Flashforge Creator Pro User manual

This guide only applies to Creator Pro 3D printer of Flashforge
Quick Start Guide
Caution 1. Do not remove the wrapping around the nozzle.
2. If print with PLA filament, please remove the lid and open the front door to ventilate for a better printing performance.
Warning 1. High Temperature! Plate may have been heated before; make sure it has cooled down before inner operation.
2. Loose clothes, jewelry and long hair can be caught in moving parts. Please keep away from them.
SZ10-EN-002
Creator Pro
User Guide The User Guide is in SD card.

Kit Contents
顺时针旋转螺母
升高打印平台。
即减少平台 与喷嘴之间
的距离。
逆时针旋转螺母
降低打印平台。
即增加平台 与喷嘴之间
的距离。
调整平台支架下方的螺母，直至纸片在喷嘴与平台间的
运动感受 到轻微的阻力。
打印平台调节专用
扫描二维码，观看调平指导视频！
3D Printer
Do Not Touch 请 勿触摸
CAUTION
注意 1.Extruder hot during operation.
使用过程中喷头会发热。
2.Heating plate hot during operation. Allow surface to cool before servicing.
使用过程中加热平台会发热，待平台表面冷却后再操作。
Lid Power Cable USB Cable
Filament Spool X 2
SD Card Build Tape X 2Spool Holder X 2 Quick Start Guide Filament Guide Tube X 2
Leveling Card
Tool bag:
(Allen Wrench X 3 / Leveling knob X 1 / M3X8 Bolt X 2 / PTFE Tube X 2)
Extruder’s accessory kit
(M3X8 BoltX2 / M3X6 Bolt / Turbofan baffle)
Tool Bag
Extruder’s
Accessory Kit

Getting to Know Your Creator Pro
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Extruder
1. Z-Axis Guide Rod
16. X-Axis Guide Rod
14. Turbofan Baffle
21. Reset Button
8. SD Card Input
22. USB Input
19. Power Switch
20. Power Input
3. Slot
7. Leveling Knob
5. Build Plate
9. LCD Panel
10. Buttons
12. Spring Presser
17. Filament Guide Tube Buckle
18. Spool Holder
23. Quadrangular Opening
2. Extruder Cable Bunch
4. Y-Axis Guide Rod
6. Build Platform
13. Turbofan
11. Cooling Fan
15. Nozzle

Unpacking
1. Open the carton and then take the top
foam sheet out.
4. Remove the packing bag. And then
remove the tape and plastic wrap for
protecting the front door.
2. Within the PE foam sheet are lying two
filament guide tubes, one piece of build
tape, one piece of Flashforge leveling
card and one Quick Start Guide.
3. Firmly grasp the two side handles of
Flashforge Creator Pro. Lift it out from the
carton and place it on a stable surface.
5. The Flashforge Creator Pro and its
accessories shall be displayed in front
of you.
6. Take the dual extruder out and place it
onto a clean ground.

7. Take the accessory foam container out, within which are lying a power cable,
a USB cable, two spool holders, a SD card, a tool bag and a extruder’s accessory kit.
8. Slide the X-axis Rods to the very back.
9. Take the lid together with tworolls of
filament out from the printer.
10. Take the two rolls of filamentout from
the lid.
11. Take the side protective foam sheets
from the printer.

1. Place two anterior angles the corresponding
front slots.
2. Squeeze slightly the two relief angles and
place them to the corresponding rear slots.
Anterior Angle
Relief Angle
13. Take the bottom protective foam from
 the printer.
14. Congratulations! You’ve finished the
 unpacking process. (Tip: Save your
Flashforge Creator Pro packaging for
future transportation and storage. )
12. Elevate the build plate to its limit.
Anterior Angle
Installation and Dismantlement

Hardware Assembly
Extruder Assembly
(1) Place the dual extruder on the extruder seat.
(As shown in the left picture)
(2) Take the M2.5 Allen Wrench from the tool bag and two
M3*8 bolts(longer ones) from the extruder’s accessory kit.
(3) Adjust the extruder location to align the bolt holes.
(4) Secure the extruder onto the extruder seat by screwing
the M3*8 bolts in.
Bolt Hole Bolt Hole
Bolt Hole
Bolt Hole
M3*8 bolts
X-Axis Guide Rod

(1)
(2)
Turbofan Baffle Assembly
(1) Use the M2.5 Allen Wrench to remove two turbofan bolts.
(As shown in the picture above)
(2) Take the turbofan baffle from the extruder’s accessory kit.
(3) Install the turbofan baffle to the turbofan.
(As shown in the top-right picture)
Caution: During installation, please take care of the
turbofan cable.
Bolt Removal
Bolt Removal

(1) Place the turbofan sub-assembly besides the turbofan seat.
(2) Insert the bump on the turbofan seat to the turbofan sub-assembly.
(3) Screw the two bolts in.
(4) Take a M3*6 bolt from the extruder’s assembly kit and complete
installation according to the instruction below.
Turbofan Seat
Bolt Mounting
Bolt MountingBolt Mounting
M3X6 Bolt Mounting
Bolt Mounting
Align the bump on the turbofan
seat to the hole in turbofan
sub-assembly.

(1) (2)
(3)
(4)
Filament Guide Tube and Filament Installation
(1) To install a spool holder, level it and insert the end into
the corresponding opening.
(2) Turn down the spool holder to make the holder bottom
cleave to the printer back.
(3) Take a roll of ABS filament, then squeeze the spool
holder top and mount the filament spool to the holder.
(4) Lock the filament guide tube with R-shape buckles.
Please refer to the next page
for the right method of
filament mounting
Filament Guide
Tube Buckle

Tips
The filament spool should unwind in the right direction. (As shown below)
The filament guide tube should be appropriately used for stable printing and printer protection.
The test Gcode file requires ABS filament for printing.

FF Creator Pro
Print from SD
Preheat
Utilities
PlateLeveling.x3g
type
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Exit Menu
(2)
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ENG
Exit Menu
Leveling Build Plate
(1) Attach the power supply, plug the power cord into an electrical outlet
and turn on the printer.
(2) Insert the SD card into the slot. Select [Print from SD] and press [OK].
Select [ENG] and press [OK].
Then you will see the [Plateleveling.x3g].
Raise the build plate to reduce the distance
between the nozzle and build plate.
Lower the build plate to increase the distance
between the nozzle and build plate.
SD Card Input
(1)
Turn the knob clockwise Turn the knob anticlockwise
Adjust the leveling knobs to level the build plate

How to level the build plate
(1) Tighten the three leveling knobs under the build platform until you cannot tighten them any more.
(2) Select the PlateLeveling.x3g on the control panel, and press [OK] to start leveling.
Then press [OK] for page-turning to read the leveling instructions.
(3) The build plate and the nozzle start moving, once they suspend, you need to adjust the corresponding knob under the right nozzle.
(4) Asyouadjusttheknob,makesurethelevelingcardjustslidesbetweenthenozzleandbuildplate.Youshouldfeelsomefrictiononthe
cardbutstillbeabletopassthecardbetweenthenozzleandbuildplate. (If the card can slide easily, you should rotate the knob
clockwise to decrease the distance. On the contrary, you should rotate the knob anticlockwise to increase the distance.)
(5) When you finish leveling the first point, you should press [OK] to level the next point.
(6) After adjusting the three knobs and making a check when the nozzle is at the center of the plate, you finish the build plate leveling,
press the left arrow to return to the main page.
Right Nozzle
The distance should be that between the right nozzle
and build plate.

Loading Filament
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FF Creator Pro
Print from SD
Preheat
Utilities
Filament Loading
Preheat Settings
General Settings
Monitor Mode
Unload right
Load right
Unload left
Load left
Heating:
(1) (2)
(3)
(1) Select [Utilities] and press [OK]. Then select [Filament Loading] and
press [OK] to enter the filament loading/unloading page.
(2) Select [Load Right] or [Load Left] according to your requirement,
and the press [OK].
(3) The extruder will be heated up automatically. Once heated,
insert the filament coming from the filament guide tube into the
filament intake. Then the filament will be drawn through the
extruder.
(4) Do not stop extruding until the filament exits the extruder steadily.
(5) Press [OK] to complete filament loading and return to the main page.

First Print
1. You are suggested to use the left extruder to print with PLA, while the right extruder to print with ABS.
2. Load the filament for a while to extrude the melted filament out of the extruder that you printed last time.
3. Do not leave the Creator Pro unattended during operation.
4. If needed, gently use the scraper to remove the object from build plate to avoid damaging the objects and build plate. If desired,
heat the build plate to 40~50℃to separate the object from the build plate.
5. Please preheat the heating plate to 50-70℃ for printing with PLA.
Notes
FF Creator Pro
Print from SD
Preheat
Utilities
test model
Exit Menu
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ENG
Exit Menu
test left.x3g
test right.x3g
Exit Menu
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42mmboxleft.x3g
42mmboxright.x3g
cube.x3g Heating:
R Extruder: 021/220C
L Extruder: 021/220C
Plantform: 021/110C
(1) (2) (3)
(1) Select [Print from SD]--[ENG]--[test model] successively.
(2) Next you can select the target file you want to print.
(Note: Use the left extruder to print test left. x3g while use the right extruder to print test right. x3g.)
(3) After selecting the file, press [OK] and wait for the extruder to heat. Once heated, the printer will start printing automatically.

For your better operation,
please read the User Guide carefully.