Printer Maintenance
How to Power Cycle Your MakerBot
When to Power Cycle
If you are expiring issues with your MakerBot Rep, it can sometimes help to
do a power cycle. Power cycling can reset a device with a minor problem like a false
error message or a control panel glitch. You will also need to power cycle your
MakerBot Rep for certain firmware changes to take effect.
How to Power Cycle
To power cycle your MakerBot Rep, allow the Smart E to cool to at
least 50 C and then turn off your 3D printer. Wait for at least 30 seconds to allow the
electronics in your MakerBot Rep to fully power down. Then turn it back on.
Resetting to Factory Settings
You may occasionally need to rest your MakerBot Rep to factory settings in
order to deal with issues such as missing example files, problems with firmware
updates, or Wi-Fi connectivity issues.
To restore factory settings, use the control panel to navigate to
Settings > Reset to
Factory
Settings.
Printer Tips
Calibrating the Z Offset
Z Calibration allows you to improve the quality of prints if your prints are printing
poorly. You can recalibrate the Z Offset directly on the printer by going to the
printer’s main menu and selecting
Info > Calibration > Calibrate Z Offset
. You can
also do this through MakerBot Print.
1.
Navigate to the Printer Panel and select the printer whose Z Offset you wish to
recalibrate.
2.
Select
Utilities.
3.
Select
Calibration.
Each time you attach a new Smart E, you will need to run the Z-Axis
Calibration routine. This process will make sure the build plate is positioned at the
