Tiger Tiger3D Series, XL, HD, XHD Operator's Manual

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Tiger3D Series

XL / HD / XHD

3DPrinter

Operators Manual

Version 1.0.1

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Content

1. Product Information

1.1 Regulatory Statements .................................................................................................... #

1.2 Saftey Precautions .......................................................................................................... #

1.3 General Information ........................................................................................................ #

1.4 Package Contents .......................................................................................................... #

1.5 Product Overview ........................................................................................................... #

2. Setting up your 3D Printer - Hardware

2.1 Unpacking ...................................................................................................................... #

2.2 Connecting to the Power Adapter and Cable ................................................................. #

2.3 Power Button Control ..................................................................................................... #

2.4 Installing the Picker ........................................................................................................ #

2.5 Filling the Resin Tank ..................................................................................................... #

3. Operating your 3D Printer - Software

3.1 Installing Tiger3D Software ............................................................................................ #

3.2 TigerController ................................................................................................................ #

4. After Finished Printing

4.1 After Finished Printing .................................................................................................... #

4.2 Cleaning the Picker ........................................................................................................ #

4.3 Cleaning the Resin Tank ................................................................................................ #

4. Appendix

Appendix 1. Specications .................................................................................................. #

Appendix 2. Resin Curing Time ........................................................................................... #

Appendix 3. Printing Parameter .......................................................................................... #

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1. Product Information

1.1 Regulatory Statements

FCC NOTICE

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class “A” digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at their expense.

COMPLIANCE

This equipment conforms with International Electric Committee (IEC) 60950-1 and meets the requirements of the applicable EC directives.

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1.2 Safety Precautions

Please read through the following Safety Precautions before you start using your printer.

(1) Use only the power adapter and accessories provided by the manufacturer.

(2) Before plugging the power adapter into an electrical outlet, verify the local power rating conforms

with the specied voltage and frequency.

(3) This printer needs a grounded, 1-phase electrical power source.

(4) Make sure power and communication cables are well managed to prevent from tripping.

(5) Only use resins supplied by the Tiger3D manufacturer. Use of other unauthorized resins may cause printing failure.

(6) Do not expose the resin tank to direct light source because the resin will solidify under UV light.

(7) Chemical substances like resin may cause skin irritation, please read the guidelines in Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) of the resin supplied by manufacturer. It is recommended to wear gloves when necessary.

(8) When moving the printer for a long distance, be sure to withdraw the remaining resin in reaction

tank and clean the tank in advance to prevent from resin overow.

(9) Keep doors closed during printing or curing to prevent UV leakage.

(10) UV light may cause injury of eyes, do not stare into the printer directly when it is in operation. It is recommended to wear UV protective glasses during operating the printer.

(11) Place the device on a level surface and keep the printer in an upright position at all times.

(12) Do not store the printer in extreme hot and cold temperatures.

(13) Do not disassemble or repair the device yourself. Doing so may cause device malfunction or

danger.

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1.3 General Information

Product Name Tiger XL / HD / XHD

Model Number (XL)78-5000 (HD)78-5080 (XHD) 78-5050

Build Area (mm) (XL)125x70x120 (HD)80x45x120 (XHD)57x32x120

Resolution (XL)65mm (HD)41.5mm (XHD)30.mm

Layer Thickness 5 ~ 200mm

Wavelength 405nm

Printer Size 17 x 17 x 23 1/2” 83 - lbs

Printer Printer: 24V DC, 3.75A

File Input .SLC, .ZIP(PNG), .CWS, .WRK

File Input Limitation TigerController le input limitation from PC: 130

TigerController le input limitation from USB: 1GB

Interface Ethernet Connection, USB (Direct Printing)

Power Input With Adapter : 100~240V AC, 2A, 50/60Hz

Operating System Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10

Network Browser Google Chrome

Packaged Size and Weight 32 x 32 x 37 1/2” (including packing) 127.60 lbs

Operating Temperature 10°C to 30°C

Ideal Temperature 50 to 86°F (10°-28°C)

Humidity (RH) 40% to 60% Our printer should keep in dry conditions Store the materials at ambient temperature from 15°C to 28°C

Storage of Printing Material And do not exposure to the light, otherwise resin may solidied

● Liability: In case you do not follow the operating manual we cannot be held responsible for damages of the

machine or injuries on the operator.

● Repair can only be carried out by authorized manufacturer of the Tiger3D.

1.4 Package Contents

There is a printer and an accessory box inside the package. As soon as you receive our products, please verify

its content and check if there’s any exterior damage due to transportation.

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1.5 Product Overview

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Inside

Resin Tank

Picker

Handle

Projector

Front View

Product Label

Fan

Storage Area

Front Panel

Network Port

Power Jack

USB Port

Printer Door

Power Button

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2 Setting up your 3D Printer - Hardware

2.1 Unpacking

WARNING Do not attempt to unpack or move the Tiger3D without assistance.

Always use proper lifting techniques to avoid injury.

(1) Remove the top cardboard (2) Remove the EPE surround the inner box (3) Remove the side cardboard (4) Remove the inner box

2.2 Connecting to the Power adapter and Cable

(1) Connect the power cord and adapter to your device, and then plug it into an electrical outlet (2) Connect your printer with laptop

- Basic : Connect printer and laptop by RJ-45 cable (Graph1.) [ Initiating time 1 minute ]

- LAN : Connect both printer and laptop to local area network [ Initiating time a few seconds ]

- IP sharer : Connect both printer and laptop to IP sharer [ Initiating time a few seconds ]

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2.3 Power Button Control -

To turn your printer on, press Power button. The system starts warming up and the power indicator lights purple. Wait a few seconds. When the indicator turns blue, the printer is ready to use. Besides

Power on and off, you can use Power button to select le in USB to print. Or download the latest rmware from our website, and execute rmware upgrade by USB.

- Press power button : change mode in the same level

- Pressed and Hold power button : hold down the power button for up to 2 seconds

to enter the next level

Power Indicator

Color Behavior Printer Status

Purple

Blinking System warms up

Blue

Solid Standby mode

Blinking Printing in progress

Red

Solid Error

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2.4 Installing the Picker -

2.5 Filling the Resin Tank

(1) Carry both end of picker and install it onto the machine

Fill Resin Into Printer

Unlock the Resin tank from four corners (1) Unlock the Resin Tank from the four corners

When installing back the resin tank, remember to lock it from the four corners

Reminder : Before you start to print, please remove EPE under resin tank

(2) Pick up the resin tank and pour resin

(2) Put down the handle to lock the Picker

Remove the Picker

Lift the handle, and remove the Picker

*Do not ll exceed the top line, otherwise the

resin will spill over when printing

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3.2 Install PrinterTool Software

(1) Download PrinterTool.exe from www.tiger3dprinters.com/support

System Requirements

- Windows OS: Windows7 , Windows8, Windows10 and other updated version

- Browser: Google Chrome

(2) Unzip the downloaded le

(3) Click PrinterTool.exe to create shortcut of PrinterTool.exe

(4) Open PrinterTool.exe

(5) Connect to the 3D Printer

If your computer has opened proxy setting, please close it before connecting.

- Scan: search 3D Printer

- Select 3D Printer

- Launch PrinterTool: link to TigerUtility

- Delete: Delete the scanned record

(6) Convert File

- Input: Select an object le

( Input type: SLC le, CWS le, ZIP le,

WRK le, .3DP le )

- Output: Save as .3DP le

3 Operating your 3D Printer- Software

Surface Smoothing

Flip Image

Sharpness

Resin Shrinkage Compensation

Surface smoothing from Z axis, the greater number means higher compensation from Z axis

Flip image by X axis or Y axis

Enabling sharpness from X and Y axis

+ →Sharpen an image ─ →Soften an image

Compensate resin shrinkage

+0% to 9.9% →Enlarge an image

-0% to -9.9% →Shrink an image

Trouble Shooting:

How to resolve “ Fatal Error” when installing? Please enter below links, and install x86.exe, make sure you have Installed software from both of the links. Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2013 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40784 Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 Update 1 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49984

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3.2 PrinterTool

(1) Link to TigerController

- From TigerUtility : Click Launch PrintTool

- Or From Browser : Find printer’s IP address on electronic display, and enter it as site address for Google Chrome. To optimize browsing, please use Google Chrome browser.

(2) How to use PrintTool

What is a buffer layer?

Print Setting

Select le: Insert your 3D image (.EDP)

Thickness (um): Thickness per layer

Curing Time(s): The amount of time for UV curing (seconds)

Speed: Peeling speed

Gap Adj.(mm): Adjust thickness of the rst layer (Basic is 0.2mm)

Base Layers: Dene number of base layers

Base Curing(s): Curing time for base layers

Buffer Layers: Set the number of buffer layers

Print Setting

Engineering

Mode

Printing Record

and Update

Select File from PC

Select File Printer

Select File from USB on Printer

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3.2 PrinterTool ( Continued )

(2) How to use Tiger Controller

Save to Printer / Save to USB on printer (Printer’s memory capacity is 3GB)

Delete le in Printer / Delete le in USB on printer

Save Save as Delete

Select le from USB on printer

Select le from PC

Select le from Printer

O O O

X O X

(3) Print and inspect

Reminder :

- Do not put your hand into the printer while printing

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Engineering Mode

Test Module

Z-Motor

Cartridge

Cleaning Tank

Projector

Setting

Door lock

LED Current

Up The Z-platform moves upwards. Down The Z-platform moves downwards. Stop The movement stops.

Up The cartridge moves upwards. Down The cartridge moves downwards. Stop The movement stops. Reset The cartridge moves to default height.

Start (1) Project a complete pattern to tank, the residue will be transformed into a solid layer.

(2) Using the scrape, scoop up one side of the layer. Then carefullylift to remove the layer from the tank.

On The projector turns on. Off The projector turns off.

Current to 6A Reset Reset LED current to default

On Door lock warning open. Off Door lock warning close.

LED Change the current of optical engine, range from 0.3A

Action Verifying Correct Module Behavior

Advanced Setting

(1) Here you can set the actions of cartridge and picker. The setting will be saved as one motion cycle, repeat for every layer.

(2) Start from action 1, choose object module rst, and choose action item, and its step and period. Keep adding new action item until one cycle is nished.

Object Module

Cartridge

Picker

Up Max.2500 Down Max.2500

Up Max.2500 Down Max.2500 1 Layer 1 Layer

Action Step (5um/step)

Stay

NA NA

Half step period (micro second)

Min.800

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Advanced Setting

(3) Save and Back to Print setting

(4) Within the Speed column, select Adv. setting to implement the motion cycle

- File setting : The motion cycle setting existing in this le

- Adv. setting : The newly saved motion cycle setting

Printing Record and Update

Name: File name

- SN: Serial number

- FW: Firmware version

- Manual IP : Set a static IP address for the Printer.

- Upgrade FW : Download the latest rmware from http://www.tiger3dprinters.com/support Save as .ZIP le, and select it for upgrade

- Printing record

Information:

- Why and how to use manual IP function? Manual IP function is for the user whose environment don’t have DHCP network, and would like to speed up the printer connection. First, use manual IP function to set a static IP address on printer. Second, set the same static IP address on your computer.

- Trouble shooting

If a connection error happen due to manual IP’s typing error, please download DHCP recover le from

http://www.tiger3dprinters.com/support

- Save the le in USB, and follow the USB upgrade process to unlock.

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4.1 After nished printing

1) Lift the handle

(2) Remove the Picker and printed mode

(3) Use air gun and ethanol to clean the printed model

(4) Post curing (Additional post curing unit is required)

(5) Carefully remove the printed model from the picker.

Use putty knife to help separate the printed model and picker.

(6) Do not expose the resin tank to direct light source because the resin will solidify under UV light.

Use tray to cover the resin tank to prevent solidify.

4.2 Cleaning Picker

Use putty knife or similar object to scrape away the excess

printed model on the picker. If any greasy residue persists,

use a soft cloth dipped in alcohol to rub the surface until the

grease is removed.

4.3 Cleaning the Resin Tank

(1) Unlock the resin tank from four corners.

(2) Pick up the resin tank and clean out resin

(3) Pick up the resin tank and pour resin

Do not ll exceed the top line, when relling otherwise the resin will spill over when printing.

(4) Carry and install it onto the machine

4 After nished printing

Reminder :

- Do not shut down the power during curing

- Do not interrupt the rmware upgrade process. Any interruptions during the rmware upgrade process may cause your

printer to malfunction.

- Update the rmware frequently for better user experience

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Appendix 1. Specications