Monoprice 21824 User Manual

MONOPRICE

MP Cadet LCD Resin Printer

P/N 21824

User's Manual

3D Printer

Warranty Details

The product is guaranteed to be free from defects in workmanship and motherboard for a
period of 12 months from the date of purchase. The LCD display is a consumable part with an
MTBF of 1200 hours. You may need to purchase and replace it after 1200 hours of operation.
Printing with materials other than resin types recommended on the www.monoprice.com website,
may result in damage to the printer or bad quality prints. Defects that occur within this warranty
period, under normal use and care, will be repaired, replaced, or refunded at our discretion. The
benefits conferred by this warranty are in addition to all rights and remedies in respect of the
product that the consumer has under the law.

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Before you get started, please read these important safety instructions.

CAUTION: The 3D Printer includes moving parts that can cause injury. Never reach inside of the

3D Printer while it is in operation and allow time for the printer to cool down after operation.

Safety Instructions

MOVING PARTS

Do not leave the 3D Printer unattended during operation.

Always wear gloves and eye protection when handling resin or printing an object.

Always take care when using the scraper. Never direct the scraper towards your fingers.

• The printer must not be exposed to water or rain, or damage will occur.

The printer is designed to be used with ambient temperature ranging from 15~30°C and

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humidity ranging from 20~50%. Operating outside these limits may result in low quality
models.

• In case of emergency, turn off the 3D printer at the power outlet.

• It is recommended that you use eye protection when cleaning/sanding printed models to avoid

small particles contacting your eyes.

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Contents

Warranty Details

A. Safety Instructions 3

B. Congratulations

The principle behind your printer
Safety Information

C. Electrical power

Disposal instructions

D. Useful advice

The box contains
Recommended items

Minimum computer requirements

E. Installation & Assembly Instructions

F. Preparing the Duplicator 7 for Printing

G. Cleaning the Machine and Your Printed Objects

H. Detailed Creation Workshop Software Instructions

System Compatibility

Main Screen

1. Loading a Model

2. Scene View

3. Object Info

4. Move View

5. Mirroring Objects

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Scaling Objects

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Rotating Objects

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View Options

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Working with Model Support Tools

10. Saving a Scene

11. Slice View

12. Control

13. Congure

13.1 Congure Machine

13.2 Congure Slicing Prole

14. Slicing a Model

15. Connecting Software to Duplicator 7

Repair and Refurbished Goods or Parts Notice

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You have just purchased a new type of 3D printer, using Direct UV-light Printing (DUP)
technology. This is a new method of LCD image creation allows controlled UV light to get

through the LCD screen, which hardens liquid to form a model. This revolutionary system is
a new way of printing that uses normal UV light as the energy providing source to initiate
the free radical polymerization necessary to change the liquid resin into your hardened
object.

Congratulations

The principle behind your printer

There are two surprising advantages of this new DUP technology:

i) We can use high-resolution, low-cost LCD screens that are widely available as monitors,

tablets, mobile phones, and televisions, providing phenomenal value for the money.

ii) The energy used by Duplicator 7 printers is again an order of magnitude lower than

used in comparable systems. This is good for your energy bills and the ecology, but there
is a huge performance advantage in that there is no unnecessary energy created. All of the
available photons strike photoinitiators and hand over their energy. In comparable
Digital Light Projector and Laser systems there is a lot of excess energy which can lead to

over-curing.

Safety Information

Read the instructions carefully. Keep this document for future reference. Follow all warnings
and instructions marked on the product.
Observe the following guidelines when connecting and disconnecting power cord to the
printer.

- Insert the power cord into the socket on the

- Turn off the printer before unplugging the power cord.

- The printer cooling fan is supposes to run when you turn on the printer.

- Operate on a table or at, stable surface, ensuring that the machine cannot fall

and is level.

- Do not operate outdoors.

- Do not allow resin or any liquids to get inside the chassis. Wipe up any liquid spills

immediately.

- Store the printer in its original packaging when not in use.

- Unplug the printer when it will not be used for a long period of time.

back of the printer.

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This 3D printer uses an AC adapter with an output of 12 VDC, and an input of 110 or
240 VAC, 50/60

- Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord. Do not locate this product where

people will walk on the cord.

- If an extension cord is used with this product, ensure that the total ampere rating of the

equipment plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the extension cord's

ampere rating. Also, ensure that the total rating of all products plugged into the wall
outlet does not exceed the fuse rating.

- Do not overload a power outlet, strip, or receptacle by plugging in too many devices.

- Use the product only with the supplied power supply cord set. If you need to replace
the power cord set, make sure that the new power cord meets the following
requirements: detachable type, UL listed/CSA certified, VDE approved or its equivalent,

4.5 meters (15 feet) maximum.

- In case of malfunction, immediately unplug the printer from the power source.

- Do not attempt to fix this product by yourself, as opening or removing covers may

expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks. For service, contact
Monoprice Technical Support at [e-mail]

Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualied service personnel

when:

- The power cord or plug is damaged, cut, or frayed.

- Liquid was spilled into the product.

- The product was exposed to rain or water.

- The product has been dropped or the case has been damaged.

- The product exhibits a distinct change in performance, indicating a malfunction.

- The product does not operate normally after following the operating instructions.

- Keep the printer out of the reach of small children.

Electrical Power

Hz. Ensure that your electric outlets provide power in this range.

Disposal instructions

To minimize pollution and ensure utmost protection of the global environment, dispose of
this product only in accordance with local, state, or Federal regulations for the disposal of
electronic waste.

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Have supervision when used by a minor.

The resin is an irritant to skin and eyes. Always wear gloves when coming into contact with
the liquid resin.

e printer should be operated on a stable and level surface, preferably away from

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direct ambient light.

Useful Advice

The box contains

- Duplicator 7 LCD printer with black hood and platform

- Power cord

- VAT with film

- HDMI® cable to connect the 3D printer to the secondary video output of your
computer

- USB cable to connect your computer to the printer

- 1 replacement film for the VAT

- Plastic spatula

- 250ml UV resin

Recommended items

- Gloves

- Paper towels

- Industrial alcohol

- Soft brush or sponge to clean the object

- Plastic container to rinse the resin

Minimum computer requirements

- Dual Core processor or above.

- Windows® or Linux® OS

- Software NOT compatible with Mac® OS X

- 4 GB RAM memory or above

- Double video output graphics card (one for your monitor, one for the printer HDMI,

with 500MB memory or above. A laptop with dual video output (HDMI) is also

possible.

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Installation & Assembly

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Instructions

1.0 Set the printer display:

1.1 Right click the mouse and click the display setting.

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Turn on the printer, connect the HDMI® and USB cables to the computer.

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The computer will install the Arduino Mega 2560 driver automatically.

1.3 Right click the mouse and click the display setting

1.4 Click the display No.2, then the No.2 display would be highlighted in green color.

1.5 If your display is not horizontal. Change it to horizontal by clicking Direction and
choosing the Horizontal option.

1.6 Apply the change.

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2.0 Set the Creation Workshop software:

2.1 Decompress the Creation Workshop zip file. Click the Creation

Workshop logo to run the software.

2.2 Click the Configure button.

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2.3 Confi gure the machine:
Click Configure.
Choose the current connection port, which could be Com5, Com6, etc. depending

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n your computer.

2.4 Select the screen size 2560x1440, then click + to add the secondary screen.

Apply the change.

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2.5 Click the Connect button to link the printer and computer.

Once connected, the Disconnect button will be highlighted.

3.0 Test the Z axis movement and raise the Z axis by at least 50mm, to check that the first
layer was printed properly or not.
Click Control,

Note that the Z button is for Z axis home.

10= raise Z by 10mm/click
1= raise Z by 1mm/click

-z= lower Z by 50mm/click

then click the +Z option to raise the building plate by 50mm/click.

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