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Quick Start Guide 

FELIX Pro L / XL 

www.FELIXprinters.com/support 

[email protected] 

Zeemanlaan 15 

3401MV IJsselstein 

The Netherlands 

Summary of Contents for Pro L

Page 1: ...Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L XL www FELIXprinters com support support felixprinters com Zeemanlaan 15 3401MV IJsselstein The Netherlands...

Page 2: ...over voltage and over temperature Printer placement Place the FELIXprinter on a stable surface Place the printer out of reach of children Use the FELIXprinter in a dry environment at room temperature...

Page 3: ...L XL AT A GLANCE 1 6 WHAT S IN THE BOX 2 INSTALLING TEFLON TUBES 3 POWER ON 4 7 DISPLAY OVERVIEW 5 CALIBRATION FOUT BLADWIJZER NIET GEDEFINIEERD ERRORS DURING LEVELING 11 8 Z CALIBRATION 12 ERRORS 13...

Page 4: ...erature max 110 C Flex plate Software bed leveling Automatic nozzle calibrations Extruders Diameter nozzle 0 35 mm L 0 5 XL optional 0 5 and 0 7mm Nozzle temperature max 275 C Full metal hot ends Fila...

Page 5: ...Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L XL Page 1 5 FELIX Pro L XL at a glance Display unit Extruder Heated bed Filament roll Power switch Power plug LAN port Filament guide USB port...

Page 6: ...1x Tweezers F 1x Spatula B 1x Power cable G 3x Bed calibration tool C 1x MicroSD card USB reader H 1x Allen key set D 2x Teflon tubes I 1x Premium PLA roll E 1x Wrench 14mm Recommended tools NB The bo...

Page 7: ...Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L XL Page 3 Installing Teflon tubes...

Page 8: ...not fully charged already For this to function properly the battery needs to be charged NOTE When this switch is on the battery will charge itself until full even when the power switch is turned off...

Page 9: ...L XL Page 5 7 Display Overview Shutdown button To properly shutdown the printer First press the shutdown button before turning the power switch off This ensures proper shutting down of the operating...

Page 10: ...s described in this chapter need to be performed 8 1 1 Software based leveling the build plate To ensure the distance between the bed and the nozzles is the same over the whole build plate This is don...

Page 11: ...hickness The extruder height calibration routine performs the following 1 The hot ends heat up to 185 C 2 The printer homes all axes 3 The Extruder moves to a certain position and probes both extruder...

Page 12: ...calibration Please consult the instructions below Pro XL and L For the XL and L the bed leveling works a little differently from the Pro 2 and 3 follow these steps Touchscreen Follow these steps to st...

Page 13: ...l insure a smooth first layer After this the machine should be ready to go If you see the first layer being too far away from the bed you can adjust it follow these steps Touchscreen Follow these step...

Page 14: ...Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L XL Page 10 Examples Too far away set it closer You can see the loose layers Perfect first layer Just a little too close You can see it start to build up at the edges...

Page 15: ...ust it accordingly to make the bed itself leveled during this process the probes are monitored and if they trigger you can get an error report that says bed leveling failed or g33 leveling failed If t...

Page 16: ...bing both heads so the machine knows what level both extruders are at this is crucial to avoid collision and make a successful dual or multi material print To start the process see the instructions be...

Page 17: ...e between them can be observed This is usually caused by having 2 probes which probe at different strengths which leads to them not being calibrated correctly this is easily adjusted see the instructi...

Page 18: ...her or lower the machine calculates this and compares it to the left nozzle and makes them print on the same level as each other To make it easier is further away is closer to the bed so if we were to...

Page 19: ...match together after it s done the machine will ask which point from 1 to 9 matches the best and stores these offsets You should do this before dual color printing and after changing a hot end See th...

Page 20: ...Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L XL Page 16 The middle point or 5 in this case should match press the number that best matches into the screen and repeat the process if it s not 5...

Page 21: ...e left or right extruder 2 Press insert filament The print heads will warm up and takes about 1 minute 3 Now continue by pressing insert filament While inserting the filament help the printer by pushi...

Page 22: ...tweezers Second use one of the two approaches to further prepare the surface A Use the already applied Kapton layer on the flex plate and clean it with detergent like methylated spirit or 100 alcohol...

Page 23: ...or 2 Directly print it from the USB stick The file is temporarily copied to the screen and the print will start You can safely remove the USB stick without disturbing the print process Start the PRIN...

Page 24: ...or LAN Connecting to WIFI or WLAN Navigate to the Settings menu Remote control After connecting printer to a local network navigate to Settings Network And type in the shown http address in your web b...

Page 25: ...L XL Page 21 When connecting the machine to the internet by cable or WLAN follow these steps when connecting to with a cable insert the cable in to the back of the machine and you should be connected...

Page 26: ...herwise you might not be able to connect to the machine Set the region to your own this sometimes prevents a proper connection if set incorrectly Select the WIFI point you want to connect to Enter the...

Page 27: ...XL Page 23 After connecting the machine by cable or to the WIFI the machine will generate its own web address you can copy this into your browser to connect to the machine You can find this page in t...

Page 28: ...Quick Start Guide FELIX Pro L XL Page 24 Print via web interface Overview of the dashboard Click Go to printer...

Page 29: ...ing You can conveniently monitor a print job via the webcam For now this is only enabled on the internal network If you want to access this from an external network a port needs to be forwarded in you...

Page 30: ...d with a power loss recovery system that helps safe prints due to power failure or blackouts Follow this guide on how to safe a print If you see this message the machine has entered power loss recover...

Page 31: ...rt Guide FELIX Pro L XL Page 27 First press the resend connection script then do the checklist if the current print doesn t pass the checklist it s better to cancel the print if it passes press contin...

Page 32: ...you continue the print the machine will start reheating and it will recalculated the print to see where it stopped this process might take several minutes After this the machine will continue the pri...

Page 33: ...Otherwise chances of buckling filament inside the extruder are very high Obstructions can occur if there has been printed with some hard filament before make sure it is removed from the barrel of the...

Page 34: ...rting the print Press the rotary button Then scroll down to Speed Mul And lower it to 50 Then by trial and error increase the speed Maintenance The printer is a quite complex motion system and require...

Page 35: ...1 7 Pull connector to the side 8 Inspect hot end Check for debris or black spots Clean the disc 1 2 3 4 4 1 Push hot end 3mm inwards 2 Insert tweezers in small hole 3 Rotate tweezers and hot end shoul...

Page 36: ...condition the top disc with non electrically conducting Teflon spray First spray it on a cloth then rub it on the disc On the side and the bottom of the disc 10 Then Reverse assembly of the hot end i...

Page 37: ...efore starting a print to prevent blobs of plastic on your printed object Dust cleaners Filament attracts a lot of dust and small particles Make sure the filament enters the filament holder through th...

Page 38: ...ixprinters com support to find out how to solve this issue Heater sensor error Extruder the sensor is defect or not connected properly Please check if the connector is placed correctly and is clean on...

Page 39: ...a few minutes www felixprinters com survey a small reward is waiting for you Manuals tutorials www felixprinters com support FELIX Community www felixprinters com community Quick Start Manual FELIX Pr...

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