Anycubic i3 mega S quick start guide

Safety Instructions

Please carefully read the safety instructions before get started.

ANYCUBIC 3D printer generates high temperature. Do not reach inside of the

printer during operation. Allow time for the printer to cool down after printing.
Contact with extruded materials may cause burns. Wait for printed objects to cool
before removing them from the build platform.

ANYCUBIC 3D printer includes moving parts that can cause injury.

Vapors or fumes may be irritating at operating temperature. Always use the

ANYCUBIC 3D printer in an open, well ventilated area.

Be cautious when using the scraper. Never direct the scraper towards your hand.

ANYCUBIC 3D printer MUST NOT be exposed to water or rain.

ANYCUBIC 3D printer is designed to be used within ambient temperature ranging

8ºC-40ºC, and humidity ranging 20%-50%. Working outside those limits may
result in low quality printing.

It is recommended to use protection glasses when cleaning/sanding the printed
models to avoid small particles contacting eyes.

In case of emergency, immediately turn off the ANYCUBIC 3D printer and contact
us or consult for professional advice.

Never leave the ANYCUBIC 3D printer unattended during operation.。

Technical Specification

Printing

Technology: FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling)

Build Size: 210×210×205 (mm3)

Layer Resolution: 0.05-0.3 mm

Positioning Accuracy: X/Y 0.0125mm，Z 0.002mm

Extruder Quantity: Single

Nozzle/Filament Diameter: 0.4 mm/1.75mm

Print Speed: 20~100mm/s (suggested 60mm/s)

Travel Speed: 100mm/s

Supported Materials: PLA, ABS, HIPS, Wood

Temperature

Ambient Operating Temperature: 8°C - 40°C

Operational Extruder Temperature: 260°C max

Operational Print Bed Temperature: 100°C max

Software

Slicer Software: Cura

Software Input Formats: .STL, .OBJ, .DAE, .AMF

Software Output Formats: GCode

Connectivity: SD card; USB port(expert users only)

Electrical

Input rating: 110V/220V AC, 50/60Hz

Working Voltage: 12V DC

Physical Dimensions

Printer Dimensions: 405mm×410mm×453mm

Net Weight: ~11kg

Contents

1. Product Overview ................................................................................................................................... 1

2. Part list ....................................................................................................................................................... 4

3. Assembly instruction ............................................................................................................................ 5

4. Leveling ...................................................................................................................................................... 9

4.1 Assisted Leveling ........................................................................................................................... 9

4.2 Manual Leveling .......................................................................................................................... 16

5. Software installation ........................................................................................................................... 19

5.1 Driver installation ....................................................................................................................... 19

5.2 Cura Installation .......................................................................................................................... 21

6. Printing..................................................................................................................................................... 29

7. Manual filament change .................................................................................................................... 32

8. Resume from outage .......................................................................................................................... 33

9. Trouble shooting .................................................................................................................................. 36

Thank you for choosing ANYCUBIC i3 MEGA 3D printer.

Please read the assembly instructions carefully.

Please visit www.anycubic3d.com for more support information.

Email us on [e-mail] or [e-mail]

If you experience any issues with this product, or the performance is not what you

had expected, please contact us first before returning the item. We are here to solve

any problems for you.

Team ANYCUBIC

1. Product Overview

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⑴Frame ⑵Base ⑶Print head ⑷Z probe ⑸Nozzle ⑹X smooth rods ⑺X end stop

⑻Print platform ⑼Y smooth rods ⑽Filament sensor ⑾Spool holder ⑿Filament spool

⒀Extruder ⒁Z smooth rods ⒂Z lead screw ⒃X motor ⒄Z end stop ⒅Z motors ⒆Y

end stop ⒇ Model cooling fan (21) Hotend cooling fan (22) Teflon tubing

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Menu Directory

Home Menu

Print

Tools

Setup

Home menu

Print: enter the print menu

Setup: enter the setup menu

Tools: enter the tools menu

(Other information: ①nozzle temperature ②heated bed temperature ③printer status)

Print

Print: print the selected files in SD card

Resume: Resume from outage (only valid for offline print)

(Other information: ①Page up and down ②Refresh ③Return to the home menu)

Setup

En/中: Language selection between English and Chinese

Temp: Enter the menu to adjust ① E0 (hotend) Temp (170-260°C) ②Bed Temp (0-120°C)

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Motor: Disable all motors (only valid when no print job)

Status: Enter the sub-menu with Print/Pause/Resume icon (only valid for offline print)

(Other information: ①Files ②Print Rate ③Time ④Progress ⑤E0 Temp ⑥Bed Temp ⑦

coordinates for X/Y/Z axis ⑧Return to previous menu)

Speed: Enter the menu to adjust ①Fan speed (0-100) ②Print Rate (50-999)

Return: Return to Home Menu

Tools

Home: ①Home X ②Home Y ③Home Z ④Home All ⑤Return (only valid when no print job)

Axis: ① Home all axis ②Move X/Y/Z axis by 0.1/1/10 ③Choose the travel speed

Low/Medium/High (only valid when no print job)

Preheat: ①Preheat PLA ②Preheat ABS (only valid when no print job)

(Other information: ①E0 Temp ②Bed Temp)

Cooling: Cut off the power of hotend and heated bed (only valid when no print job)

Filament: ①Filament In ②Filament Remove ③ Stop (will automatically heating to 200°C for

filament in or remove) (only valid when on print job)

Reset: Popup window to decide if reboot the mainboard

More: Enter the next page of Tools sub-menu

TP: Touch panel alignment（click on the cue points）

Help: Basic description of the Menu

Info: Information about the product

Return: Return to Home Menu

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2. Part list

Tool pack

Screws（M5*8）

SD card

SD Card reader

ANYCUBIC i3 MEGA

Gloves

Power cord

Tweezer

Spool holder

Test filament (Random)

USB cable

Backup hotend

Scraper

Plier

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3. Assembly instruction

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1. Unpack and take out the printer and accessories.

The smooth rods and lead screw may be greased in factory, so please wear gloves.

2. Find 8 pieces of M5*8mm hex cap screws and the corresponding screw driver.

Follow ① ② ③ in Fig. 1. Carefully lift the base to fit into the frame and then fix them by

the M5*8mm hex cap screws. The screw locations are pointed with red squares in ③.

The screws can be installed in a diagonal order and can be tightened after all screws

inserted in place.

Figure 1

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3. Wiring

Choose the voltage ratings

(Figure 3)

(Figure 2)

Lower port

Gap

Convex line

(1) Fig.2, customers are required to select the correct voltage mode according to their local

voltage ratings (110V/220V). Please notice that the switch is inside the bottom left of the

base and 220V is default. A hex screw driver can be used to move the switch inside.

(2) There are 3 ports at the bottom right of the base, and accordingly there are 3 cable

connectors. Firstly, in Fig. 3, insert the cable connector labeled “Extruder&filament

monitor”(6 pins) to the lower port.

Pay close attention to the up and down side of the connector, and make sure the

connector is well inserted in place, and no pins bent. WRONG or loose connection would

lead to malfunction of the machine, the same for the rest of other two connectors.

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(3) Fig.4, insert “Hotend” connector to the middle port (14 pins).

Convex line

Middle port

Gap

Upper port

Gap

Convex line

(Figure 6)

Plastic ring

Zip tie

Do not cut

(4) Fig.5, insert “X/Z motors&endstops” connector to the upper port (16 pins).

(Figure 4) (Figure 5)

(5) Fig. 6, customers may notice there is a piece of zip tie attached just below the plastic ring

of the quick connector. Do not cut it off. Only cut this zip tie when swapping or repairing

a malfunction hotend, because it needs to push down the plastic ring and pull out the

Teflon tubing.

4. Spool holder and filament sensor

(1) As shown in Fig. 7, assemble the spool holder and tighten 4 pairs of screw and nuts at

the lower corner. (The color and shape of the spool holder might be slightly different from this

pircture)

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