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Pen knives

1 piece

SD card

1 piece

SD card reader

1 piece

Glue

1 bottle

7.5. Specification

Print Envelope

160*160*160mm

Layer thickness

0.1, 0.15,0.2, 0.3, 0.4mm

Nozzle diameter

0.4mm

Move speed

60mm/s

Vertical print speed

about 30cm³/hour

Positional accuracy

±0.1mm

Consumable Materials

PLA

Connectivity

USB, SD card

Nozzle

8 FAQ

8.1. The filament is blocked

Phenomenon: Make a sound when printing or load filament.

Solution: At first, unload filament and shear it evenly .If do this can’t solve the

problem. (Refer to the video or document instruction named“Deal with the

blocked filament”.)

Reason: Poor quality filament, or forget change filament before it exhausted.

8.2. The platform is not plain

Summary of Contents for Einstart

Page 1: ...3D Printer User Manual 1 Einstart 3D Printer User Manual V2 1 ...

Page 2: ...of Hangzhou Shining 3D Tech Co Ltd DISCLAIMER This user manual is an instruction for installation operation and maintenance but not product warranty All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information in this manual However Shining3D Tech Co Ltd accepts no responsibility for any errors or omissions contained in the documentation and reserves the right to explain a...

Page 3: ...the model 9 3 2 Windows OS Software installation 13 3 2 1 Software Installation 13 3 2 2 Program registration 18 3 3 Mac OS software installation 20 3 3 1 Drive installation 20 3 3 2 Program registration 23 4 Print Steps 25 5 The Basic Functions of Software 29 5 1 Menu 30 5 2 Short guide area 30 5 3 Setting and status area 30 5 4 Edit area 30 6 Print setting references 32 6 1 Path generator settin...

Page 4: ...he model nozzle or the platform by hand or any other part of the body while the printer is working or immediately after it has finished printing Protective glasses should always be worn when removing support material There is a slight smell from filament material when it is being extruded The smell is however not too unpleasant Operate in a well ventilated room but draught free as draught will cau...

Page 5: ...okes even if you have never used a 3D printer before The system uses a nozzle to deposit molten plastic to make a solid object layer by layer so printed parts are strong and durable 2 1 Appearance Figure 2 1 is the front view and side view of printer Figure 2 1 Framework OLED Screen Platform Extruder Nozzle Tube Fan Spool Holder Power USB SD card Switch 2 2 Axes In the figure 2 2 the direction of ...

Page 6: ... User Manual www shining3d com 6 Figure 2 2 3 Installation 3 1 Install printer The printer was tied up to avoid damage during transportation Please remove these protective parts before use the printer Figure 3 1 ...

Page 7: ... are USB connection and power interface on the side of the printer please connect the printer and computer via a USB cable and connect the power adapter Figure 3 1 1 a connect USB b connect Power adapter 3 1 2 Set Platform As figure 3 1 2 show placing three outstanding magnetic point into slot to set stably the printing platform ...

Page 8: ...om 8 Figure 3 1 2 3 1 3 Spread glue First step spread glue on the build platform Second step make the glue joint the platform evenly Third step ensure the glue shape is fit properly Fourth step place the platform in right place Figure 3 1 3 ...

Page 9: ...neat Second step set up the filament through the hole inside the printer Third step insert filament tube to the top hole Fourth step put filament on the tray Figure 3 1 4 1 Figure 3 1 4 2 3 1 5 Print the model 1 Start up power on and press the button for 3 seconds 2 Menu press the button to choose Fast operation ...

Page 10: ...10 Figure 3 1 5 1 3 Load filament press the button to load filament put the filament in the hole and wait for the temperature rise Figure 3 1 5 2 4 Return press the or button to exit when the filament is extruded from the nozzle Figure 3 1 5 3 ...

Page 11: ...re 3 1 5 4 5 Build get back to the Fast Operation and press the button to choose model Figure 3 1 5 5 6 Select press to choose model and press to print the model you want Figure 3 1 5 6 7 Pause If you wanna pause press to exit and press to confirm it ...

Page 12: ...com 12 Figure 3 1 5 7 Figure 3 1 5 8 8 Resume used for change filament see figure 3 1 5 9 Figure 3 1 5 9 9 Save Shut Down it will save the model file you can resume printing the model after reboot the machine Stop just cancel the printing ...

Page 13: ...re are printing software 3dStar driver and STL models in the SD Card 3 2 1 Software Installation For install all drivers successfully please insert SD card into your PC with USB to SD card converter If you system is windows find Windows folder open 3dStar folder then click xxx_setup exe file entering the program installation interface as the picture shown below Figure 3 2 1 1 1 Click next and sele...

Page 14: ...3D Printer User Manual www shining3d com 14 Figure 3 2 1 2 2 Select the installation directory and Click Install to start the SETUP WIZARD Figure 3 2 1 3 ...

Page 15: ...g3d com 15 Figure 3 2 1 4 3 In a while the following interface will appear please select I have read and accept the license terms and click install Figure 3 2 1 5 4 Click Finish in the pop up dialog and the installation is successfully ...

Page 16: ...16 installed Figure 3 2 1 6 Notice if either of the below two interface appears it means that the latest version of Microsoft Visual C 2010 x86 Redistributable operation environment has been installed Click Cancel to complete the installation ...

Page 17: ...3D Printer User Manual www shining3d com 17 Figure 3 2 1 7 Figure 3 2 1 8 5 Install the driver of USB to serial port Figure 3 2 1 9 Click Extract do as the guide shows see figure 3 2 1 9 ...

Page 18: ... the follow dialog to exit the guide see figure 3 2 1 11 Figure 3 2 1 11 3 2 2 Program registration Program registration has been done after software setup If a new key should be registered do as follows 1 Open 3dStar folder double click License Install exe see figure 3 2 2 1 ...

Page 19: ...3D Printer User Manual www shining3d com 19 Figure 3 2 2 1 2 Click open select key file reg or lic Figure 3 2 2 2 3 click install to finish registration ...

Page 20: ... 3 Mac OS software installation If your system is Mac OS choose Mac folder Before setting up the software you should refer to Read Me file 3 3 1 Drive installation 1 Double click 3dStar dmg a virtual device is showed on desktop see figure 3 3 1 1 Figure 3 3 1 1 ...

Page 21: ... Printer User Manual www shining3d com 21 Figure 3 3 1 2 2 Double click FTDI_USB_Serial Driver double click the file see figure 3 3 1 3 Figure 3 3 1 3 3 Input user name and password see figures as follows ...

Page 22: ...3D Printer User Manual www shining3d com 22 Figure 3 3 1 4 Figure 3 3 1 5 Figure 3 3 1 6 4 Double click script Disable Sleep command ...

Page 23: ... Manual www shining3d com 23 Figure 3 3 1 7 3 3 2 Program registration 1 Go to folder App double click License Install Figure 3 3 2 1 Figure 3 3 2 2 2 Click open go to folder SD Mac select key file reg or lic install ...

Page 24: ...3D Printer User Manual www shining3d com 24 Figure 3 3 2 3 Figure 3 3 2 4 ...

Page 25: ...etup Only need to do once if connect the printer to the same computer 3 Open the printer software 3dStar exe if your system is Windows or 3dStarApp if your system is Mac OS 4 Waiting for auto connection If status button is gray choose serial device which is found from menu Tools select machine see figure 4 1and 4 2 for Windows or figure 4 3 for Mac OS for serial choose Figure 4 1 Figure 4 2 ...

Page 26: ...igure 4 3 5 Check the platform level is horizontal or not Refer to 7 4 for detail Make sure the nozzle is clean before printing 6 Open models Figure 4 4 7 Make generating path see figure 4 5 You can change the parameter by clicking see figure 4 7 ...

Page 27: ...3D Printer User Manual www shining3d com 27 Figure 4 5 Figure 4 6 Figure 4 7 Note If the model had been generated Path when it generate Path again it will cover the last generated Path ...

Page 28: ... www shining3d com 28 8 After Generating and loading Path are finished click to start to print Stop printing Pause printing You can see the build status see figure 4 8 Figure 4 9 shows the model printed Figure 4 8 Figure 4 9 ...

Page 29: ...ing3d com 29 Figure 4 10 5 The Basic Functions of Software Open the program 3dStar exe the software window show as figure 5 Some basic functions are as the follows Menu Short cut guide area Set ting and status area Edit area Figure 5 ...

Page 30: ...eration and start stop printing It s easy to get to print a model 5 3 Setting and status area It contains path generation module device info and control module You can also see printing status and software info 5 4 Edit area It contains model view move rotate and scale function The model should be selected before any edit action You can click to go back to the origin model View ...

Page 31: ...ter User Manual www shining3d com 31 Move Move the model to the center Rotate The model will be rotated automatically according to the surface clicked by the mouse Scale Enlarge the model to the max print size ...

Page 32: ...0 1mm to 0 4mm per layer The finer the layer the better the quality the stronger the printed part and the longer it takes to print MODE_Simple 0 4mm layer thickness MODE_Fast 0 3mm layer thickness MODE_standard 0 2mm layer thickness MODE Quality 0 15mm layer thickness MODE Extreme 0 1mm layer thickness Support Mode None support There is no support generated Outside support The support will be gene...

Page 33: ... 46mm So lower number means the more tighten that model stick to raft Select Thin wall means only external shell except top surface will be created without any internal support Set the nozzle heating temperature Select Follow Start Build to start printing automatically after generating Path file Path view Path view You may view the path of model if you click Tools Path Viewer 6 2 Extruder control ...

Page 34: ...3D Printer User Manual www shining3d com 34 Figure 6 2 1 Figure 6 2 2 When the temperature up to the preset number the printer will load filament automatically ...

Page 35: ...gure 6 2 3 6 3 Pause restart printing Figure 6 3 1 Click PAUSE the platform will move to a secure position and extruder control dialog will pop up You can operate on Material IN Material Out or Material Change Figure 6 3 2 shows the colorful model ...

Page 36: ...l www shining3d com 36 Figure 6 3 2 6 4 Set Z axis Height Notice this function can be only operated when the printer is online 1 Click then choose machine einstart s Figure 6 4 1 2 Click Machine Calibration see figure 6 4 2 ...

Page 37: ...Click to lift the platform until it close to the nozzle Move mode can be chose either Sequent or Aptotic Please input a proper number in entry field when use Aptotic avoiding the number too large to hit the platform This step should be operated carefully See figure 6 4 3 Figure 6 4 3 6 When the distance between the nozzle and platform adjust properly about 0 2mm ...

Page 38: ...t see figure 6 4 4 You can also go back to setting to get the offset and apply see figure 6 4 5 Make a note that the value may be negative Figure 6 4 4 Figure 6 4 5 TIP You may need to set Z height when models are not adhering to the platform properly or are distorted ...

Page 39: ...orm and adjust the distance between platform and nozzle well Figure 6 5 1 shows the platform set Figure 6 5 1 Using 3 screws and 3 pressure springs to fix the print platform Shown as the figure 6 5 2 Figure 6 5 2 The platform will move down if tighten the screws The platform will move up when loosen the screws Shown as Figure 6 5 3 ...

Page 40: ...ls Manager Calibration then click Set Temperature to start heating Set the nozzle temperature as 180 0 200 0 PLA If there is material on the print head please clean it at first Figure 6 5 4 Please set the temperature to be 0 after cleaning the nozzle and make sure the rest filament does not affect on adjusting leveling ...

Page 41: ...er which corresponds to screw b Then compare the height of bottom left corner the height between nozzle and worktable similarly hereinafter and adjust screw b to make sure the height is the same as bottom left corner Click and to check the height difference and adjust to the same height as nozzle Don t move this two screws any more after operation finished Click from platform Leveling dialog box a...

Page 42: ...ktable and nozzle using Control Panel Click to check the platform is level or not If not please do from step 3 6 6 Firmware Update 1 Click Tools Firmware Update see figure 6 6 1 Figure 6 6 1 2 Select serial device see figure 6 6 2 for Windows and figure 6 6 3 for Mac Figure 6 6 2 ...

Page 43: ...3D Printer User Manual www shining3d com 43 Figure 6 6 3 3 Click open hex file choose hex file Figure 6 6 4 4 Click start update firmware follow the guide to finish Figure 6 6 5 ...

Page 44: ...clean the nozzle regularly At first preheat the nozzle and set the temperature as 240 ABS 195 PLA then wait it heat up Then use the heat stable material such as pure cotton cloth or wadding to clean the nozzle 7 3 Accessories You can print the all plastic accessories of the printer by yourself Because there are some 3D model in the file 3DModel containing tray holder tube mounting bracket Extruder...

Page 45: ... about 30cm hour Positional accuracy 0 1mm Consumable Materials PLA Connectivity USB SD card Nozzle 1 8 FAQ 8 1 The filament is blocked Phenomenon Make a sound when printing or load filament Solution At first unload filament and shear it evenly If do this can t solve the problem Refer to the video or document instruction named Deal with the blocked filament Reason Poor quality filament or forget c...

Page 46: ...t become Nozzle temperature range from 195 to 230 higher temperature more tight become Reason 1 New platform is too smooth to adhere the model 2 The model is too big 3 It is also relevant with the shrink rate of filament 8 4 Nozzle is surrounded by filament Phenomenon The filament is clump up around the nozzle Solution Take off the extrude cover and press the button of load filament to heat the pr...

Page 47: ...axis and Y axis an move normally 4 Print model again to to determine the exact problem Reason 1 the poor quality filament will cause the extruder blocked 2 The nozzle run into the model cause the printing dislocated 3 The nozzle is blocked 4 The temperature sensor is broken 5 The cooling fan can t move 8 8 Limit switch broken Phenomenon it starts to make loudknocking noise after open the printer f...

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