MBot Grid II+ 3D Printer

USER MANUAL


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UNPACKING YOUR PRINTER

1. Place the box on the ground and open it up.
2. Slowly take MBot Grid II+ out of the box by grasping the upper frame with
two hands. Place it on a sturdy table.
3. Gently remove all the fixtures holding parts in place for transport. Be careful
with scissors.
Download software and user manual from official website: http:www.mbot3d.com/software

*WHAT INCLUDED:

Print bed

Spool holder

SD card

Power cord

USB cable

Toolkit

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AT A GLANCE

[1] LCD panel

[2]Control knob

[3] Print head cable

[4]SD card port
[5]Build platform

[6Filament feed tube

[7] X axis
[8]Y axis

[9]Z axis

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TURN ON THE MACHINE

Plug the power cord into the power supply, and then turn on the switch located on
the back of the machine.

Print

Filament

Setup

About

BOOT MENU

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LOADING FILAMENT
1. Select [Change Filament] in main menu, and press the control knob to enter.
2. Turn the control knob to select [Feed] mode and press it to enter. Then the print head starts
to heat up.

Print

Filament

Setup

About

Filament
Preheat
Load
Unload
Exit menu

Heating...

.................

032

3. When the print head reaches the pre-set temperature, the machine gives notification tone,
and the screen prompts Feeding. Now load the filament through filament tube into the
feeding hole, till the print nozzle starts extruding material.

*NOTES:

To feed smoothly, please insert spool holder and filament spool into the square holder mount
on the back of the printer.
When restoring your machine to factory settings or replacing the motherboard, go to Settings General Settings and turn on FILAMENT MONITOR (otherwise, X-axis does not move).
Restart the printer every time after changing the settings.

LOAD FILAMENT

4. Tap the control knob to exit feeding and return to the main menu.
Unloading filament is similar to loading filament. Choose [Unload Filament] and wait for
heating. Then pull the filament gently out of the feeding hole.
DO NOT touch the print head while changing filament.

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PRINT
1. Use the slicing software MPrint to convert model (.stl) into the readable format
(.x3g) for the printer. Then copy the .x3g files to SD card, and insert it to corresponding
port on the machine.
2. Turn the control knob to select [Print] and press to enter. Use the control knob to
choose file and press to enter. Now your 3D printer is working.
3. During building, you can change printing temperature and speed, even pause or
cancel printing. Tap control knob, the menu lists these options. Use control knob to
select and enter.

Print

Setup

Filament

tesst.x3g
MBot_testprint.x3g
MBot_Leuelling.x3g
lan.x3g
M-stand-g2.x3g

About

test
52%

..........
Auto-leavel OFF
1 0 :3 8
219/220

*NOTES
1. Recommended ambient operation temperature: 25C - 30C.
2. Before building, make sure the build plate is fixed and clean.
3. Keep the machine away from any liquid. Or, it may get damaged.
4. The nozzle temperature is over 200C when the printer is operating. Avoid touching.
5. ABS will produce a strong smell when building, so please keep ventilated.
6. Pause to change new filament when material is running out. You can even load filament during
building. Just remember DO NOT move the position of print head, otherwise the print will be destroyed.

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ADVANCED GUIDE
This guide is for MBot Grid II+ 3D printer users to level print plate,
pre-set Z offset and adjust compensation automatically.
The build plate is calibrated from the factory, where MBot Grid II+ has
recorded the heights of three checkpoints on the build plate. Every
time before printing, it will detect the three checkpoints and compare
heights with records. If the difference is within tolerance, the build
plate will move up and down accordingly to compensate during printing. So, although it is tilt, the distance between nozzle and the build
plate keeps the same. If the difference is beyond tolerance, youll
have to level manually and record the heights of three checkpoints.
After long-term use, frequent removal of build plate may cause it tilt,
which requires leveling.

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LEVELING THE BUILD PLATFORM

Place the build plate on the tripod and make sure the magnet is inserted into the slot
and fixed.
*NOTES:
1. Make sure the build plate is fixed.
2. Before leveling, turn counterclockwise three nuts below the build platform with
fitting included in the toolkit to lower down the build plate toward the bottom, in order
to make room for adjusting.
3. Check the print nozzle is clean, no remaining material.
PREPARATIONS
1. Set language to English.
2. Copy MBot_Levelling_Calibration.x3g and MBot_testprint_Quick.x3g to SD card. The
former file is used to level build plate and calibrate Z offset. And the latter one is to
adjust compensation automatically. Insert SD card into your printer.
LEVELING
1. Go to Print menu, and select MBot_Levelling_Calibration.x3g to print.
This wizard will
restore factory
calibration of the
buildplate,press
button

Please remoue any

plastic residue on
the print head
nozzle,press button

adiust buildplate
to lowest position
on all 3 points
with the tool,press
button

2. Clean print head. Then turn counterclockwise three nuts below the build platform
with fitting included in the toolkit to lower down the build plate to the bottom. Press
the knob to confirm.

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3. The print head moves among three checkpoints. Turn clockwise the corresponding nuts until the limit switch LED is light on the left of the nozzle, and then
confirm. Adjust nuts from left rear, right rear, font, to left rear and right rear.
Adjust back left
position just until
LED lighets,then
press button

Adjust back right

position just until
LED lighets,then
press button

Adjust front position just until LED

lighets,then press
button

4. After the previous steps, it will detect the surface of build plate. If its leveled,
the system will record the heights of three checkpoints. Press button to confirm,
and go to Z offset settings (i.e. the distance between nozzle and build plate).
The build plateis
leveled Press
button to contioue.

5. If its not leveled, turn the knob to cancel printing, and re-adjust.
The build plateis
not level. Rotate
the button to
cancel and try
again

Cancel this print?

NO
YES

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Z OFFSET SETTINGS
1. After leveling, go to Z offset settings. When the nozzle heats up to the pre-set
temperature, the machine gives notification tone, and then press to confirm.
Starting build
plate Z offset
calibration...

To calibrate build
plate Z offset the
extruders need to
heat up,please
wait...

CAUTION,the extruders are now hot!press button to

continue

2. When it moves to the middle of build plate, place a sheet of A4 paper between
the nozzle and the build plate to help fine tuning. Every time pressing the knob,
the build plate rises up 0.05mm and the system records current heights.
To perform the Z
calibration a
copier paper is
needed.Press button

This paper should

be carefully put
under the hotend
nozzle.Press button

To find correct
distance gently
move paper during
calibration.Press
button

When distrance is
found you must
cancel by rotating
button,then select
cancel

Put paper between

nozzle and plate,Press button to
continue

Slide paper btwn

nozzle and plate,push button until
paper is grabbed
then rotate

3. Drag A4 paper while pressing the control knob until you feel some friction on
the paper but still be able to pass the paper between the nozzle and the build
plate without tearing or damaging the paper. That means the distance is just
enough. Then, turn the knob to cancel printing. Z offset is set up.

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AUTOMATIC COMPENSATION
*NOTES: This is for professional users.
1. Reset Values
Go to: Setup Probe Offsets. Set the following parameters to 0.000mm: Right Back Offset (RB),
Left Back offset (LB), Left Front Offset (LF), Right Front Offset (RF), Mid plate offset (MD). Turn the
knob to set values, clockwise to increase and counterclockwise to decrease.

2. Test Print
Use MBot_Testprint_Quick.x3g in SD card to print.
There are 5 discs in test file. Place them at the outer corners and the middle of the build plate,

as the picture shown below.

Left Back Disc
Right Back Disc
Left Front Disc
Right Front Disc
Mid Plate Disc

3. Setup Values
a) Remove the build plate, but dont take away the discs. Compare the discs with the table
below, and set the corresponding values in Probe Offsets.
Example: The left back disc matches the picture with the value -0.100mm. In Setup Probe
Offsets LB Offset , and turn counterclockwise the knob to set LB -0.100mm.
b) If all the discs are worse than pictures between +0.200mm and -0.200mm, suggest
leveling again.
c) After all the offsets are set up, suggest printing another MBot_Testprint_Quick.x3g to verify

the tuning.

*NOTES: After the fine tuning, there will be slight differences between the discs. However,
it wont affect the printing quality. Now your can get back to printing your designs on a
perfectly calibrated MBot 3D printer!

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