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1. 27 www mankati com FIRST RUN Inis chapter guides you through steps to Start your first run of the Mankati Fullscale XI Plus otick the Kapton tape Stick the kapton tape onto the heat bed It is a kind of high temperature resistance doubleside tape Clean the heat bed glass carefully to ensure it s clean and tidy About 3 lines of tape is needed to cover the glass completely Take the tape out 15 If covering the plate completely it will need 3 lines of the tape Uncover one side of the tape to stick it on the plate Please ensure the tape is smooth enough without any bubbles You can use the yellow shovel in tool box to push and press it while sticking 29 otick the Kapton tape Cut the tape off along the edge of the heat bed glass After sticking the tape on the plate please uncover the other side of the tape After several printing the stickiness is not strong enough please change the tape Cut off the parts on the screws when sticking the third line If some big bubbles appear just use a needle to stick into them Then smooth them with yellow board 30 Leveling Build Plate Notice Tightening the black screw turning them to the right to reduce plate height Loosening the black screw turning them to the left to increase platform height The gap between the nozzle and the build plate should be about2. Desktop 3D Printer User Manual V MANKATI WMANKATI Contents WELCOME Safty Specifications How it Works SETUP Unpacking Accessory Tool Box Setting Up Mankati Fullscale XT Plus Fullscale XT Plus Outlook LCD INSTRUCTION LCD Menu Structure LCD Menu SOFTWARE Download and Install a to N UI 10 leh 14 15 16 17 20 Interface Parameter Definition FIRST RUN Stick the Kapton tape Leveling Build Plate Feed the Filament Print from SD Card Unload the Filament MAINTENANCE Maintenance TROUBLESHOOTING Setting and Calibration Problems Hardware Problems Printing Problems How to Zil 22 28 Za Sil 34 35 36 37 38 40 41 42 44 46 WELCOME TO THE MANKATI FULLSCALE XT PLUS Inis User Manual will guide you to quick start with the Mankatl FUllscale XI Plus easily Being a tnriling reform to tne next evel Mankat Fullscale XI PLUS will provide you with higher resolution bigger printing volume and more user friendly functions Print your ideas rignt from now on oafty GROUND CONNECTION CAUTION Make sure the power is grounded if not fire accident or wires melting may be caused HEAT and HIT WARNING Mankati Fullscale XT Plus 3D Printer generates high temperatures and moving parts contained may cause injury To avoid scalding please never touch the extruder or the heated aluminum block during p
3. Center on platform Loosen the screws and raise the Z limit stopper on rear side a little higher Multiply object Split object into parts e Dual extrusion merge Delete all objects 2 Then you can set parameters for the main nozzle and vice nozzle Vit eX pia na ta 51 w mankati com mankKatl con CONTACT Support Support mankati com Skype ID Support_mankati Tek eo evedai7s 9 30 18 00 Beijing Time Monday Friday Further more feel free to snare your 3D printing experience and discuss with makers all over the world on Mankati Forum Forum http forum mankati com For more videos of printing operation tutorials and sharings please subscribe to our Youtube Channel Mankati 3D Printer
4. 1 The height of the idle nozzle is too low turn it up Please move the build platform to the top of Z axis adjust the height of two nozzles according to the gap between the print head and the platform tighten the idle nozzle by wrench and make it a little bit higher than the other one 2 The printing flow is too high causing the actual layer thickness is higher than the original setting after a while the object is over high and touch the main nozzle Please turn down the printing flow 40 www mankati com Hardware Problems Feeder and Extruder Problems Q Nozzle clogged A 1 There is the impurity in the filament which is stacked in the nozzle Please clean the nozzle by the needle or take the nozzle off and clean inside of the nozzle by needle and drill 2 The nozzle is overheated causing the filament carbonized inside Please clean the nozzle by needle or take the nozzle off and clean inside of the nozzle by needle and drill 3 The deformation of the nozzle hole occurred by external force Please replace the nozzle Q The nozzle heating failed A 1 The heating tube connection is too loose Please tighten the connection 2 Heating tube temperature controller power tube damage Please check if one of the nozzles works well but the other one cannot be heated please troubleshoot by the following methods 1 Open the machine case and find out the connectors of two heating tubes exchange the tw
5. Fullscale XT Plus Outlook 1 SD card slot 2 Push and rotate knob 3 LCD screen 4 Build plate screws 5 Build plate 6 Print head 7 Filament guide tube 8 Printer holder 9 Power switch button 10 Power Socket 11 Machine label 12 Spool holder 13 Feeder motor 14 USB Socket www mankati com 14 In this chapter you can learn about detailed instructions of the CD menus LCD Menu Structure 1 1 Auto Home 2 1 1 Nozzle 1 2 Disable Steppers 2 1 2 Nozzle 2 3 Cool Down 4 No SD Card 1 3 1 Move 10mm Leet MOVIE 2 1 Temperature 2 1 3 Bed aa e MOVE Y 2 1 4 Fan Speed 1 3 2 1 Move X 2 1 5 Auto Temp 2 Control 1 3 2 2 Move Y 2 2 Motion 1 3 2 Move Imm 1 3 2 3 Move Z 2 3 Restore Failsafe 1 3 2 4 Extruder 2 4 Save Memory 1 3 Move Axis 1 3 2 5 Extruder 2 2 5 Restore Factory 1 3 3 1 Move X 2 6 Firmware Version 1 3 3 2 Move Y 1 3 3 Move 0 1mm 1 3 3 3 Move Z 1 Prepare 1 3 3 4 Extruder 1 3 3 5 Extruder 2 1 4 1 Preheat PLA 1 1 4 2 Preheat PLA 2 1 4 Preheat PLA 1 4 3 Preheat ALL 1 4 4 Preheat PLA Bed 1 5 1 Preheat ABS 1 1 5 2 Preheat ABS 2 1 5 Preheat ABS 1 5 3 Preheat ALL 1 5 4 Preheat ABS Bed 1 6 Leveling Bed 1 7 Cool Down 16 www mankati com LCD Menu Info Screen 1 Actual Temperature of Nozzle 1 2 Preset Temperature of Nozzle 1 3 Actual Temperature of
6. 1 Build plate www mankati com Tool Box a i a mate O00000 OVO O O Check if the following tools are complete If anything described is missing please contact support mankati com 1 1 diagonal pliers to dismantle the support underneath your printing model or to prune filament 2 4 Spanners installation tools 3 1 Glove pairs as gift for the user 4 1 Lubricant oil to lubricate XY axis and guide rails regularly 5 1 Kapton tape sticked on the build plate to fix your printing model on it 6 1 Scraper to shovel out the model and clean the build plate 7 1 Screwdriver the installation tool 8 9 1 Art knife to improve the surface texture of your model printed out 1 Tweezer to clean filament extruded out by the nozzle 10 2 Filament holders holding filament spools 11 2 Printer handles installed on your machine for moving it easily 12 3 Inner hexagonal spanner L shape wrench installation tools 13 1 Drill to clean the nozzle 14 1 Plastic scraper to clean the heat bed after printing 15 1 SD card to store Gcode file for printing 16 2 Screw amp Nut bags as spare parts 1 17 1 Power wire supplying power 18 1 USB cable connecting the computer and your printer when printing or upgrading firmware www mankati com setting Up Mankati Fullscale XT Plus 1 Install the Build Plate 1 Turn on your Fullscale XT
7. 40 1 3 A Geared Motor E42 42 Ratio 1 10 Extruder Number 1 or 2 Dual extruders Perfect supported Build Size 260 260 300 mm 10 2 10 2 11 8 inch Specification Precision X Y axis 0 01 mm Zaxis 0 015 mm Layer Resolution 0 04 mm 0 4 mm Power Input 100 230 V 1 5 A Power Output 24 V 10 5 A Software Operating System Windows XP Vista 7 8 Mac OS Ubuntu Nozzle Diameter 0 4mm Max Travel Speed 250 mm s Max Print Soeed 180 mm s File Format SIL OBJ GCode Max Extruder Temperature 300 C 572 C Printing Software and Slicer MankatiUM V6 5 Max Hot Bed Temperature 110 C 230 C Software Language English Deutsch French Nederlands Spanish Polish Max Extrude Speed 100 mm s Filament Filament Type ABS PLA Spec PVA PS Nylon Machinery Dimensions 384 434 535 mm Weight 46 kg Filament Diameter 3mm Filament Temperature 150 300 C 302 572 C Filament Colors Multicolor www mankati com How it Works The Mankati Fullscale XT Plus 3D Printer makes solid three dimensional objects out of melted Filament Your 3D designed files are read from SD card and translated into instructions by Mankati Fullscale XT Plus The machine then heats the filament and through a nozzle squeezes it out onto heat bed to build a solid object layer by layer This method is called Fused Deposition Modeli
8. Nozzle 2 4 Preset Temperature of Nozzle 2 5 Actual Temperature of Build Plate 6 Preset Temperature of Build Plate 7 Cooling Fan 8 Fan Speed Rate Move X The extruder will move 10mm each step in X direction Move Y The extruder will move 10mm each step in Y direction Move Z The build plate will move 10mm each step in Y direction Extruder The feeding motor of left nozzle will extrude the filament in each step of 1mm Extruder2 The feeding motor of right nozzle will extrude the filament in each step of Imm Move 0 1mm Move 0 Imm each step Move X The extruder will move 0 1mm each step in X direction Move Y The extruder will move 0 1mm each step in Y direction Move Z The build plate will move 0 1mm each step in Y direction Extruder The feeding motor of left nozzle will extrude the filament in each step of 0 1mm 9 Filament Feed Rate Extruder2 The feeding motor of right nozzle will extrude the filament in each step of 0 1mm 10 Printing Process Bar 11 Printing Time 1 4 Preheat PLA 12 Build Plate Coordinate Preheat PLA1 Preheat extruder and build plate to the working temperature of PLA required Default Extruder 210 C Build plate 45 C Preheat PLA2 Preheat extruder 2 and Build plate to the working temperature of PLA Press the knob to enter the menu required Default Extruder 210 C Build plate 45 C Preheat PLA All Preheat two extruders both and build plate to the working temperature of
9. Plus enter Prepare gt Move axis gt Move Imm gt Move Z lower Z axis a little e g 30mm to avoid collision of nozzle and build plate during installation A After installing the plate please tighten the 4 screws under it properly to lower it and avoid knocking the extruders in the plate leveling operation Note Do not screw the screws too tight Or your build plate glass maybe cracked 2 Insert the build plate s holder into the middle of plate Note The wire connection side should be put toward your machine 3 Take out the nuts and screwdriver from the tool box to fix the platform firmly 5 Connect the power wire and data cable of platform with the connectors Caution Make sure the connection fully Otherwise it can cause the platform heating problems or connectors over heated 6 Done W ww mankati com 11 setting Up Mankati Fullscale XT Plus 3 Feeding Device Installation 3 Connect the data cable to the feeding devices 1 Feeding motor using the small spanner to install No 1 feeding motor on position 1 2 Insert the end 4 Feeding device of feeding tube installation done into the socket of feeding motor and tighten it firmly 12 setting Up Mankati Fullscale XT Plus 4 Filament Spool Holder Installation 1 Take the two spool holders out of the tool box 2 Install filament spool s holder www mankati com 13
10. Problems A Temperature is too high Or the filament is carbonized or liquefied PLA will get liquefied if over high temperature ABS will get carbonized if over high temperature If still cannot solve the problem please contact with our technical support team at support mankati com Q Model surface is unsmooth A Reduce the retraction travel Or reduce minimal extrusion before retracting Note Please reduce the retraction amount if retracting frequently Q Model is easy to fall off A Having not used the Kapton tape or the Kapton tape loses stickiness Or the model bottom is too small you can use a hot melting glue gun to help Adding support structure to support model Using the feature in MankatiUM of Advance Quality Cut off object bottom Q There is the joint dislocation between the parts while dual color printing A Adjusting the feature of the relative position coordinate in MankatiUM Machine Machine settings Extruder 2 Q Hard to remove the support structure A Turn the direction of model properly in MankatiUM The support density should not be set too high Divide the model into different parts to print if necessary Q Failed prototyping of small model A If printing a small model the extruder will always move in a small space so the heat will be concentrated in the model and hard to be distributed That s why it is hard to print the very small model The solution is to print 3 4 pieces of the s
11. T Prepare The printer enters into ready state PLA required Default Extruder 210 C Build plate 45C Preheat PLA Bed Preheat build plate to the working temperature of PLA required Default 1 1 Auto home Build plate 45 C The printer returns to original state In X Y direction the extruder returns to the left bottom in top view In Z direction the build plate returns to top position 1 5 Preheat ABS Preheat ABS1 Preheat extruder and build plate to the working temperature of ABS required 1 3 Move axis Default Extruder 235C build plate 70C Move 10mm Move 10mm each step Move X Move 10mm each step in X direction Preheat ABS2 Preheat extruder 2 and build plate to the working temperature of ABS Preheat ABS All Preheat two extruders both and build plate to the working temperature of Move 1mm Move 1mm each step 17 www mankati com LCD Menu ABS required Default Extruder 230C Build plate 70 C Preheat ABS Bed Preheat build plate to the working temperature of ABS required Default Build plate 70 1 6 Leveling Bed Build plate calibration assist function Rotate the button the extruder will move to next position in clockwise direction from top view 1 7 Cool down Cool down the extruder and build plate to normal temperature 2 Control Adjust printer settings 2 1 Temperature Nozzle Left temperature setup Nozzle 2 Right temperature setup Bed Build plate temperatur
12. constant temperature while printing Avoid air conditions blowing directly Inside Q The filament doesn t stick onto the build plate ventilation should not be so strong Al The gap between nozzle and build plate is too big A2 The build plate has not been leveled yet A3 Kapton tape has not been sticked on the build plate yet or the non sticky top layer of the Kapton tape is not removed A4 The first layer s height is too small recommended setting as gt 0 2 Q Model surface is loose with crack Q Little filament sticks onto the build plate A The gap between nozzle and build plate too small which may cause the nozzle clogged Q No filament output from the nozzle A The filament has not entered into the end of the nozzle yet when you feed the filament A The layer thickness is too big Or printing speed is too high the nozzle temperature needs Q The edge is lifted or warped or the print cracked while printing with ABS filament to do responded balance to have a faster printing speed Or the temperature is too low Or the wall thickness is too think Or 3D model is not completely closed solid Or the feeding motors fixing screw is too loose Or wrong choice of filament diameter Or filament quality is poor Or the filament gets stuck and could not be fed smoothly Please keep the build plate heated continuously Change a new Kapton pe ca Q Model has flow line 43 www mankati com Printing
13. is broken Please check if the wires on the hit side if the wires connecting limit switch and main board are loose If yes you need to pull out the wires and reinsert If no that means the limit switch is broken and need to be replaced Filament Feeder Motor make intermittent noise 1 The clamp of the feeding device is too tight Loosen the screw of the clamp 2 Nozzle clogging causing the filament not to be fed smoothly Please clean the nozzle with drill and needle 41 www mankati com Hardware Problems Build Plate Problems Q Even the screws under build plate have been loose totally the build plate still is far away from the nozzle the gap between build plate and nozzle is too big to be adjusted A A Adjust Z axis limit switch on the back the printer raise it a little bit after adjusting if problem still exist the main cause is deformation is not enough of the hot bed s corners it can be removed by tensile processing Q The Z axis movement of the build plate is abnormal A 1 The top of the Z axis screw is loose Please reinforced screw at the top of the Z axis screw 2 Z axis motor loose connections Please open the base to re plug the motor cables 3 Z axis screw need lubrication Please add oil to the Z axis screw 42 www mankati com Printing Problems Q Problem with first layer printing tape Slow down the printing speed of first layer Use the enclosure plate to keep the
14. thickness the same as other layers Initial layer line width Extra width factor for the extrusion on the first layer Cut off object bottom Which sinks the object into platform This can be used for objects that do not have a flat bottom or cutting off the already finished model height in order to stick or montage with other parts easily Dual extrusion overlap Adding a certain amount of overlapping extrusion on dual extrusion prints 23 www mankati com Parameter Definition Speed Enable cooling fan enable cooling fan during printing to help cool filament down Travel Speed Moving speed without printing Usually setting at 70 is the best choice Fullscale XT Plus can reach speeds of 250mm s at most But this may cause the motor missing steps problem Bottom layer speed The bottom print speed Recommended 20 set as O means the same as other layer Reducing the bottom layer speed can help model stick more closely to platform Infill speed Speed at which infill parts are printed Recommended 40 with best performance 0 means same print speed as other layer Printing the infill faster can greatly reduce printing time but this can negatively affect print quality Inner shell speed Speed at which inner shells are printed If set to 0 then the print speed is used Printing the inner shell faster than the outer shell will reduce printing time It is good to set this somewhere in between the outer shell speed a
15. 75 of the layer thickness you set in the software Why Leveling Build Plate is Important Frequent build plate leveling can keep Mankati Fullscale XT Plus best performance Re leveling cannot hurt the printer but without leveling will decrease your success rate of printing e If the build plate is too far from the extruder nozzle or if one part of the build plate is further from the nozzle than another part your object might not stick to the build plate e If the build plate is too close to the extruder nozzle the build plate will block the extruding of filament from the nozzle The nozzle will scratch the build plate e Frequent build plate leveling will help to ensure that objects always stick well to the hot bed Plate Leveling Guide Hair Hove axis Preheat PLA Preheat ABS 1 Twisting the four black screws tight properly to reduce the build plate height and avoid collision between nozzle and plate Note Twisting screws too tight may cause the glass cracking 2 Lifting the build plate to the top of the Z axis GO to menu Prepare choose Auto home in the LCD the extruder print head will go to the original point the build plate will go up to the top of Z axis 31 Leveling Build Plate If the gap distance between nozzles and build plate is still too big more that 4 5mm after Auto home please adjust the imit stopper on the rear side of your machine Loosen the 2 screws then move i
16. OT to grip the belts or shaft of the motion system www mankati com Unpacking 4 Hello Mankati Fullscale XT Plus Place your machine on a stable surface and leave enough space surrounding it to check accessories Caution When taking your 3D printer out of the box please be careful NOT to grip the belt or shaft of the motion system 5 Removing the stretch film off you can see all the accessories tools and filaments 6 Take all the accessories out www mankati com Unpacking 8 Taking out the filaments For easy and safe transport spools of filament are 1 Connect power wire to your machine 3 Enter into LCD panel s menu Prepare gt Autohome Then the two build plate supporters will lift to the top of Z axis 4 Tacking out the spools of PLA filament and feeding devices fixed tightly between the build plate supporters 2 Turn it on Take them out and follow the 3 steps below www mankati com Accessory 3 1 tool box including the necessary tools for installation and other accessories 4 2 feeding devices constituted by gear motor and feeder with the advantages of high accuracy and easy operation 5 3 PC cover boards installed on 3 sides front left right to keep the temperature of inside printing space constant Taking out accessories tool box and filament and check if below things are included 1 2 spools of PLA filament diameter 3mm 1kg spool 2
17. Seto Wizard is ready to begn the Markat JD Printer 4 4 nstalaton Cid Install to begin the installaton If you want to review or change any of your instalaton settings cick Back Click Cancel to exit the mirard JY Mankati 3D Printer 4 4 Setup Select File Associations Select the extensors you want associated with Manias JO Printer 4 4 Pease select the fle types you want to automatically open with Marka JO Printer 4 4 0B STL Mankati 2D Printer 4 4 Setup Installing Mankati 3D Printer 4 4 Pease wat white the Setup Wirard instals Markat 3D Printer 4 4 Ths may take several mnutes Suas Copying new fies E Mankati 3D Printer 44 Setup Select Installation Folder Ths is the folder where Markat ID Printer 4 4 val be retailed To metal in tis folder cick Next To instal to a different folder enter it below or cick Trouse Folder C Program Fies x56 Markas Marias ID Printer 4 4 E Mankati 3D Printer 4 4 Setup Completing the Mankati 3D Printer 4 4 Setup Wizard Cid the Frish button to ext the Setup Wizard www mankati com 20 Interface bu 1 Load 3D model supporting the files of STL OBJ DAE AMF Note MankatiUM also can recognize planar images and transfer them to 3D model files Supporting the files of JPG BMP PNG 2 Save as Gcode file 3 If change any slicing setting please click this S
18. e setup Fan speed Cooling fan speed setup Auto Temp All the above data setup automatically 2 2 Motion Please do NOT change any data in this menu if without specialist experience Accel Accelerated speed of extruder motion Vmax x Max speed in X direction Vmax y Max speed in Y direction Vmax z Max speed in Z direction Vmax e Max speed of feeding motor Vmin Min printing speed VTrav min Min travel speed Amax x Max accelerated speed in X direction Amax y Max accelerated speed in Y direction Amax z Max accelerated speed in Z direction Amax e Max accelerated speed of feeding motor A retract Accelerated speed of retract Xsteps mm Transmission ratio of X motor Ysteps mm Transmission ratio of Y motor Zsteps mm Transmission ratio of Z motor Esteps mm Transmission ratio of feeding motor 2 3 Restore Failsafe Please do NOT change any data setting here in this menu 2 4 Save memory Record the coordinate of printing stop 2 5 Restore factory Restore the manufacturer default settings 2 6 Firmware version Current firmware version Menus in Printing Process During the printing you can press the knob to change some printing settings 1 Tune Re set some parameters F R the actual printing speed takes the percentage of the pre set speed in the software It can be adjusted while printing according to the actual situation Nozzle Temperature setup of left nozzle Nozzle 2 Temperature setup of right nozzle B
19. e spacing mm 2 Base thickness mm 0 25 Base line width mm 0 5 Interface thickness mm 0 2 Interface line width mm 0 4 Airgap 0 0 First Layer Airgap 0 2 Surface layers 2 Surface layer thickness mm 0 27 Surface layer line width mm 0 4 Fix horrible Combine everything Type A Combine everything Type B Keep open faces Extensive stitching Dual Extrusion Wipe amp prime tower volume per layer The wipe tower is a tower printed on every layer when switching between nozzles The amount of material put in the wipe p rime tower This is done in volume because in general you want to extruder a certain amount of volume to get the extruder going independent on the layer height This means that with thinner layers your tower gets bigger Retraction Minimum travel minimum amount of travel needed for a retraction to carry all To make sure you do not get a lot of retraction in a small area value 2 is recommended as best performance too small will lead to frequent retraction Enable combing combing is the act of avoiding holes in the print from the head to travel over Enable combing extruder will always touch the surface of model but disable retraction If combing is disabled the printer head moves straight from the start point to the end point and it will always retract Default enable coming but it will increase printing time Minimal extrusion before retracting The minima extrusion tha
20. ed Temperature setup of build plate Fan speed Fan speed setup Flow Filament feeding flow rate Flow O Filament feeding flow rate of left nozzle Flow 1 Filament feeding flow rate of right nozzle Auto Temp Set all the above temperature automatically Change filament To stop the printing and change the filament It will record the printing stop position so as to continue to print after filament changing 2 Control Please do NOT change any data in this menu if without specialist experience 3 Pause To stop the printing but it will record the printing stop position to continue the printing 4 Stop Print To finish the printing job www mankati com 18 SUF T WARE Inis chapter guide you now to download and install the software and show you detailed introductions of parameters In MankatUM Download and install Enter Mankati official download website www mankati com download Choose the appropriate version of Mankati UM according to your computer operation system Our software apply to Windows MacOS Ubuntu operating system Right click the software installation program select run as administrator and install it following the prompts Welcome to the Mankati 3D Printer 4 4 Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard wil nstal Markat JO Printer 4 4 0n your computer Click Next to contrue or Cancel to exit the Seto Wierd BY Mankati 30 Printer 4 4 Setup Ready to Install The
21. g smoothly 3 Lubricate the XY axis and sliding blocks to avoid motion stuck 33 Print from SU Card 1 Import the stl format model files in our slicing software Mankati UM and output the Gcode files in the SD card Note It is better to use the default settings for the first run 2 Insert the SD card into Mankati Fullscale XT Plus File Tools Machine Expert Help Basic Advanced Plugins Start End GCode Quality Layer height mm 0 2 Shell thickness mm 1 2 Enable retraction vl J Fill Bottom Top thickness mm 0 8 Fill Density 18 Low Speed and Temperature Print speed mm s 50 Printing temperature C 215 2nd nozzle temperature C 0 Default main extruder 0 Bed temperature C 45 Support Support type Everywhere vJ Platform adhesion type None JEJ Support dual extrusion Both y Dual extrusion 3 Choose Print from SD mt ae card then select your 1 hour e2 minic 2143 meteiZiligram Gcode file rpm zoereer Prepare Dori Cool dour 4 When your printing finished the build plate will move down and be heated to 50 C automatically for taking your model off more easily Use shovel to take it out gently to avoid the damage of the heat bed glass and your model Note If the model is difficult to be off you can raise the build plate temperature to 60 Too much power pulling the model will cause damage to the glass surface This kind
22. he power jack 4 Reinstall the power jack into the machine Done lt a an _ _ Do Emo x t www mankati com 48 How To For each wire of thermostat heating tube find their correct sockets thermostat T1 T2 heating tube HE1 HE2 on the motherboard Loose the screws on heating blocks Push the Replace the faulty one thermostat heating with the spare one in your tube out ie Thermostat The black amp red wire is thermostat ie the red wire is heating o tube A Heating tube aE i b 49 How To How to tighten the belts 1 Loosen the screw on the synchromesh gear which drives the corresponding belt you want to tighten 2 Hold the belt s end reaching out from the black sliding block with a clamp 3 Loosen the screws on the sliding block with the L shape wrench then use a clamp to tighten the belt properly Finally lock the screws back on sliding block and synchromesh gear www mankati com 50 How To How to print with double colors in one object How to deal with issues of faulty distance between 1 Load the model into nozzle amp plate MankatiUM and then right click model choose Dual extrusion merge How to deal with issues of build plate still inclines or faulty distance between nozzle amp plate after plate leveling Delete object
23. he build plate Cleaning the filament feeder After a lot of printing the wheel in the filament feeder might accumulate small plastic particles You can clean this with a brush Howe Howe j Howe Mowe z 1 Remove the black screw on the feeder motor totally 2 Select Prepare gt move axis gt move Imm gt move 3 Clean small plastic particles with a brush extuder The feeder gear will start to work 37 Maintenance Lubricating the guide rails 1 Clean the X Y axis and guides rails 2 Lubricate the X Y axis and rail guides periodically no overflow is appropriate 38 www mankati com TROUBLESHOOTING AND SUPPORT n case something goes wrong with your Mankati Fullscale XI PlUS the following chapter wil help you From diagnosing and fixing the problem yourself to contacting Mankati support setting and Calibration Problems Q A Temperature parameters setting of several commonly used filaments PLA Nozzle temperature 200 210 C Bed temperature 45 C ABS Nozzle temperature 230 235 C Bed temperature 80 95 C PVA Nozzle temperature 190 220 C Bed temperature 45 C What are the relationships among the layer thickness print speed and nozzle temperature The purpose of parameters interaction is to leave enough time for the filament heating and cooling Normally if the layer thickness goes up please reduce the printing speed and turn up the printi
24. lice button to show the real printing time and filament requirement 4 Printing time the length and weight of filament consume 5 Simulate the printing process under different modes 5 1 Normal Default state 5 2 Overhang Measure the angle of overhang and judge if it is necessary to generate the support structure 5 3 X Ray X ray vision 5 4 Layers Layer by layer to simulate the printing process 6 Rotate the model ab le 7 Change the size of the model yl W 0 H TSE 71 5 126 me K 8 Mirror image of the model gt 2 SIRIK 9 Other operation Five options for choice Center on platform Delete object Multiply object 1 Ware n a Cemer on plarioem Palate abject Multiply obyect Epit abject into parts Delete all objects Split object into parts It will take too much time so it is better to do this in modeling software Delete all objects 21 ANANA A MIA ati AAM www mankati com Parameter Definition Basic Setting File Tools Machine Expert Help Prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry a Quality Platform adhesion type Support dual extrusion Dual extrusion Layer height mm 0 1 Shell thickness mm 0 8 Enable retraction 9 usc M Bottom Top thickness mm 0 6 Fill Density 18 nana Speed and Temperature Print speed mm s 45 Printing temperature C 210 2nd nozzle temperature C 0 Default mai
25. mall model together If so the extruder will move among different models leaving time for heat dissipation Q Some part of the object unable to be modeling A Alter the support functions in the MankatiUM software www mankati com 44 How To Take the filament off with a tweezer Sometimes the filament FW stucks at the feeder motor because the slow filament unloading operation First loose the black screw totally Cut off the thicker part 45 How To Tweak the nozzle to the point as picture shows Heat the nozzle to 210 degrees making residual filament inside the nozzle automatically flow out Afterwards lower the temperature below 50 degrees then wait until the nozzle is totally cooled down Loosen the screw with a L shape wrench 46 How To How to clean the nozzle 1 Heat the nozzle to 210 degrees making residual filament in the nozzle automatically 5 Use 2 spanners one for fixing at the upper location the other for loosen the nozzle under then take it off flow out 2 After heating and filament extruding clean nozzle with the drill in tool box Pay attention not to break off it into the nozzle 47 nwy mankati com N mankati con How To How to change the fuse 1 Find the new 3 Remove the broken fuse 9 in the tool fuse put in the new box 2 Disconnect the power turn the machine on the base remove t
26. n extruder 0 Bed temperature C 45 Support Support type None se uss None v Both v Wipe amp prime tower Ooze shield Filament Diameter mm Diameter2 mm Flow Note Function prompt will be shown when you point the cursor on the tab Quality Layer height The lower layer height the higher printing accuracy within certain limits Super accuracy printing Recommended set as 0 1mm High accuracy printing Recommended set as 0 2mm Giving consideration to both printing speed and accuracy printing recommended 0 2mm High speed printing Recommended 0 3mm Higher precision printing is available as 0 04mm but because the filament extruded at 0 04mm is too soft and thin which cannot print complicated model Meanwhile the speed will get low too much So here we don t recommend the printing less than 0 1mm unless it is inevitable Shell thickness Thickness of the outside shell in the horizontal direction Common setting as integral multiples of nozzle diameter to represent the outer wall print laps Flow Flow compensation the amount of material extruded is multiplied by this value Fill Bottom Top thickness Used as the model need capping Common setting as integral multiples of layer height keep it near your wall thickness to make an evenly strong part Fill Density Means the net support structure inside the model The higher fill percentage the higher density of net sup
27. nce Z Distance from the top bottom of the support to the print A small gap here makes it easier to remove the support but makes the print a bit uglier 0 15mm gives a good separation of the support material Too far will influence support performance Spiralize Spiralize the outer contour Spiralize is smoothing out the Z move of the outer edge This will create a steady Z increase over the whole print This feature turns a solid object into a single walled print with a solid bottom When enabling this feature the top will not be printed and automatically setting infill as O Black Magic Spiralize the outer contour New function in MankatiUM 6 5 Spiralize is smoothing out the Z move of the outer edge This will create a steady Z increase over the whole print This feature turns a solid object into a single walled print with a solid bottom When enabling this feature the top will not be printed and automatically setting infill as 0 Only follow mesh surface new function in MankatiUM 6 5 See function prompt in the software Birm Birm line amount Default as 5 more lines more firmly the model sticking to platform Raft Extra margin If the raft is enabled this is the extra raft area around the object which is also rafted Line spacing See function prompt in the software Base thickness See function prompt in the software Base line width See function prompt in the software Interface thickness See f
28. nd the infill printing speed Top bottom speed Speed at which top bottom parts are printed Recommended 25 with best performance 0 means printing speed is used for the infill Printing the top bottom faster can greatly reduce printing time but this can negatively affect print quality Outer shell speed See function prompt in the software Inner shell speed See function prompt in the software Cool Minimal layer time The minimal time of printing layer to ensure enough cooling time before printing next layer Print speed will adjust automatic to satisfy this feature 24 www mankati com Parameter Definition Expert Setting Expert config w Dual extrusion Wipe amp prime tower volume per layer mm3 15 Retraction Minimum travel mm Enable combing Z hop when retracting mm Start Minimal extrusion before retracting mm Line count Start distance mm Minimal length mm Cool 260 Fan full on at height mm Fan speed min Fan speed max Minimum speed mm s Cool head lift Infill 0 5 100 100 Solid infill top Solid infill bottom Infill overlap u is Support Structure type Lines X Overhang angle for support deg 10 Fill amount 15 Distance X Y mm 1 Distance Z mm 0 1 Black Magic i Spiralize the outer contour Only follow mesh surface E Brim l Brim line amount 5 Raft Extra margin mm 5 Lin
29. ng FDM Preparing the model Use a 3D modeling software to output stl or obj format 3D model file MankatiUM MankatiUM is a software to prepare the gcode file for your Fullscale XT Plus In MankatiUM you can set printing parameters for your model such as layer thickness printing speed and nozzle temperature then output a gcode file for printing Transfer the GCode file Save the GCode file into the SD card and insert it into the SD card reader of the printer Prepare the printer Before 3D printing you need to load the filament for the printer Print it Operate the knob beside the LCD and choose the model from the SD card inserted into the printer www mankati com Every Mankati product nas been passed stringent tests before leaving factory and packaged very carefully to deliver Hope you would take your time reading this chapter and get your machine setup Unpacking 1 Place Mankati Fullscale XT Plus on the floor Leave enough available space for unpacking 2 Your machine is packed with carton cardboard foam and sealed bag to ensure the perfect status when you received it NOTE You can download a PDF copy of this User manual at the support page http www mankati com download html 3 Remove the first cardboard layer Open the plastic bag and lift it out by pulling it up gently at the left and right frames of your machine Caution Be careful N
30. ng temperature properly If the printing speed is over 60 turn up by 5 C if over 90 turn up by 10 C Conversely if the layer thickness goes down please increase the printing speed and turn down the printing temperature While printing the model with sealed roof and bottom how to set optimal parameters to get high quality printing surfaces of the roof and bottom Increase the printing thickness of the top or bottom in the basic parameters When printing the model with single layer thickness how to set parameters Usually please keep the layer thickness of the model over 1mm Meanwhile choose the Spiralize function in Expert setting Notes 1 Layer thickness setting in the software cant be over 0 8 times of the nozzle diameter For example when the nozzle diameter is 0 4mm the layer thickness setting cant be over 0 32mm 2 The maximum temperature of the nozzle is 300 C and the build plate is 110 C The parameters of materials from different manufacturers could be different so it is better to consult the relevant material manufacturers about the temperature setting There is the cracking on the model or the joint problem among the layers 1 Build plate is not properly leveled Please level build plate once again 2 Material is not adhering to the build plate Please stick the kapton tape to your build plate The idle nozzle scratches the printing model while single color printing
31. o connectors heat the nozzle again If the failed one can work now it means one heating tube is broken and needs to be replaced 2 If after exchanging the two heating tube the failed nozzle still cant work please exchange the heating tubes back and try to exchange the connection of the two temperature controller heat the nozzle again if the failed nozzle can work it means one temperature controller is broken and needs to be replaced 3 If the above cannot solve the problem it means it should be the problem of the power tube on the main board please replace it Q MAXTEMP MINTEMP A 1 Nozzle temperature is too high Please reduce the nozzle preset temperature 2 Temperature controller damage Please replace the temperature controller 3 LCD cable loose LCD damaged Print Head Stuck Cannot move 1 The axes lack of lubricating oil Please clean the axes and smear the lubricating oil evenly 2 The deformation of machine framework caused by external force during the transportation 3 The cable connection of XY motor is loose Please open the machine base check and re connect the cable 4 The fixing screw of the timing pulley is loose Please check the fixing screw of XY axis find out the loose one and tighten it with crewdriver 5 Synchronous belt drops or breaks Please change a new synchronous belt Print head hit the framework The connecting wires of limit switch get loose or the limit switch
32. of damage during use is NOT covered by the warranty of free parts replacement service Please do the removing carefully Warning Do not touch the nozzle while it is totally cooled down Wait until the actual temperature on LCD is lower than 30 degrees 34 Unload the Filament Preheat Preheat Preheat Preheat 1 Heat the nozzle to the required temperature of 2 Pull the filament out in direction of perpendicular 2 Done filament For example PLA 210 C and ABS 235 C to the feeder motor hardly and quickly Note 1 If the filament is stuck please find solution in troubleshooting chapter 2 If your machine stops working for a long time please switch off the printer to avoid the filament carbonized which will cause the nozzle clogged Clean the dust on the build plate that will extend the lifetime of the kapton tape 35 MAINTENANCE To keep your Mankati Fullscale XI Plus in perfect performance some basic periodical maintenance is a must This chapter shows you some practical tips wnich will help you to take care of your printer well Maintenance Build Plate Ensure that the plate is clean Bubbles scratches dust and oil from your hands are avoided 1 Use tweezer to remove filament residue 2 Do not touch the platform glass with sharp things 3 If not using the printer for a long time please clean up the tape clean the glass and fully release the four black screws under t
33. port O means non fill and 100 means solid fill Speed and Temperature Printing Speed Means the extruder s moving speed Printing speed decides the quality of printing model quality Mankati Fullscale XT Plus s default speed is 30mm s High speed printing can be set as 50 70mm s Higher speed printing needs a balance by increasing nozzle temperature otherwise may easily cause shortage of filament s feeding Printing speed also depends on the shape of model and many other factors Recommended speed is lt 70mm s gt 70mm may cause the step motor losing steps which will reduce the model printing accuracy Printing Temperature Main extruder temperature default as left extruder setting according to the different melting temperatures of different filaments 2nd extruder temperature Vice extruder temperature default as right extruder setting according to the different melting temperatures of different filaments Default main extruder Choose which one to be the main extruder Default as left extruder After finishing a model and you want to print another model in different filament different colors and different materials Changing vice extruder as main extruder can solve frequent changing filament problem This function can come effective only when printing single color filament Bed temperature Setting according to the different melting temperatures of different filaments Close bed after layer Close bed temperature afte
34. r certain layers Not only energy but also can prolong the life of the hot bed 0 disable this feature 22 www mankati com Parameter Definition Support Support type For the model with parts hanging in the air support structure is a must when printing to ensure the parts hanging in the air will not collapse None No support if you print model with parts hanging in the air but choose structure as none the parts hanging in the air may droop Touching Build Plate Most commonly used support type means the support will only been created when the support structure touches the build plate Everywhere Create support wherever there is part hanging in the air Note Support structure may affect the smoothness of model surface and printing speed If not essential it s recommended to modify or split model to reduce the use of support Platform adhesion type Different options that help in preventing corners from lifting due to warping None Default form of using outsider lining Brim Adds a single layer thick flat area around your object which is easy to cut off afterwards and the recommended option Raft Adds a thick raster at below the object and a thin interface between this and your object Note Enabling the brim or raft disables the skirt Support dual extrusion Which extruder to use for support material For easy break away support you can use either extruder You can choose main extruder left ext
35. reheating the nozzle or printing CAUTION Do not leave your machine unattended for a long time during the printing Do follow these guidances if you have to do it Ensure that the first layer of your printing is properly landed on the heat bed Ensure that filament is twined tightly on the spool with no knot or tangle for smooth feeding Monitor your print periodically CAUTION Filament melting will emit plastic odor during printing Please keep ventilation in the work place CAUTION In case of emergency disconnect power supply from wall socket CAUTION Remoulding or modification by yourself may cause damage or performance exception Any remoulding or modification not approved by Mankati will make your machine no longer under the right of warranty or post sale services COMPLIANCE Your Mankati Fullscale XT Plus has been tested strictly by SGS with the permission of FCC CE IC C Tick and ROHS Mankati products complies with rules and limits of EMC MD and ROHS to reasonably protect human against harm from electromagnetic compatibility mechanical structure and chemical component Users have the right to be informed of the testing report from Mankati www mankati com specifications Fullscale XT Plus Forming Tech Fused deposition modeling Hardware Controller Arduino ATmega 2560 R3 Micro Controller Mother Board Mankati Stable Main Board V1 0 Stepper Motor X Y axis 42 48 1 3 A Zaxis 42
36. ruder to print main structure 2nd extruder right extruder to print soluble support material Machine Nozzle size mm 0 4 Retraction o Speed mm s 80 0 Distance mm 10 0 Dual extrusion switch amount mm 19 5 Quality Initial layer thickness mm 0 25 Initial layer line width 100 Cut off object bottom mm 0 0 Dual extrusion overlap mm 0 1 Speed Travel speed mm s 70 0 Bottom layer speed mm s 30 Infill speed mm s 45 Top bottom speed mm s 45 Outer shell speed mm s 45 Inner shell speed mm s 45 Cool Minimal layer time sec 5 Enable cooling fan ee Note Function prompt will be shown when you point the cursor on the tab Retraction Enable retraction Retract the filament when the nozzle is moving over a non printed area to avoid dropping and brushed Details about the retraction can be configured in the advanced tab Speed Speed at which the filament is retracted a higher retraction speed works better Commonly used as 80mm s A very high retraction speed can lead to filament grinding or breaking Distance Amount of retraction Set at O for no retraction at all A value of 5 usually generates good result Dual extrusion switch amount Amount of retraction when Switching nozzle with dual extrusion Quality Initial layer thickness Layer thickness of the bottom layer A thicker bottom layer makes sticking to the bed easier 100 means setting the bottom
37. s results may vary and use at your own risk 26 www mankati com Parameter Definition Plugins Basic Advanced Plugins start End GCode In MankatiUM 6 5 we supply 2 types plugins for you These 2 Plugins al plugins will help to give stronger control feature You can set Pause at height different parameter with different print heights to have more accurate model Pause at height You can pause printing at a certain height of the print and you can percisely locate the print head position Tweak At Z You can reset the printing parameters at a certain height of the print this is a powerful option for experts You can reset printing speed flow bed temperature nozzle temperature and fan speed Enabled plugins Pause at height Pause the printer at a certain height Pause height mm Head park X mm Head park Y mm Head move Z mm Retraction amount mm Tweak At Z 4 0 1 Change printing parameters at a given height Z height to tweak at mm 5 0 ALT Layer no to tweak at No of layers used for change Tweak value and keep Tweak behavior ER value for single New TOTAL Speed o New PRINT Speed o New General Flow Rate o New Flow Rate Extruder 1 o New Flow Rate Extruder 2 TR New Bed Temp deg C New Extruder 1 Temp deg C New Extruder 2 Temp deg C foo New Fan Speed 0 255 PWM i Open plugin location
38. st performance Too slow will result in nozzle oozing Cool head lift lifting the head if the minimal layer time is not enough to extend the cooling time for model cooling www mankati com 25 Parameter Definition Infill Solid infill top Create a solid top surface if set to false the top is filled with the fill percentage Disable this feature and set fill density as O to print cups vases that are without top model Solid infill bottom Create a solid bottom surface if set to false the bottom is filled with the fill percentage Disable this feature and set fill density as 0 to print buildings that are without bottom model Infill overlap Amount of overlap between the infill and the walls There is a slight overlap with the walls and the infill so the walls connect firmly to the infill Recommended setting as 10 with best performance Too big will influence quality of model surface Support Structure type See function prompt in the software Overhang angle for support See function prompt in the software Fill amount Support print density Recommended setting as 15 with best performance More density makes the support not easy to remove Less density influences print quality Distance X Y Distance of the support material from the print in the X Y directions 0 7mm gives a nice distance from the print so the support does not stick to the print Too far will influence support performance Dista
39. t needs to be done before retracting again If a retraction needs to happen before this minimal is reached the retraction is ignored This avoids retraction a lot on the same piece of filament which flattens the filament and causes grinding issues Recommended 0 02 at best performance 0 means unlimited retraction frequency Z hop when retracting See function prompt in the software Skirt Line count The skirt is a line drawn around the object at the first layer This helps to prime your extruder and to see if the object fits on your platform Recommended setting is 1 with best performance Setting this to 0 will disable the skirt Multiple skirt lines can help priming your extruder better for smaller objects Start distance The distance between skirt line and model Default distance is 3 Minimal length The minimal length of the skirt if this minimal length is not reached it will add more skirt lines to reach this minimal length Recommended setting Is 260 with best performance If the line count is set to 0 this option is ignored Cool Fan full on at height The height at which the fan is turned on completely For the layers below this the fan speed is scaled linear with the fan off at layer 0 Fan speed min Minimal fan speed during normal printing Fan speed max Maximal fan speed when automatic Slowing down printing Minimum speed minimum printing speed of each layer Recommended setting is 10 with be
40. t upwards a few mm Now you can start to adjust the four corners Insert a business card into the gap between the extruder and the hot bed then move it back and forth You should feel some friction on the card but still able to easily move the card between the gap without tearing or damaging the card In the same way adjust the left 3 corners in anti clockwise direction Repeat to adjust the 4 corners a little at least 3 4 times to ensure the best gap distance 32 Feed the Filament Preheat the nozzle Choose Prepare gt preheat PLA or ABS on LCD Choose the nozzle you want to preheat Prepare FLA 2 FLA All Preheat PLA Bed Feed the end of the spooled filament into the filament guide tube where it attaches to the extruder Continue to feed the filament in until it emerges from the nozzle Please DO push the filament pe GENTLY If filament attaches the nozzle just keep them attached stop pushing hardly Otherwise the nozzle connection could be broken After the nozzle is preheated enough the filament will flow out from nozzle naturally Tighten the black screw to fix the filament with the clamp making it not too loose or too tight 1 Ensure the clamp is not too tight or too loose otherwise filament feeding will have problem causing failure prints 2 After feeding successfully check if filament has twining and knotting to ensure filament feedin
41. unction prompt in the software Interface line width See function prompt in the software Airgap See function prompt in the software First Layer Airgap See function prompt in the software Surface layer See function prompt in the software Surface layer thickness See function prompt in the software Surface layer line width See function prompt in the software Fix Horrible Combing ererything Type A Type B This expert option adds all parts of the model together The result is usually that internal cavities disappear Depending on the model this can be intended or not Enabling this option is at your own risk Type A is depended on the model normals and tries to keep some interal holes intace Type B ignores all internal holes and only keeps the outside shper per layer Keep open faces This expert option keeps all the open bits of the model intact Normally Mankati Tries to stitch up small holes and remove everything with big holes but this option keeps bits that are not properly part of anything and just goes with whatever it is enable you to slice models otherwise failing to produce proper paths As with all Fix horrible options results may vary and use at your own risk Extensive stitching Extrensive sitiching tries to fix up open holes in the model by closing the hole with touching polygons This algorthm is quite expensive and cloud introduce a lot of processing time As with all Fix horrible option
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