Elegoo Saturn 3 Ultra User manual

Saturn 3 Ultra
3D Printer
User Manual

Thank you for purchasing ELEGOO brand products.
After receiving the product, please confirm whether the equipment is intact and the accessories
are complete. If there is any damage or missing, please timely contact us at [e-mail]. (To
ensure the performance of each product, each product will undergo strict printing tests before
leaving the factory. There may be some slight scratches when you receive the product, which is
normal, please rest assured to use.)

Notice:
Please keep the 3D printer and its accessories out of the reach of children.
Please fill the resin tank no less than 1/3 of its volume, but do not exceed the MAX line position.
Please place the printer in a dry environment and protect it from rain and moisture.
If you run into an emergency during use, please turn off the power supply of the 3D printer first.
Please use the printer indoors and avoid direct sunlight and a dusty environment.
Please keep the original packaging box for 30 days for return/exchange (only ELEGOO original
packaging boxes are accepted).
Please use 95% (or higher) ethyl alcohol or isopropyl alcohol to wash your model unless you are
using water washable resin.
If the printing fails, you need to clean the excess cured resin in the resin tank and change the resin,
otherwise, it may cause damage to your printer.
When operating the 3D printer, please wear a mask and gloves to avoid direct skin contact with
the photopolymer resin.
When you use the 3D printer for the first time, please level the build platform according to the
leveling tutorial before printing.
If the release film in the resin tank is whitened, scratched, or has no elasticity, the printing failure
rate is high, please replace the release film in time.
If you have any problems with the printer, please contact us at [e-mail]. Please do not
disassemble or modify ELEGOO 3D printers by yourself, otherwise, the warranty will expire.

Packing List
Wifi Antenna USB Air Purifier Build Platform
Resin Tank U Disk Mask
Gloves
Scraper
Funnel Backup Screws
User Manual Adapter Tool Kit
Saturn 3 Ultra 3D Printer

Printer Introduction
1
11
12
7
8
10
2
4
3
6
5
9
LCD Display Screen
4
Wifi Antenna
10
Resin Tank
5
Screw Knob
11 USB Air Purifier 12
Touch Screen
6
Screw Knob
2
DC Socket
8
Build Plate
3
USB Interface
9
Z Axis
1
Switch
7

Printer Introduction
Anti-UV Cover
1Extension Port
2
1
2

3D Printer Tech Specs
Printing Parameter
Printing Specification
Hardware Specification
System: EL3D-4.0
Operation: 4.0-inch Capacitive Touch Screen
Slicer Software: Chitu Box & Voxeldance Tango
Connectivity: USB Interface & WiFi
Technology: MSLA Stereolithography
Light Source: COB+Refractive Light Source (wavelength 405nm)
XY Resolution: 19*24um (11520*5120)
Z-axis Accuracy: 0.01mm
Layer Thickness: 0.01-0.2mm
Printing Speed: MAX 150mm/H
Power Requirements: 100-240V 50/60 Hz 24V 7.5A
Dimension: 305.9mm(L)*273mm(W)*562.5mm(H)
Build Volume: 218.88mm (L)*122.88mm (W)*260mm (H)
Package Size:640mm(L)*395mm(W)*365mm(H)
Gross Weight:16.2KG
Net Weight: 12KG

Operation Screen Introduction
Main Interface
Print List Tool List System List

Operation Screen Introduction
Back to the
main menu
U disk file list Click to enter preview,
and long press to enter
edit mode.
Click to enter
model preview,
and long press to
enter edit mode
Insert U disk
status icon
Model preview Delete the
current model
Print status History
print time
U disk status icon
Copy the model
to the local file
Click to start
printing
Print List
USB Files History Record
USB Files Model Preview
Copy the
model to the
local file

Operation Screen Introduction
Click to stop the
Z-axis immediately
Confirm to reset zero Cancel reset zero Reduce
exposure time
Set exposure
time
Click to start
exposure
Increase
exposure time
Select the distance
of each movement
of the Z-axis
Z-axis returns
to zero
Z-axis
moves up
Z-axis
moves down
Z-axis
stops
Tool Manual
Set Z=0 Resin Tank Cleaning
Tool List
Back

Operation Screen Introduction
Screen Exposure
Tool List
Set exposure time Select exposure type

Operation Screen Introduction
System List
System
System Settings System Settings
Language
Back Click to select a language
Machine version
name information Machine
IP address
Printer error
message log
After-sales
information
Machine sound
switch option
Format U
disk or local file

Operation Screen Introduction
System List
WIFI Version Upgrade
Click to select
one of the WIFIs
Click to refresh
the WiFi list
WiFi status icon Click to enter the
firmware upgrade list
Network upgrade
is not available yet

2. Place a leveling card between the build plate and the LCD screen, then click "Move Z axis to zero"
(See Picture 2). After the printer stops moving, press the top of the build plate with one hand, and
lock the 4 fixing screws ( ) with the other hand. (See Picture 3)
1. Remove the resin tank, lock the screw knob
( ) of the build plate, and then loosen the 4
fixing screws ( ) of the build plate
until the build plate can move freely.
(See Picture 1)
Leveling
(Picture 1)
(Picture2) (Picture 3)
leveling card
5
5
1 23 4
12 3 4
12
43
12
43
50mm

0.1mm
Leveling
3. Pull the leveling card. If you find there is a slight resistance during this process, you can go
directly to step 5. (Note: If there is no resistance when pulling out the leveling card, please click
the Z-axis "down" button (in steps of 0.1mm) until there is a slight resistance to pull the leveling
card. If there is too much resistance or the leveling card cannot move, please click the Z-axis "up"
button (in steps of 0.1mm) until there is slight resistance to pull the leveling card.) (See Picture 4)
4. After completing the above operations, back to the previous menu, and click "Set Z=0", then a
confirmation pop-up window will appear in the interface, click "Confirm" to complete the setting.
At this time, the current Z-axis position is reset to the new initial height of the first printing layer.
(See Picture 5)
（Picture 5）
（Picture 4）
leveling card cannot
be pulled out
No or little resistance
when pulling out the
leveling card

Leveling
5.Click back to the "Manual" page, and click
the Z-axis "up" button to raise the Z-axis by
a certain distance. (about 100mm)
(See Picture 6)
6.Take away the leveling card, and click the "Tool" - "Exposure" - "Text" buttons to test the LCD
screen and LED light source. If the LCD can display "ELEGOO TECHNOLOGY www.elegoo.com",
then the 3D printer works perfectly. At this time, the leveling is completed, install the resin tank
and ready for printing. (See Picture 7)
(Picture 6)
(Picture 7)
50mm
50mm

Test Printing
1. Model Printing
Plug the USB air purifier into the USB port
(See Picture 8), then slowly add resin to the
resin tank (do not exceed the MAX line height).
Cover the printer and then insert the U disk
into the printer and select the pre-sliced test
model for printing.
2. Model Processing
After the printing is completed, wait until the resin on the build plate stops dripping, then loosen
the screw knob of the build plate to remove it, and remove the model with a scraper. You can use
ELEGOO's cleaning and curing machine to post-process the model. (See Picture 9)
(Picture 9)
(Picture 8)

The printer can install and use Chitu Box and Voxeldance Tango slicing software in the USB flash
drive, here we take Chitu Box as an example.
1. Install Chitu Box
Select the right version of slicing software on the USB flash drive and install it on your computer.
2. How to Use Chitu Box
After the installation is complete, run the Chitu Box software. Click "File-Open File", then open
your 3D model file (.stl type). By left-clicking on the model and using the options on the left menu,
you can control and change the viewing angle, size, and position of the model.
Other Operations:
1) Long press the left button and drag the model to the position you want.
2) Scroll the mouse wheel to zoom in or zoom out the model.
3) Long press the right mouse button to view the different perspectives of the model.
3. Chitu Box Setting
3.1 Machine Configuration Parameters
Click "Parameter Settings" and select ELEGOO Saturn 3 Ultra as your default printer. (See Picture 10)
Software Installation and Setup
3.2 Build Volume
You don't need to change the default parameters (See Picture 11), and X indicates the maximum
print size in the X-axis direction, and so on.
(Picture 10) (Picture 11)

3.3 Resin Parameter (See Picture 12)
Resin Density: 1.1g/ml
Resin Cost: You can input the real price of the resin you purchased, and the slicing software can
calculate the resin costs for each model you print.
3.4 Parameters (See Picture 12)
Layer Height: The thickness of each printed layer, the recommended height is 0.05mm, but you
can set it from 0.01-0.2mm. The higher thickness you set, the longer the exposure time will be
required for each layer.
Number of Bottom Layers: The set number of initial printing layers. If the number of bottom
layers is n, the exposure time of the first n layers is the exposure time of the bottom layer. The
default setting is 2.
Exposure Time: The exposure time for normal printing layers. The default exposure time is 2.5s,
the thicker the print layer setting, the longer the time required.
Bottom Layer Exposure Time: The setting of bottom layer exposure time. Properly increasing the
bottom layer exposure time can help to increase the bonding strength between the printed model
and the printing platform, and the default setting is 30s.
Software Installation and Setup
(Picture 12)

Transition Layers: The number of transition layers after the bottom layers for a tighter bonding
between layers. Except for the exposure time, other parameters of the transition layer are the
same as the normal layer.
Transition Type: Set the transition type of exposure time when transitioning from bottom layers
to normal layers, the default is linear transition.
The Quiescent Time Before Lifting: The time difference between the end of the exposure and the
start of the build platform moving away from the exposure surface, the default setting is 0 seconds.
The Quiescent Time After Lifting: The time difference between the build platform starts to standstill
and starts to return after the build platform lift, the default setting is 0 seconds.
The Quiescent Time After Retract: After the build platform moves to the printing surface, the time
difference between the build platform starting to stationary and starting to exposure, the default
setting is 1.5 seconds.
Bottom Lifting Distance: During the bottom printing process, the distance that the build platform
moves away from the printing surface each time, the default setting is 3+4mm.
Lifting Distance: In the normal layer printing process, the distance that the build platform moves
away from the printing surface each time, the default setting is 3+4mm.
Bottom Retract Distance: During the bottom printing process, the retract distance of the build
platform, please do not change if not necessary.
Retract Distance: In the normal layer printing process, the retract distance of the build platform,
please do not change if not necessary.
Bottom Lifting Speed: During the bottom printing process, the moving speed of the build platform
away from the printing surface each time, the default setting is 70+360mm/min.
Lifting Speed: In the normal layer printing process, the moving speed of the build platform away
from the printing surface each time; the default setting is 70+360mm/min.
Bottom Retract Speed: During the bottom printing process, the moving speed of the build platform
is close to the printing surface; the default setting is 360+70mm/min.
Retract Speed: In the normal layer printing, the moving speed of the build platform is close to the
printing surface; the default setting is 360+70mm/min.
Software Installation and Setup