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f) Important additional information
If you will install the metal housing now, perform the following important items only after installing the housing.
• Install the firmware that supports the heating plate as well.
On this, observe chapter "8.
Installation of the software and firmware" in the main
instructions.
At this occasion, also check if a new firmware version of the firmware may be available.
Then install the new version right away.
Important!
You need to select the firmware file called "
RF500-withBed
"!
• When the firmware is installed, perform all items in chapter "15.
Calibration" of the main instructions of the RF500.
First set the Z end stop.
Then set the printing plate.
Always make these settings in the hot condition from now on.
Heat up the printing bed to approx. 60 °C for this.
The corresponding function can be found in the printer menu under:
"
Control
" - "
Temperature
" - "
Bed:
0
“.
• Check in the slicer profiles that a temperature for the heating plate is set.
For this, open the slicer settings, select the profile and navigate to the tab "
Filament Settings
", item "
Filament
".
For this, observe chapter "19. h) More detailed description of the slicer functions" from the main instructions.
A temperature must be set for the setting item "
Bed
" for the first layer and each of the remaining layers.
We recommend, e.g., about 60 °C for PLA for the first layer and 55 °C for the others.
