Pleasealwaysrefertothe

http://www.prusa3d.com/drivers/
forupdatedversionofthis3Dprintinghandbook(PDFdownload).

QUICK GUIDE TO THE FIRST PRINT

1.Placetheprinteronaflatandstablesurface(page10)

2.Readthesafetyinstructionscarefully(page5)

3.Downloadandinstallthedrivers(page22)

4.Preparetheglass(page10)andcalibratetheprinter(page12)

5.InsertSDintotheprinterandprintyourfirstmodel(page16)

Handbookversion1.01fromSeptember15th,2015.PrusaResearchs.r.o.

Table of contents

1Productdetails
2Introduction
2.1Glossary
2.2Usedsymbols
2.3Safetyinstructions
2.4AssembledOriginalPrusai3Plusprinter
2.5OriginalPrusai3Plusprinterkit
2.6Licenses
3OriginalPrusai3Plusprinter
4OriginalPrusai3Plusprinterkit
5Firststeps
5.1Printerunpackingandproperhandling
5.2Printerassembly
5.3Setupbeforeprinting
5.3.1Glasspreparation
5.3.2ABSJuicepreparation
5.3.3PluggingtheACpower
5.3.4Calibration
5.3.5Loadingthefilamentintotheextruder
6Printing
6.1Printercontrols
6.1.1LCDscreen
6.1.2LCDlayout
6.1.3Printspeedversusprintquality
6.1.4USBcableandPronterface
7Printerdrivers
8Printingyourownmodels
8.1Whereyoucangetthe3Dmodels?
8.2Inwhatprogramyoucancreateyourownmodels?
8.3Slic3r
8.4Printingofnonstandardmodels
8.4.1Printingwithsupportmaterial
8.4.2Largeobjectprinting
9Materials
9.1ABS
9.2PLA
9.3PET
9.4HIPS
9.5PP
9.6Flex
10FAQPrintermaintenanceandprintissues
10.1Glasscleaning
10.2Clogged/jammedextruder

10.3Nozzlecleaning
10.4Axisfluency
10.5Calibrationissues
10.5.1Nozzletapstheglass
10.5.2DifferentspacingbetweennozzleandglassaftereveryZaxisreset
10.5.3Glassisunstableanddoesntholdfirmly
10.5.4DefaultXaxispositionisoutsidetheglass
10.5.5UnevenspacingofthenozzleontheXaxisoppositeends
10.6Printingproblems
10.6.1ABSmodelstearupfromtheglasswhenprinting
10.6.2LayersbreakandsplitwhenprintingfromABSmaterial
10.6.3Modelsmovetheglassduringtheprint
10.6.4Modelscontaineithertoomuchornotenoughofthefilament
10.7Problemswithfinishedmodels
10.7.1Modelbreaksand/oriseasilydestructed
11FAQcommonissueswhenassemblingtheprinterkit
11.1Nozzle/glassgapisgreaterinthemiddlethanatthecorners
11.2Printerstopsprintingsoonafterstart
11.3PrintercantreadSDcard
11.4LooseXand/orYaxisbelts
11.5Unattachedcablestotheheatbed
11.6Looseheatbedzipties

1 Product details

Title:OriginalPrusai3Plus/OriginalPrusai3Plus(kit)
Version:1.75mm
Manufacturer:PrusaResearchs.r.o.,PrvnhoPluku621/8a,Praha8,18600,esk
republika
Contacts:phone+420222263718,email: info@prusa3d.cz
EEEgroup:3(ITand/ortelecommunicationequipment)
Deviceuse:indooronly
Powersupply:90135VAC,2A/180264VAC,1A(5060Hz)
Workingtemperaturerange:18C(PLA)38C,indooruseonly
Workinghumidity:85%orless

Kitweight(brutto/netto):9.8kg/6.3kg
Assembledprinterweight(brutto/netto):12kg/6.3kg
Serialnumberislocatedontheprintercontrolunitandalsoonthepackaging.

2 Introduction

Thankyouforpurchasingouroriginal3D
printerPrusai3Plus1.75
fromJosefPrusaeither
asaassembled printer
ora
printer
kitasyourpurchasesupportsuswithitsfurther
development.Readthehandbookcarefully,please,allchapterscontainvaluableinfoforthe
correctserviceofthe printer
.
Pleasecheckthe http://prusa3d.com/drivers pageforupdatedversionofthis3D
printinghanbook(PDFdownload).
Incaseofanyprinterrelatedproblemdonothesitatetocontactusat info@prusa3d.com. We
aregladtoreceiveallyourvaluablecommentsandtips.Westronglysuggestyoutovisitour
officialforumat
forum.prusa3d.com ,whereyoucanfindsolutionstocommonissues,tips,
adviceandhintsinadditiontoactualinformationabouttheOriginalPrusai3 printers
development.

2.1 Glossary

Bed, Heatbed,Printbed
Commonly used
termfor
printingpadaheatedareaof3D
printerwhere3Dobjectsareprinted.
Extruder
Printing headorextruderisapartofaprinterconsistingofa nozzle
,hobbed
pulley,idleranda nozzle fan.
Filament
Term forplasticprovidedonspooliscalled filament ,itsusedthroughoutthis
handbookaswellasintheLCDmenuonthe printer.
Heater, Hotend othernameforaprinting
nozzle.
1.753Dprintersusetwodifferentdiameters(thickness)ofa filament( thickness)
:2.85mm
(commonly calledas3mm)and1.75mm.1.75mmversionismoreusedworldwidethough
thereisnodifferencein printing
quality.

2.2 Used symbols

Importantnotice,tip,hintorinformationwhathelpsyouprintwithease.


Readcarefully!Thispartoftexthasuppermostimportanceeitherforusersafetyof
fora
properprinter
service.


Thissymbolindicatestextrelatedto printer
kitonly.

2.3 Safety instructions

Pleasebeverycautiousduringanyinteractionwiththeprinter.Thisprinterisan
electricaldevicewithmovingpartsandhottemperatureareas.

1.Deviceisforindooruseonly.Donotexposetheprintertorainorsnow.Alwayskeepthe
printerinadryenvironmentataminimumdistanceof30cmfromotherobjects.
2.Alwaysplacetheprinteronastableplace,whereitcannotfallortipover.

3.Theprintersupplyishouseholdpoweroutlet230VAC,50Hzor110VAC/60HzNever
connecttheprintertoadifferentpowersupply,itmaycausemalfunctionordamagetothe
printer.
4.Placethepowercordsoyoucantstumbleonit,orsteponitorotherwiseexposetoany
damage.Makesurethatthepowercordisnotmechanicallyorotherwisedamaged.Stop
usingdamagedcableimmediatelyandreplaceit.
5.Whenyoudisconnectthepowercordfromthesocket,pulltheplugratherthanthecordto
reducetheriskofdamagetoplugorACoutlet.
6.Neverdisassembletheprinterpowersupply,itdoesnotcontainanypartsthatcouldbe
repairedbyunskilledworker.Allrepairsmustbeprovidedbyaqualifiedtechnician.
7.Donottouchthenozzleorheatbedwhentheprinterisprintingoriswarmingup.Note
thatthetemperatureofthenozzleis210260Cheatbedtemperaturecanreachover100
C.Temperaturesabove40Ccancauseharmtohumanbody.
8.Preventchildrenfromunsupervisedaccesstotheprinterevenwhentheprinterisnot
printing.

2.4 Assembled Original Prusa i3 Plus printer

YoucanfindapictureofanassembledOriginalPrusai3Plus printerwithdescriptioninpict
.
1nextpageofthishandbook.Unlikethe printer
kititscompletelyassembledandalmost
readytoprint
.Afterplugginginandnecessarycalibrationyoucan printthe3Dobjectinthe
matterofminutesafterunpackingthe printer .Keepinmindyoucanuseour supportemail
whenyoupurchasedtheassembled printer.Donothesitatetowriteusifyouneedany
adviceorhelp.Wewillgladlyhelpwithanyspecificprints.

3Dprintersusetwodifferentdiametersofa filament(youfindmoreinchapter
Materials ):2.85mmand1.75mm.1.75mmversionismoreusedworldwidethough
thereisnodifferencein printing quality.Filamentisprovidedonaspoolwhereyou
canfindthebasicinformation filament maker, material
(ABS,PLA,etc.)and
filamentdiameter.2.85mm filament iscommonly calledas3mm.

Thisprintersupportsonlya1.75mm filament .Pleasecheckthe filament diametertobe

1.75mmbeforeinsertingintotheextruder.Donottrytoinsertwider filament itcoulddamage
theextruder.

2.5 Original Prusa i3 Plus printer kit

OriginalPrusai3Pluskitispicturedinpict
.2.
Detailedinformationandassembly
descriptioncanbefoundinchapter Printerassembly .Weofferthe
support
forusers
whopurchasedthe printer
kitthroughourofficialforum.Ifyouneedhelpdonot
hesitatetovisitourforumatforum.prusa3d.com .Youcanfindtheanswersforyour
problemthere.Ifnot,pleasejustaskyourquestionhere.

2.6 Licenses

OriginalPrusai3Plus
printer
isapartoftheRepRapproject,thefirstopensource3D printer
projectfreetouseundera
GNU GPL v3
license
(
www. gnu
.org/
licenses /
gpl
3.0.en.html
).If
youimproveoralteranypartofa printer
andyouarewillingtosell,thenyouhavetopublish
thesourcecodesunderasame license.All3Dprintedelementsoftheprinterthatcanbe
improveduponcanbefoundat http://www.prusa3d.com/prusai3printableparts/ .

3 Original Prusa i3 Plus printer

Pict.1OriginalPrusai3Plus
printer
described

4 Original Prusa i3 Plus printer kit

Thecompletecontentsofthe
printer
kitboxcanbeseenonthepicturebelow.

Pict.2OriginalPrusai3Plus
printer
kitunboxed

5 First steps
5.1 Printer unpacking and proper handling

Taketheprinter
fortheupperframepullitoutfromthebox.Becarefulwhenhandlingwith
the
printer
nottodamagetheelectronicsandthusthe proper
printer
functionality.Anytime
youmovethe printeralwaysholditfortheupperframewithhotbeduprightpointingaway
fromyouaspicturedinp ict
.3
.

Pict.3
Proper rinter
handlingofap

5.2 Printer assembly

WithOriginalPrusai3Plus
printer
kitwesuggesttofollowtheguidelinesand
assemblethekitaccordingtothethe online
manualatmanual.prusa3d.com .(
Online
manualisavailableinseverallanguagesonthewebsite).Theconstructionofthe
printer
shouldnottakemorethanoneworkingday.Afterasuccessfulcompilation
continuetothechapter
Setupbefore
printing.

5.3 Setup before printing

Placetheprinter
tothehorizontallystableposition,bestplaceisaworkbenchwhere
thereisnoriskof
draft
.
Attachthefilamentholderstotheupperframe.
AttachFilament totheholders.Makesurethe filament
spooldoesntjamandcan
movefreely.

Filament
isacommon term
forthe
plasticrod

material
providedonspool,from
which3Dobjectsareprinted.

5.3.1 Glass preparation

Theprintedobjectwillnotattachtotheheatbed
properly
ifyoudonotpreparethebed
correctly.Different
materials
requiredifferentglasspreparationyoucanfindmoreinthe
chapter Materials
.Commonstepsare:

Glassalwayshastobepreparedcold,not preheated .
Putasmoothevenlayerof Kores(orregulargluestickyoucansourcelocally)glue
providedwiththeprinter
.Onethinlayerisenough.
Letthegluedryandthenapplyonelayerof ABS Juice providedwiththeprinter
in
plasticsprayer.
Whentheglassisdryattachitfirmlytothebedwiththebinderclips.

Theglassprovidedwiththe printer
(bothassembledandkit)isalreadypreparedwith
theKoresglueandABS Juice
soyoucanuseitfortheprint
withoutanyfurther
preparation.

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