Ender 3 Series User manual

Ender 3 Series 3D Printer
Quick Start Guide
◆ThisguideisfortheEnder3Seriesof3Dprinters.
◆Selectthecorrectinputvoltagetomatchyourlocalmains
(220Vor110V)
◆Becauseofsoftware/hardwareupgradesandmodel
differences,newrevisionsmaynotbelistedinthisguide.
◆DetailedinstructionsforuseareavailableontheSDcard. V.1.0

Notes
1. DonotusethePrinterinanywayotherthandescribedhereintoavoidpersonalinjuryorproperty
damage.
2. DonotplacethePrinternearflammables,explosivesorheatsources.Itisbesttoplaceitinawell-
ventilated,low-dustenvironment.
3. DonotexposethePrintertoviolentvibrationoranyunstableenvironment.Thiswillcausepoorprint
quality.
4. Thefilamentsrecommendedbythemanufacturerarepreferredastoavoidclogginginthehotend
and/orPrinterdamage.
5. Donotuseanyotherpowercablethantheonesupplied.Useagroundedthree-prongpoweroutlet.
6. Donottouchthenozzleorhotbedduringprinting.Keephandsawayfrommachinewhileinuseto
avoidburnsorpersonalinjury.
7. DonotwearglovesorlooseclothingwhenoperatingthePrinter.Theseloosearticlescanbecome
caughtinmovingpartsandcausepersonalinjuryorPrinterdamage.
8. Cleanofffilamentfromthenozzletipwiththeprovidedpliersbeforethenozzlecools.Donottouchthe
nozzledirectly.Thiscancausepersonalinjury.
9. CleanthePrinterfrequently.Withthemachinepoweredoff,cleantheprinterbodywithadryclothto
removedust,adheredprintingmaterialsandforeignobjectsonguiderails.Useglasscleaneror
isopropylAlcoholtocleantheprintsurfacebeforeeveryprintforconsistentresults.
10. Childrenunder10yearsofageshouldnotusethePrinterwithoutsupervision.

Preface
1. Introduction ...……………………………1
2. LCD Menu ………………………………2
3. Loading Filament ….……………………3
4. Bed Leveling ..…….……………………4
Contents
Dear consumers,
Thankyouforchoosingourproducts.Forthebestexperience,pleasereadtheinstructionsbeforeoperatingthePrinter.Our3Dteamisalways
readytoprovideyouwithassistance.Pleasecontactusviathephonenumberore-mailaddressprovidedattheendwhenyouencounterany
problemwiththePrinter.
Forabetterexperienceinusingourproduct,youmaylearnhowtousethePrinterinthefollowingways:
1.ViewtheaccompaniedinstructionsandvideosontheSDcard.
2.Visitourofficialwebsiteatwww.creality3d.cn. Youwillfindrelevantsoftware/hardwareinformation,contactdetailsandoperationand
maintenanceinstructionsonthewebsite.
5. Soft war e Installa ti on .. ………………9
6. Preparing to Print……………………10
7. Trouble-shooting ……………………11
8. Circuit Wiring Diagram …………………12

1. Introduction
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1. ControlBox
2. SDSlotandUSBPort
3. PrintSurface
4. ControlKnob
5. Display
6. NozzleAssembly
7. SpoolHolder
8. Extruder(E)Stepper
9. Power
10. YLimitSwitch
11. YStepper
12. Coupling
13. ZStepper
14. ZLimitSwitch
15. XLimitSwitch
16. XStepper
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2. LCD Menu
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Information Displayed
Set temperature of the
Nozzle
Current temperature of
the Nozzle
Set temperature of the
Hot Bed
Current temperature of
the Hot Bed
Part Cooling Fan Speed
Current location of the
nozzle
Print time
Print progress
Prompt message
Print speed
Model
Push：OK/Enter Sub Menu
Turn：Change Option/Value

3. Loading Filament
3
1. Preheat
Method 1
Method 2
2. Feeding
Pressandholdtheextruderlevertheninsert1.75mmfilamentthrough
thesmallholeoftheextruder.Continuefeedinguntilyouseefilament
comeoutthenozzle.
Tip：Replacing the Filament
Preheatthenozzlethenpullouttheexistingfilament.Next,insert
thenewfilament.


4. Bed Leveling
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1.Prepare→AutoHome.Waitforthenozzletomovetothe
left/frontoftheplatform.
2. Prepare→DisableSteppers
3. Movethenozzlethefront/leftlevelingscrewandadjusttheplatform
heightbyturningtheknobunderneath.UseapieceofA4paper(standard
printerpaper)toassistwiththeadjustment,makingsurethatthenozzle
lightlyscratchesthepaper.
4. Completetheadjustmentonall4corners
5. Repeatabovesteps1-2timesifnecessary.
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5. Software Installation
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1. DoubleclicktheCuraiconto
installtheCuraSlicingSoftware.
2.StartCurafromtheStartMenu. 3. SelectOther→CrealityCR-10→PrinterName：Ender3→AddPrinter.
4、Setting→Printer→ManagePrinters...
5、ChangePrinterSettingsto（220,220,250）.

6. Preparing to Print
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1.Slicing
InsertSDcardintocomputerwithReader.
1. Open file
2. Select file
3. Open
4. Save to SD Card
2.Printing
InserttheSDcard
Select“Print
fromSD”
Selectthefile
tobeprinted

7. Trouble shooting
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8. Circuit Wiring Diagram
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Company Address: 12F, Building No.3, Jinchengyuan Industrial Area, Huafan Road,
Dalang, Longhua, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province