Geeetech Prusa I3 pro W User Manual
Geeetech Prusa I3 pro W
User Manual
Safety Instructions
Building the printer will require a certain amount of physical dexterity, common sense and a
thorough understanding of what you are doing. We have provided this detailed instruction to help
you assemble it easily.
However ultimately we cannot be responsible for your health and safety whilst building or
operating the printer, with that in mind be sure you are confident with what you are doing prior to
commencing with building or buying. Read the entire manual to enable you to make an informed
decision.
Building and operating involves electricity, so all necessary precautions should be taken and
adhered to, the printer runs on 12V supplied by a certified power supply, so you shouldn’t ever have
to get involved with anything over 12V but bear in mind there can still be high currents involved
and even at 12V they shouldn’t be taken lightly.
High temperatures are involved with 3D Printing, the Extrusion nozzle of the hot end can run about
230°C, the heated bed runs 110°C and the molten plastic extruded will initially be at around 200°C,
so special care and attention should be made when handling these parts of the printer during
operation.
Check the power input of the power supply unit. You can choose either 110V or 220V according to
the Power regulation in your country.
Tear off the yellow sticky note to check it. You can use a hard stick to reach into the power box and
switch it. (依旧保留吗)
We wouldn’t recommend leaving your printer running unattended, or at least until you are confident
to do so. We cannot be held responsible for any loss, damage, threat, hurt or other negligent result
from either building or using the printer.
Content
1. Software Resources ..................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Driver ................................................................................................................................. 1
1.2 Arduino IDE ....................................................Pogreška! Knjižna oznaka nije definirana.
1.3 EasyPrint 3D Installation and Configuration ....................................................................... 1
2. Hotbed Leveling .......................................................................................................................... 5
2.1Homing ............................................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Coarse Tuning of distance between the nozzle and the hotbed............................................. 6
2.3 Fine Tuning ........................................................................................................................ 7
3. Print Settings ............................................................................................................................... 8
3.1 Quick mode ........................................................................................................................ 8
3.2 Custom mode ..................................................................................................................... 9
3.2.1 Create a new configuration/setting ............................................................................ 9
3.2.2 Print settings ........................................................................................................... 10
4. Begin Printing ........................................................................................................................... 21
4.1 Load a Model File ............................................................................................................ 22
4.2 Print Setting...................................................................................................................... 22
4.3 Slicing .............................................................................................................................. 23
4.4 Stand-alone print with SD Card ........................................................................................ 24
4.4.1 Save Job ................................................................................................................. 24
4.4.2 Print ................................................................................................ ........................ 25
5. FAQ ........................................................................................................................................... 27
5.1 How to upgrade firmware? ............................................................................................... 27
5.2 How to change the motor direction in firmware? .............................................................. 30
5.3 User manual of Repetier Host ........................................................................................... 31
5.4 Possible causes for motor’s non-action ............................................................................. 31
5.5 Extruder does not work normally ................................................................ ...................... 31
5.6 The hotbed or extruder can not be heated .......................................................................... 31
5.7 LCD error: MAX/MIN TEMP error ................................................................ .................. 31
5.8 No information or displaying black square on LCD .......................................................... 31
5.9 Time.h/endstop hit or other abnormalities ......................................................................... 31
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1. Software Resources
1.1 Driver
Connect the printer to computer with USB cable, the motherboard driver installer will automatically
appear. If not, you can download FT232RQ here, which is the driver of GT2560:
http://www.geeetech.com/wiki/index.php/Prusa_I3_X#Install_the_drivers
Download and install, you can find the corresponding serial port in the Windows "Device
Manager":
If the driver cannot be automatically installed, please download the FTDI or find it in the SD card
and then manually install it.
1.2 EasyPrint 3D Installation and Configuration
EasyPrint 3D is a piece of 3D printing software, engineered for Geeetech products. In addition, it is
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also compatible with other printers.
Step1. Install EasyPrint 3D.
You can download it here: http://www.geeetech.net/firmware/EasyPrint.msi
Step2. After the installing is finished, find the icon EasyPrint 3D. Double click it to start the
software.
Then you can choose English in Config>Language.
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Step 4. Select the COM Port
Click the Printer menu, and then select the corresponding COM Port.
* The COM Port refers to the port that can be used for connecting the printer and your
computer, identical to the USB serial in the device manager.
In case you could not find the COM Port, make sure that the power switch of your printer is
turned on and the USB cable is well connected with the computer.
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Step 5. Select the Printer
Click the Printer menu, and then choose the proper printer type: Pro W
Click the Connect button on the top right. You could observe the real-time status of the printer
on the bottom of the software interface.
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2. Hotbed Leveling
Before printing, we need to do hotbed leveling. Only after this step can the quality of printed parts
get improved. Otherwise the un-leveling gap between the hotbed and extrusion head will affect the
filament adhesion to the hotbed, which would cause poor print quality or even not printing.
2.1 Homing
Home the printer by clicking
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4.
2.2 Coarse Tuning of distance between the nozzle and the hotbed
*If the nozzle is far from the surface of hotbed, loosen the M3x35mm screw to decrease the
distance between the nozzle and the hotbed.
*If the nozzle is too close to the surface of hotbed, tighten the M3x35mm screw to increase the
distance between the nozzle and the hotbed.
You may need to calibrate for many times at this step.
The recommended distance between the nozzle and the hotbed is 0.5-1mm.
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2.3 Fine Tuning
After the initial adjustment, home the printer. Disable the stepper motors via LCD control panel,
manually move the extruder to the four corners of the hot bed and fine-tune the wing nut at each
corner to level the distances between the extrusion head and four corners. During adjustment, you
can put a piece of A4 paper (half fold it) between the nozzle and hotbed. If you can feel a bit friction
pulling the paper back and forth, the distance is proper.
After finishing the adjustment of four corners, the entire leveling process is done. You can also
move the extruder to the center of hotbed to verify leveling outcome.
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