XYZ Printing ds Vinci Color Quick Manual

Download

Page 1

Important Safety Precautions 2

Product exterior 2

Specications 3

Unpacking 4

Main screen 6

WiFi setting 7

Print bed calibration (leveling) 8

Z-offset check 8

Load laments 8

Ink Installation 9

Change Ink 10

Print test page 10

Color calibration 11

Ink Calibration 11

Convert and slicing le 12

Printing 12

Problem code and handling 13

XYZprinting 3D Printer

Quick Guide

ENG

The manual is mainly intended for users to understand how to use the

da Vinci Color 3D printer (“da Vinci Color”) correctly. In this manual, users can learn more about the operating tips, application skills and maintenance of the da Vinci Color 3D printer.

For more information on the da Vinci Color 3D printer and the complete XYZprinting product line, please contact your local dealer or visit the ofcial website of XYZprinting: http://www.xyzprinting.com.

ENG : Read this user manual in the SD or USB Card before using your printer.

DEU : Lesen Sie vor der Benutzung Ihres Druckers diese Bedienungsanleitung auf der SD- oder USB-Karte.

ESP : Lea primero- La información regulatoria Lea el documento en se encuentra en la tarjeta SD o USB antes de utilizar la impresora.

FRA : Veuillez lire ce manuel d'utilisation dans la carte SD ou USB avant d'utiliser votre imprimante.

ITA : Prima di utilizzare la stampante leggere il Mauale d'uso della scheda SD o del dispositivo USB.

HD23FC1X071

Page 2

DEU

POR

FRA

JPN

KOR

THA

ITA

ENG

ESP

Puede utilizar XYZmaker para iniciar actualizaciones manuales en el firmware y software de la impresora. Cuando utilice la impresora por primera vez, le recomendamos conectarse a Internet y realizar la actualización manual una vez para obtener los recursos más recientes.

本機での印刷の前に、お使いのＰＣと本機をUSB接続し、XYZmakerをインストールし、「情報」ボタンをクリック、「ファームウェアアップグレード」をクリックして最新版のファームウェアに本機をアップグレードしてください。

XYZmaker를 사용하여 프린터 펌웨어 및 소프트웨어의 수동 업데이트를 시작할 수 있습니다. 처음으로 프린터를 사용할 경우, 인터넷에 연결한 후 수동으로 업데이트하여 최신 리소스를 획득할 것을 권장합니다.

Você pode usar o XYZmaker para iniciar atualizações manuais para o firmware da impressora e software. Ao utilizar a impressora pela primeira vez, recomendamos conectar à Internet e realizar atualização manual uma vez para obter os recursos mais recentes.

Vous pouvez utiliser XYZmaker pour lancer des mises à jour manuelles du logiciel et du firmware de l'imprimante. En cas d'utilisation de l'imprimante pour la première fois, nous vous conseillons de vous connecter à Internet et d'effectuer une mise à jour manuelle une fois pour obtenir les dernières ressources.

You may use XYZmaker to initiate manual updates to the printer firmware and software. When using the printer for the first time, we recommend connecting to the Internet and performing manual update once to obtain the latest resources.

您可以透过XYZmaker对打印机韧体及软体进行手动更新，建议您初次使用打印机时，先利用网络连线执行几次手动更新以获得最新资源。

Sie können mit XYZmaker manuelle Aktualisierungen der Drucker-Firmware und -Software starten. Wenn Sie den Drucker das erste Mal benutzen, sollten Sie eine Internetverbindung herstellen und die manuelle Aktualisierung zum Erhalt der aktuellsten Ressourcen einmal ausführen.

È possibilie utilizzare XYZmaker per avviare l'aggiornamento manuale di firmware e software della stampante. Quando si utilizza la stampante per la prima volta, si raccomanda di eseguire il collegamento ad Internet e di eseguire una volta l'aggiornamento manuale per ottenere le risorse più aggiornate.

CHI

您可以透過XYZmaker對列印機軔體及軟體進行手動更新，建議您初次使用列印機時，先利用網路連線執行乙次手動更新以獲得最新資源。

คุณสามารถใช้ XYZ maker เพื่อการปรับปรุงเฟิร์มแวร์และซอฟต์แวร์ของเครื่องพิมพ์ เมื่อเริ่มใช้งานเครื่องพิมพ์เป็นครั้งแรก เราขอแนะนำให้คุณเชื่อมต่ออินเทอร์เน็ต และทำการอัปเดตด้วยตนเองเพื่อขอรับข้อมูลล่าสุด

Page 3

● Do not move the machine by yourself as it is heavy.

● Do not place the printer in a dusty, humid or outdoor environment.

● Do not place the printer on a soft or tilted surface. Otherwise, the machine will fall / ip over and become damaged or cause personal injury.

● Do not leave the product or power cord to unattended children. Otherwise, personal injury or electric shock might occur.

● Use the provided power cord. Otherwise, incorrect grounding might lead to damage.

● Do not place any liquid container on top of the product. Otherwise, overow or spill might go into the machine and pose the risks of danger or safety concern.

● Do not wipe the printer with alcohol or ammable chemicals. Otherwise, danger might occur.

● Do not move the machine when it’s powered on.

● Do not reach into the machine with your hands during operation. Otherwise, risks of impact from moving printing parts or burn from high temperature might occur.

● The machine becomes hot during operation and thus run in high temperature. Do not touch or replace parts when they are not cooled down.

● After startup, the parts in the machine will heat up or move depending on the user’s instructions. During product operation, do not touch or block the operation of the parts.

● Weak odors may be generated during the printing process. We recommend working in a well-ventilated and open area to ensure operational comfort.

● Defect reparation must be carried out according to the contents of this instruction manual. Where the defect cannot be repaired, please contact your printer dealer or the customer service center.

Important Safety Precautions

Product exterior

1. 5 inch color touch panel 2. Auto-feeding module 3. Print head 4. Print bed+EZ removable rubber magnet

5. Filament spool holder 6. USB Port 7. USB Port

(WiFi dongle)

8. Power switch

9. USB Port (To PC) 10. Power jack

CAUTION

Heavy object.

2 person lift required

Watch Your Hands.

Page 4

Specications

Accessory Checklist

Printing

Printing technology 2D pattern: Inkjet printing

3D structure: Fused filament fabrication

(FFF)

Dimensions and Weight

Dimensions (W*D*H) 600* 581* 640 mm

Net weight 32 Kg

Gross weight 43 Kg

Performance

Printing dimensions

Mono color printing (without inkjet printing)

200 x 200 x 150 mm

(W*D*H)

Full color printing

185 x 185 x 150 mm

Thickness of printed layer 0.1 mm ~0.4 mm

Alignment precision X/Y : 0.0125 mm

Auto calibration Yes

Auto feeding Ye s

Ofine standalone printing Yes

Materials

3D printing materials 3D Color-inkjet PLA, PLA, Tough PLA, PETG

Filament diameter 1.75 mm

Ink type CMYK cartridge with separate colors

Hardware

Print head diameter 0.4mm

User interface 5” color touch screen

Print bed Non-heated, removable

Transmission

USB 2.0 drive / USB cable /

wireless transmission

Software

User software XYZmaker

Supported le format AMF, PLY, OBJ, STL, 3CP

Operating system Mac OS X 10.10 / 10.11 / 10.12

Windows 7 /8/10 (64-bit)

Linux 14.04

Temperature

Machine operating temperature 15-30°C

Cartridge storage temperature 15-35°C

Filament storage temperature 0-38°C

Precautions and Instructions of Maintenance Tools

31 2 4 5

The following tools are intended for use under the guidance or guard-

ianship of an adult only. Do not allow children unfamiliar with the tools to have access to them in case of danger.

Accessory Checklist

1 2 3 4

5 6

7 8

1. Quick Guide 7. Top Cover

USB drive 8. Guide Tube

3. 3D Color-inkjet PLA 9. PC Mylar x 2

4. Power cord 10. Mask Tape

5. USB cable 11 . WiFi Dongle

6. EZ Removable Rubber Magnet 12. Pair of gloves

●

Make sure the maintenance work of the printer is carried out when

the print bed has cooled down.

●

When printing is completed and the print bed is cooled down to room

temperature, the printed object can be removed from the print bed with the scraper.

●

Filament residues generated during the course of printing may

be stuck on the print head and gears of the printing module. The printing quality and printer operation as well as the measurement of the print bed may be affected. When this happens, clean the printing module with the wire brush.

Scraper

Feed hole cleaning wire

Wire brush

Print head cleaning wire

Gear cleaning brush

9 10

Page 5

P4P4

Remove the packaging materials, top cover box, assessory box and plastic cover.

Unpacking

Remove the foam next to the guide screws on both sides, and then remove the foam under the print bed.

Remove the tape on the body (4 in total).

Move the printer to a table or plat-

form. (Do not move the printer by yourself as it is heavy.)

Remove the plastic wrap and PP.

Open the front door. Remove the

tape from the supporting aterials

and print bed.

Remove the foam on the cartridge holder.

Page 6

Place the top cover down with the guide tube going through the hole in

the top.

Insert the guide tube through the top

cover, and then insert one end into the printing module.

Conrm the rubber magnet is well placed on the print bed.

Insert the other end of the guide tube into the feed module and

secure it tightly.

Remove the cable tie and foam in front and back of the front door.

Unpacking

There is a sheet of PC film to rubber magnet with a double sided adhesive, this PC film is replaceable, please replace it when it's dirty or broken.

Note

Page 7

P6P6

Main screen

This includes Filament, Ink Load and Unload.

Filament/Ink loading

and unloading

This menu can be used to import

les (.3cp) from a USB drive to the

machine for printing without a com-

puter.

This includes the functions in Home Page 1: Settings of the Print-Bed, PrintHead, Filament and Ink.

Next page includes

WiFi, Sound, Statistics, Language and Display.

The last page includes

Model, Version, Reset and Legal

Info.

Settings

USB Printing Menu

Page 8

Before setting the WiFi, please insert the WiFi dongle into USB port on the top of printer.

1. Tap ADD and the printer will

start to search for available

access points.

4. Conrm the connection is completed.

2. Tap the access point to be used.

3. Enter the password for the access point.

WiFi setting

●

Use a USB cable to connect the printer to the computer and run the XYZmaker.

●

Check if the WiFi function is activated on the computer and connect to the access point.

1. Run the XYZmaker. Click on File > Print > da Vinci

Printer.

2. Select the printer to be used.

PRINT:

Set printing parameters and quali-

ty. If only a le conversion is needed, tap “PREPARE”.

DASHBOARD:

Monitor print head

temperature, lament used and lament loading / unloading.

3. When the software displays ”

READY

”, the

connection is established successfully. Now, you can click on “DASHBOARD” to monitor the printer or “PRINT” to print a le.

Use the XYZmaker to verify if the WiFi connection is established successfully

Page 9

P8P8

1. Place the lament on the

spool holder.

Make sure the lament rotates

clockwise when pulled.

Note

2. Tap Filament Load and

Unload in the main screen and

select Filament.

3. Tap Filament. 4. Tap Load.

5. Conrm the operation. 6. Insert the lament into the feed module, it will be automatically loaded.

7. Check if the temperature of the print head goes up to 210 °C (Color PLA from XYZprinting) after

the lament is loaded. Once the set temperature is reached, the feeding motor will feed the lament along the guide tube into the print head.

8. Once lament has extruded from the print head, the lament will be successfully loaded. Tap the screen to conrm and continue.

1. Tap Z-offset. 3. Users can tap the icon to higher or lower the print bed,

the higher value the bigger

distance and vice versa.

2. Move the print head to the center of the print bed. It is recommended that the space between the print head and the print bed just touch and the nozzle can move smoothly on the print bed.

Print bed calibration (leveling)

1. Select Calibration. 2. Conrm the operation.

3. Wait while the sensor measures the height of the print bed at three different locations. Once the mea-

surement is complete, the printer will automatically level the print bed.

4. After the calibration is successfully completed, tap to conrm.

Z-offset check

Load laments

Page 10

1. Prepare several paper towels and the ink cartridge.

6. Check if the ink transferred to the paper towel displays two straight lines. If so, ink guidance is successfully completed. Once ink guidance is done, install the ink cartridge.

2. Unpack the ink cartridge.

7. If the ink did not transfer well, please wet the paper towel with 75% Alcohol to wipe the ink. After you clean the inkjet, check to see if the ink transferred.

4. Press the cartridge head against the paper towel to transfer some ink onto it.

3. Remove the cartridge cover.

5. If the ink did not transfer well, try

putting the paper towel on the table and

hold the ink pressed on the paper towel.

The da Vinci Color uses four color inks which can be replaced separately.

Ink Guidance

Ink Installation

Page 11

P10P10

3.Wait until the cartridge moves to the center of the print bed, and then change the ink.

1. Tap Change Ink and tap to

conrm.

4. Tap the PROCEED after you change.

3. Fix the paper onto the print bed and then tap PROCEED, the printer will do a test print.

2. Conrm the operation.

4. Remove the test page and

tap PROCEED.

5. Please refer to the photo above, a successful print won't show stripes and lack of ink.

1. Lift up the plate upwards.

2. Take out the cartridge.

3. Put in a new cartridge.

4. Check if the cartridge is placed properly.

5. Press down the plate on top.

6. Check if the order of the ink color is K(Black), C(Cyan), M(Magenta) and Y(Yellow) from left to right.

Cartridge Installation

We suggest you print a test page after you install the ink cartridge. Please prepare a sheet of paper.

2. Tap Test Page.1. Tap Calibration.

3 4

•

Ink cleaning

: please wet the paper towel with 75% alcohol to wipe the ink. After you clean the ink, please print the test page again.

•

Drain the ink

: please refer to C and

then print the test page again.

•

Strongly swing the ink

: use paper

towel to pack the ink and then swing

the ink. If the ink comes out, please print the test page.

Ink Troubleshooting

Condition 1&3 :

Follow the description below for ink

troubleshooting.

Condition 2&4 :

Please re-install the ink.

Change Ink

Print test page

Tap the ink, the screen will show the status of the ink, including "Ink Low", "No Ink", "Invalid Ink", and "Invalid Color"

Page 12

P11

2. Check that the print bed is clear,

1. Tap Ink Calibration.

5. After the printing is completed, take out the calibration card.

7. For vertical alignment, enter each color’s corresponding number. After entering the number, tap PROCEED.

5. Check the printed calibration

chart using the on-screen

instructions. For each color

select the line that is the best

aligned with black (K).

6. Horizontally and vertically, nd the box where the ink is the most aligned, and then tap PROCEED.

8. Horizontal direction: Enter

the number of the box you think

the lament and ink align the most, and then tap PROCEED.

8. Conrm the numbers

entered in the boxes and tap

PROCEED.

3. The printing operation will start once the print nozzle is warmed up.

4. The printer will print the calibration card automatically.

This takes approximately 15

minutes. (Make sure you have loaded the lament.)

6. For horizontal alignment, enter each color’s corresponding number. After entering the number, tap PROCEED.

7. Vertical direction: Enter the

number of the box you think the

lament and ink align the most, and then tap PROCEED.

9. After the calibration is completed, tap PROCEED to nish the ink calibration.

4. Take out the printed paper and tap PROCEED.

3. Please x the printing paper onto the print bed.1. Tap Calibration. 2. Tap Color.

Color calibration

Ink Calibration

Page 13

P12P12

Connect the printer and computer with a USB cable and install the “XYZmaker” on the computer to transfer the les you want to print.

The “XYZmaker” is compatible with operating systems of Windows 7 or higher and Mac OS 10.8 or higher. You can install it by using the included USB drive or downloading the installer from the ofcial XYZprinting website. The user manual of the software can also be downloaded from the ofcial website.

For details, visit the ofcial website: http://www.xyzprinting.com/

2. Click on OPEN to select the model le to be printed from the folder. You can adjust the object size, printing position and angle once the le is loaded. To print color objects, save the le to be printed in the obj format and load it in the XYZmaker.

4. The Prepare function can convert a obj le to a .3cp le. Once the le is edited and adjusted, click on Print to output the object. The printing operation will start after the le is sliced.

1. Connect the computer and printer and select da Vinci COLOR.

3. You can change related settings to the desired

printing result and effect.

Convert and slicing le

Printing

1. Check if the USB drive is plugged to

the machine.

2. Tap the USB Printing Menu in the main screen.

3. Select the le you want to print.

5. The screen will show the print percentage when printing. The Pause, Stop, and Refill are shown below the print percentage.

4. Check le information and tap “Print”.

By default, the front door will be locked when printing. If you want to change this setting, go to Setting > Door Lock to change it.

Note

Page 14

P13

Problem code and handling

For the latest information on the functionalities and settings of da Vinci Color, refer to the user manual provided or visit XYZprinting ofcial website: www.xyzprinting.com.

When a problem occurs with the printer, the service code will be displayed on the printer screen and / or the software interface. Please refer to this service code description form for preliminary testing.

Service

Code

Symptom Action

OO11 Print head heated for too long

please check the Flexible flat cable and reboot

OO14 Print head heated issue -- temperature exceed

OO30 Abnormal--X axis

check the cable of the motor and the sensor, and check the position of the sensor

OO31 Abnormal--Y axis

OO32 Abnormal--Z axis

OO50 Internal communication error -- memory error reboot the printer

OO52 Print head memory error replace the print head

OO55 inkjet head error replace the inkjet head

OO56 inkjet data error reboot the printer

You are cautioned that changes or modications not expressly approved by the part responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

● Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

● Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

● Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

● Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

XYZprinting is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by using other than recommended cables and connectors or by

unauthorized changes or modications to this equipment. Unauthorized changes or modications could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

This device complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment and it also complies with Part 15 of the FCC

RF Rules. This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with provided instructions and the antenna(s) used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. End-users and installers must be provided with antenna installation instructions and consider removing the no-collocation statement.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement