Monoprice 13860 Quick Installation Manual

MONOPRICE

Maker Select i3 3D Printer

Model 13860

Quick Installation Guide

PACKAGE CONTENTS

Please take an inventory of the package contents to

ensure you have all the items listed below. If anything is

missing or damaged, please contact Monoprice

Customer Service for a replacement.

1x Monoprice 3D printer tower assembly with

attached MK10 single step extruder

1x Monoprice 3D printer base assembly

1x Monoprice 3D printer power supply & LCD display

1x Spool holder

1x Filament stand

1x 4mm hex wrench

6x Hex bolts

1x Putty knife

1x 2GB Micro SD card with sample 3D model files

2x Sheets of platform tape

1x Sample roll of PLA filament (10m/32ft)

1x AC power cord (NEMA 5-15 to IEC 60320 C13)

1x USB cable (A to B)

Note that the printer Tower, Base, and Power Supply are

connected with cables.

1. Place the Power Supply, Base, and Tower Frame on a

clean, flat, level surface (e.g., table or workbench) as

shown. Carefully remove the zip tie that holds the X-axis

gantry.

2. Insert the Base length-wise between the legs of the

Tower Frame. Align the two holes on each side of the

Tower Frame with the corresponding holes on each side

of the base. On each side of the Tower Frame, insert one

screw from outside the Frame into the exposed screw

hole and tighten slightly. Then, insert one screw into

each Tower Frame leg from inside the Base and tighten

slightly. Using the included 4mm Hex Wrench, tighten

each screw to secure the Frame to the Base.

3. The cable assembly on the left side of the base has

three cables coiled and secured with a zip tie. Carefully

remove the zip tie, then insert the white connector on

the longest of the three cables into the white connector

on the bottom of the X-axis stepper motor.

4. Mate the two-pin black cable connector in the cable

bundle with the corresponding black connector on the

cable attached to the stop switch.

5. Insert the white connector on the shortest of the

three cables into the corresponding white connector on

the left side Z-axis stepper motor.

6. Insert the white connector on the short cable on the

right side of the base into the corresponding white

connector of the right side Z-axis stepper motor.

7. Remove the outer plastic nut from the Spool Holder,

then insert the threaded end of the Spool Holder into

the large hole on the Filament Stand, from the side

opposite the base support. Thread the plastic nut over

the Spool Holder and tighten the plastic nuts on each

side of the Filament Stand.

8. Position the Filament Holder on top of the Tower

Frame with the Spool Holder on the left side, so that it

extends above the center of the Frame. Insert two

screws and tighten them using the included 4mm Hex

Wrench.

9. Ensure that the power switch is in the OFF position (O

side depressed). Plug the C13 end of the included AC

Power Cable into the C14 panel connector on the Power

Supply, then plug the other end into a nearby AC power

outlet. Depress the I side of the power switch to power

the printer ON.

10. Wait for the printer to warm up and initialize. When

it is ready, it will show

Printer ready

at the bottom of

the LCD display. Press the knob to activate the menu

system. Rotate the knob until the Position entry is

highlighted, then press the knob to select it. Rotate the

knob again until Z. Pos. Fast is displayed, then press the

knob to select it. Turn the knob clockwise to raise the

extruder so that you can easily access the plate. Once

you can easily access the plate, depress the O side of

the power switch to turn the printer OFF.

11. One by one, squeeze each corner of the plate and

tighten the wingnut to compress the spring and reduce

the distance between plates to the minimum. Next,

wipe the top of the plate with a clean, lint-free cloth to

ensure no dust particles or other objects are on the

plate. Peel the backing from one of the sheets of

platform tape and carefully apply it to the top of the

plate, taking care to ensure that no air bubbles exist.

12. Depress the I side of the power switch to turn the

printer ON. Once the printer is ready, press the knob to

open the menu system. Rotate the knob to highlight the

Position entry, then press the knob to select it. Rotate

the knob to highlight the Home All entry, then press the

knob to select it. Once the extruder has reached the

home position, press the O side of the power switch to

turn the printer OFF.

13. With the printer powered OFF, physically move the

extruder to one of the corners of the platform. Slowly

loosen the wingnut on that corner to raise the platform

until it almost touches the nozzle. The proper distance is

achieved when you can slide a single sheet of paper

between the nozzle and the platform.

14. Move the extruder to each other corner and repeat

the process. Move the extruder to the center of the

plate and test the gap with a sheet of paper. Test the

gap distance at various points around the plate and

adjust the wingnuts on each corner as necessary to

create the proper gap and level the plate. Keep

adjusting and testing until the proper gap is present at

all points.

15. Depress the I side of the power switch to turn the

printer ON. Once it has initialized and is ready, press the

knob to open the menu system. Raise the extruder by

following the instructions in step 10 above. Rotate the

knob to highlight the Quick Settings entry, then press

the knob to select it. Rotate the knob again to highlight

the Preheat PLA entry, then press the knob to select it.

Note that the screen will not change immediately, but

will return to the home screen and display

Preheat PLA

at the bottom after about 15-30 seconds.

16. Check the temperatures of the extruder and plate on

the LCD display. When the temperatures reach to within

a few degrees of the targets, you are ready to insert

filament. (Note that the display will still show

Preheat

PLA

, even after the temperatures have reached the

target values.) Carefully insert the included filament

sample into the hole on the extruder, as shown.

17. While holding the filament in place with one hand,

press the knob on the Power Supply to activate the

menu system. Turn the knob to highlight the Extruder

entry, then press the knob to select it. Turn the knob

again to highlight the Extr. Position entry, then press the

knob to select it. Push gently downward on the filament

while turning the knob clockwise. You will feel the

filament being pulled into the extruder. Continue until a

few inches of filament material extrudes out of the

nozzle. Carefully clean the extruded filament material

off the plate and nozzle.

18. Insert the included MicroSD card into the slot on the

side of the Power Supply. Press the knob to open the

menu system. Rotate the knob to highlight the SD Card

entry, then press the knob to select it. Rotate the knob

to highlight the Mount Card entry, then press the knob

to select it. Rotate the knob to the Print file entry, then

press the knob to select it. Finally rotate the knob to

select one of the sample 3D model files, then press the

knob to start printing.

To obtain the full manual, please visit

www.monoprice.com, type 13860 into the search field,

then download the pdf manual from the product page.