8. Touchscreen Introduction Tiertime UP300D Touchscreen consists of two sections, the Printer Status Bar and the Main Menu. 8.1 Printer Status Bar The Printer Status Bar is at the top of the UP300D Touchscreen, which is easy for you to monitor the printer’s status regularly. Nozzle1 Temp. Nozzle2 Temp. Platform Temp. Ethernet WiFi Private Material Weight 1/Weight 2 1. Temperature: during printing, nozzle temperature will be displayed in percentage.
Main Menu There are six buttons in the Main Menu: Material, Print, Calibrate, Information, Config, and Initialize. The following table lists all the information of icons in the Main Menu and summarizes the actions associated with each icon. Name Material Print Calibrate Information Icon Table 5.1 Main Menu Icon Description Description 1. Change Material Type 2. Withdraw Material 3. Extrude Material 4. Set Material Weight 1. Print Job Current List 2. Print Job History List (Print Task Management) 3.
5.2 Material In the material section, there are Extrude, Withdraw, Change Material Type and Set Total Weight buttons functions. To change the material type, click the Material Type button, and then input your filament’s weight. Make sure the material settings properly reflect your situations, because the default setting may not fit yours. Table 5.2 Material Icon Description Name Icon Description To take out the filament inserted in the extruder unit with the preset temperature.
Name Withdraw Icon Description To take out the filament inserted in the extruder unit with the preset temperature. Click the Withdraw icon. The up arrow on the button will start moving upwards, indicating the extruder is heating up. The extruder will start pushing the filament out once the temperature reaches the melting temperature with a beep. You now can remove the filament from the tip of the extruder. Click the STOP icon, the up/down arrow on the buttons will stop moving.
8.2 Print In the Print section, you can start a print job or manage the print jobs that currently in the print queue or have finished. There are two sections: The Print Job Current List lists the print jobs that have been assigned to the printer. The Print Job History List contains all the print jobs that have finished. It is the same content that shows in the software Wait Assignment Section. Name Current Print job list History Page Exit Table 5.
Print Job History List The Print Job History List contains all the print jobs that have finished. Tap the Print Job Name in the list to view the detail print settings. You can add the print job back to the Current Print Job List. The Clear button will erase the entire history print list.
Start a Print Print Job Information Name Pause Resume Stop Extrude Withdraw Icon Printing Paused Printing Table 5.4 Print Description Description Pause the on-going print job. Resume the paused print job. The printer will stop the print job completely. To extrude the inserted filament. To withdraw the inserted filament.
.3 Calibrate The nozzle height of a printer is a key parameter that needs properly set before any print jobs. It can be calibrated manually or set automatically. Click Auto on the touchscreen, the printer will go through a mechanical process to detect the nozzle height. The final nozzle height will appear on the screen after the whole process finishes: Click Edit on the touchscreen, and enter the suitable value for your printer.
8.4 Information In this section, it displays all the information of your printer, which is not editable. Model: The Model Name of your printer’s model. S.N.: Your printer’s ID, which will be required if you look for customer service. Firmware Ver.: Stands for firmware version of your printer. Screen Vers.: Stands for the touchscreen version. You can check whether your touchscreen is operating using the latest touchscreen system.
8.5 Config Config section contains five parameters, and the Network Settings . Name: it’s the printer’s name, you can change it on the UP Studio software. The default name is the printer’s S.N number. Sound: Toggle the click sound while using touchscreen. Preheat: Toggle the build plate preheating option. If it is on, the machine will start pre-heating 15 minutes ahead of the start of the print job. You can read the introduction of Preheating in Maintenance -> Preheat in the Software User Manual.
8.5 Network Connection This section includes Ethernet Network Settings and Wi-Fi Network Settings. Ethernet Network Settings: 1. Plug an Ethernet cable to the LAN socket at the back of UP300D. 2. The Ethernet connection Status icon should be appear in the Printer Status Bar. 3. You now can go to Config to enter Network Settings section. 4. Click Information button to edit the printer’s Ethernet Network Settings.
Network Settings Icon Description The following descriptions also applies for Wi-Fi network settings. Name Network Type/ Name Static IP Mask Gateway DNS Page Exit Icon Description The printer is connect with Ethernet. The name of connected WiFi network. Toggle the static IP option to edit following settings for static IP. This is printer’s IP address in the network. Click the text field to edit, click Return to save and exit editing. This is printer’s mask in the network.
8.6 Wi-Fi Network Connection and Settings: 1. Go to Config, enter Network Settings Section. 2. Toggle on Wi-Fi Network Connection. 3. Find the desired Wi-Fi Network’s name in the list below. 4. Tap the name to connect the Wi-Fi Network. 5. The UP300D is connect to the Wi-Fi Network successfully, when the red exclamation mark disappeared, a interlock and Information icon appears. 6. Tap the Information icon to edit the printer’s Wi-Fi Network Settings. 图片 5.
Name Wi-Fi Networks Wi-Fi Name Connection Status Network Information Password Required Refresh Page Exit Wi-Fi Network Settings Description Icon Description Toggle the option to allow the printer connect to Wi-Fi networks. Choose the name of the network to connect to Once this icon appears next to the Wi-Fi network name, it indicates the printer has been connected to this Wi-Fi network. Click the Network Information icon to enter network information editing page.
9. Initialize The printer requires initialization before printing. The Material, Calibration and Print buttons on the Main menu of the touchscreen will be greyed out before the printer is properly initialized. Click Initialize and confirm the printer will start initializing by clicking “√”. After the printer is initialized, you can start sending print jobs to the printer.
10. Print Boards There are two print boards in the UP300D package. 10.1 Perf Glass Board The one with many small holes on one side of the board. Perforated surface has the strongest surface adhesion when used with raft setting. It is made for printing material with high shrinkage ratio that tend to warp during printing and frequently used in conjunction with the HT extruder. Use this print board for: ABS, PC, Nylon, PP and etc. 10.
11. Extruders UP300D has following extruder options: 1. Convergence Dual Extruder (Included) 2. HT* Single Extruder (Included) 3. LT* Single Extruder (Optional) *HT=high temperture, LT=low temperature 11.1 Convergence Dual Extruder The extruder although has similar size of a single extrusion extruder but essentially it is two extruders made into one. The Convergence dual uses a direct extrusion design and has 2 gearbox-stepper motors build into it.
11.2 Single Extrusion Print Heads HT Single Extruder There are 2 types of single extruders available: HT type and LT type. Following is table summarizing the properties of different extruders. For Convergence Dual, only listed material pair are recommend to use on the extruder, unverified material pairs may not be printable using the extruder. Extruder Type Convergence Dual Extruder ABS Type TPU Type Filament Diameter 1.
12. Maintenance 12.1 Replacing Nozzle: 1. Wear heat resistance gloves. 2. The nozzle must be removed while the extruder is heated up to near printing temperature. When the nozzle is cooled, it will be too tight to be removed and unscrew the nozzle with force will destroy the hotend. 3. When extruder heated up, use the nozzle wrench to unscrew the nozzle. 4. Put on the new nozzle 5. Heat up the extruder again and tighten the nozzle with wrench. 12.
4. Extruder Internal Structures. 5. Remove heater module and heat sink.
Please note for some verisons of extruder, there is a small washer piece between the heat sink and the extruder motor. It is required for normal extruder assembly, ensure the the heater module to be installed securely. Do not lose this piece! 6. Clean the gear with a brush. 8.1 Clean the Waste Tray Located at the bottom of build chamber, a waste tray is introduced in UP300D. 3D printing with plastic extrusion technology is a messy business.
We suggest you change the filter every 3 months, or every 300 hours active printing time. You can purchase the new filters from the official Tiertime online store, https://shop.tiertime.com, or popular ecommerce web sites like Amazon, or eBay. To change the Filters The filter system is located at the left side of the build chamber. 1, Use a screwdriver to unscrew the two screws in the front, remove the cover, and take out the two used filters separately.
12. Specification Printing technology Extruder Nozzle Diameter Extruder Maximum Temperature Extruder Maximum Travel Speed XYZ Accuracy Connectivity Display Build Volume MEM (Melted Extrusion Modelling) Single/Dual 0.2mm, 0.4mm, 0.5mm, 0.6mm （Only 0.4mm for Dual Extrusion) 299℃ 200 mm/sec 2, 2, 0.5 micron USB cable, Wi-Fi, LAN and USB Stick 4.3″ Full Colored LCD Touchscreen 205 × 255 × 225mm (8.7″ x 10″ x 8.8″)(XYZ) ±0.1mm/100mm 0.05/0.1/0.15/0.2/0.25/0.3/0.35/0.
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