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UP mini 2
User Manual
V 0.1
Download the full user manual at www.up3d.com Support Section

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  • Page 1 UP mini 2 User Manual V 0.1 Download the full user manual at www.up3d.com Support Section...
  • Page 2 Index Chapter Product Description Chapter Prepare for Your First 3D Print Chapter Product Activation Chapter Machine Settings Chapter Print Settings Chapter Calibration and Other Options Chapter Techniques and Troubleshooting...

  • Page 3: Safety Precautions

    As light odor will be produced during printing, please run the printer in a well ventilated envi- ronment. The UP mini 2's ideal working temperature is between 15°C and 30°C with a relative humidity between 20–50%. Printing at temperatures out of this range could cause adverse effects to the printing process.

  • Page 4: One Year Warranty

    One Year Warranty Beijing Tiertime Technology Limited (Tiertime) and its authorized resellers warrants to the original purchaser that this product is free from defects in material and workmanship. Tiertime or its resellers will for one year, at its option, repair or replace at no charge for parts and labor from the date you purchased the product from Tiertime or a reseller.

  • Page 5: Package Content

    Package Content UP mini 2 Spool and Tool Holder Calibration Card 50g Tester PackX3 Protective Gloves Power Adapter Power Cable Scraper Hex Keys USB Cable Plier ABS Filament 2.0mm, 2.5mm Perforated Print Board UP Flex Print Nozzle Wrench (Perf Board)

  • Page 6: Product Description

    Product Description Front Side Magnetic Top Lids Back Door Front Door Handle LCD Touch Screen Initialization Button Back Side Filament Insertion Hole Back Door Power Switch USB Connector Power Supply Connector...

  • Page 7: Filament Spool Holder

    Filament Spool Holder Spool Holder Lid Filament Guiding Tube Filament Filament Spool Tool Drawer...
  • Page 8 Installation of Print Board Slide print board into the platform...

  • Page 9: Print Head Installation

    Print Head Installation Open front door, back door and top covers Cooling Adjustment knob Nozzle Print Head Mount Print Head Mounting Plate...
  • Page 10 Print Head Installation Slide the print head into the slots. Plug in the print head cable.
  • Page 11 Download and Install UP Studio Two ways to obtain UP Studio 1. Download the latest version from www.up3d.com. Double click the installation file, follow the simple instructions, the installation will be finished quckily. Minimum hardware requirements Intel Pentium 4 or better CPU 4GB RAM...

  • Page 12: Software Interface

    Software Interface Printer Status Other Options Home Load File Print Initialize Calibrate Maintenance Build Platform Model Adjustment Wheel Move Mirror Back to Menu 1 Rotate Scale Save Merge Auto Place To Menu 2 Delete Undo View Angles Undo Reset Menu 1 Menu 2...

  • Page 13: Initialization Of Printer

    XYZ axis. This is essential as the printer needs to find the end- point of each axis. Many software options will light up and become available for use only after initiali zation. Initialization button...
  • Page 14 Sign Up. Fill in the form. Account Go to your registered mail box, and Connect UP mini 2 to your computer. activate your account through the activation email. Go to Account section and sign in. You will see a list of connected printers.

  • Page 15: Touch Screen Control

    Touch Screen Control Change printing Print a stored project Machine settings Material including Wi-Fi Printer Info, reset to Nozzle Height Detection Initialize the printer factory and choose language Remaining Nozzle Temperature WIFI Status material Private set- Printer read- Platform Temperature ting status iness status...
  • Page 16 Prepare for Printing - Update Nozzle Height The printer was calibrated before leaving the factory, but users are recommended to update the nozzle height value using the automatic nozzle height detection function on the touch screen before the first print. Press “Calibrate”...
  • Page 17 Prepare for Printing - Load Filament install the filament and guiding tube shown in blue. To printer Top View Push the guiding tube into the rubber ring as shown above.
  • Page 18 Prepare for Printing - Load Filament Back Side From spool Insert filament Guiding Tube into the filament entrance.
  • Page 19 Click "Extrude." The print head will start to heat up, within 3 minutes. Its tempera- ture will reach 260°C, then the printer will buzz and the print head will start to extrude. Guiding Tube Gently insert the filament into the small hole on the print head.

  • Page 20: Loading A 3D Model

    Loading a 3D Model Load Model Button...
  • Page 21 When the UP software is slicing or sending data to the printer, progress displayed on the status bar on top of the software interface. Do not unplug the USB cable as this will disrupt the data transfer and result in a print failure. The USB cable can be...

  • Page 22: Printing Progress

    Printing Progress Print job progress Pause print job After pressing the pause button, the nozzle will be paused but temperature is main- tained at printing temperature. During pausing, the following control buttons will appear to allow users to resume, stop or change filament. Please note the stopping is irreversible, the current print job can only be restarted from begining.

  • Page 23: Change Filament During Printing

    Change Filament During Printing During printing process the “Pause” button, the printing job will be paused. When print head stopped moving and platform lowered. Press the “Withdraw” button to remove filament. Press the “Extrude button” to load the new filament Press the “resume”...
  • Page 24 Reprint or Printing Stored Print Jobs Info of the stored file print job Start Printing Test001 Test002 Stored file name Change Page Black Out Recovery If electricity was cut off during printing, the print job can be continued after resuming power.
  • Page 25 Machine Settings - WIFI Connection Connecting to the UP mini 2 through WIFI requires a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). Computer and printers must connect to the same WIFI network (same SSID) before able to communicate. In order to acheive stable WIFI connection, users are recommended to connect under a capacious WIFI environment.
  • Page 26 WIFI Setup through Touch Screen. SSID Input Input WIFI Password Select WIFI IP address Private setting, which add pass- word for WIFI connection. Input Private Pass- word WIFI connected Connect to current WIFI Detectabe WIFI Network Flip Page Refresh Select WIFI...
  • Page 27 Setup Private WIFI Access If user switches on the private function in WIFI setting, a password field will appear to allow password setup. This password will be required for WIFI connection to the printer to prevent unathorized usage through WIFI. Please note this is a weak protection that anyone who can access the printer through USB or touch screen could change the private pass- word.
  • Page 28 WIFI Setup (UP Studio) Connect UP mini to computer through USB. At top right corner click the setting button and then click WIFI tab.
  • Page 29 WIFI Setup (UP Studio) Click network to choose an available network ( user can also use touch screen panel to setup WIFI connection). Choose your network from the drop down list.
  • Page 30 WIFI Setup (UP Studio) Input the password for the WIFI network. If “Private” is set to ON, a private password could be optionally added to limit printer WIFI access to trusted users. Please note that the password is a weak protec- tion that can be accessed and changed by anyone who can connect the machine through USB.
  • Page 31 Set Materials (Touch Screen) Material Weight current ma- adjustment terial weight Decrease Increase Save current setting Stop extrusion and heating Back Change Material Extrude material Withdraw material Set Materials (UP Studio) Extrude Filament Withdraw Filament Stop All Actions Select Material Input Material weight...
  • Page 32 At the Nozzle Height section, click “Auto”, which will initiate the automatic nozzle height de- tection process. Clicking +/- button will move the platform up and down, or user could input a specific value in the text field and click “To” button. This will move the platform to a specific height.

  • Page 33: Machine Configuration

    Machine Configuration WIFI switch, if switched off the WIFI setting button WIFI setting button will not appear. internal lighting switch Preheat switch, when turned on, for every print job, the printer will first preheat 15min before proceed to printing.
  • Page 34 Language and Factory Reset Model: current machine model S.N.: machine serial number Firmware Ver: shows current firmware version Print Time: total print time count Print Weight: total print weight count Actived Date: the date of printer activation MAC: mac address of printer Reset: revert to factory setting.

  • Page 35: Error Prompts

    Error Prompts Suggested solution, in this case: Contact support Error Message Error code Other possible error prompt: Unplug printer and restart reinitialize the printer...
  • Page 36 Rotating Models (UP Studio) Choose the model and Click scale button. Choose rotation axis User could input a specific value or choose a preset value for rotation. Alternatively, user could use the rotation guide to rotate model in real time by holding...
  • Page 37 Scaling Models (UP Studio) Choose the model and Click rotate button. By default the scaling is in all axes. User could also choose a specific axis for scaling. User could input a specific scaling factor or choose a preset value Click MM or INCH to convert models to sizes of corresponding units.
  • Page 38 Move Model (UP Studio) Choose the model and click the Move button. Choose the the direction of movement User could input a specific value or choose a preset value for distance of movement. Alternatively, user could use the translational guide on the...

  • Page 39: Make Copies

    Make Copies Select the model by clicking it (hight lighted),the right-click to bring up the menu and select copy number. Repair A Model If the model contains defective surfac- es, the software will highlight the surfaces in red.Click the "more" button to reach...
  • Page 40 Merge and Save Models Ctrl/CMD click all the models on the build plate. The Merge button on the second level of the adjustment wheel will become avail- able, click to merge the models. Click the save button to save the merged models to comptuer.
  • Page 41 Print Preference Surface: the number layers at the sealing the top and the bottom of the printed object. Angle: This determine at which angle the Surface layers start to be printed. Dense: Choose the number of dense layers between support and supported surfaces. Angle: Determine the angle which support and dense layer to generated.
  • Page 42 Print Preference No Raft: print without raft. No Support: print without support Stable Support: Support structure will be stronger but less easy to be removed. Unsolid Model: The software will autofix nonsolid models Thin Wall: The Software will detect wall thickness that is too thin to print and expand the feature to a printable size.

  • Page 43: Printing Parameters

    Printing Parameters Surface Infill Surface Support Dense (support) Raft Print Platform Support Range: < 30 Support Range: < 90 Dense: Solid support structure ensures that the surface being supported retains its shape and surface finish. Infill: The inner structure of the printed object. The density of the infill can be adjusted. Raft: The thick structure that assists with the adhesion of the object to the platform.

  • Page 44: Manual Calibration

    After check- ing the leveling check box and click- ing these buttons, the nozzle will move to the corresponding posi- tions and move up based on the compensation value. Moves the platform up/down: click the +/- buttons to move the platform up and down.
  • Page 45 Initialize the printer Put a Calibration Card on the plat- form. Move print head to the middle of the platform by click 5. Raise the platform until it is just touching the nozzle. Move the Cali- bration Card between the nozzle and the platform to see if there is any resistance.
  • Page 46 Platform too high, nozzle is Just right, can feel some Platform too low, no resist- pinning Calibration Card resistance when moving the ance at all when moving onto platform, Lower the paper. Calibration Card, raise the platform slightly. platform slightly. When the ideal platform height is obtained, record the platform height value.

  • Page 47: Printer Info

    Printer Info Printer info will be displayed by clicking the small button on the top left hand corner of the connected printer icon. Information including printer type, serial number and firm- ware version will be displayed. User could also set a custom name for the printer in the name field.

  • Page 48: Software Version And Update

    Software Version and Update Check Auto Update to allow the software to inform user the latest version.
  • Page 49 Convert Picture Into 3D Model Click add picture button and select a picture. The Base height determine the thickness of The convert negative button will reverse a flat layer that will hold the picture. the pixel intensity so that user could choose the picture to be protruding from Model Height determine the contrast of the or sunken into the base.
  • Page 50 Convert Picture Into 3D Model Update 3D model button. This button will convert the modified picture on the left to a 3D rendering on the right. Click OK button to place the 3D render onto the 3D printing interface, ready for print- ing.

  • Page 51: Printing Techniques

    Printing Techniques 1. Ensure optimal nozzle height. If the nozzle height value is too low, it will cause warping; if it is too high, it will crash the nozzle into the platform,causing damage and clog- ging. You can manually fine-tune the nozzle height value in the"Calibation"panels.You can try to adjust the nozzle height value plus or minus 0.1–0.2mm from the base on previous saved nozzles heights.
  • Page 52 Printer Maintenance - Air Filter Replacement It is recommmended to change the HEPA filter in the filtration unit for every 300 hours of usage or 6 months. Air Filtration Unit Front View Turn anti-clockwise to open the cap. HEPA-Filter...

  • Page 53: Print Head Maintenance

    Unplug the red and black cable to remove the cover freely. Heat up the nozzle to printing temperature by using the withdraw function in maintenace interface. When tem- perature is reached, the printer will buzz.
  • Page 54 Printer Maintenance - remove motherboard cover Remove the 3 screws and FFC cable clip on the mainboard cover. Mainboard...
  • Page 55 Beijing Tiertime Technology Co., Ltd youtube.com/c/UP3DPrinters facebook.com/up3dp/ instagram.com/up3dprinter/ twitter.com/UP3DP Support: support@pp3dp.com Web: www.tiertime.com www.up3d.com...

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