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Instruction Manual
RS Plus 3D Printer
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1) GENERAL
This instruction manual contains important information regarding the
installation, operation, maintenance and storage for RS Plus 3D Printer.
Please read these instructions carefully and save them for future reference.
2) WARNING
Place RS Plus 3D Printer in a dry environment and keep a safe distance from
other objects, fire or water.
Place RS Plus 3D Printer on a stable horizontal platform.
Please use RS Plus 3D Printer in a ventilated environment because of potential
slight smell during printing, but keep away from the air vent.
To avoid nozzle blocking, please do not heat up the extruder before feeding the
filament.
Do not touch or remove the power cord or USB cable, or pull out the USB Flash
Drive during printing.
Never touch the extruder or building plate by any parts of your body or anything
which is easy on fire during printing, to avoid skin damage orfire.
Gloves are required to remove the models from the building plate to avoid
cutting, scratching or burning.
During online printing, the computer cannot be in sleep mode.
3) WORKING CONDITIONS AND TECHNICAL DATA
Printer Size: 298×221×403mm
Printing Size: 150×150×140mm
Layer Thickness: 0.18～0.3mm (0.2mm recommended)
Speed: 30-150 cm³/h
Net Weight: 7.5kg
Material: PLA/ABS
Printing Temperature: PLA 220-230°C
Printing Temperature: ABS 230-240°C
Power Input: 100-240V AC, 1.5A, 50-60Hz
Output: 19V/DC 9.5A
Maximum Power: 180W
File format: STL/WTK/GCODE
Compatible system: Windows XP/Vista/Win7/Win8/Win 8.1
Operating software: DoraWare-P
Environment Temperature: 5℃～35℃
Relative Humidity: 30%～90%
4) ACCESSORIES
All of the following accessories are in the tool box.
Shovel Chisel Cut pliers
Tweezers Allen wrench and screws Clips
Power adap terand power cord USBCable Build plate
Acupuncture Needle Teflon tube filament guide Gloves

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Filament tube guide Spool holder U disk
5) SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
The following installation of drivers and software is for Windows XP, 7, 8
and 8.1 system. For Windows Vista or XP Lite, please consult your local
retailer.
The driver for software is in the USB Flash Drive. Please copy the driver
to your computer.
Please shutdown all firewalls or antivirus software before installing
Doraware-P.
5.1 The driver is applicable for 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems. Please
select the package according to your computer system.
5.2 Click “Next” to continue.
5.3 Click “Install”.
5.4 After the installation, click “Next” to continue.
5.5 Select “I accept this agreement (A)” and click “Next”.
5.6 Click “Finish” to complete the driver installation.
6) PREPARATION FOR PRINTING
6.1 Out-of-box
Please check the product after the box is open, and in case of any surface
scratch or damage, please contact local dealer or after-sales service.
Check the accessories in accordance with the product packing list, and in
case of any missing, please contact local dealer or after-sales service.

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6.2 Accessories assembly
6.2.1 Assembly of spool holder: take out the two screws in the middle of the
right side of the RS Plus 3D Printer and fix the spool holder with the screws.
Note that the rib is on the upper side.
6.2.2 Take out the screw at the back of the upper right side of RS Plus 3D Printer
and fix the filament tube guide with the screw.
6.2.3 Fix the hotbed panel on the build plate with four clamps.
6.2.4 The filament free end must be cut to be flat. Please keep it straight as well.
6.2.5 Hang the feed disk on the spool holder and put the filament through the
filament tube guide.
6.2.6 Pass the filament through Teflon tube
6.2.7 Plug the power adapter into RSPlus3DPrinter.
6.3. Offline printing
6.3.1 Touch screen
6.3.1.1 Power on, the touch screen brightens and the buzzer beeps.
6.3.1.2 Click any position of the screen and enter the operation interface. In the
menu of “Print”, the column of “File” displays the name of the file to be printed.
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6.3.1.3 After the USB flash drive is inserted, the inverted triangle turns blue, and
the pull-down menu displays the file to be printed.
6.3.1.4 Choose the file to be printed such as “CUBE”. The printing interface pops
up and the button “START” turns blue from grey, which indicates that the
printing can be started. Temperatures of the extruder and the build plate are set
as shown in the figure.
6.3.1.5 Click “START” to begin printing.
6.3.1.6 Printing will start once heating is completed. “Progress” displays
progress of printing with the unit of 1%. “Option” is the current state of RS Plus
3D Printer, which is displayed as “Recess” when there is no print task,
6.3.1.7 To cancel the printing, click “STOP”.
6.3.1.8 After the model is printed, click “OK” to complete the printing.
6.3.1.9 Click the “Move” menu to enter the movement and temperature interface.
The left is for the temperature setting and the electromechanical control of the
extruder, and the right for three-axis movement control. Press the button of
X/Y/Z movement, RS Plus 3D Printer will move to the corresponding direction.
Click “Home” and each moving part of RS Plus 3D Printer will go back to the
original location.
6.3.1.10 Click “Target” for temperature setting, and set the temperature of the
extruder and the platform. The setting range of the platform’s temperature is
25
°C
25
°C
25
°C
25
°C
/3DMODEL/ICE CREAM.WTK
/3DMODEL/WHISTLE.WTK
/3DMODEL/CUBE.WTK
/3DMODEL/FEED RACK.WTK
/3DMODEL/CARDCASE.WTK
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0
°C
0
°C
0
°C
0
°C
25
°C
25
°C
40
°C
/3DMODEL/CUBE.WTK
220
°C
25
°C
0
°C
25
°C
0
°C
25
°C
68
°C
90
°C
/3DMODEL/CUBE.WTK
240
°C
240
°C
90
°C
90
°C
/3DMODEL/CUBE.WTK
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0-100 °C and that of the extruder is 190-280 °C. For PLA material, the platform
temperature can remain unset, and the extruder temperature can be set at
220-230 °C; for ABS material, the platform temperature can be set at 80-100 °C
according to the size of the model, and the extruder temperature can be set at
230-240 °C.
Notice: do not frantically click the touch screen!
6.3.1.11 If the temperature is not set at this moment, the default temperature of
printing from USB Flash Drive is that set by GCODE, and if the temperature is set,
the printing will proceed at the set temperature. This setting is only effective at
this time, and if the parameter is used next time, it needs to be reset. The
interface after temperature setting is shown as follows.
6.3.1.12 After the extruder temperature rises to the set value, click “Forward”,
and insert the prepared filament into the extruder’s feed port till the extruder
catch the filament. After a few seconds, you can see fine filament out of the
nozzle. Click “Stop”, and the extruder stops.
6.3.1.13 If the printing is suspended for a long time, to avoid clogging next time,
take out the filament inside the extruder. After the extruder temperature rises to
the set value, click “Reverse”. After the filament returns completely, take it out,
and click “Stop”.
Notice: only after the extruder temperature rises to the set value, the
feeding and returning of the filament can be carried out, or else it is likely to
cause extruder clogging.
6.3.1.14 In “Advanced”, “Units of Temperature” is the option of temperature unit.
The default unit is “°C”, and you can also select “°F”.
6.3.1.15 “Building Plate Auto Calibration” is the automatic detection of the
platform. Press “Z+” in the interface “Move”, and raise the platform to about
1mm from the nozzle.
6.3.1.16 Click “START”, the platform will move along the direction shown below.
Observe the distance between the nozzle and the platform. If it is equal all the
time, the platform has been leveled. Click “STOP” to stop the movement. If not,
the platform needs to be debugged in accordance with the following steps.
6.3.1.17 Click “X-” or “X+” to move the extruder to the central axis of the
platform.
25
°C
25
°C
0°C
0°
C
0
30
°C
30 °
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32
°C
220 °
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6.3.1.18 Click “Y-” or “Y+” to move the platform back and forth to observe
whether the distance between the nozzle and the platform is equal all the time.
6.3.1.19 If the distance is equal, enter the next step. If not, adjust the screw
fixing the platform till it is equal.
6.3.1.20 After determining the direction of Y-axis, move the platform to make the
extruder in the center. Click “X-” or “X+” to move it left and right.
6.3.1.21 In the left and right movement, observe the distance between the nozzle
and the platform. If it is equal all the time, enter the next step. If not, adjust the
screw fixing the platform till it is equal.
Notice: the platform may be adjusted repeatedly from 3.1.15 to 3.1.21 to
ensure equal distance between the nozzle and the platform. Once confirmed, it
does not need frequent adjustment.
6.3.1.22 “Height of Z-Axis (mm)” is the distance from the lowest position to the
highest position of the platform.
If the model sticks to the hotbed panel tightly and it is difficult to remove the
model, you can click “-▼”, and the figure in the display frame will be reduced
by 0.1mm. If the model sticks to the hotbed panel loosely, the model tends to
have warping edge or fall off, click “+▲”, and the figure in the display frame
will be increased by 0.1mm. After adjustment, click “SAVE”, and the model will
be printed at this height next time.
6.3.1.23 To modify Z-axis height, click the display frame, and a numeric keypad
will pop up. Input the height value (mm) you want, click “OK” to return to the
interface “Advanced”, and click “SAVE”.
Notice: you need to input a four-digit figure (including the digit next to the
decimal point, but no need to input the decimal point), and the system will
automatically add a decimal point. If the height you want is 140mm, you need to
input “1400” and click “SAVE”.
1408
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6.3.1.24 Click “SAVE” and “OK” to complete setting.
6.3.1.25 If RS Plus 3D Printer is successfully connected with computer software,
the system will automatically switch to the offline state 10 seconds after the
software and RS Plus 3D Printer are disconnected.
6.4 Remove the four clips, and take down the model with a shovel.
Notice: wear gloves when removing the model to prevent burn by the hot
platform!
6.5 After removing the model, fix the hotbed panel again with four clips on the
build plate.
6.6 Print from USB Flash Drive notes
6.6.1 The maximum memory of the USB flash drive model recognized by RS Plus
3D Printer is 32GB.
6.6.2 RS Plus 3D Printer can recognize up to 58 model files in the USB flash
drive, and it is recommended to store no more than 20 model files.
6.6.3 If the USB flash drive has been inserted but RS Plus 3D Printer can not find
the device, it is possible that the the USB flash drive is inserted before RS Plus
3D Printer is powered on, or it contains too many model files. You can pull it out
and re-insert it.
If the computer can recognize the USB flash drive, but RS Plus 3D Printer can’t,
you can format it in the default mode of the operating system.
6.6.4 If the USB flash drive is formatted or a new USB flash drive is used for
printing from USB Flash Drive, be sure to create a new folder named
“3DMODEL” in the USB flash drive directory where offline print files are stored.
If the folder is created in any other folder or the offline print files are stored
elsewhere, RS Plus 3D Printer can not recognize.
6.6.5 The file name can be in Chinese or English. The length is not more than
four Chinese characters or eight English letters, and if exceeded, the excessive
part will be shown as “~ 1”. For example: “High-Tech Product.WTK” will be
shown as “High-Tech~1.WTK” and “PRINTMODEL.WTK” will be shown as
“PRINTM ~ 1.WTK”.
6.6.6 The file name shall contain no special character.
6.6.7 During the printing, the platform temperature can not be set below the
room temperature, otherwise the extruder can not print properly.
6.6.8 ABS material has relatively high shrinkage, and the recommended
ambient temperature is 20 °C-32 °C, because the low ambient temperature will
affect the effect of model printing.
7) FILAMENT
7.1 Feed the filament
Notice: To avoid blocking the extruder, please make sure the filament is fed
through the center of the hole.
7.2 Load the filament spool on the spool holder, and install the filament tube
guide in the tool box on RS 3D Printer by a screw.
Filament feeding
hole

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7.3 Pass the filament through the filament tube guide and load the filament
through the Teflon tube filament guide.
7.4 Straighten the free end of the filament and cut the filament vertically with
the Cut pliers. Put the free end of the filament into the hole in the middle of
the extruder head, and feed the filament until it submerges into the hold.
7.5 Change the filament
7.5.1 The free end of the filament should be cut vertically and then feed the free
end of the new filament until the new filament emerges from the nozzle.
8) SOFTWARE
8.1 Turn on the power switch, and double click “DoraWare-P” on the desktop to
open software.
8.2 In the software interface, the bar “1” at the top left corner is the function
menu. The bar “2” at the lower left corner is schematic three-dimensional
coordinates; the middle bar “3” is model display area, and the side with red
lines faces the operator; the bottom bar “4” is for status display, indicating the
temperature and model information.
√
×
1.Cut the end to be flat and hold
the left filament straight.
2. Bend filament can get extruder
blocking easily.
Keeping pushing down the leftover
filament
and till the filament get stuck into
the gear.
Then relax your hands after 20
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8.3 Import model
8.3.1 Click the icon “Load” and “Open”.
Notice: if you want to open a previously generated GCODE file, you need to
store the STL file and the GCODE file in the same folder. Import the STL file to
open the GCODE file, without a new GCODE.
8.3.2 Click “Load” again, and you can import multiple models.
8.4 Generate a file
8.4.1 Click the icon “Export”, and the dialog box to save the file path pops out.
Select the save path and click “Save”, and software automatically generates
the printing from USB Flash Drive file.
Notice: if the model does not generate GCODE, click “Export”, it cannot
generate a file, and the following message box will pop out.
8.5 Print from computer
8.5.1 Click the icon “Setting” to open RS Plus 3D Printer connection dialog.
8.5.2 Click “Rescan” and “▼”, as shown below.