YIDIMU Panther User manual

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YIDIMU
LCD 3D Printer
User Manual

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Precautions
Please keep in mind the following precautions during assembly
and use. Failure to follow these warnings may result in
damage to the machine or even personal injury.
1. There is a FEP film at the bottom of the resin vat. It can’t be
pierced or scratched by sharp objects. Otherwise, the machine
may not print properly.
2. The resin in the vat must be kept clean and free of cured resin
and floc.
3. During the printing process, try to keep the top cover closed and
keep the machine steady. Do not shake the machine.
4. After printing, turn off the power.
5. Please keep the equipment working on a stable surface.
6. If the power cord is damaged, the cable must be replaced by the
manufacturer.
7. Do not power off the device during its operation.
8. After the model is printed, use a scraper to remove, taking care
not to scratch your hand.
9. It is forbidden to print in the air (take off the resin vat or the vat
without resin). If printing the air is severe, the LCD screen will be
damaged.
10. After the skin touches the resin, please wash it in time.
11. If there is a model in the platform and resin vat after printing is
finished, do not press reset ( reset on the bottom ), otherwise it
will crush 2K screen.

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Contents
1.Technical Specification..........................................................4
2.Packing List............................................................................. 5
3.Product Overview................................................................... 6
4. Machine Testing..................................................................11
5. Software Installation and Operation Instructions.......... 30
6. Assembly and Leveling Instructions................................ 36
7. Printing Process Instructions............................................ 40
8. FAQ and Machine Maintenance.......................................41
9. Warranty and Service.........................................................42

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Technical Specification
Print Parameters：
Build Volume:120（L）x 65（W）x165（H）mm
Layer Thickness:0.025mm/0.05mm/0.1mm
Print Speed:20mm/h(Z axis)
XY Resolution:47um
Machine Parameters：
Machine Size:220（L）x200（w）x426（H）mm
Packaging Size:292（L）x272（w）x622（H）mm
Software Parameters：
Printing Software:CHITUBOX
File Format:STL
Adaptive System:win7 above
Physical Parameters：
Consumable parameters: 405nm UV-resin
Connection method:USB Print
Light Source:UV led
Input Voltage:220V AC /47-63 Hz
Rated Power：85W

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Product Overview

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Print test
The machine must be tested before printing for the first
time. The test content includes: Z-axis reset, switch light,
switch between Chinese and English interface.
First plug the power cord and turn on the AC power switch,
then turn on the switch diagram of the machine.
After the boot is completed, the interface is as shown.
（Operation interface）
（1）Z-axis movement
After the machine is powered on, click “Tools” on the touch
screen, click “Manual”, click on the map to move up or down. If
the machine can't move normally, turn off the power and

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contact the company for help. (Do not install the tray on the
machine when testing the Z-axis for the first time. If the screen
is damaged due to the tray problem, it will not be repaired!)
（Click manually）
（Click the up arrow or down arrow to check if the Z axis is normal.）
（2）Switching lamp test
After the machine is powered on, click “Calibration” on the
touch screen, and click Next to observe whether the LCD

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screen of the machine displays the following figure (4). If it
cannot be displayed normally, the power should be
disconnected and contact the company for assistance.
Click the “back arrow” on the touch screen to observe the
machine. The LCD screen is dark. If it cannot be darkened,
you should disconnect the power supply and contact the
company for assistance.
（Click correction）

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（Click the next step）
（Check whether the light is normal or not）
（3）Change the screen from Chinese to English
First click on "System" and then click on the language in
the picture to switch to English (Chinese vice versa)

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（Click“Language”）
（Change Options）

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Software installation and
operation instructions
1.1 Install CHITUBOX slicing software
First find "ChiTuBox64Install_1.4.0" in the U disk (As
follows).
Double-click to open the "ChiTuBox64Install_1.4.0"
installation application, select the software display language.
Click “ok” and Click the next step.

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Click “I Agree”.
Select software installation location.

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Installation is complete, choose whether to run the
software immediately.
1.2 Interface introduction

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（Menu Bar）
1.2.1 Open file: open the file you need to operate.
1.2.2 Save file: store the operation file that has been
performed.
1.2.3 Screenshot/recording: watermarking the screen,
screen recording, screen capture
(1)Watermark: Check the date on the watermark (real time date), author &
other (the gear can be edited).
(2) Screen recording: You can set the time (/s), frame rate (/fps), and then
click Start.
(3) Screen capture: Click the "Start" button to start the screenshot.
1.2.4 Restore & Redo (Remove forward, cancel
later)
1.2.5 Clone and copy the current model (click once to copy
a model on the current platform)
1.2.6 Automatic layout: centered, X side, Y side placed on

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the platform.
1.2.7 Hollow: Internal hollow or external hollow, wall
thickness and accuracy required.
1.2.8 Digging holes: need to set the shape and size,
whether to keep the hole, add a hole.
1.3 Model editing
1.3.1 Moving model
(1) Move on the X, Y, and Z axes: directly place the cursor in

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the number box and scroll the mouse.
You can place the model directly on the backplane, center it,
and reset it.
1.3.2 Rotation model
(1) Rotate on the X, Y, and Z axes respectively:
Click once to rotate 15°in the positive direction of X/Y/Z;
Click once to rotate 15°in the negative direction of X/Y/Z;
The cursor scrolls the mouse over the number box and rotates
every +5°/ -5°.
(2)Place the cursor directly on the color bar on the model and

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hold down the left mouse button to move (red-X, green-y, blue-Z)
1.3.3 Zoom model
Scale on the X, Y, and Z axes respectively:
(1) The cursor can be zoomed by scrolling the mouse over the
number box.
(2) When the scale is locked, no matter which axis is placed on
the scale, the other two axes will become larger and smaller
according to the scale.
(3) Reset: clear the previous zoom operation, re-scale
1.3.4 Model image

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(1) X mirror: mirror the current model with the X axis as the
axis of symmetry
(2) Y mirror: mirror the current model with the y-axis as the axis
of symmetry
(3) Z mirror: mirror the current model with the Z axis as the axis
of symmetry
1.4 Mouse operation (operation in Chinese layout)
1.4.1 Left click: Click on the model to select the model to
operate, click on the platform or blank space

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1.4.2 Left button long press
Left-click and long-press model to move the model on the
current horizontal plane
（2）Left-click on the platform or blank space to drag the
platform and model in all directions.
1.4.3 Right click and hold: right click to rotate the platform
1.4.4 Mouse scroll wheel: scales the entire platform and model
1.5 Scenes
1.5.1 Drag the scene: long press the left mouse button
1.5.2 Rotate the scene: long press the right mouse button
1.5.3 Zoom scene: scroll mouse wheel