LeapFrog Xeed User Manual

–

–

–

Dear customer,

Congratulations with the purchase of your very own Leapfrog Xeed 3d-printer. We want to help

you make your first 3d-print with the very first Leapfrog stand-alone printer.

To make your first impression the best one possible, we want to provide you with our manual

which will take you through the first steps and make you more familiar with your Xeed. For

maximum 3D-print pleasure.

It is possible that after reading this document or while operating your printer you have a question

that is not listed in this document. Therefore, we also explain you how to contact our support

department.

We wish you happy printing!

With kind regards,

The Leapfrog team

–

Table of content

1. Installation page 5

1.1 Unpack page 5

2. Printing page 6

2.0 Printing page 6

2.0.1 Initial setup page 7

2.0.2 Setup Internet page 7

2.0.3 Update LilyPrint page 9

2.0.4 Setting z-offset page 10

2.0.5 Level bed page 11

2.1 Loading your filament page 12

2.2 Heating the extruders page 14

2.3 Manually controlling your Xeed page 16

2.3.1 Movements page 16

2.4 Uploading your 3D model page 17

2.4.1 Uploading a model from a USB device page 17

2.4.2 Uploading a model from your computer page 18

2.4.3 Start a print page 19

2.4.4 The terminal page 20

2.5 Making your print page 21

2.6 After the print page 25

3. Support page 26

3.1 Need support page 27

3.2 Updates page 29

3.3 Troubleshooting page 30

3.3.1 Transporting, unpacking and positioning the Xeed page 31

3.3.2. Turning off and (re)starting the Xeed page 31

3.3.3. Filament slipping page 31

3.3.4. Removing your print from the bed page 32

3.3.5. Replacing your print bed page 32

–

1. Installation

The following steps are steps you only have to follow when your brand new Xeed arrives at your
doorstep for the first time. Please follow each step thoroughly to make sure the installation will be
successful and you will find yourself to be a member of the leapfrog eco-system.

1.1 Unpack

In this step we will show you how to unpack your Xeed when it arrives at your doorstep. Before
you start, make sure that you have cleared a spot where you want to place the printer. We advise
you to not place the Xeed next to a window or at a place where it is draughty.

 Unscrew all the top screws of the top plate of the shipping crate and remove the top

plate.

 Remove the filament you ordered

 Have some tools to break down the shipping

crate carefully, Lift it with preferably 4 people
from the bottom plate.

 After these steps place it on the desired spot and

remove all the plastic from the printer.

 Open the door and place the door handle onto

the door (not always required).

 Insert the power cord in the outlet at the back of

the printer as shown in the next picture. Then
turn on your Xeed using the power switch next
to the outlet.

NB: Make sure that you connect the power cord to a grounded outlet!

–

2. Printing

The following steps are general steps which you need to follow when making a 3D print with your
Xeed.

2.0 Setting up the Xeed

2.0.1 Initial setup

2.0.2 Setup Internet

2.0.3 Update LilyPrint

2.0.4 Setting z-offset

2.0.5 Level bed

2.1 Loading your filament

2.2 Heating the extruders

2.3 Manually controlling your Xeed

2.3.1 Movements

2.4 Uploading your 3D model

2.4.1 Uploading a model from a USB device

2.4.2 Uploading a model from your computer

2.4.3 Start a print

2.4.4 The terminal

2.5 Making your print

2.6 After the print

–

2. Setting up the Xeed

2.0.1 Initial setup

Before you can use the Xeed, we have to go through the initial setup. This will make sure the Xeed
is connected to the network and is up-to-date. This will allow you to access the Xeed through a LAN
network later, which allows remote control of the printer, remote upload from gcode files and
more.

For the setup you will need the following:

-USB keyboard

-USB mouse

-Ethernet cable to Xeed with Internet access

Plug in the keyboard, mouse and ethernet cable at the back of the Xeed. Turn on the Xeed by
switching the button next to the power inlet. The keyboard and mouse are only needed during this
initial setup.

The Xeed will start-up, usually this takes around 30-60 seconds. The screen can show some text
scrolling during this start up period. When the Xeed is started up the home page of the software
running on the Xeed, LilyPrint, is shown on the 7" touch screen.

2.0.2 Setup Internet

Press F11 on the keyboard to exit full screen mode of LilyPrint, a black application menu bar will

appear on the top of the screen. Right click on the network icon in the right top corner next to

LilyPrint. In the menu that appears click on Connection Information.

–

In the pop-up that appears note the IP Adress under the IPv4 section, you can use this later to
access LilyPrint from your own computer in the same network.

To connect to a wifi network, left click on the network icon and select the wifi network. In the pop-

up enter the wifi password. (If it asks for admin password it is "lily" or "lpfrg").

–

2.0.3 Update LilyPrint

LilyPrint has an update feature, we will run this to make sure that it is up-to-date before we start.
Click on the System menu in the top bar of LilyPrint and select "Update LilyPrint", confirm the
notification to start the update. Make sure you have Internet connection!

(If there is no system menu and it asks for a login, username: "lily"; password: "lily". Refresh
browser with F5 if the login does not show right away.)

A pop-up on the right top corner of the screen will notify you when the update has succeeded.
When the update is done .

–

Reboot the system by clicking on the System Menu and selecting Reboot. (Update regularly to get
new features!)

If reboot through LilyPrint software does not work, click "LilyPrint" on the top right corner and
select "Shutdown..."" and then "Restart".

LilyPrint is now updated to the latest version.

2.0.4 Setting z-offset

The Xeed uses a variable called z-offset to calibrate the distance between the z-stop and the
nozzle. It basically depicts the distance between the nozzle and the bed at the start of a print and is
very important. This setting can be found under the LilyPrint settings and the Printer Parameters
section. Default is 3.15mm, but it slightly differs per printer or changes when you use a different
bed for example. If you notice at the start of a print that the nozzle is not close enough to the bed,
you have to increase the z-offset. Once calibrated there is often no need to adjust it any more until
a change in the printer happens. The Xeed comes calibrated, but transport might have changed the
calibration.

Increase by steps of 0.05-0.10 only! Adding too much might result in the nozzle being too close to
the bed and damage it!