Artillery Genius Pro User manual

Artillery
Genius Pro
Installation
Manual
rev: 20210728

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents 2
Read me rst 3
Legal 4
Letter from Artillery 6
Accessory checklist 7
Assembly 8
Leveling the build plate 12
Preparing slicing program 13
Specications 20
Contact 21

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EN
READ ME FIRST
READ THIS MANUAL COMPLETELY BEFORE
ASSEMBLING AND POWERING UP YOUR PRINTER!
HAZARDS AND WARNINGS
The Artillery Genius Pro 3D Printer has motorized and heated parts.
When the printer is in operation, always be aware of possible
hazards.
ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD
Never open the electronics bay of the printer while the printer is
powered on. Before removing the access panel, always power
down the printer and unplug the AC power cord.
BURN HAZARD
Never touch the extruder nozzle, the heater block, or the heated bed
without rst turning o the hotend and heated bed and allowing
it to completely cool down. The hotend and heated bed can take
up to twenty minutes to completely cool down. Also, never touch
recently extruded laments. The lament can stick to your skin and
cause a burn.
FIRE HAZARD
Never leave ammable materials or liquids on or near the printer when
powered on or in operation. Liquid acetone and vapors are extremely
ammable.
PINCH HAZARD
When the printer is in operation, be careful never to put your ngers in
the moving parts, including the belts, pulleys, gears, wheels, or lead
screws.
STATIC CHARGE
Make sure to ground yourself before touching the printer, especially the
electronics. Electrostatic charges can damage electronic components.
To ground yourself, touch a grounded source.
AGE WARNING
For users under the ages of 18, adult supervision is recommended.
Beware of choking hazards around children.

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LEGAL
PRODUCT WARRANTY
The Artillery Genius Pro 3D Printer is covered by a limited warranty.
For terms and conditions, see https://desk.zoho.com/portal/
evnovo/en/kb/articles/evnovo-limited-warranty
OVERALL PROVISIONS
All information in this user manual (“Manual”) is subject to
change at any time without notice and is provided for convenience
purposes only. Shenzhen Yuntuchuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd. and
our respective aliates and suppliers (“Artillery”) reserves the
right to modify or revise this Manual in its sole discretion and at
any time and makes no commitment to provide any such changes,
updates, enhancements, or other additions to this Manual in a
timely manner or at all. You agree to be bound by any modications
and/or revisions. Contact the Artillery Support Team for up-to-date
information.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The design of this Manual and all text, graphics, information, content,
and other material are protected by copyright and other laws. The
contents are copyright 2021 Artillery. All rights reserved. Certain
trademarks, trade names, and logos (the “Marks”) used in this
Manual are registered and unregistered trademarks, trade names
of Artillery and its aliates. Nothing contained in this Manual grants
or should be constructed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or
otherwise, any license or right to use without the written permission
of Artillery. Any unauthorized use of any information, materials, or
Marks may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, laws of privacy
and publicity, and/or other laws and regulations.

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DISCLAIMERS
Artillery does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the
information, products, or services provided by or through this
Manual and assumes no responsibility for any typographical,
technical, or other inaccuracies in this Manual, which is provided
“as is” and without any express or implied warranties of any kind,
including warranties of merchantability, tness for a particular
purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property. In connection
with your use of this Manual, Artillery shall not be liable to you for
any damages whatsoever, be they direct, economic, commercial,
special, consequential, incidental, exemplary, or indirect damages,
even if Artillery has been advised of the possibility of such damages,
including without limitation, loss of business revenue or earnings,
lost data, or lost prots. Artillery assumes no responsibility, nor
will be liable, for any damages to, or any viruses or malware that
may infect, your computer, telecommunication equipment, or
other property caused by or arising from your downloading of
any information or materials related to this Manual. The foregoing
exclusions do not apply to the extent prohibited by law please refer
to your local laws for any such prohibitions.
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LETTER FROM ARTILLERY
Dear Customer,
Thank you for choosing Artillery Genius Pro 3D Printer.
This guide will step you through the assembly and the rst run of the
printer. If you have any problems during assembly, please contact our
customer service or visit our ocial Facebook group at:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/artillerygeniuspro/
For a detailed warranty policy, please visit
https://desk.zoho.com/portal/evnovo/kb/articles/evnovo-limited-
warranty
For support, please send an email to [e-mail]
or visit our ticketing page at
https://desk.zoho.com/portal/evnovo/newticket
Or you can visit our Facebook group at
https://www.facebook.com/artillery3d
Regards,
Artillery
Shenzhen Yuntu Chuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd.
Last update date: 28 July 2021
This manual is updated to the date of printing,
please refer to the electronic version if in doubt.

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ACCESSORY CHECKLIST EN

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STEP 2
STEP 1
ASSEMBLY
Align the XZ gantry to the base, make sure the connector is perfectly
aligned to the female connector on the base.
The M5 screws used to fasten the XZ gantry to the base are pre-inserted
into the extrusion, use the Allen key provided to tighten the screws.
Push the aluminum extrusions against the inside of the slot when tight-
ening the screws.

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STEP 3
Assemble the spool holder as shown in picture, then slide it into the
slots on the top of the top beam. Then use the knob supplied to fix it in
place.
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STEP 4
Connect the Z stepper motors and filament runout sensor.

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STEP 5
STEP 6
Adjust the bed carriage and hotend carriage by turning the eccentric
nuts with the wrench supplied.
Loosen the 6 screws holding the carriages on both sides then tighten
them ONLY when wheels on Z carriages not properly seating on the
aluminum extrusions.
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LEVELING THE BUILD PLATE
The Genius Pro comes with Auto Bed Leveling Sensor, it will perform
a self-test when you power on the printer, if it doesn't, please do
not proceed and check on the cables to make sure they're correctly
seated.
1. Home the printer;
2. Heat up the bed and the hotend to 70 ° C and 240 ° C respectively;
3. Go to Tools -> Level;
4. Slide a piece of A4 paper between the nozzle and the build plate;
5. Move the hotend to all 4 corners to repeat step 6;
6. Turn the leveling knob under the bed closest to the nozzle until the
piece of paper slides, with just a bit of drag;
7. From the menu, go to Tools -> More and click on Auto-Level;
8. The printer will initialize the auto bed leveling procedure, wait till it
finishes;
9. Click EEPROM Save;
10.Do the following only if the nozzle is scratching on the build plate or
the nozzle too far from the build plate;
11.Heat up the bed and the hotend to 70 ° C and 240 ° C respectively;
12.Go to Tools -> More -> Z=0;
13.The nozzle will move to the center and at 0 height;
14.Slide the A4 paper between the nozzle and bed again, use +0.025
and -0.025 button to adjust the nozzle distance from the build plate
until the piece of paper slides, with just a bit of drag;
15.Click EEPROM Save once you’re happy with the drag on the A4 paper;
16.Repeat Step 2 to Step 9.
17.To enable compensation for auto-leveling, add M420 S1 Z10 after
G28 in starting Gcode.

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PREPARING SLICING SOFTWARE
This printer works with most slicing software like Slic3r, Cura,
Simplify3D, etc. But we will go into detail about Cura software and
tell you how to set it up so that you can make your rst print. First,
please download the software from their ocial site.
After installation and start the software, you should see the
following screen, continue until you see Add a printer page:
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In the Add a non-networked printer, scroll down to Artillery and
choose Artillery Genius, and type in Artillery Genius Pro in Printer
name. Then click on Next button.
Set X (Width), Y (Depth) as 220, Z (Height) as 250. Make sure Heated
Bed is checked.

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Make sure Compatible material diameter is set to 1.75
Drag and drop the STL le (or other supported formats) to the slicer
or load the model le with File -> Open File(s)...
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From the Prole dropdown, choose the preferred prole.
Click on Slice button.

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You can click on Save to Removable Drive or Save to le button to
save the sliced le to the memory card/USB Drive.
Save the le to the USB drive/memory card for printing.
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Insert the USB Drive / memory card into the printer then click on
PRINT.
Choose the le you want to print.

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Click on Conrm and the print should start.
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SPECIFICATIONS
PRINTING
SIZE & WEIGHT
ELECTRICAL
MECHANICAL
Print Technology: Fused Deposition Modeling
Build Volume: 220x220x250 mm (8.7x8.7x9.8 in)
Layer Resolution: 100-300 microns
Filament: 1.75 mm (0.069 in)
Nozzle Diameter: 0.4 mm (0.015 in)
Print File Type: Gcode
Material Compatibility: PLA, PETG, TPU
Product Dimensions: 430x390x590 mm (16.9x15.4x23.2 in)
Shipping Box: 528x428x310 mm (20.8x16.9x12.2 in)
Printer Weight: 9.6 kg (21.2 lbs)
Shipping Weight: 11.7 kg (25.8 lbs)
Power Requirements: 110V/220V, 350W
Connectivity: Memory Card, USB Stick, USB
Construction: Aluminum, ABS
Build Surface: Glass + Aluminum plate
Stepper Motors: 1.8° step angle with 1/256 micro-stepping
XY Positioning Precision: 10 microns
Z Positioning Precision: 100 microns