Anet A8 Plus, User Manual

Page 1: ...have any problems with the product you can obtain relevant services through the following channels Facebook After sales group www facebook com groups anet3dprintersupport Anet official website www anet3d com After sales service email anet anet3d com ...

Page 2: ...tructions 6 3 Spare Parts List 7 4 Product Parameter 8 5 Name of Machine Parts 9 6 Machine Installation 10 7 Machine Function Introduction 21 7 1 Operation Interface 21 7 2 First Printing 25 7 3 Unload Filament 31 7 4 Change Nozzle 32 8 FAQ 34 9 Machine Maintenance 35 ...

Page 3: ...ns carefully before using them and follow the instructions strictly Special Version 1 All the contents in this manual have been checked carefully If there is any misprint or misunderstanding of them Anet reserves the right to interpret it 2 This user manual is for reference only and does not constitute any form of commitment ...

Page 4: ... other unstable platform The shaking of the machine will affect the printing quality Do not replace the power cable of other products during installation Please use the original power cable supplied with the machine The working power supply uses 110V 220V AC The power plug must be plugged into the three hole socket with ground wire to avoid damage to components or accidents such as fire and electr...

Page 5: ...the circumstance of power off please regularly clean the printer body with dry cloth to wipe off dust and bonded printing materials foreign objects on guide rails and lubricating oil is recommended for sliding parts screw rods and bearing parts Children under 14 years old or people above 60 years old please use this machine under the adult people to avoid personal injury Some filaments will produc...

Page 6: ...t before receiving the goods After unpacking please check carefully whether the parts list is consistent with the physical parts If you have any problems please contact your supplier in time Pictures in this manual are for your reference please take the object as the standard ...

Page 7: ...12 cross recessed countersunk screw 2pcs 4 13 Protective tube bag 10A 15A 2 5 Power supply kit 1 14 Rubber finger cot 10 6 Mainboard kit 1 15 Tool bag Hexagon wrench bag Transparent ruler Plier Screwdriver 4 7 Display screen 1 16 A8 Plus electronic data TF card 1 8 Display screen holder 1 17 PLA filament 10m 1 9 Filament holder 1 18 Notes 1 Random accessories shipped in different batches will vary...

Page 8: ...tc Build volume 300mm 300mm 350mm Filament tendentiousness PLA LCD 12864 LCD Filament diameter 1 75mm Offline printing Yes Software language English Support file format STL G Code OBJ Moulding support automatically Yes Operating systems Windows MAC Slice software Cura Environmental requirements Temperature 10 40 Humidity 20 50 Note The heating bed size is 300 300 mm if the maximum size is printed ...

Page 9: ...page9of36 5 Name of Machine Parts ...

Page 10: ...ertical frame kit is placed on the chassis kit aligned with the hole position on the aluminum profile of the chassis and the vertical frame and chassis are fixed with 4 M5 20 screws 2 Corner bracket installation tighten the screw with a wrench the T nut will rotate 90 degrees the corner bracket is fixed Screw holes are installed on aluminum profile Before assembly After assembly ...

Page 11: ... Power supply kit 1 3 X Limit switch 1 4 KB2 3 12 Cross recessed countersunk screw 2 Before assembly After assembly KB2 3 12 Note 1 Install the X axis limit switch as shown above 2 Install the power supply unit on the aluminum profile card slot ...

Page 12: ...ep 3 No Name Qty 1 Step 2 1 2 Z axis limit switch kit 1 80mm The installation position of the Z axis limit switch is 80 mm away from the Y axis profile As shown in the picture install the limit switch at the Z1 axis ...

Page 13: ...ame Qty 1 Mainboard kit 1 Before disassembly After disassembly Note Split the motherboard kit retain the 4 M3 6 hexagon socket screws and then install the M4 8 hexagon socket screws and T nuts in the 3 holes on the mainboard ...

Page 14: ...icture Pass all other wires through the holes under the mainboard pay attention to the end that passes through matching the mainboard socket 1 Disassemble the mainboard kit shell and fixed it into the groove 2 Machine wiring the wire of the extruder is wrapped with winding pipe then it passes through the wire hole on the shell together with the left X axis limit switch wire and the X axis motor wi...

Page 15: ... S X Y axis motor Y Motor Y Y axis limit switch Y axis limit switch line S Y Z1 axis motor Z1 Motor Z1 Z axis limit switch Z axis limit switch line S Z Z2 axis motor Z2 Motor Z2 Hotbed Heat bed BED E axis motor E Motor E Hotbed Thermistor B T Extruder Extruder thermistor E T TF card TF card port Extruder Extruder heating tube EDN power supply Power supply line Display screen LCD grey ribbon cable ...

Page 16: ...page16of36 There is no need to separate positive and negative electrodes red line black line There is no need to separate positive and negative electrodes ...

Page 17: ...s plugged in please remove the zip ties on the black belt plug in the power line turn on the machine for trial operation and then install the mainboard mask shell after everything is normal Winding and arranging the wire with a black winding pipe Fix the tied electronic wire on the groove of Z1 axis aluminum profile near the mainboard side with the hexagon socket round head screw M4 8 the T nut an...

Page 18: ... screen base 1 3 Display screen kit 1 Remove the zip ties on the black belt After the installation of the display screen is completed place it directly on the magnet to complete the installation of the display screen kit Before assembly After assembly ...

Page 19: ...age19of36 Step 8 No Name Qty 1 Step 7 1 2 Filament holder 1 3 M4 8 Hexagon socket screw 2 M4 T nut 2 The rack is installed at the position shown 10 cm from the front X axis Before assembly After assembly ...

Page 20: ...page20of36 Final schematic diagram Front Back ...

Page 21: ...speed bar Printing time Status bar Knob left and right for selection press for confirmation Reset button Speed adjustment ratio Actual temperature of extruder Target temperature of extruder Actual temperature of heating bed Target temperature of heating bed XYZ axis coordinates ...

Page 22: ...n Adjust the spring around the heating bed to the tightest counterclockwise press the knob to enter the main menu select Prepare Auto home the machine begins to move toward the position of the limit switch until it stops moving after touching the limit switch TF card TF card installation position TF card installation completed ...

Page 23: ...om the front of the machine if the distance between the extruder and the four corners of the heating bed is 0 1 mm using a piece of A4 paper to assist leveling A4 paper can pass through the gap and feel slight resistance leveling is not required If the distance between the extruder and the four corners of the heating bed is greater than or less than 0 1 mm adjust according to step 4 The distance b...

Page 24: ...ise so that an A4 paper about 0 1 mm can pass through this gap and feel a slight resistance and there is no scratch on the platform when moving the extruder Note turning the nut counterclockwise is tight and turning the nut clockwise is loose When adjusting the amount of spring compression press the heating bed by hand and screw the nut by hand at the same time Adjust spring Nut A4 paper can pass ...

Page 25: ... filament as an example and the operation is as follows Operating method Press the knob Prepare Preheat PLA Preheat PLA the machine starts to perheat the main interface shows that the machine is perheat Note If you want to print with ABS filament you must select Preheat ABS for preheating The heating bed and extruder reach the target temperature ...

Page 26: ...ees 2 A roll of PLA filament 3 Straighten up the filament or cut the filament into bevels with plier 4 Press the screw head of the extruder and hold the extruder base and pass the filament through the extruder 5 Quickly load the straightened filament into the extruder 6 Pass through the Teflon tube until there is filament flowing out from the nozzle 7 Filament installed successfully Insert filamen...

Page 27: ...utton to continue Press knob again 3 Straighten up the filament or cut the filament into bevels with plier press the screw head of the extruder and hold the extruder base and pass the filament through the extruder 4 Meanwhile main interface display Wait for filament load Wait for filament extrude click Resume print then start printing model 5 The installation of filament is successful until there ...

Page 28: ...ccording to the procedure of feeding after discharging When the first printing has not yet started to install filament please wait for the Insert filament and press button to continue interface to appear before inserting filament into the extruder for automatic feeding Wait for filament unload Wait for start of the filament change Insert filament and press button to continue Wait for filament load...

Page 29: ...press Prepare Pause print to pause printing and press Resume print to resume printing 3 If you want to stop printing during printing press the knob to enter the main menu press Prepare Stop print to stop printing press the reset button to resume normal operation of the machine and select to reprint the model ...

Page 30: ...page30of36 4 Remove Model After the model printing is finished the model is shoved down against the glass surface with a shovel ...

Page 31: ...reheat the printer to 200 degrees 2 After reaching 200 degrees push down the filament to a section of filament then pull up the filament at a constant speed press the extrusion head port with the thumb pull the base with the index finger and take out the filament at the same time 3 Then install the new filament according to the Load Filament method Pull out filament vertically ...

Page 32: ...led up quickly bearing in mind that it cannot be hard drawn or cold drawn so as not to cause irreparable damage to the nozzle Method for automatically withdrawing filament taking PLA as an example Press knob click Prepare Change filament main interface display Heating nozzle Please wait After the nozzle temperature rises to the target temperature the interface displays Wait for start of the filame...

Page 33: ...e nozzle in a cooling state 1 Disassemble the two M3 4 jackscrew on the extruder and take out the heating tube 2 Remove the wind mouth and nut and screw out the nozzle counterclockwise 3 Take out the new nozzle installation steps and install them in reverse order Wind mouth M3 4 Black jackscrew Picture 15 M6 Nut ...

Page 34: ...re tied and pulled If the above methods cannot be solved it is recommended to replace the nozzle 4 Warp when printing The printing filament do not match the set temperature and the heating bed platform is not adjusted properly Filament should match with the corresponding temperature to adjust the heating bed level 5 Slice software cannot be installed properly Computer system configuration problems...

Page 35: ...ting at high temperature and cooling and can be poked through the outlet with small wire Of course we still suggest emptying the residual printing material in the extruder as far as possible after the printing work is finished which is also the basic maintenance of the 3D printer 3 Belt tightness Belt tightness should be appropriate otherwise the service life of the belt will be affected The belt ...

Page 36: ...ore and after the extrusion mechanism moves is not equal it is too loose You can also press the middle of the belt by hand If the radian of lightly pressing the belt is large it means the belt is too loose 4 12 17 items in the parts list are not included in the warranty ...