screens that are widely available in monitors ta blets mobile phones and televisions These pro vide phenomenal value for money which we pass onto y...

Page 4: ...ctrical net work with an input of 110 or 240 V AC 50 60 Hz and has an operational voltage of 12 V Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord Do not locate this product where people will walk on t...

Page 5: ...d in the ancillary box Make sure it is level 3 Connect the USB wifi dongle supplied in the back of the printer 4 Connect the B end of the power supply cable to the power supply and insert into the bac...

Page 6: ...after the other Press 10 and the platform will lift 10mm pour the amount of resin you need into the vat then press 10 to return it to the screen and you are homed 2 THE HOMING PROCEDURE NOTE If you ha...

Page 7: ...he paper Place the hood back on to protect the resin in the vat from light 4 WASHING Now you have set up your printer lets make your very first print Your LCHR has been shipped with a default test pri...

Page 8: ...strength increases slowly with more light Full strength is achieved with 30 mins in a UV unit or 60 mins under a normal 60W table lamp Then remove from water and dry 30 mins post exposure 5 HARDENING...

Page 9: ...oning Ring B VAT Top Flange A Retaining Flange C Metal Retaining Base Flange D 7 Place the main vat tray over the film and gently press down Screw the four corners first loosley Tighten the M3 bolts w...

Page 10: ...s large objects 3 If you find your object to be slightly overexposed then simply reduce the exposure time Always click Apply Changes to save if you had to change any values If you don t click this you...

Page 11: ...reen is turned on 2 Download the desktop software called Printflow3D_opener for your operating system from www photocentric3d com printflow 3 Move the Printflow3D_opener exe onto your desktop double c...

Page 12: ...w should look like this 6 Consult the section 2 the homing procedure to home your printer 9 3 STARTING A PRINT FROM THE TOUCHSCREEN To start a print from a touchscreen you can either use print files a...

Page 13: ...ons only become active once you have sliced your object Clicking this button allows you to view the 3D objects within their boundary box You can add supports in this function Clicking this button acce...

Page 14: ...t on the build platform Any model that does not fit within the build platform will be moved outside the build area This tabs provides you with information about your model A model can be scaled reduce...

Page 15: ...g polygons check the boxes under support general and generate only on downward Adaptive supports You can add supports to areas in the model that are unsupported There are 2 algorithms to help you acco...

Page 16: ...igured to export images a progress bar will appear here Otherwise just the gcode for the scene will be generated and the images will be rendered during build time 12 Slicing a Model Once you have load...

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