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USER MANUAL 

Ver. 1.0 

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Page 1: ...USER MANUAL Ver 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...LOCOOP Y If you have any questions or discover problems please contact support locoop net listed in the table below We will take necessary action You can find our news on LOCOOP s Facebook page at https www facebook com locoopinc In addition please check our newsletter in the future for firmware upgrades and new service from LOCOOP We hope you enjoy LOCOOP Y LOCOOP Team ...

Page 3: ...in Board 4 Attaching Pillars 5 Attaching Right Panel and the Remaining Pillar 6 Attaching Rubber Feet 7 Attaching the Bottom 8 Attaching the Top Panel 9 Attaching End Effector Part C Operation 19 1 Home Screen 2 Calibration 3 Loading Filament 4 Printing 5 Stop Resume 6 Removing 3D Print 7 Free Control 8 CURA Download Setting 9 Other Precautions Part D Troubleshooting 30 1 Troubleshooting ...

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Page 5: ...Part A Introduction ...

Page 6: ...1 Basics General Product Specification Operating Conditions To avoid malfunction do not operate LOCOOP Y in an extremely dry or humid environment 6 LOCOOP Y USER MANUAL www locoop net ...

Page 7: ...machine alone without adult supervision Do not impact the machine during printing Make sure to use only PLA filaments Be careful when removing 3D prints from the bed Do not disassemble the product Do not use the machine for other than intended use Do not leave the machine outdoors especially in direct sunlight Please unplug the power during lightning or when the machine is not in use for long peri...

Page 8: ...Part B Hardware Assembly ...

Page 9: ... Cleaning Drill Bit 1 pc Magnet Tab 4 pcs B Type Socket 1 pc Optional Hex Key 3mm 1 pc Hex Key 2 5mm 1 pc Rubber Foot 3 pcs Tube Holder 1 pc Plastic Cap 1 pc SD Card 1 pc Scrapper 1 pc Adapter 1 pc Lower Arm 6 pcs M4 8 Bolt M3 6 Bolt M5 10 FH Bolt M4 8 FH Bolt T nut 12 pcs 8 pcs 12 pcs 2 pcs 12 pcs Filament 1 pc USB Cable for Firmware Upgrade 1 pc ...

Page 10: ...t Main Board 1 pc Bottom Panel 1 pc Top Panel 1 pc Left Panel 1 pc Right Panel 1 pc Pillar 3 pcs End Effector 1 pc Door 1 pc Bed 1 pc Front Panel Two holes Bolt holes for Magnetic Tabs Note Textured face is up Note A side near the grooves is up Power Switch ...

Page 11: ...net tabs to the main board as shown in the upper image 2 Attach the two magnet tabs to the bottom panel as shown in the lower image 3 Use two M3 6 bolts to attach each tab 11 LOCOOP Y USER MANUAL www locoop net Front Panel Magnetic Tab Magnetic Tab ...

Page 12: ...rd 1 Place the left panel on the floor 2 Insert the main board into the grooves near the top of the left panel 3 The main board should protrude by about 3mm each through the groove 12 LOCOOP Y USER MANUAL www locoop net Groove Groove 3mm ...

Page 13: ...s 3 Tighten six bolts red arrows to fix two pillars including two ones attached in the front panel as shown in the left image 4 Make sure that the two pillars are fixed well to the left panel 13 LOCOOP Y USER MANUAL www locoop net 1 Attach the four M4 8 bolts and T nuts black arrows at the front panel as shown in the image below ...

Page 14: ... to a pillar black arrows 14 LOCOOP Y USER MANUAL www locoop net 2 Attach the remaining pillar to the right panel with four M4 8 bolts and T nuts black arrows including two ones attached in the front panel Please check again if the M4 8 bolts and T nuts that connect each pillar and panel are well tightened ...

Page 15: ...et 1 Attach the rubber feet to the bottom panel black arrows 2 Stick adhesive side of each rubber foot to the back of the bottom panel on specific positions as shown on the image below 15 LOCOOP Y USER MANUAL www locoop net ...

Page 16: ...7 Attaching the Bottom Panel 1 Attach the bottom panel to the previously assembled structure using a total of six FH M5 10 bolts black arrows 16 LOCOOP Y USER MANUAL www locoop net ...

Page 17: ...chine upright 2 Use six FH M5 10 bolts black arrows and two FH M4 8 bolts blue arrows to assemble the top panel 17 LOCOOP Y USER MANUAL www locoop net 1 Attach the bed through three holes Check that the textured side faces up 2 Fix the three points using the lubber covers black arrows ...

Page 18: ... to the steel balls of upper arms and end effector respectively 4 Attach the tube holder to a bar and put the wire inside the tube holder 5 Connect power on the left panel using the adopter Now the hardware assembly is complete Be sure to read the manual in the next section before using the product 18 LOCOOP Y USER MANUAL www locoop net 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 19: ...Part C Operation ...

Page 20: ...k like this This is the home screen The red P on the top right side of the screen means Parking It appears when you first turn on the machine and you can move the end effector to the top by tapping on this icon The number on the top left side of the screen shows the current nozzle temperature in Celsius degrees You can check the temperature of the hot nozzle as you print 20 LOCOOP Y USER MANUAL ww...

Page 21: ...xit icon to finish calibration 2 Calibration Insert an SD card in the slot and press the far right icon This is necessary job for saving calibration data to the SD card When replacing the SD card you will need to repeat this process To begin auto leveling tap on the far left icon and wait The other two icons will become activated once auto leveling is complete When you see the screen change like t...

Page 22: ...creen When you see the screen change like this tap on the upper left icon to heat up the hot end When using LOCOOP filament put the enclosed plastic cap as shown in the left image Place a filament on the turn table at the top of the machine Push down the red spring presser and insert the tip of the filament into the extruder hole Keep pressing the spring presser and inserting filament until you ca...

Page 23: ...onfirm You can see the list of folders in your SD card Tap on the up down arrow on the right to navigate When you find the print file tap on its name The printing will begin Please keep the door closed during printing to maintain the temperature stable DO NOT touch the hot end while printing and DO NOT move or shift the printer until printing is complete 23 LOCOOP Y USER MANUAL www locoop net ...

Page 24: ...At this time the end effector moves to the position where it is easy to replace the filament You can use this function to print an object in multiple colors When you tap on the Stop button the screen will change to this Tap on the left icon to resume printing the center icon to replace filament and the right icon to stop completely After printing the screen will show the total time spent as seen i...

Page 25: ...6 Removing 3D Print Carefully remove the finished 3D print from the bed using a scrapper 25 LOCOOP Y USER MANUAL www locoop net ...

Page 26: ... button to prepare the machine Tap on the joystick icon on right Here you can move the end effector freely Because why not When the button changes to Ready you can control the joystick image on screen to move the end effector as you want 26 LOCOOP Y USER MANUAL www locoop net ...

Page 27: ...t d Now try tapping on Others button in the bottom right corner You can tap on a shape and the end effector will move accordingly Tap on Back button to return to the previous screen 27 LOCOOP Y USER MANUAL www locoop net ...

Page 28: ...heck out Bed center is 0 0 0 and press Finish to finish You can enter the printing condition by clicking the Basic Tab on the left of CURA The general settings for LOCOOP Y are shown on the left You can adjust the layer height between 0 05 and 0 3 mm and the printing temperature bet ween 190 and 220 C The filament diameter and nozzle size should be fixed to 1 75 mm and 0 4 mm respectively and shou...

Page 29: ...ile name must be within 50 characters including the extension 6 Sometimes the machine may reboot during operation in order to prevent malfunction This is normal behavior so do not worry The machine will NOT reboot while printing 7 All products are provided after quality inspection There can be some filament remnants in and around the nozzle which is due to the quality inspection 8 The estimated ti...

Page 30: ...Part D Troubleshooting ...

Page 31: ... spool is twisted If it is please untangle the spool and try again Heat up the nozzle and try to force the filament by hand while pressing the red spring presser on the extruder If still clogged pull the filament out of the extruder with the hand then cut off the bulged end of the filament and reinsert it If the problem persists please use the enclosed nozzle cleaning needle to drill directly 31 L...

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