Flashforge Hunter User manual

SZ09-EN-001
Quick Start Guide
1. To ensure the printing quality, please don't open the light shield unless it's necessary.
2. Unused photopolymer resin needs to be stored in a dark, dry, and cool place.
3. Please clean the finished model with isopropyl alcohol (IPA).
Please put on gloves while using photopolymer resin to avoid direct contact with hands.
The instruction(user guide) is stored in an attached USB disk.
Caution
Warning
User Guide
This guide only applies to Flashforge Hunter DLP 3D printer

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Getting to Know Your HUNTER
Light Shield
Z-Axis
Platform Screw
Built Plate
Vat Film Screw
Resin Vat
Stand-by Switch
Touch Screen
USB Input
U Disk Input
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Power Switch
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The Back of the Printer
Power Input Port

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Pour Photopolymer Resin into Vat
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1. Tear off the seal, then open the cap. 2. There is a rubber plug at the mouth of the bottle. Lift the ring open and
take out the rubber plug.
3. Pour the photopolymer resin into resin vat slowly, fill it one-third full each time.
Don’t go higher than the maximum scale mark. Be sure not to pour too fast to avoid spilling.
Caution
Pour photopolymer resin slowly to prevent liquids
from spilling out.
Please put on gloves during operation.
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5First Print
1. Connect power cable and power cord adapter. 2. Plug the power cable into the outlet on the
back of Hunter and turn on the power button.
3. Insert the attached USB stick into Hunter.
3. Click [Print]-[ USB Memory ]- [20mm_box], then click start icon to start printing.
Power Switch.

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Caution
Please pay attention to the direction during installation
as shown in the left.
4. Adjust the direction when needed, put the build platform back in place then tighten the bolt.

8How to Remove the Resin Vat
1. Unscrew the two screw on both sides.
Caution
2. Take out the resin vat.
Please pay attention to the direction during installation.
Refer to figure 2.
If there is photopolymer resin left in resin vat, please put it back to the
printer and cover it with light shield as soon as possible to avoid the
liquid being solidified by exposing to light.

9How to Change the Vat Film
1. Place resin vat flat on workbench, unscrew all bolts with hexagon
wrench.
Flat Washer
Spring Washer
Please don't lose two washers
while remove the bolt.
2. Turn the resin vat over, unscrew four bolts from the bottom of the
resin vat plate.
3. Detach the resin vat bottom plate and the middle plate.
Resin Vat
Bottom Plate
Middle Plate
4. Remove the transparent glass, used vat film, silicone washer. Keep
the glass and silicone washer, discard the used vat film.
Used Vat Film
Transparent Glass
Silicone Washer

5. Carefully clean the resin vat bottom plate, middle plate, wall,
transparent glass and silicone washer. Especially for the transparent
glass, please make it dustless without fingerprints.
Clean Parts
6. After washing, place the resin vat on a workbench, then install the
silicone washer.
Resin Vat
Bottom Plate
Middle Plate
Transparent Glass
Silicone Washer
Wall
Keep screw holes aligned
Wall
Silicone
Washer
7. Take out a new vat film then tear off the cover. 8. Put vat film on the silicone washer, keep screw holes aligned.
Keep screw holes aligned

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9. Tear off the cover on the other side. 10. Put the film onto the resin vat.
Keep screw holes aligned
11. Turn over the assembled parts. 12. Follow the right sequence to install the screws at four corners
according to the illustration.

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13. Install all the rest screws in the sequence as shown. 14. Put the transparent glass on the vat film
Handle with care, to avoid damaging vat film
Handle with care to avoid breaking the transparent glass.
15. Put the bottom plate back into place. 16. Put the four screws half way into the holes and tighten the screws
one by one evenly.

10 Basic Maintenance
Don't pour the used photopolymer resin back to
the original bottle!
Keep the two glass plates( as illustrated) clean and
without fingerprint.
Store the remaining photopolymer resin in a clean sealed
container, and keep away from light. Please keep the resin
free of any solidified print residue.
Please dispose the photopolymer resin properly.
Transparent glass under the resin vat
Bottom glass of resin vat