Geeetech A10M User Manual
Geeetech A10M
Desktop 3D Printer
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Safety Instruction
Do read all the instructions and cautionary markings in this manual before operating your A10M 3D printer.
A10M 3D printer contains heated moving parts. Never reach inside the printer while it is in operation
or before it has cooled down.
Never leave your A10M 3D printer unattended while powered on or printing.
Disconnect your A10M 3D printer from the power supply and computer when not in use.
Do not print using materials that have not been approved by GEEETECH for use with the A10M 3D
printer.
Only operate your A10M 3D printer in a well-ventilated space away from moisture and heat sources
with a working smoke/fire alarm.
Content
About A10M 3D Printer ............................................................................................................................................................ 1
Preparation ................................................................................................................................................................................. 2
1. Check Power Supply ............................................................................................................................................................. 2
2. Software Resources ............................................................................................................................................................... 3
2.1 Arduino IDE ................................................................................................................................................................ 3
2.2 Firmware ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3
3. USB Driver Installation ......................................................................................................................................................... 3
3.1 USB Driver Installation for Win7 OS .......................................................................................................................... 3
3.2 USB Driver Installation for Mac OS ........................................................................................................................... 4
4. Function Test via LCD Display ............................................................................................................................................. 4
4.1 LCD Menu Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 5
4.2 Use LCD for Motor Test ............................................................................................................................................ 11
5. Slicing & Printing via Cura ................................................................................................................................................. 14
6. Build platform leveling ........................................................................................................................................................ 24
7.FAQ ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
7.1 How to upload the firmware? .................................................................................................................................... 26
7.1.1 Upload the firmware in Win7 OS ................................................................................................................... 26
7.1.2 Upload the firmware in Mac OS ..................................................................................................................... 27
7.2 Change the motor direction ....................................................................................................................................... 28
7.3 Motors can’t work ..................................................................................................................................................... 29
7.4 Extruder can’t work/ extrusion not fluent .................................................................................................................. 29
7.5 Printing quality optimization ..................................................................................................................................... 30
8. Specifications ...................................................................................................................................................................... 30
9. Contact us ............................................................................................................................................................................ 32
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About A10M 3D Printer
Geeetech A10M 3D printer is designed to be reliable, cost-effective and easy-to-assemble. Running
stably, it aims to provide users with quality printout and satisfactory printing experience. The modularized
design provides you with an easier assembly experience.
Keeping Prusa I3 3D printers’ gantry structure and with its build volume as 220*220*260mm³, A10M
makes the best of the building platform and gives you a full view of the printing details. Its well-designed
extruder greatly reduces the risk of clogging or leaking. The V-shaped wheels and rails on each axis, made
from wear-resistant aluminum profile, could, in a large measure, reduce the printing noise and offer you a
quiet 3D printing environment.
Featuring printing accuracy of 0.1 mm, A10M delivers exquisite prints with delicate texture, sleek
contour and stable structure. A10M comes with OPEN SOURCE GT2560 control board, providing limitless
space for you to modify the firmware and tinker with your printer. Besides, it features the break-resuming
capability and filament detector, two practical functions making A10M a considerate aide for you.
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Preparation
Step1. Open the box, taking out the foam box containing your A10M.
Step 2. Remove A10M 3D printer from foam box and set it down on a stable surface.
Note:
You will see a printing residue on the printing platform, which indicates your A10M has already gone
through the 24 hours aging test, you can feel free to use.
Step 3. Checking accessories
Please check the accessories based on the items in the assembly paper.
1. Check Power Supply
The power supply unit and control board of A10M are installed in the bottom of the printer, saving space, as
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well as lowering the gravity center of the printer to provide stable support for printing. The printer uses
DC24V, 15A power supply. The input power supply ranges from 115V~230V. Please select the right one for
A10M.
2. Software Resources
2.1 Arduino IDE
The open-source Arduino Software (IDE) makes it easy to write code and upload it to the board. It runs on
Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. The environment is written in Java and based on Processing and other
open-source software.
This software can be used with any Arduino board.
Download Arduino-1.0.1- here.
2.2 Firmware
A10M uses GT2560 RevB control board; you can download the corresponding firmware here.
To know how to upload the firmware, please refer to FAQ.
3. USB Driver Installation
3.1 USB Driver Installation for Win7 OS
Power the A10M up and connect it to computer with the USB cable, the driver will be installed
automatically. After installation, please enter Device manager and find the USB Serial Port which is the
communication port for the printer and computer.
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If the driver can not be automatically installed, please download the USB driver here and manually install it.
3.2 USB Driver Installation for Mac OS
For installing the driver and uploading the firmware in Mac OS, please refer to FAQ.
4. Function Test via LCD Display
The firmware of A10M is already uploaded to the new printer, and we have done debugging to make sure
that every part of it can work normally. However, there may be unpredictable factors during transportation .
Please do the following simple test before using it.
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4.1 LCD Menu Introduction
Functions of LCD rotary knob:
1. Press the knob: confirm or enter sub-menu
2. Rotate the knob: roll to choose options or change parameters
LCD homepage:
1. Extruder temperature: current temperature/target temperature
2. Hotbed temperature: current temperature/target temperature
3. Current coordinate of Z
4. Mixer rate: showing the rate of filament mixing
5. Current rate of printing process
6. Current state of the printer
Note: Rotate the knob during printing will change the feedrate in real time.
Press the knob to enter the next level menu:
1. Prepare：Preparing work before printing
2. Control：Setting of temperature and motion parameters of the printer
3. Mixer: Setting the rate of mixing filament
4. Print from SD card
5. About printer
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Main functions of Prepare menu:
1. Move axis: manually move each axis and each extruder
2. Auto home: automatically homing of each axis
3. Disable steppers: unlock the motor so that you can move them freely.
4. Preheat PLA: manually preheat the hotbed and the extruder before printing PLA
5. Preheat ABS: manually preheat the hotbed and the extruder before printing ABS
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Main functions of Control menu:
1. Temperature: you can change the temperature of the hotbed and the extruder in real time in printing
process. Meanwhile you can set the temperature of Preheat PLA and Preheat ABS.
2. Motion: setting of the motion parameters in the firmware. You need choose “store settings” to save after
altering the setting.
3. Filament: switch on/off filament detector and set filament diameter.
4. Store settings: to save the altered parameters.
5. Load settings: to restore the original parameter settings.
6. Restore failsafe: restore factory settings.
7. Initialize EEPROM: initialize the printer settings after failing to read the relevant parameters.
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Main function of the Mixer Menu
Constant mixing rate
Flexible mixing rate
The mixer menu is mainly for setting the mixing rate of two filaments.The following is detailed info of each
sub-menu.
a. Set the constant mixing rate
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