WANHAO DUPLICATOR 9 User manual

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WANHAO
Duplicator 9
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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Warranty Note
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performance is not what you had expected, please contact
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3D Printer
Warranty Details
The product is guaranteed to be free from defects in workmanship and mother board for a period
of 12 months from the date of purchase. The extruder is guaranteed to be free of defects for 90
days. Printing with materials other than WANHAO FILAMENTS which require temperatures above
250 °C or which are different from those recommended on the website www.wanhao3dprinter.
com, will result in the immediate loss of the Warranty. Defects that occur within this warranty
period, under normal use and care, will be repaired, replaced or refunded at our discretion.
The benets conferred by this warranty are in addition to all rights and remedies in respect of
the product that the consumer has under the China laws. In case you purchase from WANHAO
distributor, your warranty shall be covered by distributor’s Warranty and honored by WANHAO
distributor too.
Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Chinese Consumer Law.
You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and for compensation
for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage. You are also entitled to have the goods
repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to
a major failure.
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Safety Instructions
Before you get started, please read these important safety instructions.
CAUTION: The WANHAO 3D Printer generates high temperatures and includes moving parts
that can cause injury. Never reach inside of the WANHAO 3D Printer while it is in operation,
and allow time for the printer to cool down after operation.
HOT SURFACE MOVING PARTS
Vapours/fumes may be irritating at operating temperatures. Always use the WANHAO
3D Printer in an open, well ventilated area.
Do not leave the WANHAO 3D Printer unattended during operation
Contact with extruded material may cause burns. Wait for printed objects to cool before
removing them from the build platform.
Always take care when using the Scraper. Never direct the Scraper towards your ngers.
• The printer must not be exposed to water or rain, or damage will occur.
• The printer is designed to be used with ambient temperature ranging 15°C - 30°C, and humidity
ranging 20% - 50%. Operating outside these limits may result in low quality models.
• In case of emergency, turn off the 3D printer at the power outlet.
• It is recommended that you use eye protection when cleaning/sanding printed models to avoid
small particles contacting eyes.
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Contents
Warranty Details 4
Safety Instructions 5
Technical Specications
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Product Overview
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Printer Front View
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Printer Rear View
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Parts List
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Quick Guide
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Unboxing and Assembly
Wiring instruction 15
19Introduction
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1.1 What is 3D Printing?
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1.2 From 3D Design to Printed 3D Object:
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1.3 Good 3D Printing Practices
22Installation
1.4 Control Panel
1.4.1 Main Display
1.4.2 Menu Map
1.4.3 Default Conguration
Setup
2. Levelling the Heated Print Bed
3. Filament 3.1 Filament Types
3.2 Inserting Filament:
3.3 Removing Filament:
3.4 Storage:
4. Using the Micro SD Card
4.1 Loading les from your Computer:
4.2 Printing from the Micro SD Card:
5. Removing 3D Objects from the Bed
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Resuming after power failur

Using Cura
6. Creating a GCODE File using Cura
6.1 Installing Cura
6.2 Adding your WANHAO 3D Printer to Cura
6.3 Loading a 3D Design into Cura
6.4 Viewing and Positioning your 3D Model in Cura
6.5 Quick Print Settings
6.5.1 Exporting your GCODE File:
6.6 Advanced Print Settings
6.6.1 Basic Tab Options
6.6.2 Advanced Tab Options
6.6.3 Plugins Tab
6.6.4 Start/End GCODE Tab
6.6.5 Expert Settings
Servicing
7. Servicing your 3D Printer
7.1 Replacing the Print Mat
7.2 Nozzle Cleaning
7.3 Routine Component Check
7.4 Storing
Finishing
8. Finishing Techniques
8.1 Useful Tools/Equipment
8.2 Removing Support Material
8.3 Sanding
8.5 Surface Coating
Troubleshooting
9. Troubleshooting
9.1 Printing Problems
10.2 Connectivity Problems
10.3 Other Problems
10. Useful Terms
Appendix
References
Repair and Refurbished Goods or Parts Notice
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Parts List
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1 x WANHAO 3D Printer
1 x Filament Spool Holder
1 x Filament Spool Stand
1 x Power Cable
1 x USB Cable
1 x 8GB SD Card
2 x Hex Screw Driver
1 x Hex Key Set
6 x Hex Bolts
2 x Plastic belts
1 x 1.75mm PLA Filament
1 x Instruction manual
1 x Getting Started Guide
1 x Needle for unclugging nozzle

Technical Specications
Primary Attributes
of the Technology
PLA Printer, Entry Level Printer.
Fully Assembled. Developed from Prusa i3.
Software CURA, Repetier Host, Simplify 3D
Extruder System MK10 Extruder with Full Metal Hot End
Material Support PLA, PETG, PVA, Nylon, And Most Exotics
Any Material Melting <=250 C
Max Printable Area 300*300*400mm/ 400*400*400mm
/ 500*500*500mm
Filament Diameter 1.75mm
Max Printing Speed 70mm/s
Case Material Aluminum Case
With Insulated Cover? Insulated Tent Optional.
Extruder Quantity 1
Motor Accuracy X 0.012mm
Y 0.012mm
Z 0.004mm
Net Weight(kg) 20kg
Gross Weight(kg) 22kg
Material Cost USD12-34
Bed Leveling Auto leveling and manual leveling
Packing size(cm) 60*50*35cm
Plateform Holder Steel Frame Holder
Rail Locking System Steel Bolt Locking Frame
Layer Thickness 100 micron- 400 micron
Platform Aluminium Platform w/Heating
Resume Printing? Can resume printing after power failure
LCD Display English/Chinese/ Can be customized for
any language
Power Supply Unit Inside 110 AND 250V(optional), 50/60Hz, 4.0A
(input), and takes standard IEC cable
Typical Application •A perfect printer for educators who intend to
use the printers in technical educatioin.
•Great printer for DIY hobbist.
Technical Specications
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Product Overview
Printer Front View
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1. Single Extruder Cable
2. Near End Filament
Feeding System
3. Full Metal Hot End
4. Heating Bed
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5. Anti-backlash System
6. MK10 Full Metal Extruder
7. Locking Level System
8. Touch Screen

Product Overview
Printer Rear View
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9. Anti-backlash System
10. Z Axis Lead Screw
11. Super Precise Nozzle
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12. Cable Chain
13.Y Axis Bearing

Quick Guide
Unboxing and Assembly
1Take out all components
from the box and
place them on the at
ground.
1-Base
2-Z axis Tower Pillar*2
3-X axis rail
4-X axis gantry
5-MK12 Extruder
Place the Base on
it’s side. Find the Z
axis pillar with sticker
No.2. Slide the No.2
pillar into the base
vertical locker. Then
tighten the bolt at
bottom of base.
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3Tighten the locking
bolt clockwise. Then
install the other Z
axis pillar onto the
Base.
Loose the two locking
bolt on No.3 and No.4
Z axis pillar by around
5mm. So there will be
sufcient space for X axis
pillar to slide in.
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5Slide the X axis pillar into
the No.3 and No.4 bolts. If
there’s not enough space,
you may need to re-loose
the locking bolt.
To tighten the locking
bolt through the hole on
top of the X axis pillar.
Lock both No.3 and No.4
pillar.
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7Insert the plastic cover
onto the two ends of X
axis pillar.
Note: Please double
check the Z axis and X
axis pillars. If any bolt
not secured. You need
to secure the screws to
ensure the gantry are
steady and tight.
Rotate the cylinder holder
for a bit but not too close.
Tight enough that can not
slide into pillar freely.
This is also same to the
other side with stickers
No.6.
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Quick Guide
9Mount the X axis rail.
Align the right and left
side holders rst. Please
make sure the rail is
located in the middle
of the X axis. You may
need to adjust the
distance to both ends
through the cylinder
holders.
Then tighten the bolts
on both end of No.5 and
No.6.
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11 Mount the MK12
extruder onto the
X axis holder. Make
sure the locking holes
match to the holder
holes.
A total of 4 bolts need
to be tightened, but the
rst bolt should not be
too tight until the other
three bolts are mounted,
then tighen all the bolts
together.
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Turn the couple to lower the two Z axis in order to level the two Z axis at same height.
Note: The ruler or height gauge(Horizontal line) would provide more accurate height for both two Z axis. The two
axis leveling base need to be at same height to match the horizontal line marked on the both Z axis Pilar.
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14 Please go to home page and select “ LEVEL---AUTO LEVEL”, this function would
auto level the bed.
NOTE: Once you have done the auto leveling. The printer would memorize the
leveling data for the next printing. You don’t have to level the printer every time,
unless you feel the printer is not not leveled. Auto leveling is for general printing
purpose, if you need some special layer thickness or special purpose, you may
need to adjust the 4 bolts under bed to achieve more precise distance.
Manual leveling. If the Auto leveling can not meet your needs, you may try
manual leveling. Click “LEVEL—MANUAL LEVEL”, the instruction would guide
you to check 4 bed points.
Quick Guide
Click P1/P2/P3/P4 separately.
The distance between the Extruder and bed should be 0.1mm or roughly the thickness of an name card. The paper should
have very Slight friction as you moves it under the Extruder but should still slide freely.
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Quick Guide
Wiring instruction
1. Remove the outer plastic nut from the Filament Spool Holder, then insert the threaded
into the large hole of the Filament Spool Holder Stand. Tighten the plastic nuts on each
side to secure.
2. Position the Filament Spool Holder Stand on top of the Extruder Tower, then insert
the bolts and tighten with the Hex Wrench.
3. Ensure the power switch is in the OFF position, then insert the Power Supply Cable into the
left of the Control Box. Turn on the power outlet, then turn on the 3D Printer, using the
switch on the back of the Control Box .
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4. Wait for the printer to initialise, with Printer Ready.
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5. Move the Extruder to each corners of the print bed then you can adjust the bolts
under each corner. repeat the process. Move the Extruder to the centre of the Print
Bed and measure the gap with a sheet of paper. Keep adjusting and testing until you
nd ensure the proper distance between nozzle and print bed.
SIDE VIEW END VIEW COMMENTS
Nozzle Too High:
Insufcient contact
area resulting in
poor adhesion and
extrusion skipping.
OK:
Filament pushed
into the build
surface slightly to
maximize surface
area contact while
still allowing good
extrusion ow.
NOZZLE TOO LOW:
Not enough
clearance for the
lament to be
extruded... this will
result in damage to
the extruder and/or
build surface.
RAFT MAGNIFICATION NOTES
NOZZLE TOO HIGH:
Wavey tracks,or tracjs
narrower than 1.2mm
(use vernier callpers
to check)
NOZZLE TOO LOW:
Trancks sides pushed
over neighbouring
tracks.
CHECKING CHART
Quick Guide
NOTE: Before proceed anything ,use a soft fabric to Wipe off the dusts from the building plate surface
and clean it. Not leveled print bed may damage the Printing bed Mat during Auto Bed Leveling.

Quick Guide
6. You can now select one of our pre-loaded les below by navigating to, and selecting the le
name:
File Name:
Size (LxWxH):
Inll:
Resolution:
Print Time:
Unicorn
47x19x51mm
100%
0.2mm
50min
M3 Thumbscrew
19x19x4mm
100%
0.1mm
6min
Vase
50x50x100mm
0%
0.2mm
1hr 43min
WANHAOBot
26x34x15mm
20%
0.1mm
36min
7. Your printer will now commence heating the Extruder and Heated Print Bed to the correct
printing range, before returning to the home position and commencing the print
8. Once your printer has completed printing the le, the nozzle and Heated Print Bed will
commence cooling down. Once cooled, turn off your 3D printer and carefully remove
the 3D printed object using the supplied Scraper and gently lifting the object with your hand
Always take care when using the Scraper. Never use excessive force or scrape towards your
hand.
NOTE: Always keep the Scraper as level as possible. Scraper can damage the print mat if not used correctly
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Quick Guide
IMPORTANT NOTE: Levelling the bed is an extremely important step and if it is not done
correctly every time, your prints will fail or be of poor quality.
PREHEAT EXTRUDER
To reduce the heating time before printing, you may preheat extruder while you prepare the
printing file.The heating bed and extruder would reach the target setting and waiting for your
further command.
Click Utilities—Preheat—Preheat PLA/ABS
CHANGE FILAMENT
For your rst time printing, you need to load the lament. Or in case you want to change the color of
print, you would need to change the lament.
1. Click Utilities—Change Filament— Add/Remove Filament
2. You may need to raise the extruder, If the extruder is too near the bed which block
the lament from extrusion. Then click RAISE EXTRUDER.
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3. Or you may need to change the loading/unloading temperature. Here is option
Preheat PLA which would heat extruder to 210’C. And Preheat ABS which
would heat extruder to 230’C.
4. Turn on the 3D printer. Click on the PRINT---CHOOSE FILE. Then the printer
would start printing.

Introduction
1.1 What is 3D Printing?
3D Printing is a process whereby a real object is created from a 3D Design. Fused Filament
Fabrication (FFF) is one of the most common technologies used by 3D Printers to achieve this. FFF
works on an ‘additive’ principle by laying down material, such as PLA or ABS lament, in layers to
create a 3D object.
1.2 From 3D Design to Printed 3D Object:
3D Design Slice to GCODE Setup 3D Printer 3D Printing Process 3D Printed Object
3D Design
Having a 3D Design is the rst step to creating a 3D Object. There are
a number of free 3D Designs that can be downloaded and printed for
personal use. Websites such as Thingiverse.com, Pinshape.com and
YouMagine.com are a good place to start, but there are many more
available!
Alternatively, you can create your own 3D Design using 3D Modelling Software. Programs such as
SketchUp or Blender allow this, however this can take some practice before successfully modelling
your 3D Design. After you’ve nished your 3D Design, you can export it as an .STL le, to be
imported into a ‘Slicer’ program such as Cura.
Slice to GCODE
A ‘Slicer’ converts a 3D Design (usually in .STL or .AMF format) into
individual layers. It then generates the machine code (such as GCODE) that
the 3D Printer will use for printing.
We recommend Cura, as it uses a simple interface and includes a large amount of support material.
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Introduction
Setup 3D Printer
It’s important to set up your printer before every print. We’ve included some
steps on page 20 in section 1.3 ‘Good 3D Printing Practices’ for you to quickly
refer to each time.
3D Printing Process
Now that you’ve loaded a GCODE le onto the printer, it will commence
heating up the Extruder and Heated Print Bed, then start printing. While
printing, the nozzle will move along the X and Y axis as each layer is printed.
This can take some time, depending on the size of the 3D model, print speed
of the 3D printer and resolution of each layer.
Here is an example of how size, inll, and resolution can effect printing time:
Dimensions:
Inll:
Resolution:
Print Time:
Filament Used:
62.5 x 25.75 x 67.75mm 70 x 70 x 140mm
20% 0%
2mm 2mm
53min 39min
4m 2.54m
20% 20%
2mm 1mm
6hr 40min 13hr 12min
45m 45.67m
3D Printed Object
Once the printer has completed all of the layers, you will have a 3D Printed Object. The results are
certainly worth it, with 3D models ranging from simple to complex.
The WANHAO 3D Printer is compatible with a broad range of lament types and is capable of
printing 3D models ranging from small and simple to complex objects with moving parts. What you
print is limited only by your imagination.